7/6/2014 0 Comments Long time, no blogRenee and I have been super busy working on our individual blogs, writing (patterns, short stories, novels), work, and even a family vacation (first one in about 40 years). So, that's where we've been hiding.
This past week, I had to go in to the doctor for a routine physical. It turned out it was a good thing, as I fell on a run the day before, so it was nice to have that checked out. My surprise came when I got on the scale--I weighed in at a good 11 pounds more than I thought I weigh. Now, my clothes fit fine, even my suits that get drug out every couple of months; but, I do know that there has been way too much "ish" in my veganish diet of late, and I'm aware of where those extra pounds came from. So, I decided to revive 2FS. I talked to Renee, and she decided to join me. What I'm doing starting tomorrow is blogging about my version of Dr. Neal Barnard's 21-Day Weightloss Kickstart. Renee is also adapting it to her needs as well. Why this version rather than doing my own thing? Well, as my Nutella adventures show, I can't always be trusted lately. I've also been on a cracker binge of late, as well as using olive oil a bit too freely. And as I was looking to put a meal plan together for this coming week, I said, gee, I wish someone would do this for me. Neal Barnard did. I have one of his other cookbooks and have enjoyed the approach, so I figured a little discipline can't hurt. OK, so why are you altering his plan at all? I hate oatmeal unless it is in granola or it is in a cookie (or part of a lentil loaf, etc). I also just prefer smoothies for breakfast 6/7 days of the week. I do plan on trying some of his other breakfast recipes on weekends, but smoothies are one alteration I'm making. Renee is gluten-sensitive, so she'll be skipping the pancakes. She's really into smoothies as well. The only other real alteration I see making in week 1 is that a couple of the lunches just don't look like they would pack well. Those might get swapped for another of his recipes. Also, I'm shooting for no more than 1500 calories a day, so that fancy fruit salad on day 3 is not happening. We'll have an open watermelon that needs eating, so that'll be a fruit option. What else are you doing? I have also returned to using Fitday.com to track intake and activities and I'll be walking the dogs daily (per usual--they won't let me out of it), as well as doing alternating yoga and step aerobics/cardio days.
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