Day 16 - Ode to Breakfast

When the morning breaks and the tummy rumbles
I stretch my bones and feel quite humble.
I think of eggs, scrambled and yellow,
a cup of creamed coffee, hot and mellow.
There on the side two slices of bacon
And tall yogurt smoothie if oj's not taken.
But here in the middle of vegan objective
I'm faced with the truth that I must be selective.
So I reach for polenta and strawberries sliced,
An odd combination, but I find it quite nice.

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So, day 16 and I'm feeling good. The last week I've been wracked by some tummy discomfort and I'm not sure the source - food or stress? Fortunately, I think I've pushed through that. And it's true - for breakfast this morning I sauted up some sliced polenta (the kind that comes in the tube), strawberries and bananas and had the strangest combination of foods I've had in some time, but it worked great and I found it rather filling and yummy. The other wonder food that I encountered last night was adding some tapenade we bought at a winery near Fruita to farfalle pasta and broccoli.

The really great news for me is that I went out on a quick bike ride this afternoon up to Copper from Frisco (still snow on the bike path) and I felt strong. I attribute this to the pilates I'm doing along with this switch in foods. But, then again - I just haven't been doing this long enough (and it was only my second ride of the season and brief at that). But, I'm inclined to keep this up where I can after the 30 days are over.

Don't quote me on that. Yet.