Phase I, Day 12

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Breakfast: 1/4 c pistachios; mug of black tea

Midmorning snack: Gardenburger breakfast patty with guacamole

Lunch: 2 Gardenburger breakfast patties with guac; can of V-8; 2 papadum; mug of green tea

Midafternoon snack: healthy spoonful of cashew-macadamia nut butter

Dinner: bowlful of chili with LOTS of chipotle peppers and guacamole; diet Dr. Pepper

Exercise: none

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Papadum, in case you don't know, are absolutely delicious mung bean flour crackers. You buy them from an Indian food/spice store, or sometimes Asian food stores or especially well-stocked supermarkets with international sections. The most expensive ones are called Maj. Chutney's or something, which are made in England. But there are much cheaper ones made in India that are just as good--look for a really creepy looking little boy in a turban and a nightmarish rabbit on the package. I don't know *why* they sell their products with these trademarks, but at any rate it makes them easy to identify. The easiest way to prepare them is to crumple up a paper towel, then un-crumple it. Spray the papadum with a little oil on both sides, then place it on the crumply paper towel in the microwave. Nuke it for about a minute. These are addictive. I eat one while the other is cooking. They have about 25 calories apiece, when prepared this way. They could easily take the place of chips for dipping, too, though I don't generally use them for that.