Organic Turkey Burger Parmigiana with 10 Raw Organic Pecans.
Skinny Bride Mission Recipe: TURKEY PARMIGIANA: Fry 1 Applegate Farms Organic Turkey Burger with 1/4 Tbs organic butter. Top with 1/4 cup organic crushed tomatoes with basil, 1oz sliced peppercorn sheeps cheese and cayenne pepper. Serve with a handful of organic baby spinach.
Skinny Bride Mission Recipe: TURKEY PARMIGIANA: Fry 1 Applegate Farms Organic Turkey Burger with 1/4 Tbs organic butter. Top with 1/4 cup organic crushed tomatoes with basil, 1oz sliced peppercorn sheeps cheese and cayenne pepper. Serve with a handful of organic baby spinach.
Psyllium Husks in water.
MORNING SNACK
Half an Organic Green Tea pre-gym.
In hindsight this was a big mistake.
In hindsight this was a big mistake.
POST-GYM SNACK
Half a bowl of Organic Green Soup with an Organic Grass-Fed Burger and 1/2 Tbs Organic Butter ....
.... 1/2 Tbs Organic Raw Cacao Nibs ....
.... and 5 Coconut Jelly Cubes as well.
Today is a disaster. I've got so many things on my 'To Do List' and they all have to be done before meeting some mates for lunch. I only have 3 days left of my gym membership (for a looooong time), so guilt was propelling me to use it.
Mistake #1. Don't ever go to the gym if your heart's not in it.
I fussed around the house all morning, procrastinating. Time was ticking on, leaving less of itself for today's required tasks and stressing me out in the process. Then I convinced myself I needed half a Green Tea to get out the door.
Mistake #2. Don't ever drink Green Tea on an empty stomach. Caffeine affects me in a huge way. It increases my appetite, scrambles my head and ups my stress levels.
Even after giving up my daily tea for a mere week, I felt like this half a cup whacked me sideways. I'm convinced now. Caffeine is not for me. I may do a few sips of Dave's cuppa once in a while, but that is my limit.
I finally got to the gym, 15 minutes walk away in the freezing cold. (By the way, I gave away my winter jacket yesterday. Bad move. It's below zero celcius today). Turns out the A/C was broken so the gym floor was sweltering. It's built over New York's best bagel factory, H&H Bagels, and I swear the factory exhaust was plumbed straight into the gym. I felt like I was working out inside a hot onion bagel. Yerk.
Even worse, all the water fountains were out of order, half the machines we duds too, and the elliptical I finally got on seemed to be having issues with it's arm resistance. I suspect it's 'Out of Order' sign was around the corner.
After 10 minutes of this ridiculous malarky I tried to lift some weights. I did one, yes one, bicep curl and I was done. Over it. Never should've even come to the gym. I could've been to the post office and back, to the bank and 3 times around Central Park Reservoir had I not wasted my time with the stupid gym.
That's it. I'm done with the gym. Officially. You won't see me there ever again .... after my honeymoon I'll be all refreshed and join a new gym back in Sydney. Until then, exercise is walking, hiking, cycling, Tracy Anderson Method, resistance bands, and HIIT with body-weight training.
Also, on this low-carb plan ..... the jury is hung. I don't feel good. I've lived my life loosely following The Zone Diet for the past 6 years. It makes me feel phenomenal, stabilizes my moods, gives me boundless energy and I never ever get sick. The only problem is I tend to obsess over food because The Zone allows a few carbs, like fruit, not too much, but enough, and this fuels my appetite. I also have to eat every 2-3 hours on The Zone, which is annoying and embarrassing when I'm hanging with mates who have normal appetites. It's also too easy to eat too frequently, to still be technically 'in The Zone', but to be exceeding their recommended daily quota from my weight and activity level.
I like the low-carb/high-fat diet's ability to eradicate my hunger, but like I said, I'm not convinced it's the best for me. Perhaps it is, but with a little more than 20 grams of carbs a day. Maybe double or triple the carbs would work?
For now I'm sticking with it as I'm loving eating butter, cheese and cream. Although soon I will miss fruit and yoghurt I'm sure.
Today is a disaster. I've got so many things on my 'To Do List' and they all have to be done before meeting some mates for lunch. I only have 3 days left of my gym membership (for a looooong time), so guilt was propelling me to use it.
Mistake #1. Don't ever go to the gym if your heart's not in it.
I fussed around the house all morning, procrastinating. Time was ticking on, leaving less of itself for today's required tasks and stressing me out in the process. Then I convinced myself I needed half a Green Tea to get out the door.
Mistake #2. Don't ever drink Green Tea on an empty stomach. Caffeine affects me in a huge way. It increases my appetite, scrambles my head and ups my stress levels.
Even after giving up my daily tea for a mere week, I felt like this half a cup whacked me sideways. I'm convinced now. Caffeine is not for me. I may do a few sips of Dave's cuppa once in a while, but that is my limit.
I finally got to the gym, 15 minutes walk away in the freezing cold. (By the way, I gave away my winter jacket yesterday. Bad move. It's below zero celcius today). Turns out the A/C was broken so the gym floor was sweltering. It's built over New York's best bagel factory, H&H Bagels, and I swear the factory exhaust was plumbed straight into the gym. I felt like I was working out inside a hot onion bagel. Yerk.
Even worse, all the water fountains were out of order, half the machines we duds too, and the elliptical I finally got on seemed to be having issues with it's arm resistance. I suspect it's 'Out of Order' sign was around the corner.
