I finished off Day 10 with a little celebratory cheat. I wanted a Hershey's Special Dark Chocolate with Almonds bar, but they didn't have them at the gas station to which I had driven. And since I was too lazy to drive a mile down the road to an actual grocery store, I had to reassess my options. I came face to face with something I hadn't seen since college, and that was Skinny Cow ice cream sandwiches (compliments of Tracy stocking our freezer with them freshman year). I remembered them being delicious, so I decided to go for one of those instead. Also, I did a little research, and the Skinny Cow delectable treat had 140 calories and 1.5 grams of fat versus the Hershey's delectable treat that had 190 calories and 14 grams of fat. My memory served me well. The Skinny Cow ice cream sandwich was awesome, didn't taste low fat at all, and I felt much better about my choice. Plus, I conquered the treadmill AND the elliptical today. So there. Still waiting on my wine.
As promised here is the list of foods that are allowed on Phase 2 of the Fat Smash diet:
• all fresh fruits in any quantity
• all vegetables in any quantity, except white or red potatoes; vegetables should be raw or lightly cooked (steamed or grilled)
• one-half avocado
• one cup daily of fresh-squeezed—not canned—fruit or vegetable juice
• one and one half cup daily of cooked unsweetened oatmeal, grits, farina, or cream of wheat
• one and one-half cups of unsweetened cold cereal such as shredded wheat
• up to four egg whites daily
• one whole egg daily
• any dried beans such as lentils or chickpeas
• 2 cups daily of cooked brown rice
• tofu
• a maxiumum of two tablespoons per day of tahini (sesame paste)
• 2 cups daily of low-fat or nonfat milk or soy milk
• 6 oz (170 g) of low-fat yogurt, maximum of 12 oz (340 g) daily
• a maximum of two pickles per day
• one-two teaspoons of low-fat virgin olive oil for grilling vegetables
• low-fat dressing, no more than three tablespoons per salad
• hot-air popcorn without butter or margarine
• 2 cups daily of unsweetened decaffeinated herbal or green tea
• 3–4 oz (85-110 g) daily of lean meat, turkey, chicken, or fish (no pork)
• 1 oz (28 g) of cheese
• 2 teaspoons of peanut butter
• up to four teaspoons of sugar or artificial sweetener or one tablespoon of honey per day
• up to two teaspoons of salt per day and unlimited herbs and spices
• unlimited water
So basically, the new editions are 3-4 oz of meat, one whole egg, half an avocado, some cheese, some peanut butter, more sweetener, cold cereal blah blah you can read. You're also supposed to bump up the aerobic exercise 10% to 35 minutes daily, 5 times a week and this phase lasts for 3 weeks (rounds out the month after the 9 day detox). I would feel a little better if there was some allotment of chocolate and wine allowed, but as there is not I am finding it hard to get excited and/or motivated for this phase. Still, gotta lose 10 pounds for the blog and 12.5 for my own personal goal, so 4 and 6.5 left respectively. Ugh.
Three weeks with no "cheat" days is a little unreasonable and I think it will end up in a "binge fest" at the end of it. I would suggest trying to incorporate your indulgences..at least on the weekends. You should always allow yourself one cheat day where you don't go CRAZY overboard, but you let yourself have a reasonable about of cheat foods. Maybe it's a few glasses of wine and a half of a chocolate bar. :) You have the rest of the week to get yourself back on track. If you really feel bad about it, supplement it with working out that day. I used to think I needed chocolate and dessert every day, but now I think there are definitely certain days I realllly want it and certain days I can go without it. I look forward to reading about the next 4 and 6.5 pounds.
ReplyDeleteSpeaking of which, Dan, are you out there? Or did we lose you with the "no alcohol" policy in detox?
FYI: I have been secretly following your blog as a stranger. You can follow me on Twitter @JamieMcCracken and give me a shout out if you so choose after I give you this wonderful piece of advice.
ReplyDeleteI know you like Hershey's Special Dark Chocolate but here's a tip for your dieting plan that looks like is going extremely well: CHECK THOSE INGREDIENTS! You want the real cocoa NOT milk chocolate. The higher percentage on the dark chocolate bars, the healthier (more antioxidants and inflammatory nutrition that will prevent weight gain). I encourage you to try "Black and Greens" organic dark chocolate. You can find it at Wal-Mart and Whole Foods ... Start with the lowest (71 percent) and go up from there if you enjoy. Or just go down the candy aisle, and you should see the dark chocolate bars that have different countries listed on them (Uganda, Costa Rica, etc.) that are typically organic. So much flavor.
Yes, the bars are usually higher in calories but your getting the natural thing. Plus, the nutrition works just like raw walnuts/almonds, you only digest (roughly) 85 percent of the fat.
Do some research if you don't believe me. Besides sports, I'm a health fanatic so I hope this helps your options.
Lastly, sorry this was random. I enjoy reading personal blogs that I come across on from time to time. I found you because of Michele Beadle when she tweets you lol ... don't want to think I am stalking you ... just your blog.
Congrats on the progress.