Day 4! I didn't weigh today, as I don't want to become number obsessed. This is not why I'm doing this. I feel pretty great, and every night gets easier. I've managed to satisfy my late night snacking with a handful of pecans, so I feel like that's a win. Though, after I put myself to bed upstairs (ie, away from the kitchen where mindless snacking occurs), and I hear hubs making himself snacks, I get kinda jelly. But, I have to remind myself that he's got a different metabolism than me, and has different nutrition requirements than me, given that he's a man, so I have to just be happy with what I have. And, I have a lot to be thankful for.
Let's start with last night's dinner! I couldn't get enough. I almost finished off the leftover portion, in fact, so much so, that there wasn't enough to bring for a full lunch portion today (but I have curry again, so that's a win in my book). As a reminder, we had Steak with Cauli "Rice" and Greens
Changes I made:
I marinated the steak as a whole piece instead of already cut into pieces. I cut it into strips before cooking.
No pineapple juice. But you know that already.
I subbed collards for the mustard greens, only because my store didn't have mustards. They turned out great, though I really only put two handfuls of it in there. I was afraid that they would be too "firm" to eat, but they turned out delicious.
I used beef broth instead of chicken. It only made sense to me, since it contains steak. I also doubled the quantity (I doubled the recipe as it was for one serving), so I ended up putting in a cup of broth, as I wanted to make sure the greens got enough liquid. I did have to simmer it a little bit longer to get the extra liquid to evaporate, but it made the cauliflower rice taste delicious, so I think it worked out great.
I will happily eat the leftovers for a snack this weekend.
Also, I'll say that I made it to the gym last night! It'd been a long, long time. I did 15 minutes on the bike, and 30 on the treadmill.
I'd like to take a moment to rant about adults that bring their kids to the gym, during it's busiest time, and allow them to take up the gym equipment that grown-ups want to use. I had to wait 15 minutes for some 10-year old to quit playing on the treadmill before I could use it. There are no less than 20 treadmills there, and since I went after work, the gym was packed. Um, does your kid REALLY need to be running on the treadmill? I think it's rude as hell, and totally annoying. So glad I pay my gym fees not to be able to use the equipment I want. So totally rude and lame. Go to the kid's area. That's what it's there for.
Okay! Here's what's on the game plan for today:
Day 4 Menu:
Breakfast: Scrambled eggs with chopped tomato and 1/2 an avocado (I love avocados)
Lunch: Leftover Chicken Curry. I'll also have another 1/2 the avocado, because why the hell not?
Dinner: Chicken Fajita Bowl
Modifications:
Only green peppers - no red or yellow (they contain more sugar, supposedly)
I'll be eating over romaine lettuce. Mixed greens are my least favorite flavor of yard trimmings.
I'll make tortillas for hubs. It's traditionally Taco Thursday at our house, and I'll just eat mine in bowl form instead.
I'll just slice an avocado. It doesn't need any fixing!
I anticipating it not tasting like "diet food" and instead tasting like stuff we eat already all the time. I may even try to doctor up the quinoa some to make it more like "mexi-rice", but I'll keep you posted on that development.
Happy Thursday, friends! Thursday's always been my favorite, because the next day is Friday. It's always been about the build-up to me, apparently.
Also TWENTY-EIGHT DAYS UNITL OUR VALENTINE'S DAY MINI-VACATION! I'm beyond stoked for it, and even better, is I know I should be mostly off this restriction by then. OOH maybe I'll make our dinner reservations! :)
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