R8, P2, VLCD 3 - Herbs, Spice and Everything Nice

Today's weight: 182.2  which is a lovely release of 2.6lbs. I didn't have my lunch until way late because I was running a lot of errands. One errand, the title above, is my continuing search for "relaxing" herbs. I went to the Harvest Moon nutrition store and purchased Ashwagandha, SkullCap and Lemon Balm tea. I took the first supplement almost after I bought it, since it stated it needed to be taken before eating. I thought I would surely be eating after that, but then I remembered I didn't have sour cream for the cake I was baking today. Ugh! Then, I remembered I was out of cake boxes and my rings are missing-in-action, so off to Hobby Lobby I went. They were completely out of boxes! What? Did everybody bake a cake for Halloween?

Finally, I went to the grocery store and made my single purchase of sour cream, came home and started right into baking. The cake is for one of my hubby's clients, who is traveling out of state for a competition. He'd had several pieces of my Kahlua cake at his last competition and totally fell in love. He asked for an entire cake for his travels and I was thoroughly flattered (and happy to do it free of charge). :)

Tonight, I did feel pretty at ease and nestled in with a cup of the lemon balm tea. I followed it up with some sleepy time, a-la Ezra Brooks because my cough has come back. More airborne for me! Right now, I don't think I'll need cough meds, but we'll see.

Here's what I had today (finally broke 500 calories). Because the carbs were over 20 grams, I wonder if it will effect my loses? I sure hope not. Here it is:

November 3rd, 2014 Write in your diary: How do you feel today?

Food Item	Servings	Cals	FaCalorie Goal:t	Cholest	Sodium	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Protein
Green Mountain Coffee Pumpkin Spice Light Roast Coffee	1.00	1	0g	0mg	5mg	0g	0g	0g	0g
Milk	0.50	33	1g	0mg	38mg	3g	3g	0g	2g
Ralphs Hamburger Patty 80 / 20	1.00	290	23g	25mg	75mg	0g	0g	0g	7g
Dole Field Greens Salad Mix	1.00	20	0g	0mg	15mg	4g	2g	2g	1g
Alessi White Balsamic Vinegar	1.00	10	0g	0mg	0mg	3g	3g	0g	0g
Hamburger Dill Pickles	1.00	0	0g	0mg	370mg	0g	0g	0g	0g
Celestial Seasonings Sleepytime Herb Tea	1.00	0	0g	0mg	0mg	0g	0g	0g	0g
Boneless, Skinless Baked Chicken Breast	1.00	120	3g	50mg	410mg	0g	0g	0g	24g
Steamed cabbage	1.00	55	4g	0mg	16mg	6g	3g	2g	1g
Lemon Balm	1.00	0	0g	0mg	0mg	0g	0g	0g	0g
Airborne Chewable Tablets Citrus	1.00	20	0g	0mg	0mg	5g	0g	0g	0g
Totals		Cals	Fat	Cholest	Sodium	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Protein
		549	31g	75mg	929mg	21g	11g	4g	35g