It's been almost a week on the Metabolism Miracle diet and we're still determined to stick with it. Neither of us has felt the increased energy that is mentioned after the first 3 days, but we did notice today that when on our walk we made if further before we started to feel out of energy. We're hopeful now that each day will bring more energy.
As the hardest part is planning what we will eat, I found myself looking for cookbooks to help, so I have now placed an order on Amazon and will be anxiously waiting for the new books. Breakfast and snacks seem to be the hardest, at least if we want some variety. Before the diet, we were definitely dependent on cereals with milk or protein bars if we were running out the door. Now it takes more planning to make sure we eat something low in carbs. I told Paul today that we might have to think outside the box and eat non-traditional breakfast foods for breakfast, because eggs every day is already getting old (and probably too many eggs for optimal health). Our snacks have usually been string cheese and a few almonds. On the up side, we eat frequently enough that we seldom feel hungry. If we do, it's because it's time to eat. :)
Our favorite new meal was a "spaghetti" meal using spaghetti squash. Ground beef, seasonings, and fresh tomatoes was the "sauce." It was great! Even Paul thought so and he really likes a lot of traditional tomato sauce. A chicken and paprika recipe was also very good and the mashed potatoes (cauliflower) were wonderful also. Paul still doesn't know what they were made from (he doesn't like and won't eat cooked cauliflower). Tee Hee :) I don't plan to tell him anytime soon.
We've had some great desserts which has been fun. We've had ricotta and cocoa powder as one "dessert" which I think is great and I don't feel guilty eating it. I made a great dessert two nights ago that we are still enjoying. It is a strawberry souffle and I have to admit that I feel guilty eating it but it is low in carbs and that is what matters most right now. Tonight I'm having a late night snack of cottage cheese and a chocolate protein powder - I really like it and again I don't feel guilty eating it.
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Thursday, February 16, 2012
Saturday, February 11, 2012
Metabolism Miracle 1st Day
This diet is going to have some serious accountability, hence the blog.
After reading about the Metabolism Miracle diet, I decided that it might be the answer for weightloss for my husband and I. I've never had much of a problem until the last 10 years and now it doesn't seem like my traditional dieting/watching what I eat works anymore. This diet addresses the metabolism B body and how to change your body into a fat burning rather than carb burning machine which will then cause the loss of all that stored fat (especially around the middle). It seems very similar to other low carb and high protein diets, but it takes a serious commitment for 8 weeks just for phase I.
Today is the first day and all has gone well. I did get hungry, but then I just had a snack. Probably the hardest part has been remembering to eat frequently and to follow the 5X5 rule of only having 5 carbs (deliberately) within any 5 hour period of time. It is also necessary to remember to not go any further than 5 hours without eating.
Today I didn't get to the store and home until 6:30 so that put a damper on what I wanted to fix tonight, but since I had a snack coming out of the store, I was able to prepare a good dinner (not going out for something - high in carbs). As I was bagging up my groceries, I realized I was really hungry and was trying to figure out a snack as soon as I got home. Then I thought, "duh", I have string cheese and walnuts somewhere amongst all the groceries. As I was pushing my cart out the door, I was opening a package of string cheese and taking a bite. At the car, I found the walnuts and finished up my snack.
After dinner, I prepared a dessert that I am looking forward to. It is a chocolate "pudding" made with ricotta cheese. Don't get me wrong, dinner was wonderful with spaghetti squash and a meat sauce. Actually I think I liked it better than the traditional spaghetti meal, but then I haven't had that for a while in order to properly compare. I lucked out in that my husband liked it and would like to have it again - yeah! I made enough for another night this week. I wonder what he will think/say about the dessert.
Bye :)
After reading about the Metabolism Miracle diet, I decided that it might be the answer for weightloss for my husband and I. I've never had much of a problem until the last 10 years and now it doesn't seem like my traditional dieting/watching what I eat works anymore. This diet addresses the metabolism B body and how to change your body into a fat burning rather than carb burning machine which will then cause the loss of all that stored fat (especially around the middle). It seems very similar to other low carb and high protein diets, but it takes a serious commitment for 8 weeks just for phase I.
Today is the first day and all has gone well. I did get hungry, but then I just had a snack. Probably the hardest part has been remembering to eat frequently and to follow the 5X5 rule of only having 5 carbs (deliberately) within any 5 hour period of time. It is also necessary to remember to not go any further than 5 hours without eating.
Today I didn't get to the store and home until 6:30 so that put a damper on what I wanted to fix tonight, but since I had a snack coming out of the store, I was able to prepare a good dinner (not going out for something - high in carbs). As I was bagging up my groceries, I realized I was really hungry and was trying to figure out a snack as soon as I got home. Then I thought, "duh", I have string cheese and walnuts somewhere amongst all the groceries. As I was pushing my cart out the door, I was opening a package of string cheese and taking a bite. At the car, I found the walnuts and finished up my snack.
After dinner, I prepared a dessert that I am looking forward to. It is a chocolate "pudding" made with ricotta cheese. Don't get me wrong, dinner was wonderful with spaghetti squash and a meat sauce. Actually I think I liked it better than the traditional spaghetti meal, but then I haven't had that for a while in order to properly compare. I lucked out in that my husband liked it and would like to have it again - yeah! I made enough for another night this week. I wonder what he will think/say about the dessert.
Bye :)
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