Day 87
Well ladies and gents its almost over. The 90 days is coming to an end. Yes I haven’t written in over a month but there has been a lot going on. Let me recap:
Twice Baked Potatoes: Justin has mastered this
Take a medium size Idaho potato and put it in the oven for an hour at 425, right on the rack, don’t cover it in oil or wrap it in tin foil just right on the rack. Once cooked (you know it is cooked when you can easily stick a fork in and pull it out) cut a small potion of the top off (small enough so the top portion can be like a potato skin you find at TGI Fridays). Then take a spoon and dig out all the insides and put into a bowl. Leave a small amount on the edges of the skin so that it does not fall apart when stuffing it back in. In the bowl add 1 ½ oz sharp cheddar cheese, a little bit of milk and combine mix until smooth. If you are not on the P90X diet you can add sour cream or cream cheese to make it extra silky smooth. Justin likes to add broccoli and spinach to his to give it some extra pizzazz but I just like the cheddar cheese. Once mixed stuff the potato with the mixture and top with the small piece you originally cut off. Put back in the oven on top of tin foil (to prevent the mixture from dripping in your oven) and bake for another 10 minutes. Deeeeelicious! Haha it took him about 10 tries to master this but in the end it all worked out!
Kuwait
I tried my best to stick to this diet but when all a country offers is tandoori chicken and rice you kind of get tired of it. For breakfast EVERY morning I had wheat (or brown toast as the natives call it) with PB, an egg white omelet with turkey and tomato and a bowl of carrots. Carrots for breakfast you ask? Yes, fresh vegetables are rare in Kuwait, obviously because its surrounded by the desert, so I had to take what I could get. Lunch was always a hit and miss. Sometimes we would eat at the officers club on the Kuwait Navy base but I only ate the tandoori chicken, pitas and sometimes they had a salad. Dairy was another thing that was always interesting. Their milk was definitely not 1% or 2%. i asked for it one day at the officers club and he laughed at me and handed it over. I took one sip and gagged immediately. It has the thickness of buttermilk but it was sour. Needless to say I never asked for a glass of milk again. For dinner we would try different places. The first night we had Indian, this was the staple in Kuwait, Indian restaurants everywhere. But what was interesting was they served everything from Chinese to “American” food. I put quotes around American food because they considered American food just steak. Pepper steak, fried steak, mushroom steak, it kind of reminded me of the scene in Forest Gump with Forest and Bubba and Bubba talking about the different kinds of shrimp. Another night we had TGI Fridays which was awful because all they had on the menu was salad, hamburgers and fried shrimp. Really?!? When it was my night to choose I chose a sushi restaurant, which was good, but a little pricey. The last night we went to an Italian place which was very good. We went with one of the Kuwaiti officers and he took us to a chocolate bar. He said in America everyone goes to bars to meet people, well since Kuwait it a dry country they do not have bars so they came up with chocolate bars, where all they serve is desert. If I were not on this diet this place would have been amazing. I ate the fruit from the chocolate fondue everyone got. Needless to say I was proud of my will power but disappointed I did not get a chocolate sundae. All in all I did well, I did not get my servings in that I needed but I ate healthy.
Telluride Colorado
One of my good friends recently got married in Telluride Colorado. It just so happened to be on the second to last weekend of our diet so Justin and I were going in with a determination to keep to our diet but knew we were on vacation and it would be hard and that we would keep an open mind about it. Besides, the amount of food we didn’t get would be made up by our drinking (whoops). The first night we were good, mainly because we did not have dinner. Our friend held a cocktail hour at her house to welcome everyone to Telluride so we munched on crackers and vegetables. For breakfast every morning we made eggs and bacon. I opted out of the bacon and had a bowl of cereal with dried cranberries. The second night we were on our own for dinner so our group went to a Mexican restaurant. I ate fish tacos with corn tortillas (much better for you than flour) and Justin had an array of meat tacos with corn tortillas. The fattiest thing I ate was the guacamole, but avocados are considered a fat in the P90X diet book so I took it as a good thing ;) the third night was the rehearsal dinner which was at a sushi restaurant. The appetizers were amazing, probably the best appetizers I’ve ever eaten, and everyone in our group agreed. They had tofu wontons, mini fish tacos, all kinds of sushi rolls, edamame and calamari (I didn’t have the calamari but I heard it was good). Then came dinner, by the time we sat down we were stuffed but we ate it all anyway. Dinner was served family style and we were served blacked chicken and tofu, fried rice, coconut soup, some kind of fish that had a funny name and some kind of meat that had a funny name that I can not remember. I opted out of the friend rice and meat but everything else was good. Needless to say I was stuffed!! The night of the wedding was a sit down dinner. I need to make a note here that Telluride Colorado is b-e-a-utiful, and her wedding ceremony over looked the town and the mountains, it was breath taking…really. Haha I don’t know if it’s the altitude that took my breath away or the scenery. Either way. Before I go into dinner I have to talk about the appetizers, we were served ahi tuna with mango salsa, bison with peppers and onions on a cristini and tomato and mozzarella with olive oil and balsamic dressing. All three were so good. I could not get enough of the bison on cristini. Bison is probably not on the list of lean meat but I didn’t care at this point once I had one I was hooked. For dinner I chose the sea bass and Justin chose the 14 oz steak. I know right!! 14 oz is almost a pound of meat. Sea bass was served with a sweet potato puree and an avocado salsa. I'm not a fan of sweet potato so I took a bite and gave the rest to Justin. I cheated on the desert, I had to try the wedding cake, who goes to a wedding and does not try the wedding cake?!! It was nice and moist with some kind of strawberry mousse in the middle. One piece was enough, because after all the food I had before it took me awhile to get through the one piece.
