Reboot Day 11..I think.

PS! Yes at the beginning because I already posted this, and realized I forgot to post weight and measurements, so am going back and adding this so..it's sort of a P.S. but at the top.

BEGINNING:                                         CURRENT:
Weight: 150lbs                                           142.5
Waist: 33"                                                  30.5"
Hips: 42.5"                                                 41"
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My days are getting totally mixed up. I'm mostly sure, about 98%, that I'm on day 11. I don't have the brain power to calculate it right now. Still pretty tired, but I did manage to pick the diet back up yesterday and make it through. I made the stupid suggestion of ordering pizza last night since I went to visit my mom and knew I'd be back a little late and had 0 energy to make 2 meals.  I didn't think that I might be picking it up on the way home.  2 bacon pizza's and 1 cheese bread in the car with me.  An 8 minute car ride has never been so torturous. I found a few moments when the overwhelming desire to throw myself across the counter and shove pizza and cheese bread into my mouth surfaced, but I managed to resist. You all are my witness'.  When I'm done with this diet? My first food non-diet will be Marco's pizza with bacon, and a slice of cheese bread. I haven't yet read up on how to eat once this is over, but I'm sort of going on the idea that I'll have 2 'eat whatever I want' days, and 5 'stick with a lot of fruits and veggies and the other stuff minimal' days.  I think I can do that.  It would make a slice of pizza that much more enjoyable, or a Bob Evan's breakfast that much more special.  Seriously, when I was growing up, it was a HUGE deal to eat at McDonalds since we were always tight on money.  Today, my kids almost think it a crime to go 5 days without eating some sort of fast food meal.  So...that's gonna change.  Sorry kiddos.
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Breakfast at 11:30am (because I slept late)
Pomegranate Blueberry Chard Blend
1/2 cup Frozen Pomegranate Seeds
1 cup Blueberries
5 leafs rainbow swiss chard
4 oz unsweetened coconut water
1/2 cup crushed ice or ice cubes (if using fresh fruit)

Add all ingredients to blender and set to liquefy

Calories: 256
Protein: 8 g
Fiber: 9.5 g

 

(FYI: this is the coconut water I use because it's the only stuff I can find.

I don't know if it's sweetened or 100% natural, or what..)

 I guess this doesn't look too bad...

 Mixing it up again, this is breakfast from day 9...and it's really gross.  I can drink stuff that's green, or blue, or purple, or weird pink, and even blood red..but this mess was brown, and not an acceptable shade either.  It's "I have a child in diapers with an upset tummy" brown.  It's a blend too which doesn't help matters at all since we all know the texture of blended drinks by now. Despite all that, it surprisingly didn't phase me till I tried it.  After that it was just 2 more reasons not to drink it. It's not that this tastes 'beet' bad, it just tastes like tart nothing.  It's really weird.  There's no flavor that I can really pinpoint, I can just sense that it's tart, and it turns into a not palatable combination.  I'm....just gonna pretend this never happened and find a different breakfast..

 Ew.

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Breakfast...again....at 11:50am


I shall now tell you about D's Tropical Explosion. When all else fails, dump a bunch of fruit into the blender and hit 'liquify'. In this case it's about 1/2 C blueberries, 1 C blackberries, 1 C raspberries, 1 C strawberries, 1 banana, a couple stems of mint, and some spinach for green goodness addition.  Not that I love spinach, but I know it's important to get greens in your system and spinach seems to me, the best greens to ingest with other things since they're flavor is hidden easily. Looking back now I realize this is completely NOT tropical at all.  If I hadn't already poured this for myself and cleaned up my blender, I would also add 1 C pineapple and some coconut water.  And then maybe name it "D's Tropical Berry Explosion".  Or I could just call it "that berry stuff".  Which I probably will.

There's something about strawberries and spinach that looks amazingly yummy.

Even tastier when you add ALL THIS PRETTY STUFF!

The end result?  Much more appealing than baby poo.

This is what my son had for breakfast.  I swear I'm a good mom....

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I have a confession to make.  At this point I pretty much tossed in the towel on trying to follow today's meal play.  I haven't had a chance yet to get out and go shopping for days 11-15, so today I had to completely wing it.  From this point on I'm just going to spam you with a few pictures and what I ate. The lovely thing about this diet is that it's going to work so long as you get your fruits AND veggies, with veggies being the more abundant of the two.

