Days 7 & 8 - No More Weight Loss

Day 7 (which was yesterday - I fell asleep early last night!) and I weighed exactly the same as yesterday. I have lost only 5 lbs total so far. I was slightly disappointed, but then I thought to myself: "The scale will budge for sure tomorrow morning". Nope, wrong again. It was so encouraging to see it move down every day during the Fast Forward phase, but I know that I'm settling into the main part of the plan, which might mean only 1-2 lbs per WEEK instead of per DAY. That's just what my body does when I am dieting. It's so predictable.

I did not have enough time to make breakfast (on Day 7), so I quickly put together the same breakfast as yesterday (Banana Ricotta Hazelnut Toast). I could seriously eat this every day. I didn't get to enjoy my breakfast until around 9 am because there was an immediate conversation with my boss as soon as I arrived. I've got to make sure to have enough time to eat breakfast at home before going into work. I think 2 things will help with that: Get my butt outta bed as soon as the alarm goes off (no more 10 minute snooze!) and placing a clock in my bathroom where I get ready for work.

I had my dark chocolate and chai green tea at 3:30 today and skipped the mandatory snack meal again. This might come back to haunt me, but I've been adding the calories for each meal, and they are around 1,500-1,600 calories. Considering my body was only getting about 1,000 in the Fast Forward phase, no wonder the scale isn't budging anymore!!

Alas, onward to the meals for Days 7 & 8:

LUNCH

Tomato, Basil, and Walnut salad with White Beans:

1 medium plum tomato, chopped
1/2 cup cooked wild rice
1/2 cup white beans
2 TBSP. chopped walnuts
1 TBSP balsamic vinegar and 1 tsp basil

This lunch was sooooooo good! I can eat this one over and over too. Here it is:




DINNER

Salmon Ginger Rice Bowl:

1/2 cup each chopped red pepper, carrots, purple cabbage
1/4 cup each chopped onion and celery
3 oz cooked wild salmon (I used canned salmon from Trader Joe's)
2 TBSP sesame seeds
1 TBSP each O.J., rice vinegar, ginger
2 TBSP chopped green onions

This meal wasn't too bad, but it needed another TBSP of orange juice. I definitely think that I've enjoyed all of the other meals so far more than this one, but it still wasn't bad.


Day 8:

Step Aerobics Class for 50 minutes

BREAKFAST

Very Berry Omelet with Avocado Toast:

1 cup raspberries
1 slice whole grain bread
1 egg
1/4 medium avocado, mashed
Dash each of cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg


I didn't think that cooking berries into eggs would be very good, but this breakfast turned out to be quite yummy with the cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg. I really enjoyed the avocado toast! Delicious:





Had a non-fat tall Cappucino from Starbucks after my workout

LUNCH

Black Bean Tacos with Cilantro Guacamole:

1 cup fresh spinach, 1/2 cup chopped onions, 1/2 cup chopped rainbow bell peppers
2 soft taco-size corn tortillas
1/2 cup black beans
1/4 medium avocado, chopped
Dash pepper, 1 tsp chopped cilantro, 1/2 tsp lime juice

These were delicious, but as my husband mentioned a few days ago, the corn tortillas collapsed in my hand while eating them. :/ So, it was more like a taco mess, but still yummy:




Had my daily dark chocolate and chai green tea around 3:30. And then, around 5:00, I cheated! I was feeling tired and hungry (and here is where I SHOULD HAVE eaten the mandatory snack), and I had a Laughing Cow French onion cheese wedge with 3 sesame seed crackers, and then about 8 whole corn tortilla chips with salsa. UGH! It probably amounted to another 300 calories. I'll definitely be eating the snack meal tomorrow.


DINNER

Smoked Gouda and Grilled Onion Salad:

1 1/2 cups torn romaine lettuce and 1/2 cup sliced onion
1 serving whole grain crackers
1 oz. smoked gouda cheese, cubed
1 TBSP EVOO
1 TBSP balsamic vinegar, 1 tsp lemon juice, sprinkled with pepper

This dinner was pretty good, but it would have been better if I used the smoked gouda. I only had regular gouda. Hubby got grilled chicken on his salad. Of the 3 days of me being on this plan and cooking dinner for both of us, he liked this one the most.