So last week was an insane sequence of events, I started back up the diet, made a killer deal with the parents for my birthday plans (VEEEEEEEEEEEEEGAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAS!!!!!!!!), lost 4 pounds, and got sick.
This week was really fun and easy to stay on track with the strict diet parameters I set for myself.
- No grains
- No fruits (or fruit juices)
- No dairy
I start each day with a protein shake to keep things fast and simple, because who wants to spend 20 minutes making an omelet when you can hardly get out of your warm bed in the first place? 3-4 hours later I would eat second lunch, which usually consisted of half a bag of steamed veggies and a few slices of chicken and two HUGE glasses of water. Second lunch is another 3-4 hours down the road and looks very similar to first lunch (AKA the same...). Dinner I had some choices, same as my lunches or make a extremely huge salad.
The second half of the week I got a little bored with my menu and happened across a recipe for an Indian bean dish. I made it and loved it! I loved it so much I will pass along the recipe to whomever may choose to expand their menus a little past their borders this week. One of the ingredients is mung beans, I have never cooked or eaten mung beans and decided that there was no better time than the present. While shopping I found out that mung beans are a total super food! Maybe it hasn't been advertised in Good Housekeeping as such yet, but it totally is. A serving of mung beans has over 20 grams of protein, compared to it's cousin the black bean with a respectable 9 to a serving. If you haven't come the the conclusion that this dish hits your full button like Mike Tyson's right hook on your own, I will help you. I eat about 1/2-1 cup of this for a meal and can hardly finish it is so nutrient rich.
As I mentioned a few lines back, I lost 4 pounds this week! I am sure some of it was water weight and I probably won't be peeling off years and years of overeating and under-exercising in a few weeks, but it was a great way to start this off with a BANG! I am super motivated and ready to see the Beth that has been hiding for so many years.
Talk to you next week.
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