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Lunch at 1pm

Lunch was a big giant salad with my choice of dressing.  Of course I went for the honey ginger soy one from day 1 because it is sooooo fantastic tasting.  I had a bit left over from a few days ago.  This salad consists of spinach, red lettuce, romaine, broccoli, carrots, red sweet pepper, and cucumber.  Basically, just throw whatever veggies you like into it and toss on the dressing, but do not DOUSE it in dressing.  Remember the dressing is just the pretty necklace.  It just adds the finishing touch.  It's not the main event. RESIST THE URGE.
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Mid-Day Snack at 4pm

5 carrots, 2 apples, and a handful of spinach because you need your greens! Carrot apple juice is so yummy. Originally this recipe included beets.  We all know how I feel about beets.  No beets were harmed in the making of this juice.

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Dinner at 7pm

Dinner has no pictures and I apologize. It was steamed green beans and a massive salad with a banana for dessert. I'm on my church's bowling league every other Saturday and they just announced that the snack bar won't be open on that night anymore.  Frankly this is a blessing for me since normally I would order a big bowl of french fries midway through.  If I brought any kids along, there might be nachos and maybe chili cheese fries as well. Since the snack bar isn't open now, we're allowed to bring our own food, which means money saved, and healthier choices.

However, this all balanced out tonight since a friend brought his daughter who happens to be a Girl Scout and she had her cookie order form. 

I ordered 9 boxes.

I'm so glad they don't come in till March.

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Here's the official recipes for day 11:

Breakfast

Berry Bowl
Mix 2-3 cups of fresh berries of your choice (blueberry, raspberry, blackberry, strawberry) into a bowl.
Calories: 106
Protein: 2 g
Fiber: 6 g

Mid-Morning Juice

Apple-Beet-Carrot Juice
1 Apple
2 Beets
3 Large Carrots
1 Piece Ginger (thumb sized)
4 cups Spinach/Kale
Calories: 280
Protein: 8 g
Fiber: 2 g

Lunch

Pumpkin Potato Bake (Make the night before – double to make extra for Day 12)
1 Sugar/Baking Pumpkin (when seasonal – can substitute canned out of season)
2 medium Sweet Potatoes
1 Tbsp. Olive Oil
Sea/Celtic Salt and Pepper to taste
Roast pumpkin (remove top and seeds – great for baking to save for after your Reboot)
Cut pumpkin into sections and place in baking dish flesh side down with water in the pan. Roast in over at 450 for 45-60 minutes. Bake sweet potatoes next to pumpkin – wash well and pierce with fork first.
Cut and remove flesh from potatoes and mix all ingredients in a bowl. Place into a baking dish and return to oven at 350 to warm.
Makes 4 servings
Per Serving:
Calories: 201 kcal
Protein: 2.5 g
Fiber: 4 g

Afternoon Snack

Fresh Summer Veggie Mix (tastes great year round!)
(make big batch and refrigerate)
2-3 sliced heirloom Tomatoes (when seasonal – otherwise any tomato)
Large handful Basil
1/2 Cucumber sliced
1 Tbsp Olive Oil
1 tsp Sea salt
Fresh Ground Pepper
Balsamic Vinegar to taste
Calories: 50
Protein: 1 g
Fiber: 1 g

Dinner

Kale-Zucchini Stir Fry
6 leaves Lacinato green Kale
1/2 Eggplant cut into half moons
1 Zucchini or 1/2 large zucchini cut into circles
2 cloves Garlic, minced or chopped
1/2 Onion, finely chopped
Fresh Chives, finely chopped
Parsley, finely chopped
Sea or Celtic Salt
Fresh Ground Pepper
Heat olive oil in pan on medium – add onion and sautee
Add eggplant, zucchini and garlic – cook until lightly browed and soft
Add Kale and chives. Sautee briefly, 1-2 minutes so that kale remains a rich green
Serve with steamed fresh corn ear
Calories: 217
Protein: 8.5 g
Fiber: 12 g

Green Basil Salad and Dressing
Mix fresh basil leaves into 1 cup arugula and 1 cup red or green leaf lettuce.
Add 1 large or 2 small Tomatoes
1/4 cup diced Red Onion
1/2 cup chopped Avocado
1/2 cup Cucumber slices
1/2 cup shredded Carrots
1/2 cup Broccoli
1/2 cup Jicama
Calories: 278
Protein: 3.5 g
Fiber: 9 g