Morning all, time for todays check in...
Felt amazingly good yesterday, great energy, not hungry at all.
Food wise, I think I actually may have eaten under the 500 cals yesterday. Hard to know for sure. This whole idea of making these soups is very intriguing to me. I have been having an apple most days but even a medium apple is 80 calories. So, if I were to switch to a half apple or just 2 or 3 strawberries I can add an amazingly filling soup to my routine that is so satisfying!
Emerils Beef broth in the aseptic pack is only 5 calories per cup. Wyler's powdered chicken broth is only 5 calories per cup so I am using them. When I pan fry my meats I use a 1/2 teaspoon of wylers chicken broth an a little water in the pan then I just keep adding a little water to turn the pan 'brownings' into a respectable sauce (along with the worcestershire, hot sauce, garlic and what ever seasonings you are using) and to keep the meat from burning, watch it closely though, when the pan gets dry, let the drippings brown and just get to point of smoking then add a little water... But mainly, I add 2 cups of water to 1 cup of broth an bring to a boil. (5 calories) I then add about onion powder, black pepper and minced garlic to taste. Then I add about 1 cup of chopped Napa Cabbage and 1 cup of Bok Choy and lower the heat and simmer at least 20 minutes covered. This yields about 3 large cups of a great tasting, very filling and very nutritious soup to fill you up and make you feel very satiated. The best thing is it only adds about 35 calories! Less than half an apple.
The first day I did this I devoured every drop and was afraid it would blow my weight loss... but no, I still had a big loss and since then, I can't eat it all, even at 2 sittings. Which of course means I'm only getting about 10 or 15 calories per meal from this. I started adding about 1/2 cup of chopped celery too for flavor and its even better...
Speaking of celery, I love nuts and snack foods so give this a try. Celery has its own unique flavor but its mild and conducive to accepting other flavors. I found that it especially like savory flavors what I've done is to chop up about a cup of celery, put it in a zip lock baggie and sprinkle in some onion powder. Be creative with other spices you like... then you just reach in and eat them like you were eating nuts. They are crunchy, tasty and satisfying...
Energy... had another softball game last night. I felt really good this time. I ran the bases hard, played hard and didn't feel the weakness of the night before. I'm not sure why but it was very different. In fact I went 2 for 2, a single, a home run and 2 walks thank you very much!
The inulin Ive been adding to my morning beverages has done the trick. My otherwise very slow moving bowls have kicked into normal gear again. This diet seem to constipate a lot of people (most?). Maybe its because at 500 cals you body does a much more efficient job of using it all... don't know for sure but I'm a happier camper now.
Indulgence... I sat down to watch some late night tv and grabbed the bottle of A&W root beer and probably drank 8 ozs or so. It was very satisfying, I love the feel of the carbonation and the root beer flavor is good despite the artificial sweetener. I've carried a bottle of Pepsi 0 Max in my cooler with me that last few days but have barely touched it... just doesnt seem as good as it once did...
Bye for now...
I'm sure I am still not drinking enough water... I'll do better.
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