Week two was a little easier as far as food is concerned. I could have veggies which opened a ton of more options for me. I decided to try the 20/20 protien bars.. BIG mistake.. They are chewy, pasty, and well for the lack of a better term.. Nasty... They don't taste bad but they leave this gritty film in your mouth that is just not appealing. I did try the chocolate mint one. This is a big surprise because I hate chocolate mint. But when you're starving and want something to eat, you'll eat just about anything (not really "anything"). It actually wasn't that bad. If I had to choose between the 3 flavors (Chocolate peanut butter, chocolate mint, and peanut toffee crunch) I would go with the chocolate mint. I don't know why but I would.
For the most part I ate spiniach and cabbage. I know what you're thinking... But it wasn't that bad. I did my extremely low sodium version of nelaga and it wasn't bad. For those of you who don't know what Nelaga is it's a Filipino dish comprised of chicken, cabbage, ginger, and tons of FLAVOR aka Salt and fat! I was actually happy with the results. I used a fat free low sodium chicken broth, a pinch of salt, ginger and chicken and it turned out pretty good. Or at least it seems since I didn't have much of a choice. It was either that or eat a spinach salad with chicken AGAIN.
My workouts have been good. Working out for at least 40 minutes on my own with my heart rate over 150. I am going to try and sneak in a few extra workouts during the week. I get two in on Monday's but I have time to kill sometimes between meetings so I can try to hit the gym, if time permits. My trainer did teach me how to play squash... Something I've never done before and this is now part of our regular routine. I'm having fun playing this traditionally white person's game.. :-) Hold on... Don't worry I'm not turning white or hoity toidy (did I spell that right?). It's fun and it's something better to do that jump on the machines which I do 4 times a week!
This week I got cheese added! Halleluiah! If you know me, you know how much I love cheese. Now this opens even more options for me! Example, now I can eat an omelette with cheese and veggies for breakfast (instead of my shake). I can have cottage cheese and berries for a snack (instead of my shake)... I am excited to be able to eat this. NOW... The only thing I will worry about is if I lose weight with this new addition. My dietician says that as long as I lose weight we can add things. If I don't we don't or we may even take some stuff out and replace it. So here's to week 3!!!!
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