Diet day 6 :(

So I woke up this morning, feeling extremely light headed, and dizzy.  Whenever I stood up, I felt like I was going to fall over.  When I was sitting I still felt very light and weak, and especially shaky. So needless to say, I am off the diet.

I am very upset about this because today and tomorrow were the last days, and they were easy days in my point of view.  Why couldn't this have happened before the dreaded banana and milk day?

But the whole point of this diet was to see what happened, now I know :)

I do feel thinner overall, but not 10 lbs lighter.  I haven't actually weighed myself though.

Oh well, I hope others have better results :) It was a fun experiment to say that I did.  Well, almost did.  But overall, dizziness is not a good thing, and I was perfectly happy to have some real food today :D

Diet Day 5

I am sooooo excited for today!

I have 4 boneless, skinless, chicken breasts in my fridge right now.
I have the oven on 350.  I am excited to toss them in with a little balsamic vinegar and garlic powder.  Today has been what I have been looking forward to.  Yesterday was the hardest day for me, but today and tomorrow will be the easiest and happiest :) We have to run to the store today and get the tomatoes, and the stuff for tomorrow and Sunday.  :D I am just so happy right now that I get to eat meat again, I have missed it so much!  Come on oven!  Preheat already!!!

Edit: So for meal 1, I had baked chicken with a little balsamic vinegar and garlic powder on it.  For meal 2 I roasted some tomatoes and then put them on some baked chicken with a little oregano :) mmmmm


Don't those tomatoes look good?

For meal 3, I had a leftover baked chicken breast from this morning, and dipped it in a little mustard (the woman from the main site I got this diet from, said mustards okay!).

Then I have had 3 tomatoes since then, lightly sprinkled with salt, and sliced up :) mmmm.

I just did about 25 minutes of yoga and I am wore out already :/
This doesn't please me because just the other night I did the same video for an hour and didn't have any problems.  Today, everytime I stood up, I got the dizzies and a little blackness around my eyes.  That used to happen because of iron based anemia that I had, but seemed to go away.  I haven't had to take pills for it in a long time, I guess maybe because I just eat iron rich foods normally?  Anyways, we went and got a gummy type of multivitamin, and we are going to see if that helps things, because almost passing out when you stand up, is no good.  If it isn't better towards the end of tomorrow, I don't think I will do the last day.

I really hate to do 6 days and then not do the last one, especially since I already bought everything for it, but... I think almost passing out is kinda serious and probably shouldn't be ignored :) hopefully it doesn't come to that though, since I am almost done!

Diet Day 4

Today is day 4.  I have not eaten yet.  I am honestly, really dreading this day.

All I can eat are bananas.  I really hate bananas :(

I am going to make that smoothie, but to do that, I need to wash the blender >_> I don't want to do dishes lol.

Edit:  I ate 3 bananas on their own, and finally the 4th one I made into a smoothie.

I found it much easier to eat that way :)

Here was the smoothie recipe if you are interested.

2 bananas
3 cups skim milk
4 dashes of cinnamon
1 dash of nutmeg
ice to taste (I prefer mine a little more liquidy so I only used about half a tray of ice, but if you prefer yours thicker, add more ice, or another banana).

blend to desired consistency.

Weekend Trifle

So I supplied the dessert for last Sundays family dinner.

I couldn't get any good pictures :( but luckily someone else did :)

She just sent me the finished product!  So I would like to share with you my trifle

Here is what you need

1 pkg of graham crackers (not 1 box, but just 1 pkg from in the box)
1 container of low fat whipped topping
1 pkg of oreos
1 pkg brownie mix (I used triple chunk)
1 large pkg of oreo pudding
1-2 bananas
butterscotch chips (optional)
white chocolate chips (optional)

Here is what you do!

Make the oreo pudding, and the brownies, according to the boxes.
When you are done mixing the oreo pudding, put it into the fridge.
When the brownies are cool enough to, put them in the fridge also.
In a food processor, chop up the graham crackers.  Mix them with the whipped topping to make a sort of "crust."
This crust goes on the bottom of your trifle dish.  Spread it evenly.
Next put the brownies (cut them up first!) in the food processor.  Pulse it just a few times (or just tear into chunks if you want, mine were still warm so I used the processor).  Put them on top of the graham crust.
Next take some oreos, and twist them apart.  Decorate them around the edge of the trifle dish, pushing them inbetween the brownie pieces and the trifle dish.  This makes a pretty display :)
Now within the oreo walls, pour the oreo pudding!
Then take a banana (or two) and slice it up into little round pieces.  Put those on top of the pudding. It is a fun hidden surprise that no one expected, but everyone loved!
Put the remaining oreos into the processor, and then sprinkle on top.  I decided it was a little boring looking all black, because you can't see the pudding, so I sprinkled the top with different chips that I had in my pantry.  If I were to make this again, I think I would do a layer of ice cream, and another type of pudding, maybe white chocolate?

It was delicious, and we had no problems giving away the leftovers (since we were starting the diet on Monday, so we couldn't take it home with us).

