Burgers & Coffee

Hi!

I had a Burger King Whopper for lunch today, for the first time in… Oh I dunno, almost a month, I think. I noticed something I’ve been getting into the habit of doing, and I wonder if it’s because of the “diet” I’ve put myself on.

I took a bite of the burger and, although it’s one of my favourite burgers, it really tasted icky D:

I’ve been eating a lot healthier lately, mostly vegetables and fruits, cereals and things with lots of fiber, and I’ve been feeling great. It really *is* amazing what an improvement I’ve felt since making these changes. I also make sure to always have breakfast in the morning. Since I’ve done this, I feel more energy, I feel like I can focus better, etc. etc.

This could all be psychological, but, hey, it’s making me feel good! Not only that, I have lost weight :O

I used to eat less food (quantity), but with a higher fat/caloric value, and I always felt sluggish, and felt the need to have coffee in the morning to wake up and function well. But, not anymore!

Anyway, back to the burger. I took the bite (ick) and started peeling back the bread. I pretty much ended up discarding the bread, and eating just the lettuce and veggies, and meat and cheese. ( <3 cheese)

I was wondering if maybe I could cut out bread completely from my diet, and not have any at all, since I’ve developed such an aversion to it, and not have my health suffer for it. Even though whole-wheat bread is supposedly good for digestion, lately I just don’t feel the desire for it. My cravings are more green things like salads and such.

Here’s another thing: Decaf.

I have tried about 5 different brands of decaffeinated coffee, and PLEH!

Really, why does it taste so horrible!? Does anyone know of any company out there that makes a decaffeinated cup o’ joe that doesn’t taste like crap?

I mean, jeez, even Sanka tastes better ._.

For now I don’t mind dealing with Earl Grey every morning (Twinnings is especially nice), but I do miss the taste of Coffee

What else what else… Oh! The Mexico trip has been canceled while my parents figure out whether or not they want to join us. Apparently it’d be cheaper to travel by car there and back, than for us to hop on a plane/bus and travel that way.

While they figure that out, I have to figure out what I’m gonna do about my birds. I can always leave tons of food for them, but parakeets need a daily source of fresh water to stay healthy. See, they sometimes bathe or dunk themselves in the water (out of being silly, or as a way to cool down), so they’ll leave feathers and droppings in the water. The last thing I want is to come home from a great trip to discover that all my birds died of poop-poisoning ;_;

AND SO! I have though about putting a little fountain type of thing in their cage. Maybe use an aquarium pump and a water filter, to filter the water, and pump the water, so they can have fresh water. That’ll also eliminate the need for me to change their water daily (not that I mind, sometimes I rush it though, since I get busy).

But the cooffeeeeeee, any suggestions? I wish Lewis was still around, he’d probably know a good decaf ;_;

I miss Lewis ;________________________;