Many people have been asking how my body has been feeling eating using only $2.85 per day. I feel like I am always tired and want to sleep - that may be my body trying to recover energy that I am not getting from the food I am eating. 

I don't like saying that I have hunger pains in my stomach because I am sure it is much worse for a lot of other people. The hunger pain I have isn't awful, but it's there, usually starting in the afternoon and throughout the evening. 

I definitely feel weaker and have not gone to the sports that I usually play throughout the week (volleyball, soccer, frisbee, baseball). And I usually have a lingering headache. I don't know how anyone could work a physically demanding job on a diet like this. 

Last night was very exciting as I added sweet potato to my rice and beans and oh did that ever taste good! I felt like it gave me such a boost for the evening, giving me motivation and energy to get some things done around the house. 

I did text my husband Justin yesterday saying that I so badly just want to eat anything else that we have in the kitchen - I was tempted but I haven't cheated or given in. 

Thank you for your encouragement and generous donations that have made what I am doing worth it. Through this experience, I definitely have a new appreciation for food and a better understanding of what many families and children face every day (which breaks my heart).