Diet day 3

I made a mistake last night :/

I completely forgot I was supposed to have a baked potato with butter on it.

I am not sure how this will change things.  I wonder if I should eat it today, or if that would only further mess things up.  I am going to email the original posters of the diet and see if I get a response.  I realized my mistake, while trying to fall asleep.  I was full though, so I could not have eaten it.  Plus I didn't want to stay up another hour.  I haven't eaten yet today, because Evee is still sleeping, and I want a smoothie.  I don't dare run the blender though.  My plan is a blackberry and blueberry smoothie :) (water, ice, blackberries, and blueberries) and I think it will be a great breakfast, then doing some leg lifts.

Edit:  I ended up doing strawberries, raspberries, and blueberries for my smoothie.  mmmmmmmm it is yummy.  I wish I could have put some honey in it though.



Edit 2:  Midmorning snacktime!  White Grapes mmmmmmmm.
I have not gotten an e-mail back from the main site about whether or not I should eat the potato today :/ so I won't unless I hear otherwise.

Edit 3: Ugh, why do you always want what you can't have?  I swear, Monday I am having turkey burgers, salmon, and whole wheat pancakes with honey and berries on top.  I am craving all these things so badly!  I also really want a doughnut.  Last night we went on a walk, and saw one, swarming with bugs, on the sidewalk.  It made me want one.  Which is sad and weird.   Hehehehe :) but I am trying so hard not to lose it.  Maybe I should dig out some celery and snack.  I wish I had more carrots left, and maybe some tomatoes.  I would make a little soup if I did.  I still have heard nothing back about the potato :( Oh and I had cooked broccoli for lunch.  Evee stole some of it :)

Edit 4: I had cantaloupe for my dinner tonight.  Evelyn stole a ton of it :) she really liked it.  I had a lot!  I feel full, but I still have some cravings. *sigh* please someone out there have a cookie for me :)

Edit 5: I had grapes for a late snack, and now I am feeling pretty tired, so I will be going to bed.
I am dreading tomorrow, because I hate bananas.  I think I will start my morning with a banana and skim milk smoothie, with a little cinnamon and nutmeg though.  Hopefully that will turn out edible :)

Diet day 2

So far today (and I will edit it, as the day goes) we have had our veggie breakfast, and lunch, plus a snack.

My morning started with a light snack of carrots.

For lunch I made steamed carrots and mushrooms, with lemon pepper.
Don't have a steamer?  Me either.  I put my metal strainer on top of a pot of boiling water.

They were delicious (sorry about the lighting!)


This wasn't really enough for both of us to eat (plus whatever Evee stole from us hehehehe) so I also sauteed some mushrooms and orange peppers, with balsamic vinegar.



It was really good, but it felt like it was lacking something :/  like chicken.  I will probably make this again this weekend when I get to the poultry and veggies day.

Right now I have our mid-afternoon snack in the oven.  I am letting it bake for an hour or so, then I am going to put it in the fridge for easy reheating later.

Cherry tomatoes, red pepper, mushrooms, cilantro, and a little garlic powder.  It smells so good right now.  Normally I would add some italian dressing to it, but I can't do that today :/ silly diet!



UPDATE: I decided to turn the tomato mixture into a salsa, by pulsing it with my food processor.
It is in the fridge cooling right now, and we plan to use cucumbers as "chips."

I added some basil, and oregano to it as well, and it smells soooo good.

UPDATE 2:We sliced up the cucumbers and used them as "chips" like I said previously.  The "salsa"came out more like pizza sauce though, or spaghetti sauce. It was good, but only made me want pasta and pizza haha.  We have some left, so I will try to get a picture before we eat it all.

Right now my carrots are finishing steaming.  I just did an hour of yoga, after going on a walk with my family to the park.  Evee loved the swings :)

But after that, and the stairs to our place, I am just pooped and starving.  So this is my final update for tonight.  Day 3 is tomorrow, and it is fruit and veggies.  yay!  I feel like I can do more with both maybe?

Day 1 on diet

Okay, so yesterday (Monday) was day 1.
We survived!

For breakfast I had grapes and strawberries.  I snacked throughout the day on blueberries, blackberries, and grapes.  I had cantaloupe in the evening.  I think I drank 9 glasses of water, which really isn't unusual for me.

I don't usually hardly ever eat bacon, but yesterday that was all I wanted.

I didn't feel really any different yesterday, which is understandable since it was day 1.  The only thing I took notice to was that I used the bathroom way more often than normal.  Just going number 1.  It was clear, so I wasn't dehydrated, but my lips felt so dry all day.  Joshua said his lips felt really dry too.

This morning I woke up with a headache, so I am drinking a tall glass of water and taking some tylenol for the discomfort.  I am sitting here with my little baby girl, eating carrots, and watching The Office.  Day 2 has begun, I am much more excited for today than I was yesterday.  I feel like there is a lot more I can do with my veggies, than there was with my fruit.  I will update tomorrow on todays progress, and hopefully have some yummy veggie ideas to share, for those interested in the diet.