Day Seventeen - No Test

Yesterday I lost 1.3lbs bring my weight loss to 13.8lbs.  I didn't finish all my water until midnight so the loss could be higher.

I ate dinner at my grandmothers and didn't follow the plan to the letter but I didn't eat any foods that I hadn't already tested and found no reaction to. 

In case you are wondering, the plan dinner is any approved protein on a bed of mixed green and Vegetable Timbale.

Like every morning I weighed my self and then drank 16oz of water with lemon.

Here is what I ate for the day:

Breakfast 

• Flax Granola with 1/2 an apple

Lunch

• Spicy Chickpea Spinach Salad
• Butternut Squash Soup

Dinner

• Roasted chicken with garlic, lemon, and rosemary
• Boiled Carrots
• Half a potato

Snack

• Rye cracker with raw almond butter

Dessert

• 1 ounce of dark chocolate

Day Fifteen - No Test

Yesterday I lost 1.6 lb, bring my weight loss to 13.5lbs.

I woke up sick so after I weighed myself I went back to bed.  I woke up again at 3:30pm feeling great.  I drank a liter of water and then waited 30 minutes to eat something.  I had the plan breakfast, skipped lunch and ate a late dinner of plan approved ingredients.  I was so hungry at dinner so I had second piece of chicken.  I was out of chocolate so I walked to A&P and got a bag of Assorted Lindt Dark Chocolate Truffles.  I had one of each flavor (dark, extra dark, and cafe.). YUM!

I veered away from the book yesterday so here are the highlights.

• For breakfast (one of the below - not both)
• Smoothie with chia seeds, rye cracker, and nut butter
• Flax granola and an approved fruit.
• For lunch (one of the below - not both)
• Slice of white bread with leftover zucchini, cheese, and sun flower seeds.  Mixed greens and an approved soup
• Approved salad with a minimum of 15 grams of vegetarian protein and an approved soup
• Carrots with 1 to 2 tablespoons of raw almond butter
• Diner is chicken with Indian spice rub, sauteed kale with vegetables, and steamed broccoli with lemon and lemon oil.
• Dessert as always is 1 ounce of dark chocolate or cinnamon poached fruit with whipping cream.

Here is what I ate for the day:

Breakfast 

• Smoothie with  rye crackers, and roasted almond butter

Dinner

• 2 pan roasted chicken thighs
• Roasted Carrots
• Sauteed winter Squash, Zucchini, onions, garlic, and fresh basil

Dessert

• 1.3 ounces of Lindt dark chocolate truffles (3 balls)

Day Thirteen: No Test

Yesterday I lost another 1.2 lbs bring my weight loss to 11.9lbs. On Day Thirteen of The Plan you are suppose to have a smoothie but I didn't have one of the main ingredients, blueberries, so I will try it in a few days.

Like every morning I weighed my self and then drank 16oz of water with lemon.

Here is what I ate for the day:

Breakfast 

• Flax granola with half an apple

Lunch

• Mixed green salad with goat cheese and sunflower seeds
• Butternut squash soup

Dinner

• Grilled Chicken breast on Arugula
• Roasted vegetables with 1/2 a potato

Snack

• 1/2 a pear

Dessert

• 1 ounce of dark chocolate

Day Eleven: No Test

I lost 1 lb yesterday bringing my total weight loss back down to 9.7lbs.  I was hoping that it was going to be more so that I could blame the weight gain from the previous day on the late night water but it looks like it was the mustard or the lamb.

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 flax granola with ½ a apple and a cup of Rice Dream

Lunch

• Mixed green salad with kale and pumpkin seeds

Dinner

• Lemon Butter Chicken
• Vegetable Timbale
• Spinach Salad

Snack

• Carrots

Dessert

• 1 ounce of dark chocolate

Day Nine - Rest Day

Yesterday I lost  .2lb bringing my total weight loss to 9.2lbs.   Although yesterday was a rest day there were new Breakfast choices and a new snack, chocolate covered pear (YUM).   Dinner was any approved protein that was previously tested.  Unfortunately I had to stick to chicken because I tested beef first (The Plan says you can't have beef more than once a week until Phase Three when you can test having it twice.).

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 slice of white bread with 2 Tablespoons of raw almond butter and 1/2 an apple.

Lunch

• Baby romaine with goat cheese, avocado and sunflower seeds
• Broccoli soup

Dinner

• Roasted Apricot Chipotle Chicken
• Roasted butternut squash
• Baby romaine salad with zucchini, carrots, avocado and sunflower seeds.

Snack

• Chocolate Covered Pear Slice with pumpkin seeds

Dessert

• 1 ounce of dark chocolate

Day Seven on The Plan - Rest Day

I lost .4 lb from Day 6 New Protein Test (I had skirt steak - YUM!).  I was worried because I love beef and don't want to give it up.  Yesterday I lost .4 lb bringing my total loss to 8.8lbs.

I made minor tweaks to the plan.  I add nuts, seeds and dried berries to the flax granola and skip the milk.  I'm not a big fan of cereal so I typically eat the granola and fruit separate from the milk.  I skipped the milk because I was out of it.  

The plan wants you to have Spicy Veg Soup but I hated the soup the first time I tried it. On the 2013 Day 1 to 3 Food Prep from the Lyn-Genet website the Spicy Veg Soup has been replaced with a Cream of Broccoli so that's what I had instead. I also didn't have the cheese for lunch and instead grated Macheago cheese over the chicken I had for dinner. Nom Nom

For dinner the plan wants you to  have chicken with a lemon garlic sauce and carrots and broccoli in the stir fry.  I made my own chicken and added carrots to my broccoli soup so I skipped them at dinner.

 For the chips I had Kettle brand unsalted and they were delicious.  The back of the bag said 1oz was equal to 13 chips.  I put them on pretty plate and sat on the balcony in the back over looking the river and enjoyed every crunchy yummy bite.

Like every morning I weighed my self and then drank 16oz of water with lemon.

Here is what I ate for the day:

Flax Granola, apple, seeds, and berries

Breakfast 

• 1 cup of flax granola mixed with nuts, seeds, dried berries and ½ a apple 

Lunch

• Roasted butternut squash and sauteed kale topped with pumpkin seeds.
• Cream of broccoli soup

Dinner

• Lemon Butter Chicken with Manchego cheese
• Arugula 
• Sauteed zucchini, onions, shitakes, and garlic

Snack

• 1 ounce of salt free potato chips

Dessert

• 1 ounce of dark chocolate