So it is coming to an end. And I am thankful. I would never want to be a professional athlete, ok maybe I would if I were to be a football or baseball player but that clearly would never happen, but to be on a strict diet takes dedication. I am happy I did this though. I know what is good for me and how much I should be having. I used to eat the whole plate because it was there and I thought I was hungry but now I know when to stop.
I hope you readers got something from this blog. I know it was helpful for me to write what I eat and how I feel to get me through these 90 days. But now what?? You know the answer…five guys :) As Tony Horton would say, “Do your best, and forget the rest”
Friday, August 6, 2010
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Phase 3 has Begun!
Day 56
So the 3rd phase began yesterday. Here is what the new diet looks like for the next 5 weeks.
2 servings protein
1 servings dairy
2 servings fruit
2 servings veggies
3 serving carb
1 serving fat
3 servings snack
2 condiments
Justin and I wanted to get an idea of what our daily diet would be like so we planned on having carbs in the morning and save our protein till dinner. Both of us are cutting our protein in half so we had to get used to not having them throughout the day. For breakfast we made whole wheat blueberry pancakes. With a side of strawberries this was an excellent breakfast. Again I think I am adopting whole wheat pancakes after the 90 days. For dinner we planned on making fish tacos with grilled veggie focaccias. I took zucchini and yellow squash and sliced them horizontally so they were long strips as apposed to small circles, this way it would be easier to grill. I made a honey chile glaze by sautéing ½ cup of shallots in apple cider vinegar. Once cooked I added 2/3 cups honey, and ¼ cup sherry vinegar and stirred, then added ½ tsp chile powder, ¼ tsp ground cumin, salt and vinegar to taste and 1 ½ cup chicken broth. I brought this to a boil and then let it simmer till it reduced to half. We used this as the glaze for the fish and veggies.
I have never cooked fish on a skillet before, I always either broiled them or put them in tin foil and cooked them in the oven. I had 3 batches of fish, luckily, because I completely butchered the first round to the point I had to throw it away, I figured mush would not be edible. Come to find out I need a thick piece of fish if I plan on sautéing them because if not they will just fall apart when you flip them. So if you have thin pieces of fish (like tilapia) I recommend broiling them.
For the taco itself we used corn tortillas (3 total=1 serving of carb). The whole wheat tortillas (1 total=1 serving of carb) were too big, more like a burrito size and when we can only have so many carbs we figured corn tortillas would be more filling and give us more. I made a black bean and corn salsa (mixture of black beans, corn, red pepper, yellow pepper and red onion). Since fish tacos are supposed to have a sour cream sauce I made a variation of plain yogurt, red win vinegar and fresh dill (similar to the Greek tzatziki spread). It gave it that cool refreshing taste you get from the sour cream sauce. For the grilled veggie focaccia, I took the bread slices and topped them with feta cheese and let melt. I then topped them with the grilled zucchini and yellow squash. All in all it was a good meal.
I am going to have to say goodbye to the protein shakes and turkey bacon in the morning. That’s gonna be a change after almost 60 days of them. I guess I can still have the shake just without the scoop of protein.
I head out of the country this week so eating this diet is going to be interesting in a foreign country. I am going to have to pack a lot of protein bars and just hope the country has a lot of fruit and veggies to serve. More to come on that one…
So the 3rd phase began yesterday. Here is what the new diet looks like for the next 5 weeks.
2 servings protein
1 servings dairy
2 servings fruit
2 servings veggies
3 serving carb
1 serving fat
3 servings snack
2 condiments
Justin and I wanted to get an idea of what our daily diet would be like so we planned on having carbs in the morning and save our protein till dinner. Both of us are cutting our protein in half so we had to get used to not having them throughout the day. For breakfast we made whole wheat blueberry pancakes. With a side of strawberries this was an excellent breakfast. Again I think I am adopting whole wheat pancakes after the 90 days. For dinner we planned on making fish tacos with grilled veggie focaccias. I took zucchini and yellow squash and sliced them horizontally so they were long strips as apposed to small circles, this way it would be easier to grill. I made a honey chile glaze by sautéing ½ cup of shallots in apple cider vinegar. Once cooked I added 2/3 cups honey, and ¼ cup sherry vinegar and stirred, then added ½ tsp chile powder, ¼ tsp ground cumin, salt and vinegar to taste and 1 ½ cup chicken broth. I brought this to a boil and then let it simmer till it reduced to half. We used this as the glaze for the fish and veggies.
I have never cooked fish on a skillet before, I always either broiled them or put them in tin foil and cooked them in the oven. I had 3 batches of fish, luckily, because I completely butchered the first round to the point I had to throw it away, I figured mush would not be edible. Come to find out I need a thick piece of fish if I plan on sautéing them because if not they will just fall apart when you flip them. So if you have thin pieces of fish (like tilapia) I recommend broiling them.
For the taco itself we used corn tortillas (3 total=1 serving of carb). The whole wheat tortillas (1 total=1 serving of carb) were too big, more like a burrito size and when we can only have so many carbs we figured corn tortillas would be more filling and give us more. I made a black bean and corn salsa (mixture of black beans, corn, red pepper, yellow pepper and red onion). Since fish tacos are supposed to have a sour cream sauce I made a variation of plain yogurt, red win vinegar and fresh dill (similar to the Greek tzatziki spread). It gave it that cool refreshing taste you get from the sour cream sauce. For the grilled veggie focaccia, I took the bread slices and topped them with feta cheese and let melt. I then topped them with the grilled zucchini and yellow squash. All in all it was a good meal.
I am going to have to say goodbye to the protein shakes and turkey bacon in the morning. That’s gonna be a change after almost 60 days of them. I guess I can still have the shake just without the scoop of protein.
