BREAKFAST
Sweet Potato Chia Crumble with creamy Greek Yoghurt and an Organic Green Tea.
And guess what?! I am at my thinnest ever right now. Yesterday and today the mirror showed positive, noticeable results. It's only been 2 1/2 weeks. Sweet!
My pants are falling off me too. I look a bit dishevelled in my saggy outfits, but I'm not going to shop for any new clothes until I reach my goal weight. That will be my reward for all this hard work.
And guess what?! I am at my thinnest ever right now. Yesterday and today the mirror showed positive, noticeable results. It's only been 2 1/2 weeks. Sweet!
My pants are falling off me too. I look a bit dishevelled in my saggy outfits, but I'm not going to shop for any new clothes until I reach my goal weight. That will be my reward for all this hard work.
MORNING SNACK
I had a great night's sleep last night, and woke up naturally before my alarm went off. I love that feeling. My favorite time of the day is early morning when I'm laying in that half-asleep/half-awake zone. My mind flies off on an adventure of possibilities. Then I take off my eyemask, see the grey skies over New York City and come crashing back to reality.
I'm hungry this morning. At 10am I had a Passion Tea.
It didn't fill me up.
I'm hungry this morning. At 10am I had a Passion Tea.
It didn't fill me up.
So I had half an Organic Pear ....
.... and 2 Part-Skim Mozzarella Cheese Sticks.
I'm still hungry. Perhaps I didn't get enough sleep last night afterall? Or that 70 minute powerwalk to work each morning is working up my appetite? Now I'm hanging for lunch.
I'm still hungry. Perhaps I didn't get enough sleep last night afterall? Or that 70 minute powerwalk to work each morning is working up my appetite? Now I'm hanging for lunch.
LUNCH
Turkey Quinoa Stirfry.
Skinny Bride Mission Recipe: Stirfry 1 Applegate Farms Organic Turkey Burger with 1 clove garlic, fresh ginger, 2 cups vegetables, 1/4 cup cooked coconut quinoa, 1/2 Tbs olive tapenade, zest of 1 lemon, 1 Tbs coconut aminos and 1 Tbsp coconut vinegar.
I was mistaken. I am tired today. I keep yawning and the drive to get to the gym today is just not there. I'm going to go, but I'll need a cheeky Green Tea boost to get me there.
Damn you leptin. Your levels are so low in my body today that I am a bottomless pit. I just want to eat and eat and eat. Enough already!
Skinny Bride Mission Recipe: Stirfry 1 Applegate Farms Organic Turkey Burger with 1 clove garlic, fresh ginger, 2 cups vegetables, 1/4 cup cooked coconut quinoa, 1/2 Tbs olive tapenade, zest of 1 lemon, 1 Tbs coconut aminos and 1 Tbsp coconut vinegar.
I was mistaken. I am tired today. I keep yawning and the drive to get to the gym today is just not there. I'm going to go, but I'll need a cheeky Green Tea boost to get me there.
Damn you leptin. Your levels are so low in my body today that I am a bottomless pit. I just want to eat and eat and eat. Enough already!
I needed something sweet after lunch, so I grabbed 1 Organic Vegan Choc Coconut Cookie. Oooooh, these are soooooo goooood. I wish I could eat the whole batch.
1:30pm - Cheeky Green Tea.
So tired.
Need sleep.
Don't want to workout but I am committed to my Skinny Bride Mission.
So tired.
Need sleep.
Don't want to workout but I am committed to my Skinny Bride Mission.
I left it so late to get to the gym that I needed another boost in the food department. I grabbed 7 Raw Organic Almonds.
AFTERNOON SNACK
My Green Tea trick didn't work today. That's how tired my body is. But instead of giving in, I decided to use my newfound fitness as a springboard to powering through my workout. Let me tell you, it was H-A-R-D. Exercise is always more difficult on less sleep, and my soul cries out for mercy, but this time I was determined not to listen. My reward was to be a train ride all the way to my door tonight, instead of walking the 45 minutes through Central Park. I committed to 1 hour and I made it.
I grabbed a pack of cut carrots and celery at Garden of Eden on the way back to the office, then I invented an awesome protein-packed XXX-Hot Creamy Salsa Dip.
Skinny Bride Mission Recipe: Mix 1/2 small tub 2% Fage with an equal amount of D.L. Jardin's Habanero Salsa (1/3 jar). Serve with crudites.
I grabbed a pack of cut carrots and celery at Garden of Eden on the way back to the office, then I invented an awesome protein-packed XXX-Hot Creamy Salsa Dip.
