Day Ten: New Protein

I gained 1 lb yesterday bringing me down 9.7lbs.  I "accidentally" had 1/2 teaspoon of Dijon mustard during dinner.  It accidentally got into my mouth but I knew it was mustard and I should of spit it out but it was delicious.  Confused ... well I made rack of lamb for dinner, one with a garlic herb crust and the other with a dijon panko crust and some of the bread crumb crust got on mine and well ... it was too delicious to spit out.

On top of ingesting mustard I also didn't finish my water until 2am so the weight gain could be the mustard, late night water or lamb.  I'm hoping it's the late night water.  I'll retest lamb and mustard (separately) in Phase 3.
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Like every morning I weighed my self and then drank 16oz of water with lemon.

Here is what I ate for the day:

Breakfast 

• 1 cup of hot rice cereal mixed with 1/2 cup of flax granola and a half a apple

Lunch

• Baby romaine salad with zucchini, carrots, avocado and sunflower seeds.
• Butternut squash

Dinner

• Rack of Lamb with a garlic herb crust
• Mixed green salad with avocado and apple

Snack

• Rye cracker with 1 Tablespoon almond butter

Dessert

• 1 ounce of dark chocolate

Day Six on The Plan - Protein Test

Day Six on The Plan - Protein Test

A little over six months ago I started the plan and made it successfully through five days. On the sixth day I didn't follow the plan and instead of doing a reset day like I planned I ended up quitting.  While visiting my family in New Jersey last week my sister suggested we go on "The Lyn-Genet Plan" together. 

The second time around has been so much easier because I knew what to expect and had someone to share the cooking and shopping with.

I'm down 8lbs and feeling great.  I'm going to Costco's to pick up steak for dinner.  I'm planning on doing some tasting at Costco's, like I did at Whole Foods on this day, but this time I am prepared with the proper food to eat the following day if the scale moves in the wrong direction.

After I wake up:

• Weigh myself
• Drink 16oz of water with lemon

Breakfast 

• 1 cup of flax granola with ½ a pear and a cup of Silk Coconut Milk

Lunch

• Baby romaine with leftover zucchini, goat cheese, and pumpkin seeds
• 1 rye cracker with 2 tablespoons of homemade hummus

Dinner

• Steak
• Roasted butternut squash and sauteed kale topped with grated Manchego cheese

Snack

• ½ an apple and small handful of raw almonds

Dessert

• 1 ounce of dark chocolate

The approved proteins to test today are beef, lamb, beans, fish and eggs.  You can learn more about testing proteins on my Animal Protein post.

Animal Proteins on The Plan

Animal Proteins on The Plan

Portions should be 4 to 6 ounces for women and 6 to 8 ounces for men.  When you're testing a new protein you should start with half the portion size.

Beef

• You should eat it only once every seven days so don't make this your first protien test unless you really like chicken because you will be eating a lot of that.   At a later date test having beef twice in a week
•  All types of beef are allowed, but stay away from marinated meats because the marinates usually have extra sodium.
• Cook fattier meats to medium-rare.  If you like your meat well done choose leaner cuts like Filet Mignon.

Beans

• Eat only once a day
• If you pass the chickpea test try pink or pinto beans next
• Avoid black beans during Phase two and do a "self test" later on.
• Don't do the following food combinations until you test them later on:
• Beans and rice
• Beans and meat

Duck

• Duck is as low as chicken in reactivity so its a good choice

Eggs

• Only once a day
• Eat every other day, later on do a test to eat them daily
• Don't eat them with bread until you've tested this combination
• Hard boiled eggs are the only method of cooking you should stay away from

Fish

• Don't eat on consecutive days.  At a later date test if you can fish two days in a row.
• Don't eat more than once or twice a week.
• Choice wild white fish and wait until later to test tuna, cod, and swordfish.
• Don't eat farm raised fish or Salmon

Lamb

• Eat two to three times a week

Pork

• Eat fresh pork and test smoked/cured meats (like bacon and deli ham) in Phase three
• Highly reactive

Shellfish

• Test scallops first an wait until phase three to test other types of shellfish.

Venison

• Low reactivity
• Don't over cook it, start with it rare to medium and then test well-done in Phase Three.