26 October 2015
Week 1 of Dieting (A Recap)
ONE WEEK has past. I thought I would share with you what I ate and what I was feeling based on what I wrote in my You First journal. SO, hopefully I continue strong over the next 30 days, and hopefully you enjoy following my progress, I'll try to be as brief as possible!
SUNDAY: (day 1)
Main focus: PROTEIN
- Breakfast/Lunch: I had a passion drink, which is an exclusive Yoli mixture of powder and water that increases alternates and wakefulness... I personally didn't like the taste.
- After 30 minutes of drinking that, I drank a chocolate flavoured YES shake. I personally thought this tasted SOO much better.. It tastes like a milkshake, but without the milk and no added sugar or sweetener.
- After 30 minutes, I finally ate a salad including lettuce, strips of carrots, egg whites and chicken breast. This was actually delicious. Wished I could've ate a larger portion.
- Before eating dinner, I had another YES shake, but this time vanilla flavoured. I REALLY LOVE THIS. It honestly tastes amazing! So, I was happy with this.
- Dinner was even better! I had myself salmon with a side of peas and carrots, lettuce with balsamic vinaigrette, and egg whites!
- Ended the night drinking water!
Snacks: I found myself eating an apple, and nibbling on some dried fruits (i.e., raisons) and nuts. I never realized how delicious these actually tasted...
MONDAY: (day 2)
Main focus: MEAL DAY
Main focus: MEAL DAY
- Breakfast/Lunch: I had a passion drink, again I really don't like the taste of this drink...
- After 30 minutes, I drank a chocolate flavoured YES shake.
- After 30 minutes, I ate whole wheat pasta (easy on the ground beef, and pasta sauce).
- Drank the passion drink again.. still not liking the taste of this.
- Ate more whole wheat pasta (since there was extra left over from when I came home from class)
- Drank vanilla flavoured YES shake.. and YES, this tasted so much better.
Snacks: I found myself nibbling on a few whole grain crackers since I stayed up late into the morning working on an essay and *trying to study for a midterm.
TUESDAY: (day 3)
Main focus: PROTEIN
- Breakfast/Lunch: I had a passion drink.. chugged it down quickly since I woke up really late and I was a rush to get to class on time.
- After 30 minutes, I drank a chocolate flavoured YES shake. I kept drinking this along the drive to school.
- Ate chicken salad just before class - chicken breast with few strips of cheese, romaine lettuce, Cesar dressing, and croutons.
- Drank the passion drink during my 3 hour break before my next class
- Ate more whole wheat pasta (since there was extra left over from when I came home from class)
- Drank vanilla flavoured YES shake.. and YES, this tasted so much better
WEDNESDAY: (day 4)
Main focus: MEAL DAY
- I slept in because I was staying up late studying for my midterm.
- So, I found myself missing "breakfast" timings... but, when I woke up I had the passion drink, followed by the chocolate shake 30 minutes later.
- I ate a banana.
- For lunch (literally before I left for school), I ate 1/3 cup of rice and some seasoned chicken.
- I drank my passion drink at school and had a small yogurt as snack.
- I came home late from my midterm, found myself just eating another 1/3 of rice and seasoned chicken.
- Drank the vanilla YES shake, and called it a night
THURSDAY: (day 5)
Main focus: PROTEIN
- Woke up for work, and had the passion drink. 30 minutes later, I had the chocolate YES shake.
- Ate yogurt mixed with almost nuts for breakfast!
- Lunch, I bought myself chicken souvlaki on whole wheat pita, with lettuce, grilled onions, tomatoes, bit of cheddar cheese, hummus, and tzatziki sauce.
- For dinner I drank the passion drink, followed by eating baked salmon with lettuce, onions, egg whites
- Before going to bed, I drank the vanilla YES shake!
FRIDAY: (day 6)
Main focus: MEAL DAY
- Woke up and drank the passion drink, followed by the chocolate YES shake 30 minutes later. I ate oatmeal for breakfast (instead of having it with milk like I usually do, I had it with almond milk*)
- Lunch I decided not to buy at work, and just packed up chicken breast from home.
- Dinner I had 1/3 cup of rice and goat meat my mother made.
- I had the passion shake, followed by the vanilla YES shake.
SATURDAY: (day 7)
Main focus: PROTEIN
- Woke up early (since it was a work day for me), I drank the passion drink, followed by the YES chocolate shake 30 minutes later.
- Found myself eating nuts at work because I was running behind, PLUS leaving my breakfast AND lunch on the dinning table.
- I bought myself a chicken souvlaki (in a salad form) with romaine lettuce, grilled onions, cheddar cheese, hummus, tzatziki sauce.
- For dinner - I went out with Jay, and found myself eating half of the nachos we ordered as an appetizer, and for entree, I ordered Chicken Stir Fry (with jasmine rice and lots of veggies and chicken breast) YUMMY.
Something I found...
I was surprised to feel satisfied when nibbling on the nuts. I never use to have nuts as a go-to snack in the past, it was usually something more unhealthy. But, opting for nuts is most likely going to be a permanent change!
ALSO: I haven't had coffee for 7 days... and I haven't felt more awake than ever. I used to think coffee is a must for me in order to stay awake, but no... I was completely wrong!
I was surprised to feel satisfied when nibbling on the nuts. I never use to have nuts as a go-to snack in the past, it was usually something more unhealthy. But, opting for nuts is most likely going to be a permanent change!
ALSO: I haven't had coffee for 7 days... and I haven't felt more awake than ever. I used to think coffee is a must for me in order to stay awake, but no... I was completely wrong!
