Peanut Butter & Avocados...Oh My!

So, after a month of eating (mostly) along the PBWF guidelines, I've lost about 7 lbs, but I'm reminded how much better I could be doing if I hadn't fallen in love with avocado toast (on Ezekiel bread...with three or four pistachios) so early on this journey, and how saying "Well, natural peanut butter is a whole food" is not necessarily doing me any favors. It's a whole lot better than a bag of Tostitos or M&Ms, but I'm sorta ready to graduate to the next level of discipline with my choices.

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