Cheater

So in my last update I mentioned that I had lost 10.2 pounds over the last 7 days. I have also mentioned how I wasn't perfect over the last week. Here's my recap of when I cheated, why I cheated, and what I had.


Snacks: I mentioned that I snacked on raw almonds. I also snacked on cheddar cheese occasionally.


Day 2 Lunch: I was getting fairly hungry but I probably could have made it through the day. The only problem was when I cleaned out my pantry and fridge I still had some homemade chicken stir-fry leftover. I couldn't let that go to waste so there was cheat #1.


Day 4 Dinner: I was pretty hungry that day and after band practice Wednesday evening leaving me sore and weak, I felt I could use some protein. I had 2 small plain grilled chicken breasts. They were grilled on my Foreman grill so no oil or anything was used. For a side dish I made a kale salad since I had a ton of kale. 


Kale Salad:

• 1 large bunch finely chopped kale
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
• 1/2 tsp chili powder
• Optional: Cucumber, carrot, any other vegetable you want to use from juicing

Day 5 Dinner: Plain grilled flounder and the rest of the kale salad.

Day 6 Dinner: My friends called me and asked if I would want to go to a local Italian restaurant for dinner. I couldn't refuse. Nor could I refuse the special of the day: Grilled Swordfish Kebabs and Roasted Fingerling Potatoes. Yum.

 

And don't tell anyone but I couldn't refuse the daily dessert special of Cherry White Chocolate Bread Pudding with Rum Glaze...


So there you have it. Written down together I realize I cheated a lot. And still lost a good bit of weight. If you wanted to juice 2 out of 3 meals a day and not cheat in any other way then you'd probably still do pretty well. Depending on how heated this competition gets at work I may let myself cheat as much each week or I may have to really control myself. We'll see at the next weigh-in.


Next: Pictures, pictures, pictures and my new juicer!