I head out of the country this week so eating this diet is going to be interesting in a foreign country. I am going to have to pack a lot of protein bars and just hope the country has a lot of fruit and veggies to serve. More to come on that one…
Friday, July 2, 2010
A New Approach
Day 52
As you can see, I am not writing this blog everyday as I had originally planned. Its hard to write every single day and when you don’t write every single day its hard to remember what you had to eat 3 days ago. So here is my new approach. I am going to write when I cook something new or when I have something to say about P90X. Last night I cooked homemade pizza. Well semi-homemade. The whole wheat crust was store bought. The last time I attempted to make pizza dough it did not go well, thank god Justin will eat anything, but I knew he was not a fan, nor was I. And to think of making whole wheat crust was just absurd, I do have a recipe and maybe one night over a weekend when I have the time I will attempt to make it, but store bought it the way to go for now. For the pizza sauce I took whole tomatoes in a can…by the way…are tomatoes a fruit or a vegetable?? The reason I ask is we were watching Top Chef (our favorite show) and they said tomato was a fruit but in our nutrition book it says it’s a vegetable…so which one is it?? Anyway, I put those in a blender. Meanwhile I cooked some onions and garlic in sherry wine vinegar till they were translucent and I added the blended tomatoes. Added spices like red pepper flakes, garlic salt, Italian seasoning and I happen to have a spice called pizza seasoning, so I thought why not? Let that simmer for about 15 minutes. Meanwhile I chopped very thin yellow peppers, red onion and mushrooms. And for protein I cooked up some turkey bacon and chopped ham and turkey. Needless to say this was a SUPREME pizza in every aspect. Once the sauce was simmered I put it in the blender to get all the chucks smooth. Put the sauce on first then added the protein, then topped with the veggies then topped with a mixture or cheddar, mozzarella and feta cheese. Baked in the oven at 450° for 13 minutes. Not gonna tut my own horn but it was pretty damn good. Filling too!
We are going into our 3rd phase next week, last leg of the race as they would say. I was looking in the nutrition book and basically I am going to starve myself the next 5 weeks. I am cutting my protein in half, taking away 1 dairy and only adding 1 carb. They say this is the endurance maximizer “athletes diet” but I am not seeing it, I feel like I wont have much energy at all to go get maximum endurance, but we will see. 5 more weeks wooohooo!!!!
As you can see, I am not writing this blog everyday as I had originally planned. Its hard to write every single day and when you don’t write every single day its hard to remember what you had to eat 3 days ago. So here is my new approach. I am going to write when I cook something new or when I have something to say about P90X. Last night I cooked homemade pizza. Well semi-homemade. The whole wheat crust was store bought. The last time I attempted to make pizza dough it did not go well, thank god Justin will eat anything, but I knew he was not a fan, nor was I. And to think of making whole wheat crust was just absurd, I do have a recipe and maybe one night over a weekend when I have the time I will attempt to make it, but store bought it the way to go for now. For the pizza sauce I took whole tomatoes in a can…by the way…are tomatoes a fruit or a vegetable?? The reason I ask is we were watching Top Chef (our favorite show) and they said tomato was a fruit but in our nutrition book it says it’s a vegetable…so which one is it?? Anyway, I put those in a blender. Meanwhile I cooked some onions and garlic in sherry wine vinegar till they were translucent and I added the blended tomatoes. Added spices like red pepper flakes, garlic salt, Italian seasoning and I happen to have a spice called pizza seasoning, so I thought why not? Let that simmer for about 15 minutes. Meanwhile I chopped very thin yellow peppers, red onion and mushrooms. And for protein I cooked up some turkey bacon and chopped ham and turkey. Needless to say this was a SUPREME pizza in every aspect. Once the sauce was simmered I put it in the blender to get all the chucks smooth. Put the sauce on first then added the protein, then topped with the veggies then topped with a mixture or cheddar, mozzarella and feta cheese. Baked in the oven at 450° for 13 minutes. Not gonna tut my own horn but it was pretty damn good. Filling too!
We are going into our 3rd phase next week, last leg of the race as they would say. I was looking in the nutrition book and basically I am going to starve myself the next 5 weeks. I am cutting my protein in half, taking away 1 dairy and only adding 1 carb. They say this is the endurance maximizer “athletes diet” but I am not seeing it, I feel like I wont have much energy at all to go get maximum endurance, but we will see. 5 more weeks wooohooo!!!!
Thursday, June 24, 2010
HALF WAY!
Day 31-35
Only day I can remember out of these 5 days is my sisters baby shower. I explained to Justin on day 1 that this day would be the only day I cheat on the diet. If I am cooking for 25 people you better believe I am eating the food I am cooking. really though, the only things outside the diet were spinach dip, meatball wontons, pulled pork and the cookies and mousse for dessert. Haha I guess that’s a lot but it was all worth it. We had a lot of leftovers I had to let other people take because unfortunately I could not eat round 2.
Day 36-39
I was down south this week for work, Gulfport and New Orleans. Although it was not easy to keep up with the diet, I managed. But when on this diet let me tell you a few things about New Orleans.
1) Unless you are familiar with the area and know where to eat, New Orleans is not a place to be when doing P90X. Everywhere I went all the food was fried fried fried. Fried catfish, fried chicken, fried shrimp. The only things to get were either a chicken salad or ribs. And yes ribs are not the best thing to get but when I needed protein those were the only “safe” option, you can only handle chicken breasts so many times.
2) Hurricanes are also not an option when doing P90X, but when you are New Orleans you gotta have one, or so I am told. So I substituted my snack and fruit for one (kinda makes up for one right?) Let me tell you, its like fruit punch on steroids. Too many of those and you are gonna wake up with the biggest headache.
Day 40
Ahhh finally back to my routine…well almost. It was the USA game vs Slovenia game so I knew I would be drinking beer, Tony can only control my workouts and eating, he will not control my drinking. Plus its World Cup time…enough said. We had people over for the game so we prepared a huge breakfast. We made whole wheat pancakes, and to be honest I really like them. I will probably substitute them even after the 90 days are up. We also made scrambled eggs, hash browns, and sausage (we couldn’t eat this but we also couldn’t feed everyone turkey bacon over hot sausage patties).
