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| Fruit & yogurt parfait |
Wednesday morning (Day 16), we were out of eggs. :( Cameron had been wanting to try a fruit & yogurt parfait, so we decided to try it for breakfast. I have always HATED yogurt, but recently I've noticed that I can't tell a difference if it is savory, like as a substitute for sour cream in tacos. We had gotten the berries on Tuesday with our grocery order, and they were really good - way better than the frozen ones. I had tried to order plain granola, but it turns out it was actually a cereal with some other seeds and things in it, but it didn't have any sugar, so we decided to use it for the parfait. It was pretty much what I expected - disgusting - but I managed to eat it all without gagging. We didn't have any other diet-friendly food I could eat for breakfast, and I didn't want to go to the store. It felt to me like I just ruined perfectly good berries. Plus, I used up my 2nd serving of dairy for the day at breakfast, so I couldn't have any cheese for lunch or dinner. Also, as I suspected, I got hungry earlier than I do when I have eggs. We ended up ordering making taco salad for lunch, which wasn't as good w/o the yogurt, but it helped that we had avocados. I've come to really like our taco salads, and I never thought I could like a taco salad w/o tortilla or tortilla chips. We do put corn in it, though, which is really good. We just ordered Subway salads for dinner. I ate my chocolate in the afternoon again while I was working on the finances.
Thursday (Day 17) we had our usual eggs and tomato for breakfast. We had the same lunch and dinner as Wednesday - taco salad for lunch and Subway salad for dinner. Since the taco salad was ok w/o cheese, I saved my cheese for dinner. I had half my chocolate in the afternoon and half after dinner for dessert.
Friday (Day 18) again back to our usual breakfast. For lunch, I decided to try to make quinoa and add it to our salad. We cooked the chicken on our new George Foreman grill, and it is so much more tender and juicy than cooking it in a pan. It was the regular Italian salad plus quinoa. I found it to be incredibly filling. We both liked the quinoa, and we talked about maybe trying to use it to make Chinese stir-fry dishes in the future. For dinner, we are planning to make a hash like we did on Monday, but with sweet potatoes. Since I won't need/want cheese for dinner, I had it with lunch.
Tomorrow (Day 19), we will eat the same thing as today. Then Sunday (Day 20) will be our packing day, since we leave for the US early early Monday morning. So, we are planning to have McDonald's salads for lunch and Subway salads for dinner. Easy with no cooking and no cleanup, but still within our diet.
When we go to the US, we will be starting week 4, in which we can add 2 starches per day, such as bread and rice. It doesn't mention it, but I would consider white potatoes to be a starch just like bread/rice, so I think we will also consider potatoes as an option. It will be really helpful to be able to eat a sandwich or potatoes while we are traveling. We are not going to stress over keeping our diet while we are in the US. We will probably indulge a little in some of our favorite foods that we miss, but overall we are shooting to keep the principles of the diet.
I'm a bit frustrated that I haven't lost any weight, but I do feel better, and I really believe I have lost my addiction to sugar. I haven't experienced any "crashes" where I feel lightheaded and need to eat, which used to happen daily. Cameron has been eating exactly the same things as me, and he's lost 4 kg (8.8 lbs). I did lose one inch on my belly and hips since I measured myself mid-May, so that's encouraging. And I finished the C25K running program yesterday, which feels good. I have a lot more energy and feel better overall. I just wish that my clothes fit and that I didn't still look pregnant. My waist at the bellybutton is 2 inches bigger than my chest. :( I'm hoping to find some more flattering tops and maybe dresses when we're in the US and buy a pair of jean shorts/capris to wear this summer. I don't want to buy too much, because I'm going to keep trying to lose weight, but I also don't want to feel frustrated every time I open my closet, because nothing looks good. When we return in August, I'm planning to look into personal training to start some weight training to hopefully help increase my metabolism. This isn't easy, and so far I haven't seen the results on the scale that I was expecting, but I'm going to keep trying.
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