After 10 minutes of this ridiculous malarky I tried to lift some weights. I did one, yes one, bicep curl and I was done. Over it. Never should've even come to the gym. I could've been to the post office and back, to the bank and 3 times around Central Park Reservoir had I not wasted my time with the stupid gym.
That's it. I'm done with the gym. Officially. You won't see me there ever again .... after my honeymoon I'll be all refreshed and join a new gym back in Sydney. Until then, exercise is walking, hiking, cycling, Tracy Anderson Method, resistance bands, and HIIT with body-weight training.
Also, on this low-carb plan ..... the jury is hung. I don't feel good. I've lived my life loosely following The Zone Diet for the past 6 years. It makes me feel phenomenal, stabilizes my moods, gives me boundless energy and I never ever get sick. The only problem is I tend to obsess over food because The Zone allows a few carbs, like fruit, not too much, but enough, and this fuels my appetite. I also have to eat every 2-3 hours on The Zone, which is annoying and embarrassing when I'm hanging with mates who have normal appetites. It's also too easy to eat too frequently, to still be technically 'in The Zone', but to be exceeding their recommended daily quota from my weight and activity level.
I like the low-carb/high-fat diet's ability to eradicate my hunger, but like I said, I'm not convinced it's the best for me. Perhaps it is, but with a little more than 20 grams of carbs a day. Maybe double or triple the carbs would work?
For now I'm sticking with it as I'm loving eating butter, cheese and cream. Although soon I will miss fruit and yoghurt I'm sure.
LUNCH
I met some friends at Norma's in Le Park Meridien for lunch today. This place definitely serves the best brunch in NYC.
Check out my Nicoise Salad! Oh my, it was impressive in a sculptural sense. That's an entire iceberg lettuce head there, with the core hollowed out and filled with seared Ahi Tuna, Olives, Hard Boiled Egg, Potatoes and Green Beans. It was served with the most delicious Dijonnaise on the side.
I ditched the cheese sticks, (gluten), the potatoes (carbs), ate a mouthful of the carrots and 1/4 of the iceberg. Yum.
I then had 1/4 of one friend's Chorizo, a bite of another friend's Egg White Frittata and a few Blueberries with Sweet Mascarpone from Dave's Fruity Brulee Waffle. Oh, and a tiny sip of a Banana-Pineapple-Guava smoothie shot.
Thanks to all my stress today I was craving carbs like you wouldn't believe. Or maybe it was the caffeine in the tea? Either way, I haven't had that feeling in at least 4 days and it was soooo gooood to put even one spoonful of mascarpone and berries in my mouth. But that was enough. I could never eat the entire sweet waffle Dave ordered.
Check out my Nicoise Salad! Oh my, it was impressive in a sculptural sense. That's an entire iceberg lettuce head there, with the core hollowed out and filled with seared Ahi Tuna, Olives, Hard Boiled Egg, Potatoes and Green Beans. It was served with the most delicious Dijonnaise on the side.
I ditched the cheese sticks, (gluten), the potatoes (carbs), ate a mouthful of the carrots and 1/4 of the iceberg. Yum.
I then had 1/4 of one friend's Chorizo, a bite of another friend's Egg White Frittata and a few Blueberries with Sweet Mascarpone from Dave's Fruity Brulee Waffle. Oh, and a tiny sip of a Banana-Pineapple-Guava smoothie shot.
Thanks to all my stress today I was craving carbs like you wouldn't believe. Or maybe it was the caffeine in the tea? Either way, I haven't had that feeling in at least 4 days and it was soooo gooood to put even one spoonful of mascarpone and berries in my mouth. But that was enough. I could never eat the entire sweet waffle Dave ordered.
AFTERNOON SNACK
After lunch we walked down to Culture Espresso Bar in Midtown again. I grabbed a Decaf Flat White, (only the Aussies will understand what that is. This cafe is possibly the only place in the US that serves Flat Whites), and asked them to make it with Half-and-Half instead of milk.
Woah! Talk about creamy goodness. This is a treat I think I'll save for special occasions. It felt so decadent drinking that much cream in one sitting.
Woah! Talk about creamy goodness. This is a treat I think I'll save for special occasions. It felt so decadent drinking that much cream in one sitting.
DINNER
2 Organic Eggs Poached in Crushed Organic Tomatoes with 4 slices of Applegate Farms Sunday Bacon and 1oz of full-fat Feta Cheese. I added Louisiana Hotsauce, Chipotle Peppers and a handful or Organic Baby Spinach too.
For dessert I allowed myself 2 Organic Strawberries ....
.... and a Coconut Water Icypop.
I upped my carbs by 10g today, to 30g total (minus fiber carbs). I felt a lot better. 20g is just too low for my body type.
I do miss fruit. Those strawberries were an absolute treat. As long as I keep my fruit consumption in check, I should be fine.
I upped my carbs by 10g today, to 30g total (minus fiber carbs). I felt a lot better. 20g is just too low for my body type.
I do miss fruit. Those strawberries were an absolute treat. As long as I keep my fruit consumption in check, I should be fine.
PRE-BEDTIME SNACK
I was a bottomless pit tonight. I ate 2 sticks of Feta Cheese ....
.... 20 Hazelnuts ....
.... and a cup of Psyllium Husks and water.
STATS
TOTAL CALORIES: 1608
CALORIE DEFICIT: 647
EXERCISE: Brisk Walk 150 mins + Elliptical 10 mins
CALORIE DEFICIT: 647
EXERCISE: Brisk Walk 150 mins + Elliptical 10 mins