So I was just thinking, about 2 minutes ago, that I should set some workout goals for myself. I may have had even more positive results from my 9 days had I stuck to the workout a little more.
I am going to aim for walking 5 miles each week. We’ll see how it works out.
So yesterday was the end of Phase One of the Fat Smash Diet and I have to say it was easier to get through than I initially thought.
Throughout the 9 days I could feel a difference in the way my clothes fit and my energy level not to mention the pimples. I didn’t have high expectations about the weight though. I didn’t want to hype myself up too much only to be gravely disappointed by the final number on the scale.
This morning at about 6:35, I got on the scale for the first time in 9 days. The number: 267! That is 15 pounds gone. I’ll admit I weighed myself 5 times in a row to make sure it was right. I left the house to run an errand and came back and weighed in again just in case. The number was still the same.
9 days down and I am halfway to my mini goal. Sweet!
Last night I made a tasty bean dish that I wanted to share the recipe for.
Tasty Red Beans
Ingredients:
1/2 red onion diced
2 cloves garlic minced
2 TS olive oil
2 TS ketchup
1 can dark red kidney beans drained and rinsed
1 can fire roasted diced tomatoes
1 TB chili powder
1 TB ground cumin
1 TS dried basil
salt and pepper to taste
Directions:
Saute onion and garlic in olive oil until tender. Add ketchup and stir.
Add beans, tomatoes, chili powder, cumin, basil, salt and pepper.
Simmer 20 minutes until beans are tender.
Serve over brown rice.
Makes 4 servings
While I am on Day 8 of Phase One of the Fat Smash Diet (woo hoo!). I am thinking of taking the rest of the week off once done and starting over from Phase One on Tuesday after the Memorial Day holiday. I may start from Phase 2. It really depends on the results of this nine day period.
My dilemma for the summer is getting through holidays and graduation parties. I guess I’ll figure it out.
I found a pair of pants today that are a size 22 from a brief foray into successfull weight loss. That weight was gained back over time and I am wearing a size 24. So as a short term goal, I am trying to get into these pants. It’s a more tangible goal than a number on a scale.
Here’s a tasty recipe for any Fat Smash followers out there.
White Bean and Roasted Corn Chowder
Ingredients:
6 ears fresh corn
1 small onion chopped
3 cloves garlic
1 can cannelini beans dranined and rinsed
2 cups chicken stock
1 12oz. can fat free evaporated milk
1 TB fresh rosemary finely chopped
1 TS dried tyme
1TS dried basil
Salt and pepper to taste
Directions:
Heat oven to 450 degrees.
Remove husk from corn and with a sharp knife cut corn kernels from the cob. Place on a baking sheet with garlic, season with salt and pepper, and roast for about 20-25 minutes.
In a saucepan, add stir together chicken stock, milk, onions, and rosemary. Bring to a simmer but not a boil. Add beans and roasted corn. Scrape inside of the soft roasted garlic into the mixture. Add herbs and additional salt and pepper to taste.
Simmer chowder covered until onions are tender, about 20 minutes.
For a creamier chowder, remove half the mixture and puree in a blender. Add back to the rest of the chowder.
Makes 4 servings
So…yesterday I took my niece to my cousins birthday party. It was an hour away and the selection was scarce and dang it I was hungry.
I ate a cheeseburger (grilled) and a hot dog over the course of 4 hours. My willpower was strong and I passed on cake and ice cream. Since the day was shot anyway, I got my favorite drink, a sweet tea from McDonald’s. To my suprise, it was entirely too sweet! Drinking tons of water for the last 5 (now 6) days made the tasty McDonald’s sweet tea sickening to me. I watered it down twice and could still not finish it.
On a happier note, I couldn’t find a tape measure so I decided to use a pair of jeans as my mark of progress. I purchased a pair of jeans in the fall that are my normal size but didn’t fit. I could barely pull over my butt let alone button and zip them up. I figured they could be my progress mark to see how things are going without looking at a scale.
Well I had my camera ready, found the pants, and slipped them on. To my shock and complete delight, the pants not only went over by big butt with ease, I was also able to button and zip them up with no problem. Now they are still tight in the thigh area but wow, progress has been made.
Woo Hoo!!!!
Yeah! I’m doing this in the morning as opposed to late at night, so I can actually remember the day before.
So yesterday was a much better day than Wednesday as I ate at appropriate times.
Breakfast: 1 cup of grits with 3 egg whites
Snack: pear
Lunch: Broth with onions, baby spinach, and brown rice. 10 baby carrots.
Snack: another pear
Dinner: veggie burger and sweet potato fries.
The veggie burger was highly suspect in taste, probably will not try that again but the sweet potato fries were good. The only thing is that they were mushy and not crispy. I need to think of a way to fix that next time I make them.
I’ve been drinking water like crazy, and frankly my bladder hasn’t adjusted just yet but it should in a day or two. The big problem though is my skin. Now, I’m used to getting one pimple every month. This month though I have four pimples. If this keeps up the blog is going to renamed “All These Pimples are not Cute!”
I really need to do this in the morning or I will forget.
Yesterday was a little shaky mainly because I didn’t have time to eat breakfast so I was starving by noon. I had chicken broth with brown rice, spinach, and onions, as well as a piece of fruit. I think it was a pear, but I really don’t remember.
For dinner I had “fried”rice. It was diced onions and brocoli heated through with 1 scrambled egg white and 1/2 cup brown rice. I also added 3 shakes of soy sauce for extra flavor. I also had a bunch of grapes. Didn’t count how many, but I was hungry and it wasn’t enough to be considered overeating.
One thing that I have noticed which explains the discrepancies I saw with online information compared to the book, is that the book has been updated. There are several food items or condiments that are allowed in Phase One of the current version of the diet that are either not listed at all or are on the forbidden list.
All day yesterday, I was trying to figure out why people would bother to post partial lists and not the whole thing. Now I know they were working from a previous edition of the book.
I made it through Day 1 of Phase One of the Fat Smash Diet. Now, I went into the diet going off of information I found online which was not complete. I got the book today and saw a lot more information that I didn’t find online. Probably would not have made a big difference , but I’m glad to know that my options are a little more open than I thought.
Yesterday’s Food:
Pre-breakfast: Banana
Breakfast: Grits mixed with 3 scrambled egg whites and an orange
Lunch: baby carrots and a few celery stalks
Snack: Banana
Dinner: Black beans with onions, green peppers, tomatoes, and garlic over brown rice.
I was going to eat a pear after dinner, but I wasn’t hungry.
Exercise: 30 minutes on the treadmill.
So far so good. I got through the day without too much hunger. One day down, 8 to go.
I’ll take some measurements later today but I wanted to get my starting weight in before I forget.
Starting weight: 282 pounds
Mini-goal: 254 pounds. This is losing 10% or 28 pounds.
Ultimate goal: 140 pounds. This is a whopping 142 pound goal.
I said before that I never really tried hard to lose weight before. I did small things that were successfull but I fell off fairly easily. I decided to go with something much more strict but had some flexibility.
One thing I am trying to do is be more vain. I know that sounds weird, but it explains the title of my blog. I was born a black sheep in my family in that I don’t have the fancy gene. My sister, my brother, my dad, and my late mother put a lot of effort (for the most part) into what they look like. My sister will randomly dress up on a regular day just because. My dad is the same way. My brother is obsessed with making sure his hair is cut just right and he is put together perfectly.
I don’t. I never really cared. I try to look presentable when I am out and about but it has never been important to me. Maybe that is why I never really put any effort into my weight.
But I am trying to change that. We’ll see how it goes.
