Fast Metabolism Diet - Round 2 Day 8(W2) - P1

Snack 1
3 Oranges

Breakfast
2 egg whites

Lunch
Veg Curry + baby Oranges

Snack 2
Apple

Dinner
Nothing substantial

Exercise 
Walk around the block for trick and treating

Additional Notes -
So as you can see not a very perfect day of FMD. I almost didn't have my  breakfast as I left it at home. Dinner was nothing as I got stuffed by eating some of the Diwali snacks and a  crunch chocolate from my daughter's Halloween trick and treat stack.

But tomorrow is a new day and I know I can do better. Not feeling so upbeat in last few days. But at least I got a full 8 hour sleep yesterday.

Fast Metabolism Diet - Round 2 Day 6 and Day 7(W1) - P3

These two days were bit of a haze for me. In between the prep for Diwali I do not think I had a proper meal prep and food. In short I took a break from Fast Metabolism Diet this weekend. I did eat some sweets and also some Pizza. I had given myself this weekend for no guilt indulgence. No regrets !!

Fast Metabolism Diet - Round 2 Day 4(W1) - P2

I think things are getting better in terms of the anxiety I used to feel for this way of eating. I am less anxious and more comfortable in terms of what is expected. But I still feel I need to take my diet up a notch in terms of types of food and vegetables I eat, I need to mix things up a little bit.

Snack 1
Egg whites(3) + 1 1/2 lemon juice with some Stevia

Breakfast
Broccoli and onion and bell pepper omelet(3 egg whites)
Yesterday I cribbed about my breakfast so much that today my husband volunteered to cook for me, he made the omelet. 
Update after lunch - I am impressed he did a very good job in cooking this, I might have to learn how to make it.

Lunch
The way it tasted yesterday I was so sure to cook something new for me today; but laziness always wins and I got the leftovers from yesterday. Added some broccoli and Bell pepper in hope that it will make the taste of Balsamic Vinegar more tolerable. I think this dish would have tasted better if I wont have put so much of balsamic vinegar.


Snack 2
2 cucumbers + 3 egg whites


Dinner
Tofu + Broccoli + lemon water

Exercise 
Total Body Chisel

Additional Notes -
Today was such a day I chose to not eat food than to eat egg whites. So for dinner had to cook up some tofu. 

Fast Metabolism Diet - Round 2 Day 3(W1) - P2

The dreadful phase, but according to Hailey one of the most important phase of FMD(Well not actually as every phase has its own importance and function in mending the metabolism).

So biggest issue that happened here is my lack of prep, I planned that I will put my daughter to bed and then do some cooking and prep for day 3, but, yes as usual slept with her. So had to spend few hours in the morning to cook my breakfast and lunch. That is actually the biggest problem of this diet, so much of cooking and prep and yet another bigger problem of this phase(2) is that most of the stuff has to be cooked fresh or else you(or at least I) you will not be able to keep it down. Egg whites and that too reheated in oven, can taste like eating rubber band. Actually none of the phase 1 and 2 foods taste good after reheating!!

Snack 1

Egg whites(3) + 1 1/2 lemon juice with some Stevia

Breakfast

Broccoli and Leek omelet(3 egg whites)

Post Breakfast - I think i will give up eating. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE eating, but if I have to eat this again I might actually just skip eating. It was not good, I had to force myself to eat it. I ate one mouth full followed by seltzer to push it down!!

Lunch

I am going the vegan way for lunch, yes would be eating Tofu; I didn't feel like eating Edamame salad today, so whipped up some broccoli, mushroom, onion, red bell pepper and baked Tofu. I have some left overs for lunch tomorrow(yaay!!)
Post Lunch update - this was yucky actually worse than the breakfast. Some of the recipe in book look and sound so good till you try them and they come out absolutely disgusting. That actually inspires me to do a post on my favorite and hated recipe from this diet.

Snack 2

2 cucumbers
After the scrumptious lunch I don't think I will be hungry for a long time. Anyways will try to eat the twin cucumber I got as a snack and a bottle of chorophyll water.

Dinner

I ate three egg whites for dinner. Didnt feel like eating. I did however cheat a little bit as I ate few spoonfuls from my daughter's pasta. Well anything to keep in sane. I also had lemon water of 2 lemons. 

Exercise 

Hammer power - This is a tough one with lots of weight lifting. I could have done better in terms of lifting weight, may be tomorrow.

Additional Notes -

My challenge today was timing, I didn't eat every two hours, need to be better on that tomorrow. I did skip meals today and my timing was all haywire. But how can i eat when I do not want to eat. This phase actually make me run away from food. just one more day to go!!

Fast Metabolism Diet - Round 2 Day 2(W1) - P1

Day has started well, but man I am so tired, i think i should try to do exercise in the morning so that i get some energy when I am in office. Everyday I wake up with a thought that I should take off that day, just call in sick but then push myself to go one more day and then take off tomorrow. 

