Thursday, Week 5, Phase 1, 3/17/16

Doing a week of FMD to keep myself sane.

Breakfast- oatmeal and two kiwis

Snack- two Cuties

Lunch- Jamba Juice smoothie, rice bowl with beans, salsa, and peppers

Snack- Blueberries

Dinner- Cube and cook a chicken breast. Remove from pan. Sautee (no oil, but you can use chicken broth) carrot cubes and sweet potato until soft. Add zucchini. Season with salt, pepper, cinnamon, red pepper flakes, chipotle powder, and whatever else. Add in chicken. Serve over brown rice pasta.

3/16/16

It’s official. Crappy eating leads to pimples, sore throat, and lethargy.

My in-laws visited for the weekend, so we adventured. I was ill-prepared with snacks and meals, so I ate out. A lot. Starting Saturday, I’ll do another week of FMD before my family comes in for Easter. Wish me luck.

3/11/16

After a few days of rotten eating, tummy aches, and bloating, I’ve decided the best course of action is to stay on FMD appropriate foods in general. No dairy, no wheat, no added sugar. Then when I’m ready to do the phases, it’s an easy transition.

I’ve come up with lots of maintenance theories, so this’ll be a while before I actually find one I can follow for the long haul. Here’s to always trying.

A few days later… 3/9/16

Last night I had a heaping bowl of taco soul with a dollop of Daisy and a handful of shredded cheese followed by …five….cookies. They were delicious cookies.

Then I had a horrible tummy ache that is still lingering.

The lesson? Stay away. Sugar! Wheat! Corn! Dairy! Owwww.

After The Diet

Well, I was going to do three more days, one day of each phase, but I’m ready to break free.

As a reminder, here’s what I hoped for in this diet:

Things I hope to lose: headaches, breakouts, cravings, five to ten pounds, did I mention headaches?

Things I hope to gain: confidence, will power, energy, freedom from sugar

My headaches pretty much disappeared for a month, my skin cleared up, sugar cravings went totally away, and I lost about five pounds. Not to mention, I have more energy, and I feel great. My clothes fit just a little better, and my tummy is much more flat.

I want to keep up these great effects, so I plan on continuing my meals and snacks with lots of veggies. I’ll continue drinking lots of water (I’m addicted) and eating every 3-4 hours (already did that). So adding those veggies will make a big difference. I’ll pay better attention to my consumption health fats. I’ll try to eat more protein. I’ll keep reading labels for hidden sugars and preservatives. I’ll try my best to keep our dairy, soy, and wheat. I’ll definitely keep processed foods to a minimum.

I’ll post occasionally with my progress and any changes in my meal plan.

Thanks for the support and good luck with your Fast Metabolism Diet.

Sunday, Week Four, Phase Two, 3/6/16

It’s my last day according to the 28-day plan. But I’m going to do three more days. Monday, phase one, Tuesday phase two, and Wednesday phase three.

Breakfast: egg, peppers, avocado, and half a grapefruit

Snack: almonds and cucumber

Lunch: Ground beef, zucchini, sweet potato, kale all mixed together with coconut oil. And blueberries.

Snack: Cinnamon chia pudding, almond butter, celery.

Dinner: Coconut chicken curry. So many yums.

Snack: Almonds, walnuts.

Saturday, Week Four, Phase Three, 3/5/16

Goodness, I love breakfast. I love phase three. Look how beautiful this is… Egg scramble with one whole egg (a magic double yolk egg) and a few egg whites, sauteed zucchini and peppers, avocado, and blue berries. Add a sprouted-grain tortilla, and you have one fat and happy camper.

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Snack: Celery and almond butter in the office. (Working on Saturday. Barf.)

Lunch: Ground beef, sweet potato, zucchini, and an egg. Top with half an avocado. So delicious. One of my favorite meals so far. And so easy.
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Snack: Almonds and a butternut squash/sweet potato hash. Added broccoli, which isn’t on the diet. Oops.
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Dinner: Oatmeal and almond milk, sweet potatoes, and an egg.

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Snack: Cinnamon chia pudding.

Friday, Week Four, Phase Three, 3/4/16

Phase two is over, and the end is in sight. Three more days of fatty glory, then I’m free to eat that pizza.

I’m really starting to think about maintenance ideas. I’ll watch some videos and read Haylie Pomroy’s blogs. Update in the future.

Breakfast: Sweet potatoes, sunny-side-up egg, toast, avocado, grapefruit

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Snack: Sweet potato fries and coconut butter. Amazing.

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Lunch: Chipotle

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Snack: Chocolate Chia Seed Pudding and sweet potato hash (FAIL)

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Dinner: Leftover Chipotle and zucchini hash.

 

Can you tell I love taking pictures of my fatty and colorful phase three meals?

Wednesday, Week Four, Phase Two, 3/2/16

Ah, phase two again. But that means only five days left of this diet.

Breakfast: Egg whites and peppers. I finally got a non stick pan. A load of BS. It stuck a lot.

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Snack: Deli roast beef broccoli.

Snack: Beef jerky and cucumber.

Lunch: I totally don’t remember what I had for my late lunch. I thiiiink it was ground turkey with cucumbers. Eek!

Dinner: STEAK! And green beans.

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