Thursday morning in Brooklyn...

Well, here I am in Brooklyn. It's been sunny mostly every day since I've been here and I can't complain about that - not to mention the "heat wave" we've been having down here, the weather really isn't that bad.. It's made for some nice runs in the park, that's for sure. I realized a little beyond the park there is a "nature preserve" as it were, (do those really exist down here?) by the water, which has some nice trails for running as well- these trails are also softer dirt trails, which might be a lot nicer on my legs and feet. I think I will give them a try today.
Well I'm happy to report my morning weight was at 152, down another 3 pounds. I have had a few slip-ups since I got down here - some toast, part of a bagel, some hummus, some brown rice with a little tamari. It's not the end of the world, as I've been saying. It's hard to control the cravings with all this deliciously smelling food constantly surrounding me, but I am determined to keep pressing on..
I'd say on average my days have consisted of mostly bananas, either in smoothie form or ice cream form - (the ice cream is absolutely delicious. I'm going to do another post after this with pictures over the last couple of weeks of things I've made, and maybe comment a bit on each about how they tasted/worked for me.)
I am also pushing the green smoothies lately, because greens have not really been my forte lately.. And I know I can get more greens in with smoothies. I have also been avoiding overt fats most of the time, except for maybe 2-3 days a week. Last night I did indulge in some raw tahini on my romaine "taco" - which consisted of red pepper, cuke, date, and some left over brown rice, it was absolutely delicious...
I haven't been plugging my calories into cronometer lately like I should, but I think i've been getting around 2500 most days. Except for the day before yesterday, which I'm sure I got way less than that because I binged on all those things.
Cantaloupes in a smoothie also taste really great. - I put 4 in the blender and just blended them up, and it was a very pleasant taste.

I continue to have some concerns with how I'm going to find affordable produce in the area, but I have two places that I wuold like to visit probably starting tomorrow. I am pretty stocked up on bananas for now, so I may wait a day or two before I buy a box. I was told about New Generation Produce in Green Point, which is about a 30 minute drive from here (always depending on time of day and traffic), and then there is the Brooklyn Terminal Market, which is supposedly only a short drive from here as well. So I will certainly check out those places and see what I can find for wholesale deals. Wholesale is absolutely going to be the way to go for me down here if I'm going to try to do this right.
I haven't done a lot of research on composting opportunities in the city, but that is another issue that I am running into, is all the food waste so far. It really adds up sooo fast. I know that it will just end up biodegrading and I'm not too worried about it, but if I can contribute to a composting facility (if those even exist), or a farm or somewhere, that woudl be great. I may have to look into Long Island or somewhere otuside of the city. The waste department doesn't look like it has a lot of options for composting. Anyway, it's a work in progress.

I still feel good, and energetic, tired a lot, probably due to sleep deprivation and a small amount of stress. My digestion continues to be a bit wishy washy, but i think in general it is improving somewhat. Every time I have a binge it probably like.. reboots the entire process and goes back to square 1, but I don't really know if that's the case or not hah.
If I were writing this on like 9 hours of sleep, I'm sure I would feel way more solid than I do now. So I will focus on the fruit, more greens, and more sleep. I guess that's all for now!