I will have to do something about how to get a more restful sleep. This diet is a lot about relieving stress and anxiety; however these two are so intertwined in my life, that the results might be getting impacted. Anyways, I am trying my best, it may not be my best, but I am trying my best!! I am not throwing in the towel and giving up, I am in the arena, fighting, getting dirty, tears pouring down my face..but daring greatly!!

Now that I have made a ruthless reference of Theodore Rossevelt's 'Man in the Arena' speech, I need to put the real version here - 

It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat. 

Breakfast

Oatmeal+Apple

Snack 1

Clementines

Lunch

Vegetable curry + brown rice + clementines

Snack 2

Clementines

Dinner

Vegetable curry + brown rice

Exercise 

Jillian Michael's Level 1

Additional Notes -

Almost had a hunger attack, thankfully my daughter had some veggies left in her lunchbox and i ate them as I picked her from school. But had been feeling leaner today. 

Fast Metabolism Diet - Round 2 Day 1(W1) - P1

Actually for round 2 this food log is kind of repetitive as I am already capturing the time of day and meal in the 'Fast Metabolism App'. It also lists the time when i should be eating, which is good. I will see how it goes, if I feel bored writing same things here I might discontinue. But till now I am thinking that app is my plan and this is the status report, as I always finalize the blog past the day after my diet.

I was not very prepared for the day 1 of Phase 1 as I had decided to take a week off. But the way i felt yesterday I was like no way I want to feel this way, I might feel restricted with on FMD but never bloated. The lunch and dinner both have very little oil in it, but I have plans to cook very phase specific food for tomorrow.

Breakfast

Oatmeal+Apple

Snack 1

Clementines

Lunch

Butternut squash soup + brown rice+ lentils+ Mango

Snack 2

Apple

Dinner

This was tricky, my stomach has not yet settled down after weekend eating, so my eating is very haphazard. I ate few popcorns after coming back from office(I know I should probably not eat corn on this diet, but these are non GMO and organic stuff), then i was not hungry at all during dinner time, so I decided to skip my dinner. But close to bedtime i was hungry again, so I ate 'Cinnamon swirl' bread, yes I broke the rule. Tomorrow s a new day and I am going to make myself so proud!! 

Exercise 

Jillian Michael's Level 2

Additional Notes -

I am feeling lethargic now a days, could be seasonal, but I am so freaking tired, even after a 8 hour sleep my eyes hurt as if I have pulled a all nighter. One main reason to start this diet was to have more energy, where is it!! 

Finished 'How to lose a guy in 10 days' yesterday; it is a very sweet movie.I was kind of depressed after watching it, thinking will I be every so happy like that. All wise souls say happiness is an inside job and boy they are so true. Fake it till you make it..I think I want to try this, but then laziness and dullness is also a habit and looks like I have it in me in full swing.

Fast Metabolism Diet - Day 27 and Day 28(W4)

So I started the weekend with the new enthusiasm of having lost around 8 pounds(SW-146, CW-138 pounds). As you might know i decided to take a break of one week before starting the second round. But the sequence of events over the weekend made me realized how better this diet makes me feel health wise, so even though I was not fully prepared for round 2, I decided to start round 2 from 10/24.

Also, i bought the Fast Metabolism diet app. It was 3$ and read in few blogs that it is worth it. Liking it so far.

Breakfast
Saturday -
Veggie omelet+Brown Rice Tortilla

Sunday -
Veggie omelet+Brown Rice Tortilla

Snack 1
I usually had random stacks, nothing consistent

Lunch

Saturday
Brown Rice tortilla+hummus+ veggies

Sunday -
Lentils+ rice+okra curry (all cooked in Olive oil)

Snack 2
I usually had random stacks, nothing consistent

Dinner
Saturday-
We went to a friends place and ate Naan(made from all purpose flour) and though it tasted so well, i think it created havoc in my digestion. Had some deep fried vegetable pakora(dipped in chickpea flour)

Sunday -
Was not feeling like eating anything, was super bloated, but eventually ended up eating hummus with a toast(cinnamon swirl)

Exercise 
Saturday I did Byron Kest power yoga for toning. I love his yoga videos, just they are 1 hour long and finding the one hour of time that too with empty stomach is very challenging for me. Hence no exercise on Sunday.

Additional Notes
I want to add that on Sunday I had tea with Sugar and few more things which probably I should be having on this diet. In retrospect it was good because eating all that made me feel sick and bloated and made me realize that I do not need to take a week's break and decided to start my round two on 10/24. I am not fully prepared in terms of prep for Phase1 and I have made a lot of butternut squash soup and I think if I wont eat it, it might go waste.

What I learned over weekend bloating and stuffiness - Eating healthy is not a punishment, it is a privilege and necessity!!!