For lunch/dinner I had a chicken salad with feta, tomatoes, pecans, cucumbers and carrots with a vinaigrette dressing. Delicious, but not satisfying after all the drinking. All I wanted was a burger and fries….need that grease to soak up all the alcohol.
Day 41
We made whole wheat pancakes again; on the side I had a serving of ham and a protein shake.
We were going out to dinner for my sister birthday so I knew I wanted to save most of my servings for dinner so for lunch all I had was a snack of string cheese. Needless to say I was starving come dinner time.
For dinner we went to a greek/Mediterranean tapas place. Justin and I ordered a bunch of things. For appetizers we had a tzatziki spread and side salads. For dinner we shared steamed mussels, spare rib (fat taken off) with mashed potatoes and veal with polenta. Aside from the mashed potatoes and polenta the meal was within our diet.
Day 42
Today was fathers day and we went to brunch in the city at Tabards Inn. They say this is the best place to get brunch but after our experience I think everyone in the group highly disagrees. My dad ordered homemade donuts and whipped cream for the table, I sat on my hands when they arrived. Not only did they look delicious covered in sugar but they were fresh. I just bit my lip and sipped my mimosa. For my meal I had hanger steak, pouched eggs and home potatoes. Aside from waiting an hr to get our food, when it arrived my steak was cooked medium well to well and my eggs and home potatoes were cold. For the price I paid it was not worth it. Needless to say I will not be going back.
For dinner we had a leftover chicken and whole wheat pasta concoction that Justin made while I was away. Just needed to add a little more sauce and it was good. J
Day 43
Protein shake: protein scoop, cup of fruit and cup of milk …blend…delicious
For lunch I had a turkey sandwich with cheese and mustard. Boring yes but simple. Side of carrots for my vegetable.
For dinner I made lemon and garlic baked chicken. And Justin made the red pepper soup. For our dairy and carb we attempted to make the tzatziki spread with pita bread. In this spread was 2 cups of greek yogurt, 2 diced cucumbers (seeded), 1 tbsp fresh dill, 1 tbsp fresh mint, 1 tsp pepper, a dash of sea salt and 1 tbsp red wine vinegar. We got this recipe from a healthy eating magazine and when we ate it, we agreed that something was missing. After looking over other recipes on the web, all of them had sour cream. We determined that after the 90 days we are going to try it with sour cream and see if that was the something missing.
Day 44
Protein shake: protein scoop, cup of fruit and cup of water (out of milk) …blend…delicious
Whole wheat bagel with pb.
For lunch I had a salad with turkey, carrots and celery. Side of the tzatziki spread (no pitas) to get my serving of dairy. During the afternoon I went to my go to snack of string cheese.
For dinner we had the leftover red pepper soup and grilled cheese with turkey bacon sandwiches.
Day 45 (HALF WAY!!! WOOOHOOO)
Protein shake: protein scoop, cup of fruit and cup of water (out of milk) …blend…delicious
Whole wheat toast with pb
For lunch another turkey sandwich with cheese and added turkey bacon to kick it up a notch. And a cup of the red pepper soup.
For dinner Justin made chicken stir fry. He wanted to make it with brown rice but after I told him it takes about 50 minutes to cook he opted for whole wheat pasta. Since I did not have my snack for the day I had an all fruit popsicle…YUM!
Its bad to say but I am counting down the days till P90X is over. Its not that I hate it, I don’t, I like the workouts, I just cant stand planning what I eat everyday and making sure I get all my servings in. I know it’s supposed to be the way to eat when working out at a high level but it’s strenuous at times. Let me list off the top 5 foods I am looking forward to eating (in moderation of course)
1) Five guys burger and fries…you better believe this is where I am going to lunch August 9th
2) spare ribs with homemade bbq sauce – spare ribs are fatty so I have restrained from eating them)
3) Ice-cream…specifically Ben and jerry’s half baked…its in my freezer right now just staring at me.
4) any appetizer at a restaurant besides a salad.
5) Papa johns pizza
I have realized how bad these things are for you while doing P90X but that’s the important part right, realizing that then having it in moderation and not every week?? That’s my take on it anyways.
Only day I can remember out of these 5 days is my sisters baby shower. I explained to Justin on day 1 that this day would be the only day I cheat on the diet. If I am cooking for 25 people you better believe I am eating the food I am cooking. really though, the only things outside the diet were spinach dip, meatball wontons, pulled pork and the cookies and mousse for dessert. Haha I guess that’s a lot but it was all worth it. We had a lot of leftovers I had to let other people take because unfortunately I could not eat round 2.
Day 36-39
I was down south this week for work, Gulfport and New Orleans. Although it was not easy to keep up with the diet, I managed. But when on this diet let me tell you a few things about New Orleans.
1) Unless you are familiar with the area and know where to eat, New Orleans is not a place to be when doing P90X. Everywhere I went all the food was fried fried fried. Fried catfish, fried chicken, fried shrimp. The only things to get were either a chicken salad or ribs. And yes ribs are not the best thing to get but when I needed protein those were the only “safe” option, you can only handle chicken breasts so many times.
2) Hurricanes are also not an option when doing P90X, but when you are New Orleans you gotta have one, or so I am told. So I substituted my snack and fruit for one (kinda makes up for one right?) Let me tell you, its like fruit punch on steroids. Too many of those and you are gonna wake up with the biggest headache.
Day 40
Ahhh finally back to my routine…well almost. It was the USA game vs Slovenia game so I knew I would be drinking beer, Tony can only control my workouts and eating, he will not control my drinking. Plus its World Cup time…enough said. We had people over for the game so we prepared a huge breakfast. We made whole wheat pancakes, and to be honest I really like them. I will probably substitute them even after the 90 days are up. We also made scrambled eggs, hash browns, and sausage (we couldn’t eat this but we also couldn’t feed everyone turkey bacon over hot sausage patties).
