It’s day 2 on The Plan by Lyn-Genet Recitas. We both survive the first day although Joe already deviates by eating lunch out today. I will have to deviate for BBQ party day too! Lyn-Genet says in the book that life still happens!
Surprising thoughts:
- I don’t feel hungry. There are times in the day (like when I walk in the door from work) that I’m usually starving and I’m not. It reminds me that I may have been eating from boredom or habit.
- I keep thinking I won’t have enough food because it’s meat-less but I always feel full after the meals.
- The food is actually tasty despite being low sodium. My big fear is bland and tasteless without salt and it’s not true.
Gripes:
I’m continuing my food prep and disorganized book gripe. We have to prepare for days 4-6 at this point so I have to drag myself (not because I’m tired, but because I hate going into the grocery store) to get more groceries. I spend $67 to fill in the gaps for our days 4-6 menu and that doesn’t include the chicken or protein.
Also because I’m so tired of flipping around in the book (see the sticky tabs all over it), I break down and make a spreadsheet. I know there’s some type of pattern but I can’t see it because it’s never just laid out together. I don’t put in every quantity but I put the main food items. As the plan progresses, you start making more choices as you find out which foods are friendly or reactive so I stopped my sheet at day 8 (for now). It still helps tremendously for putting together my grocery list and knowing what is coming up next.
Food prep makes a TON of dishes. Thankfully we carry our lunches mostly in Ziploc bags but at home, there are pots and pans and containers galore!
Day | Breakfast | Lunch | Snack | |||||
1 | flax granola, blueberries, coconut milk | carrot ginger soup, sunflower seeds | broccoli, orange oil | Mixed greens, 1/2 pear, pumpkin seeds | apple | |||
2 | flax granola, blueberries, coconut milk | carrot ginger soup, sunflower seeds | broccoli, orange oil | Mixed greens, 1/2 apple, 1/4 avocado | 1/2 pear | almonds | ||
3 | flax granola, blueberries, coconut milk | spicy vegetarian soup, 1/2 cup chickpeas | baby romaine, 1/4 avocado, pumpkin seeds, carrots | almonds | ||||
4 | flax granola, approved fruit, coconut milk | roasted broccoli, carrots, zucchini, onions | spinach, goat cheese, pumpkin seeds | carrots almond butter (or 1/2 fruit) | sunflower seeds | |||
5 | flax granola, approved fruit, coconut milk | cream of broccoli soup* | arugula, carrots, 1/4 avocado, goat cheese | 1/2 apple | rye cracker, raw almond butter | |||
6 | flax granola, approved fruit, coconut milk | cream of broccoli soup* (or broccoli) | baby romaine, zucchini, goat cheese | 1/2 fruit | almonds | rye cracker, raw almond butter | ||
7 | flax granola, approved fruit, coconut milk | roasted squash, kale, manchego, pumpkin seeds | 1/2 apple | salt free chips | ||||
8 | flax granola, approved fruit, coconut milk | cream of broccoli soup* | open face sandwich, baby romaine, goat cheese, carrots, avocado | kale chips | ||||
Day | Dinner | Dessert | ||||||
1 | roasted broccoli, carrots, zucchini, onions, spicy coco sauce | sautéed kale | beet carrot salad, pumpkin seeds | |||||
2 | roasted broccoli, carrots, zucchini, onions, 1.5 cups basmati rice, pumpkin seeds | sautéed kale | beet carrot salad, pumpkin seeds | |||||
3 | chicken – Italian and orange | roasted broccoli, carrots, zucchini, onions | mixed greens | |||||
4 | chicken – mango salsa | broccoli and onions, orange oil | arugula, carrots, 1/4 avocado | 1 oz choc or cinnamon fruit | ||||
5 | chicken – apricot glaze | zucchini and onion, basil, orange oil, manchego | arugula | beet carrot salad, sunflower seeds | 1 oz choc or cinnamon fruit | |||
6 | protein | roasted squash, kale, manchego | 1 oz choc or cinnamon fruit | |||||
7 | chicken – lemon garlic sauce | sauteed swiss chard, broccoli, carrots, zucchini, onions, orange oil | 1 oz choc or cinnamon fruit | |||||
8 | protein | sauteed swiss chard, broccoli, carrots, zucchini, onions, orange oil | spinach | 1 oz choc or cinnamon fruit |
*We substitute cream of broccoli soup for spicy vegetarian soup because we initially follow the internet materials which guided us to make this one opposite the book.
Day 2 Stats:
- Morning weight: 120.0 (down 0.6 pounds from yesterday)
- Morning temperature: 96.6 (up 0.3 degrees from yesterday)
Breakfast
- flax granola with blueberries, coconut milk
Lunch
- carrot ginger soup with sunflower seeds
- broccoli with orange oil
- mixed greens, 1/2 apple, 1/4 avocado
Snack
- 1/2 pear
- almonds
Dinner
- beet and carrot salad with pumpkin seeds
- roasted vegetables with spicy coco sauce
- brown basmati rice
Water schedule:
- 6am 16 oz dandelion tea
- 7am 16 oz water with lemon
- 12pm 16 oz water with lemon
- 6pm 16 oz water with lemon
Exceptions:
- sunflower seeds are roasted and salted
- ratio of brown sugar and salt are higher than called for in the spicy coco recipe
- dandelion tea happened before the water with lemon in the morning
- didn’t finish water until 8pm instead of 7:30pm
Breakfast
Lunch
Snack + Lemon for water
Dinner – It doesn’t seem like this will fill you up, but it does!
Keep up the good work. It does get easier on the meal preps. I usually prep for the week on Sundays. I don’t miss the salt at all.