The day started out with a morning run, followed by…
3 weetabix with soymilk (unsweetened, since refined sugar isn’t on the diet), and strawberries.
Innocent enough…
But then I was worried about my lack of protein in yesterday’s selections, so I had egg whites of 2 eggs:
That’s Penzey’s seasoned salt sprinkled on top. Honestly, it was a bit strong for the eggs. Just a touch of regular salt would have done fine.
Then about 10:30 I figured it was OK to have a snack. I’m supposed to be hungry on this diet, right?
So I had 3 prunes and BOTH my little baggies of Barbara’s Shredded Spoonfuls. I think I was just munchie, or maybe the lack of protein in the snack was making me feel unsatisfied.
For lunch, ~1:15, a salad from the salad bar at work with lots of veggies in a whole wheat pita. Nothing really notable, except there were some pickled beets. Protein choices were cannellini beans and tofu. Also had an orange. And a little walk 
!
Unfortunately, though, I was not satisfied after returning to my desk. I definitely felt I’d waited the 20 minutes, and was still hungry. So I went down to the cafeteria and got a small bag of pretzels. Half of the bag held me, but I must admit it had added fat and therefore was not really on the diet. Supposedly, only fat-free pretzels are allowed, and these were the Rold Gold ones, made with some corn oil. I forgot that not all pretzels are fat free until after I’d bought them. They did fit the ‘less than 2 g fat per serving’ rule though.
Dinner was the same as Sunday’s lunch:
If you haven’t checked out Brazilian Beans, I highly recommend them!
Followed by some fruit, including a handful of blueberries, a couple strawberries, and this:
Pineapple!
So, how am I feeling after 2 days on this diet? … Blah! …. I am not so crazy about it ….
I mean, I’m so not enjoying my food. To me, that’s not healthy eating. I think I ate too much today just for lack of satisfaction from my meals.
Besides that, it’s extremely limiting… nearly impossible to find anything in the cafeteria that fit the bill. And it’s a hospital cafeteria that specializes in ‘healthy’! It feels silly that I’m shunning veggies because they are roasted in olive oil.
By the way, I found a good list of items allowed on the Ornish Diet here and some recipes here. I will re-iterate that the diet was initially developed for people with heart disease, and that it was effective.
But for everyday use? No….
And for the day’s final scores: 73% carb, 16% protein, and 11% fat. Calories – over 2200! Yikes! On reflection – too much fruit, if there is such a thing.
Hoping your meals today were more enjoyable than mine,
-Emily