For lunch/dinner I had a chicken salad with feta, tomatoes, pecans, cucumbers and carrots with a vinaigrette dressing. Delicious, but not satisfying after all the drinking. All I wanted was a burger and fries….need that grease to soak up all the alcohol.
Day 41
We made whole wheat pancakes again; on the side I had a serving of ham and a protein shake.
We were going out to dinner for my sister birthday so I knew I wanted to save most of my servings for dinner so for lunch all I had was a snack of string cheese. Needless to say I was starving come dinner time.
For dinner we went to a greek/Mediterranean tapas place. Justin and I ordered a bunch of things. For appetizers we had a tzatziki spread and side salads. For dinner we shared steamed mussels, spare rib (fat taken off) with mashed potatoes and veal with polenta. Aside from the mashed potatoes and polenta the meal was within our diet.
Day 42
Today was fathers day and we went to brunch in the city at Tabards Inn. They say this is the best place to get brunch but after our experience I think everyone in the group highly disagrees. My dad ordered homemade donuts and whipped cream for the table, I sat on my hands when they arrived. Not only did they look delicious covered in sugar but they were fresh. I just bit my lip and sipped my mimosa. For my meal I had hanger steak, pouched eggs and home potatoes. Aside from waiting an hr to get our food, when it arrived my steak was cooked medium well to well and my eggs and home potatoes were cold. For the price I paid it was not worth it. Needless to say I will not be going back.
For dinner we had a leftover chicken and whole wheat pasta concoction that Justin made while I was away. Just needed to add a little more sauce and it was good. J
Day 43
Protein shake: protein scoop, cup of fruit and cup of milk …blend…delicious
For lunch I had a turkey sandwich with cheese and mustard. Boring yes but simple. Side of carrots for my vegetable.
For dinner I made lemon and garlic baked chicken. And Justin made the red pepper soup. For our dairy and carb we attempted to make the tzatziki spread with pita bread. In this spread was 2 cups of greek yogurt, 2 diced cucumbers (seeded), 1 tbsp fresh dill, 1 tbsp fresh mint, 1 tsp pepper, a dash of sea salt and 1 tbsp red wine vinegar. We got this recipe from a healthy eating magazine and when we ate it, we agreed that something was missing. After looking over other recipes on the web, all of them had sour cream. We determined that after the 90 days we are going to try it with sour cream and see if that was the something missing.
Day 44
Protein shake: protein scoop, cup of fruit and cup of water (out of milk) …blend…delicious
Whole wheat bagel with pb.
For lunch I had a salad with turkey, carrots and celery. Side of the tzatziki spread (no pitas) to get my serving of dairy. During the afternoon I went to my go to snack of string cheese.
For dinner we had the leftover red pepper soup and grilled cheese with turkey bacon sandwiches.
Day 45 (HALF WAY!!! WOOOHOOO)
Protein shake: protein scoop, cup of fruit and cup of water (out of milk) …blend…delicious
Whole wheat toast with pb
For lunch another turkey sandwich with cheese and added turkey bacon to kick it up a notch. And a cup of the red pepper soup.
For dinner Justin made chicken stir fry. He wanted to make it with brown rice but after I told him it takes about 50 minutes to cook he opted for whole wheat pasta. Since I did not have my snack for the day I had an all fruit popsicle…YUM!
Its bad to say but I am counting down the days till P90X is over. Its not that I hate it, I don’t, I like the workouts, I just cant stand planning what I eat everyday and making sure I get all my servings in. I know it’s supposed to be the way to eat when working out at a high level but it’s strenuous at times. Let me list off the top 5 foods I am looking forward to eating (in moderation of course)
1) Five guys burger and fries…you better believe this is where I am going to lunch August 9th
2) spare ribs with homemade bbq sauce – spare ribs are fatty so I have restrained from eating them)
3) Ice-cream…specifically Ben and jerry’s half baked…its in my freezer right now just staring at me.
4) any appetizer at a restaurant besides a salad.
5) Papa johns pizza
I have realized how bad these things are for you while doing P90X but that’s the important part right, realizing that then having it in moderation and not every week?? That’s my take on it anyways.
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Bring on an extra serving of carbs!!
Day 23-28
Yea I was a slacker last week, no blog, but also no interesting recipes so you didn’t miss much.
Day 29
First day of 2 carbs. I know right, only 2 carbs?! This whole time I thought I was getting 3 but nope just 2. Justin can have 3, lucky, but not me, guess I will have to wait another 30 days for one more carb.
Here is what the new diet looks like for the next 30 days:
PROTEINS 4
DAIRY 2
FRUITS 1
VEGETABLES 2
FATS 1
CARBS 2
SNACKS 3
CONDIMENTS 1…we all know I get 2
So really the only difference is one less protein and one more carb.
Of course normal routine in the morning, protein shake with turkey bacon but now I add a whole wheat bagel with peanut butter. 1 tbsp of pb is considered part of a snack, so I thought that was doable on my bagel, and it was delicious. I should invest in some whole wheat English muffins then have myself an egg mcmuffin in the morning…mmm…that sounds good ill have that.
Actually had a normal sandwich for lunch, with a normal amount of meat, not like the ones I’ve had the past couple of weeks that just overpower the bread and fall out the sides. Just mustard, ham and cheese. Yes nothing extravagant but still delicious. Along side had 12 kettle flavored rice cakes (considered a snack). These rice cakes were deeeelicious. Sweet and crunchy, just the thing to go along with a sandwich, it did make me miss chips though. I used to put salt and vinegar chips in my sandwich, don’t knock it till you try it. I stuck my nose up at it when Justin did it for the first time, but I took a bite and never looked back. Of course had carrots to go along, I am starting to be called the carrot girl at work since I have carrots almost everyday for lunch.
