Day 28 - Classic Favorites

It was nice to take the day off from my diet yesterday. For date night, my husband and I were originally planning to visit this gourmet hot dog restaurant that is supposed to be a pretty awesome place. However, it was too crowded when we arrived, so we ended up eating dinner at a Mexican restaurant instead. I still found myself ordering foods that fit into the puzzle pieces of the Cinch! diet. I think my brain is trained to eat this way forever! We split chips w/ salsa & guacamole for our appetizer, and I had spicy green lentils with tomatoes & onion, stir fry bok choy with garlic and lime juice, and jasmine rice for dinner (with a sangria of course!). Everything was really yummy. I was proud of myself because I had never tried lentils (beans) or bok choy (veggie) before. It was nice to try something new.

I have realized that since I took the day off yesterday that I have 3 more days of the Core plan, which means I will be starting the Fast Forward phase again this coming Wednesday instead of Tuesday.

Today, I found myself eating some of my favorites from the Cinch! book. Since I actually got to sleep in today, I ended up eating only 3 meals instead of 4:

BREAKFAST (12:00 pm)

(Yes, breakfast at noon on a Sunday!)

Banana Ricotta Hazelnut Toast:

1 slice whole grain toasted bread, topped with:
¼ cup low fat ricotta cheese
½ banana
2 TBSP whole hazelnuts
Sprinkled with cloves



LUNCH (4:30 pm)

Mediterranean Broccoli Couscous Platter:

2 cups steamed broccoli
1/2 cup whole wheat couscous
3 oz cooked chicken
2 TBSP chopped pecans
Minced garlic and 1 TBSP lemon juice



I ended up eating 2 graham crackers and 100 calories of dark chocolate around 6 pm. Maybe I should have had the mandatory snack after all...

DINNER (8:30 pm)

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 coming week is going to be extremely busy, so I'm probably going to have shorter blog entries. I won't be coming home for lunch tomorrow or Tuesday, so I will need to make sure and have plenty of time in the morning to pack my breakfast, lunch, and snack for each day.