Phase 1 - Starting Over - Days 4 - 5 - 6

Phase 1 - Starting Over.....DAYS 4 - 5 - 6

* DAY 4 *
November 4, 2009
Current Weight: 171.5
lbs lost: 5lbs
Breakfast: Ricotta cheese crepe with 2 tbsp fat free cool whip
1 cup coffee with fat free creamer
Snack: 2 low fat mozzarella string cheese
1 cup coffee with reg creamer
*24 oz water with benefiber*
(Benefiber now makes to go packs with flavors - kind of like crystal light - and they taste really good! plus each packet has 3g of fiber!)
Lunch: lentil soup
Sugar free jello
Diet cream soda
Snack: *2 tsp peanut butter
sf hot chocolate
24 oz water with crystal light
Dinner: SBD grilled chicken & red pepper roll up*
salad with ranch dressing
(Recipe: 2oz grilled chicken cut in pcs and 2 strips of roasted red peppers (jar) cut into pieces. place on green-leaf lettuce and top with 1/4 cup reduced fat feta cheese & 2 thinly sliced scallions)
SBD Chock-full-of-veggies chili*
(Recipe: heat 2tbsp extra virgin olive oil in a large sauce pan over medium heat - add in:
2 bell peppers (any colors) chopped, 1 large onion chopped, 2 ribs celery chopped, 3 cloves garlic chopped (I used 1 1/2 tsp of minced garlic). Cook until vegetables begin to soften about 7 minutes. Add: 1 Tbsp chili powder, 1 Tbsp dried oregano, 1 tsp ground cumin, 1/4 tsp salt. cook, stirring occasionally, 5 more minutes. Add: 2 - 15oz cans pinto beans (drained) & 1 - 14.5oz can no-salt-added diced tomatoes with the juice. Bring to a simmer and cook - stirring occasionally - for 25-30 minutes. )
Dessert: Maple & walnut ricotta cream*
(Recipe: 1/2 cup part skim ricotta cheese, tsp sugar free maple syrup, 1 sweet n low, 1/2 tsp vanilla extract)
Notes: Woo hoo! down 5lbs! I don't recommend weighing yourself daily, but I do weight myself at about the half way point of the week and then at the end of the week. All total about 4 times during phase 1. Your body can fluctuate a lot especially water wise so the scale could change daily, which for me if it went up could be a bummer! My mouth is still sore from the dentist which is making eating difficult but I'll manage! =o) I have a little booklet with some yummy sounding recipes so I'll post those soon!

*Tried a new recipe - Chock-full-of-veggies chili - it was really simple to make (except for crying when cutting the onion!) and really tasty! I gave it to my boyfriend with some long grain rice and he loved it as well. My co-worker and I had it for lunch with some salad and avocado and again, it was a big hit! Yum!

* DAY 5 *
November 5, 2009
Breakfast: Microwave ham & cheese Omelet*
(Recipe: Spray a microwavable container with cooking spray; put 1/2 cup egg substitute, 1 pc deli ham cut into pieces and 1oz shredded 2% cheddar cheese. Microwave for 1 minute)
2 turkey sausage links
2 cups coffee with fat free creamer
Snack: 1 oz Peanut Butter (Jif makes individual cups to go) w/celery
32oz water with Benefiber
(Note: I hate celery but could tolerate it drowned in peanut butter lol)
Lunch: Salad w/Ranch dressing and grilled chicken
SBD Vegetable Chili (left over)
Sugar free jello
Diet caffeine free soda
32oz water with crystal light
Snack: sugar free hot chocolate
100 cal dark chocolate snack
Dinner: 3oz sirloin steak broiled w/1 tsp steak sauce
steamed broccoli
steamed asparagus
32oz water with crystal light
Dessert: Pumpkin Spice Ricotta cream* (YUM!)
(Recipe: 1 cup part-skim ricotta cheese, 1/2 tsp cinnamon, 1/2 tsp vanilla extract, 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg, 1/2 tsp ground dried ginger, 2 packets of sugar substitute. Mix it really well and enjoy! this makes 2 servings so i cut the recipe in half. It really does taste like pumpkin!)
Notes: my cravings are basically gone! my stomach is flatter and my pants are already fitting loser - woo hoo! headaches are subsiding and my skin is clearing up. I'm not feeling so tired all the time and can focus a lot better. Amazing what eating well can do for you!

* Day 6 *
November 6, 2009
Breakfast: Ricotta Crepes
1 cup coffee with fat free creamer
24oz water with benefiber
Snack: 1 cup coffee with reg creamer (someone brought in peppermint creamer YUM!)
Lunch: Vegetarian chili (left over)
Salad with grilled chicken, shredded low fat cheese and ranch dressing
24oz water with crystal light
Snack: sugar free hot chocolate
Dinner: Baked Chicken Parmigiana* with Spinach and peppers with garlic sauteed in extra virgin olive oil
(Recipe: Pre-heat the oven to 400. Brown chicken breast in skillet with 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil until browned about 6 minutes on each side. Place in a baking dish lined with foil (for easier clean up) cover with low sugar marinara sauce then sprinkle with mozzarella and Parisian cheese. Place in the oven for 25 - 30 minutes until cheese starts to brown. meanwhile, in the same skillet, put 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil, 1 tsp minced garlic, frozen chopped spinach & jarred red peppers ( i only used a few and cut them up) sprinkle with garlic powder. saute until spinach starts to brown )
Dessert: Caprese bites*
Diet hot chocolate (actually has 2g sugar and 40 cal less then the sugar free!)
(Recipe: cut a mozzarella stick into 4 pcs and place in hallowed out grape tomatoes - microwave for 40 seconds and enjoy!)
Notes: Woke up swollen today - not sure what did it - IBS is so unpredictable! I resisted the temptation to weight myself today - I can wait another day. I'm going to try to concentrate on drinking a lot of water today might help flush my system.
At the end of the day the swelling finally started to go down. *smile* my cravings are gone completely - how do I know? Because my boyfriends daughter was eating chocolate chip cookies - which are my ultimate favorite and biggest temptation - and I didn't even want it! woo hoo!