For dinner we had left over turkey burgers (bunless :( for me) with turkey bacon and I heated up the V8 can to have tomato soup, Justin just shook his head.
I didnt feel like I have more energy but maybe it just takes times for your body to adapt. Well see…
Day 30
Cant believe it has been 30 days, well I guess I can since I literally count down the days till this is over. Not that I hate it, but it’s annoying to be honest. Annoying to “watch” what you eat and have to plan everything out. I am always asked “what’s after P90X” and the first thing I say is “Five guys”. Its true…
Protein shake: protein scoop, cup of fruit and cup of milk …blend…delicious
Side of turkey bacon and whole wheat bagel with pb.
For lunch I just had a ceasar salad because I was going to the Nationals game and I knew I would be drinking and eating at the ballpark.
Boy was I wrong. Note to self: don’t plan on eating healthy when going to a baseball game. Justin and I walked around the entire stadium and found 3 places with chicken sandwiches…all which were sold out. So we were left with only hotdogs, hamburgers, fries, chili, or fried chicken….we opted for a pretzel and called it a night.
One thing is for sure though; I woke up this morning with a headache and was so weak for my workout. Goes to show your body is not happy when you miss that much protein, vegetables and carbs…
Yea I was a slacker last week, no blog, but also no interesting recipes so you didn’t miss much.
Day 29
First day of 2 carbs. I know right, only 2 carbs?! This whole time I thought I was getting 3 but nope just 2. Justin can have 3, lucky, but not me, guess I will have to wait another 30 days for one more carb.
Here is what the new diet looks like for the next 30 days:
PROTEINS 4
DAIRY 2
FRUITS 1
VEGETABLES 2
FATS 1
CARBS 2
SNACKS 3
CONDIMENTS 1…we all know I get 2
So really the only difference is one less protein and one more carb.
Of course normal routine in the morning, protein shake with turkey bacon but now I add a whole wheat bagel with peanut butter. 1 tbsp of pb is considered part of a snack, so I thought that was doable on my bagel, and it was delicious. I should invest in some whole wheat English muffins then have myself an egg mcmuffin in the morning…mmm…that sounds good ill have that.
Actually had a normal sandwich for lunch, with a normal amount of meat, not like the ones I’ve had the past couple of weeks that just overpower the bread and fall out the sides. Just mustard, ham and cheese. Yes nothing extravagant but still delicious. Along side had 12 kettle flavored rice cakes (considered a snack). These rice cakes were deeeelicious. Sweet and crunchy, just the thing to go along with a sandwich, it did make me miss chips though. I used to put salt and vinegar chips in my sandwich, don’t knock it till you try it. I stuck my nose up at it when Justin did it for the first time, but I took a bite and never looked back. Of course had carrots to go along, I am starting to be called the carrot girl at work since I have carrots almost everyday for lunch.
For dinner we had left over turkey burgers (bunless :( for me) with turkey bacon and I heated up the V8 can to have tomato soup, Justin just shook his head.
I didnt feel like I have more energy but maybe it just takes times for your body to adapt. Well see…
Day 30
Cant believe it has been 30 days, well I guess I can since I literally count down the days till this is over. Not that I hate it, but it’s annoying to be honest. Annoying to “watch” what you eat and have to plan everything out. I am always asked “what’s after P90X” and the first thing I say is “Five guys”. Its true…
Protein shake: protein scoop, cup of fruit and cup of milk …blend…delicious
Side of turkey bacon and whole wheat bagel with pb.
For lunch I just had a ceasar salad because I was going to the Nationals game and I knew I would be drinking and eating at the ballpark.
Boy was I wrong. Note to self: don’t plan on eating healthy when going to a baseball game. Justin and I walked around the entire stadium and found 3 places with chicken sandwiches…all which were sold out. So we were left with only hotdogs, hamburgers, fries, chili, or fried chicken….we opted for a pretzel and called it a night.
One thing is for sure though; I woke up this morning with a headache and was so weak for my workout. Goes to show your body is not happy when you miss that much protein, vegetables and carbs…
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
It was just one frito...
Day 18
Protein shake: protein scoop, cup of fruit and cup of milk …blend…delicious
2 slices of turkey bacon
For lunch I had a homemade lunchable. Yup that’s right a lunchable, deluxe too. You remember those, the infamous classic Oscar Myer lunchable; with crackers, turkey, Capri-sun, cheese, squeezable mustard and a mint. Now a days though there are veggies, a cookie, a candy bar, pizza makings, its insane how much they have changed. Kids these days are so spoiled J the crackers were my carb, the 6 oz of turkey gave me my protein and my mustard was obviously the condiment. Yes I received multiple eye brow raises from the guys at work but hey it was just as delicious as I remember when I was 10. Along side I had carrots (frozen…do NOT recommend these, but my co worker and I are on a pranking spree, and this is how he got me back) and cucumbers.
Justin made dinner as I was busy in the yard weeding, I am not sure there is anything worse than yard work…wait scratch that…painting. He made chicken on the foreman, butternut squash soup and peas. Chicken was a bit dry, but that’s what the foreman does, it sucks all the fat out and leaves you with literally just the meat.
Day 19
Protein shake: protein scoop, cup of fruit and cup of milk …blend…delicious
2 slices of turkey bacon
Went out to lunch today and we went to a bar since the people I was with wanted fried food and beer for lunch, great I thought this is going to be interesting. I ended up having a chicken and lettuce wrap with a side salad. The waiter never gave me my dressing so after asking for the 4th time he offered me a beer on the house, I never thought there would be a day where I would turn down a free beer…until today. My friends looked at me in shock and I just shook my head and buried my chin further into my chest as a sighed.