Skinny Bride Mission Recipe: Mix 1/2 small tub 2% Fage with an equal amount of D.L. Jardin's Habanero Salsa (1/3 jar). Serve with crudites.
The dip and veggies were so low in calories and fat, I capped them off with 1 Organic Vegan Choc Coconut Cookie.
Yum.
Yum.
DINNER
The night air was so mild when I stepped out of the office tonight, I was compelled to walk home through Central Park after all.
On the way through Columbus Circle my senses were arrested by the tantalising aroma of fresh baked vanilla cupcakes with buttercream icing. It was scrumptious and inviting and I couldn't get the idea of cupcakes and buttercream out of my head all the way home. I spent the walk concocting a healthy version of everything I craved: springy texture, sweet creamy frosting, a huge, towering, indulgent cakelike mass.
45 minutes later I arrived home starving, pulled together a Smoked Salmon Wrap with Pesto and Sundried Tomato, then I got to work on my cupcake alternative ....
On the way through Columbus Circle my senses were arrested by the tantalising aroma of fresh baked vanilla cupcakes with buttercream icing. It was scrumptious and inviting and I couldn't get the idea of cupcakes and buttercream out of my head all the way home. I spent the walk concocting a healthy version of everything I craved: springy texture, sweet creamy frosting, a huge, towering, indulgent cakelike mass.
45 minutes later I arrived home starving, pulled together a Smoked Salmon Wrap with Pesto and Sundried Tomato, then I got to work on my cupcake alternative ....
Gluten-Free Strawberry Cakestack with Coconut Butter Frosting.
Skinny Bride Mission Recipe: Whisk 2 organic egg whites with 1/4 cup 1% whipped cottage cheese. Add 1/4 cup garbanzo flour, 1 Tbs unsweetened shredded coconut, 5 chopped strawberries, cinnamon, nutmeg and ground ginger. (Vanilla essence would be good too, but my kitchen cupboard was bare). Grease a frypan and drop batter into 4 dollops over low heat. Flip halfway through. Grab a plate and layer pancakes in an alternating fashion with 1 Tbs coconut butter and 3 sliced strawberries.
Abso-friggin-lutely divine.
I was so proud of myself. The old me would've jumped right onto the cupcake and buttercream craving, reasoning I had to give my body what it wants as it obviously needs it. The new me analyzed all the individual factors I craved and went to work inventing a super low calorie and nutrient dense version of those diet wrecking Magnolia cupcakes. Woo-hoo! I love this diet.
Dave decided to bring home another block of that amazing chocolate he bought last month, this time in a different flavor. I've set aside 2 pieces for lunch tomorrow. I feel so free being able to indulge when he brings me treats. Instead of denying myself even a lick now, then bingeing a week later on multiple blocks of chocolate, I have finally learnt to have everything and anything in moderation. Yay to me.
Skinny Bride Mission Recipe: Whisk 2 organic egg whites with 1/4 cup 1% whipped cottage cheese. Add 1/4 cup garbanzo flour, 1 Tbs unsweetened shredded coconut, 5 chopped strawberries, cinnamon, nutmeg and ground ginger. (Vanilla essence would be good too, but my kitchen cupboard was bare). Grease a frypan and drop batter into 4 dollops over low heat. Flip halfway through. Grab a plate and layer pancakes in an alternating fashion with 1 Tbs coconut butter and 3 sliced strawberries.
Abso-friggin-lutely divine.
I was so proud of myself. The old me would've jumped right onto the cupcake and buttercream craving, reasoning I had to give my body what it wants as it obviously needs it. The new me analyzed all the individual factors I craved and went to work inventing a super low calorie and nutrient dense version of those diet wrecking Magnolia cupcakes. Woo-hoo! I love this diet.
Dave decided to bring home another block of that amazing chocolate he bought last month, this time in a different flavor. I've set aside 2 pieces for lunch tomorrow. I feel so free being able to indulge when he brings me treats. Instead of denying myself even a lick now, then bingeing a week later on multiple blocks of chocolate, I have finally learnt to have everything and anything in moderation. Yay to me.
PRE-BEDTIME SNACK
Frozen Passionfruit Cantaloupe Cheesecake Parfait.
STATS
TOTAL CALORIES: 1704
CALORIE DEFICIT: 882
EXERCISE: Walk Briskly 125 mins + Elliptical 40 mins + Stairmaster 20 mins
CALORIE DEFICIT: 882
EXERCISE: Walk Briskly 125 mins + Elliptical 40 mins + Stairmaster 20 mins