Plateauing, and amazing day!

It doesn't seem like 5 days since I blogged, so I apologize. I've had several busy days. I had a blog post all mapped out in my mind a couple of days ago, but darn if I can remember it all now. I know that it had to do with the emotional changes that come with weight loss. If I'm meant to write it, it will come back.

I still haven't gotten my hair dyed and cut, it has just been hectic. On top of it all, and maybe because I haven't been able to be completely on plan, I've been kind of on a plateau. It is just 5 lbs. below my previous plateaus.

Today, I may have discovered a breakthrough. Two days ago my husband and I tried roasting our own coffee for the first time. I know that I have written about coffee before, but this was an entirely new experience. We have been cold brewing for quite some time. It cuts the bitterness of the coffee. However, my hubby saw a TED talk about roasting coffee, and how coffee is a fresh food that isn't treated like one. The best way I can describe it is this, it is like dried legumes. They will keep forever if they are dried, green coffee is the same. You noticed I said green coffee?

So, once you cook the legumes you need to use them in a few days or they spoil, right? Same with coffee once it is roasted. According to this video, coffee should be roasted, and then allowed to sit for 7-9 hours before grinding and using. It should not be stored, and definitely needs to be used within 7 days from roasting.This preserves the anti-oxidants in the coffee.

All I can say is WOW! I am a daily coffee drinker. It seems to help my metabolism. This fresh roasted coffee was a completely new experience. I had energy to spare, so much so that I had to find ways to use it. My husband said that he has heard people say they needed a way to use up their energy, but neither of us have never felt that way until today. We drank our fresh roasted coffee yesterday, hot, but it did not do to us what it did today with the cold brew.

So, I will continue to report on this coffee breakthrough, and eventually I may make a video showing how we roast it, and how we brew it. Meanwhile, we will continue to experiment. (This first batch was not a taste we loved, but we plan to try different types of beans.)