It was Friday and Justin and I were feeling very lethargic after work (shocking I know) so we made chicken Caesar salad for dinner.
Day 20
Protein shake: protein scoop, cup of fruit and cup of milk …blend…delicious
2 slices of turkey bacon
For dinner I convinced Justin to fire up the grill for turkey burgers, he was not pleased but gave in. I told him although they are turkey burgers they still need to go on the grill because the smoky taste the grill gives will give them more flavor, I think that’s what made him agree. To make the turkey burgers I combined: ground turkey, bread crumbs, chopped green onions, old bay, hot sauce, worchestire sauce and chopped jalapenos. To make it extra spicy we put pepper jack cheese on top and had turkey bacon to get the last serving of protein we needed. They were not bad, definitely much better than veggie burgers. We did not use the sandwich thins instead we had wheat buns. Along side we had baked beans and peas. Not the combo I want with a burger but it sufficed.
Day 21
Protein shake: protein scoop, cup of fruit and cup of milk …blend…delicious
4 slices of turkey bacon…OD on turkey bacon huh?? Well I figured since we were going to a bbq that afternoon I was not sure how much protein I would be getting. And it was a good thing I had those extra pieces because I ended up having to share my burger and had only a couple pieces of chicken. I got enough veggies though. And I have to admit and Justin will never let me live this down but I had 1…yes that’s right 1…bbq frito. I could not resist, I love bbq fritos and when they are just sitting right in front of me temptation just took over.
Day 22
Protein shake: protein scoop, cup of fruit and cup of milk …blend…delicious
Turkey sandwich on wheat with mustard and an apple for lunch. I Spent the day golfing so I missed out on my snack and protein bar.
For dinner we ate steak with broccoli, squash and a salad. Needless to say I got my servings of veggies and then some. My sister was not happy we did not have steak and fries, which she had every right to be because on Sundays my parents have us over and we usually either have steak and fries or bbq chicken with baked beans and macaroni salad. Justin and I definitely threw in a wrench with this new diet. I told her 60 more days until we can go back to fries and ketchup (sigh).
Since I didn’t have my snack during the day we went to get ice cream and frozen yogurt. But for some reason sugar free, fat free ice cream just didn’t hit the spot like cookies and cream or cookie dough ice cream used too…
One more week of only having only 1 carb! In 6 days we will be able to eat 3. I know what you are thinking, what’s the big deal about carbs?? Well carbs give you energy to work out. Not in the same way that protein does. Protein just goes through your system where carbs sit there unless you burn them off, which in turn gives you the energy you need to do intense workouts. This is the reason I believe atkins and south beach diet are the way they are, they cut out the carbs because if you do not exercise on a daily basis having a lot of carbs will make you gain weight. This is the reason coaches tell you to eat spaghetti or “load up on carbs” the night before a big game, or any game. You need that energy the carbs provide. This tells me 2 things about P90X…(1) the workouts are about to get a lot more intense in phase 2 and (2) for people who are looking to lose weight phase (1) is the right way to go, cutting carbs (but not all) makes you lose weight but finding the balance between what your body is capable of doing and the right amount of nutrients it needs to do those things is tricky. If you are an active person you needs those carbs to be able to do workouts to the best of your ability. I am just thankful I can have a sandwich for lunch and garlic bread for dinner :)
Protein shake: protein scoop, cup of fruit and cup of milk …blend…delicious
2 slices of turkey bacon
For lunch I had a homemade lunchable. Yup that’s right a lunchable, deluxe too. You remember those, the infamous classic Oscar Myer lunchable; with crackers, turkey, Capri-sun, cheese, squeezable mustard and a mint. Now a days though there are veggies, a cookie, a candy bar, pizza makings, its insane how much they have changed. Kids these days are so spoiled J the crackers were my carb, the 6 oz of turkey gave me my protein and my mustard was obviously the condiment. Yes I received multiple eye brow raises from the guys at work but hey it was just as delicious as I remember when I was 10. Along side I had carrots (frozen…do NOT recommend these, but my co worker and I are on a pranking spree, and this is how he got me back) and cucumbers.
Justin made dinner as I was busy in the yard weeding, I am not sure there is anything worse than yard work…wait scratch that…painting. He made chicken on the foreman, butternut squash soup and peas. Chicken was a bit dry, but that’s what the foreman does, it sucks all the fat out and leaves you with literally just the meat.
Day 19
Protein shake: protein scoop, cup of fruit and cup of milk …blend…delicious
2 slices of turkey bacon
Went out to lunch today and we went to a bar since the people I was with wanted fried food and beer for lunch, great I thought this is going to be interesting. I ended up having a chicken and lettuce wrap with a side salad. The waiter never gave me my dressing so after asking for the 4th time he offered me a beer on the house, I never thought there would be a day where I would turn down a free beer…until today. My friends looked at me in shock and I just shook my head and buried my chin further into my chest as a sighed.
It was Friday and Justin and I were feeling very lethargic after work (shocking I know) so we made chicken Caesar salad for dinner.
Day 20
Protein shake: protein scoop, cup of fruit and cup of milk …blend…delicious
2 slices of turkey bacon
For dinner I convinced Justin to fire up the grill for turkey burgers, he was not pleased but gave in. I told him although they are turkey burgers they still need to go on the grill because the smoky taste the grill gives will give them more flavor, I think that’s what made him agree. To make the turkey burgers I combined: ground turkey, bread crumbs, chopped green onions, old bay, hot sauce, worchestire sauce and chopped jalapenos. To make it extra spicy we put pepper jack cheese on top and had turkey bacon to get the last serving of protein we needed. They were not bad, definitely much better than veggie burgers. We did not use the sandwich thins instead we had wheat buns. Along side we had baked beans and peas. Not the combo I want with a burger but it sufficed.
