I did cheat a little yesterday and have a couple oreos, but I was also pretty aggressive about sneaking more walking into my daily routine, including 14 flights of stairs. I know a lot of weight is going to come off this week, and then things will slow, but it still feels good to see an immediate change.
Onto food for the day...
Day Two of Diet-To-GoBreakfast is Whole Wheat Monte Cristo with Raspberry Maple Syrup and Citrus Yogurt
This would be incredible if I could make it in a toaster oven, but even in the microwave, it turned out pretty nice.
I'm pretty sure it's vegan cheese on top, but I'm trying to avoid cheese, so that's fine. They do make one with actual cheese, and I'm sure it's delicious.
I don't know how they make that syrup diet friendly, but it is to die for!!! I threw it in with the yogurt (which was really tart...guess it's no longer orange season). It helped somewhat, but there's still not much you can do to revive under-ripe fruit.
In the future, I might take the block of cheese off and do something creative with it. I get that I need to eat it to get enough protein throughout the day, but I would rather eat this as french toast and a side of cheese. Maybe I'll cube the soy cheese and eat it with grapes as a snack.
I also had a glass of V8 splash juice.
Lunch is Curried Cous Cous, Spinach, Flat Bread, and Veggie Cream Cheese.
I started with dipping the flat bread into the veggie cream cheese. The bread itself was okay, nothing great, but not bad either. The veggie cream cheese would not be something I'd ever pick out, but it had a certain savory appeal.
Then I had the cous cous over the spinach. I wish there had been more baby spinach to eat. But MAN!!! That cous cous was FABULOUS!!! It was sweet and savory with wonderful spices (think cardamom, not hot spicy). There were even raisins in the cous cous. I will definitely request it again.
Dinner is Bean Burritos, Red Rice, Veggies, and Salsa
I started by eating the veggies with the red rice. It was a mixture of broccoli, cauliflower, and carrots. On their own, they were bland, but I scooped up a little rice with each bite, and it was perfection.
The bean burritos themselves were nothing more than smooth refried beans wrapped up in two tortillas. Looks and sounds plain, but there was something rather comforting about it. I covered them in salsa and joked with my classmates that I made some enchiladas. But I'm very satisfied.
I have to say, I find myself pretty satisfied with these portions. I had two cookies in class because my classmate insisted, but even still, I ended my day at 1500 calories.
