Well I'm obviously doing something right over the past few days because I'm down 2.5lbs since Saturday. Keeping in mind that I was PMSing last week so that is probably why. Hello bloat central.....
I bought Tosca's Eat Clean Diet RECHARGED this weekend and I read it cover to cover yesterday afternoon and made notes. I totally recommend it for anyone wanting to do the Eat Clean lifestyle. Its like eating healthy for dummy's which anyone reading my blog knows I am when it comes to maintaining. It was much better for me than her STRIPPED book which I have also read. I got a lot of ideas. She has 3 plans - one for beginners to Eat Clean, one for weight loss and maintenance and one for people that want to drop a quick 10lbs for a bikini show or some occasion. I am trying to follow the middle plan and when you see it written out the way she does it looks easy enough. Its a nice mix of good carbs, fats, veggies, fruits and meat with a tiny bit of dairy. So today I am following one of her plans. Here is my day today.
Right now as I type I am eating oats. I put half a cup of whole grain quick oats in a cereal bowl with boiling water and covered with a plate for a minute to cook up. Then I added a small scoop of flax seed and a small scoop of wheat germ, a good shaking of cinnamon to give this sucker some taste and half a banana chopped up. I'm eating it now and my feeling is its a bit like paste - I don't hate it and I don't love it. The banana saves it for sure. And actually I would say that half a cup of oats for me is too much - I'm about 3/4s of the way through and I am stuffed so I'm dumping the rest. Then I will eat 1 hard boiled egg white in about 30 minutes. My workout isn't until 1030am today. My plan today is to see how the oatmeal affects my workout with Rita - does it give me more energy? Does it fill me up and stick to my guts? Ive been trying to add flaxseed to my food once per day for the past few months and I know for a fact its a great addition. Great for your digestive system and I think helps with the overall health of your body.
Lunch today will be the same as yesterday since I enjoyed it - cold quinoa with a squeeze of lime, chopped peppers and a side of cold bbqd chicken. Still working on my snacks - I will aim for warm applesauce today and see if that does it for me. Yesterday I ended up having 4 whole wheat crackers with low fat cheese and I was okay with that decision - still better than what I used to eat. The kids have swimming lessons today so that keeps me from the before dinner snacking.
I am making my family spaghetti and meat sauce tonight -not my fav dish so they will enjoy that while I have my salad plate with hard boiled egg whites, chicken, tons of veggies and a bit of swiss cheese.
For me this is a perfect day......I sooo want to stick with it and i believe I can. And what really makes me happy about this day is knowing the everything I am eating today is benefiting my insides, my heart, my guts, my skin etc.....So I know I can do this.
I also have to say - I drank 12 glasses of water yesterday. Now I was peeing literally every 15 minutes by mid afternoon and when I say pee - I mean if the toilet wasn't right there I would have peed my pants. According to Tosca that gets better as your body gets used to it. And I find interestingly enough, the more water I drink, the more I crave it. I'm still drinking 1 diet pepsi per day at lunch time and I don't foresee myself changing that but hey - never thought I'd be cranking down buckets full of water either so never say never.
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