Day 12 Breakfast

My typical bowl of oatmeal with a teaspoon of pure maple syrup and cinnamon and a glass of a chocolate banana smoothie to wash it down.

Day 11 Dinner

Tonight had to be quick and easy. I knew I could go to Chipotle on short notice or something fast if I had to. So tonight was Chipotle night. I had the veggie bowl with brown rice, black beans, sauteed veggies, mild salsa, lettuce and a side of guac. I'm sure I went off the path with the sauteed veggies. I'm assuming they use oil though it didn't look like the veggies were oily. I was too afraid to ask. I didnt want to leave those out. Next time I'll ask. Maybe they would be willing to make a batch without oil.

For desert, i had another slice if the tort we made.

Day 11 Lunch

I had a great workout today. Did some heavy lifting with the pull muscles. I've lost some weight and body fat since last week. I'm curious how much more I'll lose.

Lunch consisted of last night's cheeseless veggie pizza. Yum.

Day 11 Breakfast

Woke up too late to make breakfast. On the way to work I kept thinking what I could eat. Last week when I started this program I asked the deli downstairs if they could find out if their black bean patty was made with egg. They had to wait for their next shipment to find out. The good news is its made without egg, or so they tell me.

So i ordered breakfast off the menu. A black bean patty on wheat bread, with sprouts, avocado, tomato and tapatillo sauce with a cup of fresh squeezed orange juice. $9, OUCH!

Day 10 Dinner

I want to take a moment to mention that after 10 days on the experiment, I have not had any loss of energy. I feel good. I can still keep up with my exercises. Today at lunch I took my high intensity spinning class and lead the pack. Then in the evening I took my 1.5 hour mixed martial arts class. I felt good. I font feel any loss of energy.

So tonight i went to Trader Joes to get some ingredients for cheeseless veggie pizza. It took a while to find canned tomatoes that didn't have added oils. Reading The Engine 2 Diet has taught me how to make sense of labels. Thank you for delicious pizza Cris!

Ohh, I also had a small piece of the torte we made the other night. And yes I ate it out of a Dora bowl. :)

Day 10 Lunch

I was pretty hungry around 11:30. Went to ralphs to get a vegetable roll (non brown rice today). I've come to like these veggie rolls. I also made a salad at the salad bar with a mix of lettuce, spinach, and kale. Topped with red onions, carrots, bell peppers, kidney and i think lima beans? I have a jar of the house dressing I made from Chef AJ. Next time I'll use the other mustard in the recipe instead of dijon!

Day 10 Breakfast

Simple oatmeal with date paste and a chocolate banana smoothie. I'm going to try some chia seed in the smoothie next time with more fruit and greens also.

Here is the little one eating her breakfast.