Day 2 & 3 Round Up

By Friday, day 2, i was wondering what I was getting out of this. I pestered M.m. to incorporate flavorful substance into my diet. He relented with a protein burger from In-N-Out, cheese but no sauce. He allowed one slice of tomato but it was on the condition that I ate my burger earlier in the day. No problem! Now if only In-n-Out was open in the morning.


Then I cheated (again)! When I ate my late night cottage cheese meal, I added a bit o' jam to it. And frozen blueberries. When I ran out of jam, I held my breath and scarfed up the rest.


Saturday passed by as mundane as my meals. Meetings, bland food, meetings, more bland snacks:

*that was all natural, unsalted, unsugared peanut butter

I got a lot of strange looks from Kendra every time I busted out a new snack. She doesn't seem to believe in nutrition!

For the last meal of this ordeal, I decided to kick up my tilapia and added...onions:

*it kinda made a difference

And then what did I do? I made cookie-wiches!


It was my niece's dedication service the next day so I made dessert for the luncheon held in her honor. I got the recipe from Bakerella but adjusted the sugar levels as I did not want to dump 1lb of powdered sugar into 8oz. of cream cheese! And then I added red food coloring to make it pink. :)

I've been weighing everything on my stamp scale - just because I can! Even the obvious:

*mmmmmmmmmmmmmm

And a cookie-wich weighs only 1.3oz!

And guess what? I didn't eat a cookie. I had to force Josh and David to taste test everything. I'm mean.

Here are a few realizations/things I've learned:
1. I have some sort of will power & discipline
2. Donuts do not control me (or that's what I keep telling myself)
3. My cousin/nutritionist David was doubting me the whole time
4. Trader Joe's plain, non-fat yogurt is much more "rancid" and "mold" tasting than the supermarket brands
5. I like pan seared chicken & tilapia....without salt
6. I won't be eating carbs at night for awhile, but definitely need them during the day
7. I'd rather work out than eat cottage cheese!
8. I lost some weight, so it worked :) But if i'm not careful, I'll just gain it back, plus more
9. Stamp scales are multifunctional
10. A 1/2 cup of frozen yogurt, if you must, is more preferable than a smoothie.
11. I would consider doing this again if i HAD to

Stay tuned for a real food post tomorrow!