I have been going hard on the diet these past few weeks and I wanted to give you guys an update on how it is going and how I feel.
Starting out, I felt so excited and, as you can see from my first post, I prepped my lunches with chicken, salad and rice. My second week I prepped fish, salad and rice. I have seen a pattern in my meal prep. I generally only eat three out of the five days of meal prep. I have found myself not eating three day old left overs, especially fish. I would advise that if you meal prep fish, to try to stick to a two day meal prep. I no longer meal prep fish, I save the fish for dinners instead.
When I got tired of the meal preps, I put together some burritos. I filled the burritos with rice, veggies, and chicken with salsa. You can’t go wrong with a burrito. I am limiting my dairy intake because, as I said in my previous blog post, I stopped having dairy and my bloating went away. Also, since I stopped having dairy my skin has cleared up.
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Breakfast
I am still going strong on the oatmeal inspired by Romee Strijd, a Victoria’s Secret Model. I love my oatmeal every morning and it is a good source of protein. I look forward to eating my oatmeal and I feel amazing after I eat it. If you want to see how I make it click here.
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Dinners
Dinners started out difficult for me because I didn’t prepare myself for what to eat. The first week you saw I had shrimp tacos and my go to now is an omelette because it is quick, warm and full of protein.
I also cooked up some chicken on the bone and some salad for dinner one night and it was amazing. I felt so full and satisfied.
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Meal Prep
For meal prep I decided to cook up a whole turkey. I wanted to make space in my freezer and have good protein for the rest of the week. I am definitely going to cook up another turkey in the future but we have some chickens so they will get eaten first.
Cooking a turkey is the best meal prep for protein. I hate having to wait to thaw out meat and you get to have a roasted turkey dinner on a Sunday. I will say that it takes up most of your day to cook and that is why I cooked it Sunday, while I cleaned my house.
Snacking is the hardest part of dieting. I do purchase weight watchers snacks because I love salt & vinegar chips and they have an amazingly low 2pt snack along with some 2pt mint chocolate crisp treats. These really help me in the afternoon when I get peckish. I have been eating more yogurt and fruit desserts after dinners too. Yogurt is very important because it is a probiotic that helps clean out your gut. I have been eating the coconut greek nonfat yogurt from Winn Dixie supermarket with banana or berries and some sugar free chocolate syrup. Another one of my go to desserts from Weight Watchers is sugar free chocolate pudding with light cool whip. I need chocolate in my life, if you haven’t guessed that already.
My overall mood and feeling is that this experience has actually helped me become more energized, feel fuller, and get more nutrients and protein. I have seen improvements in my mood at work and home, energy in the afternoon went up, and I have gained muscle and lost weight. My skin cleared up due to not having dairy, as I said. I am going to keep going and make this a lifestyle.
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COVID-19 Soooo that brings me to our recent pandemic.
Food is an essential and we are all having to save and conserve. Remember though there are healthy options when it comes to canned foods that can help sustain a diet and family. I would invest in oatmeal because it goes a long way, is cheap and easy to change up. Pasta, of course! I know it is hard to find most things in our stores right now, but if you can get pasta, it is a good slow burn carbohydrate that can be supplemented with veggies and protein. Tuna is also a good protein alternative that can last a while on shelves and is affordable.
Please stay tuned! I will be posting a blog post on cheap healthy alternatives during this difficult time.
Lets get creative with our food!
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