Day 21
Protein shake: protein scoop, cup of fruit and cup of milk …blend…delicious
4 slices of turkey bacon…OD on turkey bacon huh?? Well I figured since we were going to a bbq that afternoon I was not sure how much protein I would be getting. And it was a good thing I had those extra pieces because I ended up having to share my burger and had only a couple pieces of chicken. I got enough veggies though. And I have to admit and Justin will never let me live this down but I had 1…yes that’s right 1…bbq frito. I could not resist, I love bbq fritos and when they are just sitting right in front of me temptation just took over.
Day 22
Protein shake: protein scoop, cup of fruit and cup of milk …blend…delicious
Turkey sandwich on wheat with mustard and an apple for lunch. I Spent the day golfing so I missed out on my snack and protein bar.
For dinner we ate steak with broccoli, squash and a salad. Needless to say I got my servings of veggies and then some. My sister was not happy we did not have steak and fries, which she had every right to be because on Sundays my parents have us over and we usually either have steak and fries or bbq chicken with baked beans and macaroni salad. Justin and I definitely threw in a wrench with this new diet. I told her 60 more days until we can go back to fries and ketchup (sigh).
Since I didn’t have my snack during the day we went to get ice cream and frozen yogurt. But for some reason sugar free, fat free ice cream just didn’t hit the spot like cookies and cream or cookie dough ice cream used too…
One more week of only having only 1 carb! In 6 days we will be able to eat 3. I know what you are thinking, what’s the big deal about carbs?? Well carbs give you energy to work out. Not in the same way that protein does. Protein just goes through your system where carbs sit there unless you burn them off, which in turn gives you the energy you need to do intense workouts. This is the reason I believe atkins and south beach diet are the way they are, they cut out the carbs because if you do not exercise on a daily basis having a lot of carbs will make you gain weight. This is the reason coaches tell you to eat spaghetti or “load up on carbs” the night before a big game, or any game. You need that energy the carbs provide. This tells me 2 things about P90X…(1) the workouts are about to get a lot more intense in phase 2 and (2) for people who are looking to lose weight phase (1) is the right way to go, cutting carbs (but not all) makes you lose weight but finding the balance between what your body is capable of doing and the right amount of nutrients it needs to do those things is tricky. If you are an active person you needs those carbs to be able to do workouts to the best of your ability. I am just thankful I can have a sandwich for lunch and garlic bread for dinner :)
Thursday, May 27, 2010
Day 16
Day 16
Protein shake: protein scoop, cup of fruit and cup of milk …blend…delicious
2 slices of turkey bacon
We had no turkey or ham and the only protein we had was turkey bacon. So I had a BL, well more commonly known as a BLT, but I am not a fan of tomato unless it is chopped or in the form of salsa so a BL is what I have. 2 slices of wheat bread, 4 slices of turkey bacon (which is 2 servings of protein) with a little but of light mayo for my condiment. Along side I had a cup of cucumbers and a cup of carrots. None cooked veggies are the hardest thing to eat, especially without any dips or dressings. Just not much flavor going on…
We had things to do after work so we didn’t get home till late so we did a repeat of last nights dinner
Day 17
Protein shake: protein scoop, cup of fruit and cup of milk …blend…delicious
2 slices of turkey bacon
Another one of those meat packed sandwiches for lunch. I cut this sandwich in half and my mouth barely fits over it (seriously), the guys at work make fun of me because I literally have to take 2 bites to get through it! Cup of the red pepper soup to go with. Which was still so delicious the 3rd time around. Even spicier too.
For dinner I made beef and broccoli stir fry. I took ¼ cup soy sauce and heated this in a sauté pan. Added half a red onion and chopped garlic until tender. Then added sliced flank steak and cooked for about 5 minutes (depending on how red you want the center). In a bowl a combined 2 tbsp rice vinegar, 1 tbsp sesame oil and minced ginger. I added this to the meat mixture and continued to cook for another 3 minutes. Lastly, I added cooked broccoli and let that sit for another 5 on low heat. I poured all this over soba noodles and my stir fry was complete. It was delicious. The meat was a little chewy because it’s a lean meat but you gotta deal with what you got…or in my case what you can eat.
Protein shake: protein scoop, cup of fruit and cup of milk …blend…delicious
2 slices of turkey bacon
We had no turkey or ham and the only protein we had was turkey bacon. So I had a BL, well more commonly known as a BLT, but I am not a fan of tomato unless it is chopped or in the form of salsa so a BL is what I have. 2 slices of wheat bread, 4 slices of turkey bacon (which is 2 servings of protein) with a little but of light mayo for my condiment. Along side I had a cup of cucumbers and a cup of carrots. None cooked veggies are the hardest thing to eat, especially without any dips or dressings. Just not much flavor going on…
We had things to do after work so we didn’t get home till late so we did a repeat of last nights dinner
Day 17
Protein shake: protein scoop, cup of fruit and cup of milk …blend…delicious
2 slices of turkey bacon
Another one of those meat packed sandwiches for lunch. I cut this sandwich in half and my mouth barely fits over it (seriously), the guys at work make fun of me because I literally have to take 2 bites to get through it! Cup of the red pepper soup to go with. Which was still so delicious the 3rd time around. Even spicier too.
For dinner I made beef and broccoli stir fry. I took ¼ cup soy sauce and heated this in a sauté pan. Added half a red onion and chopped garlic until tender. Then added sliced flank steak and cooked for about 5 minutes (depending on how red you want the center). In a bowl a combined 2 tbsp rice vinegar, 1 tbsp sesame oil and minced ginger. I added this to the meat mixture and continued to cook for another 3 minutes. Lastly, I added cooked broccoli and let that sit for another 5 on low heat. I poured all this over soba noodles and my stir fry was complete. It was delicious. The meat was a little chewy because it’s a lean meat but you gotta deal with what you got…or in my case what you can eat.
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