[applevalleygirl]

Thanks NewEnglander! I had the sauteed baby spinach with the grilled salmon fillet and it was so delish! The greens tasted very rich sauteed in olive oil and garlic. I added a dash of beef stock too and it came out perfect. I'm gonna have to make that again! Great way to get my leafy greens.

Today I walked for 35 minutes. I was thrilled that my back is beginning to get stronger. Its been tough walking with an aching back. But I am definitely getting stronger and have a bit more energy. I'm still impatient to get back into shape. I used to ride my bike 200 miles a week so being this out of shape is really killing me.

[applevalleygirl]

Today I walked another 35 minutes. I am slowly but surely on my way to my goal of 45 minute walks.

Today I had:

early am snack: 1 cup herbal tea; then 1 banana and 1 cup of orange juice

breakfast: 1 cup of cooked 7 grain cereal with a pat of butter

lunch: 1 cup homemade lentil soup, 1 cup soy milk

afternoon snack: 1 whole wheat pita bread with about 1/2 cup homemade hummus

For dinner I'm having tofu and veggies in red curry coconut sauce over a cup of brown rice, 1 cup of 1% milk.

Haven't decided on a late snack but probably some cold fruit or a fruit popsicle.

[RLandis]

Applevalleygirl, are you sure about a whole loaf of Pita being 100 calories? what do you mean by a loaf? Don't they come in "pockets?"

I'm just finishing day 2 of Phase 2. I lost 9.5 on Phase 1.

Best of luck to all.

[applevalleygirl]

Well I'm back. Fell off the diet for a while but now I'm back and weighed myself this morning and lost some more weight. 3 more lbs to be exact!! Woohoo!!

I also stopped doing the walking exercises because its so cold outside I'm gonna wait for this cold snap to stop.

I think part of the reason (if not all of the reason) I fell off my diet is because my job hours were cut back. Everyone at my office had their hours cut. My regular job is with a real estate corporation and there just isn't any biz because of this recession.

Also, the Farmers Market and Craft Show season won't start until early May so I am trying desperately to make ends meet until I can make some more money with my crafting biz. I have a small candle and soap biz and sales were about 30% down last year from the previous year. I am not expecting this year to fair any better until around the end when the fall and holiday sales tend to pick up.

Anyway-- its hard to buy some of the foods with a smaller budget but I am working at it. I remember when 'diet' foods like fresh fruit and veggies were dirt cheap. Now they can be so expensive along with the price of fresh fish and meat.

But I will keep at this diet for as long as I am able cause I am determined to lose some wieight this year.

So far I have lost a total of 9 lbs and 3" so I am happy with that.

[applevalleygirl]

Originally Posted by RLandis

Applevalleygirl, are you sure about a whole loaf of Pita being 100 calories? what do you mean by a loaf? Don't they come in "pockets?"

I'm just finishing day 2 of Phase 2. I lost 9.5 on Phase 1.

Best of luck to all.

Hi RLandis! Yes a loaf is a pocket. Thats what I meant. The pita bread I get is a low cal whole wheat and its only 100 calories per pocket.

I also added some chili powder to my last batch of homemade hummus to give it a little kick. It is soooo good!! Makes a great low fat snack. I try to find as many foods to snack on cause snacks are my downfall.

[32smasher]

you could do it and with the help of everyone doing this same diet it will be more better..... i just started the extreme fat smash diet.. two days ago. and i am crying like a baby its not easy. because i work in a restaurant and i have to cook for my kids and hubby...... i hope i could finish this challenge

Good Luck

[negrita75]

welcome back apple and hang in there we all can do it.. Rlandis way to go.. I'm on day 2 of phase 1 and I understand why they call it extreme but day 2 is better yesterday I had a terrible headache but I'm hanging in there.. 9.5 pounds wow.. keep me updated on phase 2..