Food glorious food!

Yesterday A.M breakfast was a "Chicken Scramble".
6 egg whites
chopped chicken
fresh basil
low fat Parmesan cheese

WOW!! Was this good. I halved the recipe for me (the first days omelet was too much) ......BIG MISTAKE! The first day the food was way too much for me, but within 24 hours of this diet and working out, my body needed yesterday's breakfast full recipe! So today and from here on out I will be eating the full recipes.

Lesson learned ~ eat what they tell you to and the amount they tell you to. They know what they are talking about.

What you see above was the "Shrimp Stir fry" (This was supposed to be lunch, but we had to modify and eat it for dinner)
red onion
mushrooms
pea pods
broccoli
water chestnuts
red pepper
shrimp
made using a little chicken broth, soy sauce, ginger, and rice vinegar. The serving is 14 shrimp with a ton of veggies per person! That is alot of shrimp! I was hungry when it was time to eat and I had a hard time eating all this but I did it ( due to the above learned lesson).

The kitchen, again, smelled so good. For lunch yesterday, I was visiting friends, so I just ate using the portion approach. What I really love about this exercise program is you are able to modify so much and stick to the diet. For example you are able to eat at fast food places. Yes, you read that right! In the back of the nutrition booklet they give you all the fast food places you might stop at and what would be a good CHOICE! It's all about reaching for something and saying, "Is this a good CHOICE?" There are also frozen foods you can buy on those nights you need something quick, and foods that would be very easy for you to cook on a "short for time" evening. Some things on this diet I was surprised about~

• You can eat chicken with gravy (2 Tablespoons, but hey it's something, and it's good)
• It appears you don't eat any bread during the first three weeks, then right in the middle of the week.......SURPRISE whole wheat english muffins! (See your not totally deprived!)
• A few of the recipes call for brown sugar! (Not totally deprived there either!)
• Later in the diet you are eating whole grain waffles with peanut butter and bananas!
• Low fat (flavored) yogurt is introduced later on..
• Muffins
• You can have skim milk
• Oatmeal
• Potatoes
• Whole wheat pita pockets
• Feta cheese
• Pure fruit jam

The first three weeks seem to be the most limited, but really not enough to make you feel deprived of everything! I even went to Starbucks yesterday and got a non fat mocha latte!

It is a very well rounded diet and I really haven't been hungry (except when I halved that recipe!). I don't miss anything because I'm not missing anything!! I drink my coffee in the am with low fat or fat free creamer and a little agave nectar. The one major thing that isn't present is sugar. The diet has you eating a protein bar in between breakfast and lunch. I eat a "Cliff" bar. They taste just like brownies or cookies, so that has really been taking care of the "sweets" for me. I am very happy and satisfied eating this way!