Learning to be hungry....

I decided to join a co-worker on her pre-boot camp diet. It's called The Fat Smash Plan and it's by the doctor from Celebrity Fit Club. The guy who runs the boot camp suggests it on his website. It's a 4 phase program and the first phase is the most restrictive. So, for the past 8 days (today is day 9) we couldn't have meat, cheese, bread, white potatoes, whole eggs/egg yolk, dessert/sweets, soda, coffee, caffiene, pretzels/tortilla chips, fried food, fast food...I think that's it. Anyway, I've been getting pretty creative with beans, brown rice, egg whites, yogurt, all fruits and veggies (except avocado), skim or low fat milk (which I hardly ever drink), tahini paste (process with chickpeas and lemon = hummus), hot unsweetened cereal (i.e., oatmeal, grits, cream of wheat), water. I've lost 2 lbs since the beginning and have put a major dent in my sweet tooth. I've even got the boys eating whole wheat bread (even though I can't yet)...Reece's idea. He said if JD eats it, let's stick with it.

Tomorrow, I can add back to the list of food you can eat for any given day: 3 oz of lean meat or fish, unsweetened dry cereal, 1 oz of cheese, coffee (YAY!), 1 whole egg, 1/2 avocado, and peanut butter! There may be a few others, but these are the ones we're excited about. LOL So this phase lasts for 3 weeks...which will include our OC beach week. We'll see how I do. Gonna really try to stick with it as close as I can. Fresh fruits and veggies for snacking and with meals....not too many desserts/treats...BUT, how will I resisit the yummy Seacrets frozen drinks at the bar at the beach in the campground???!!! Well, if they are like the ones at the main Seacrets Bar in downtown OC, then their price will keep me from drinking more than a few.

Switched back to running and P90, since that's what seemed to work the best for me. They have water aerobics and Zumba at the campground and I can always bring my running shoes for a morning jog.

Looking forward to turning around how and what we eat at home and to our week at the beach. Oh yeah...not gonna give up steamed crabs while we're there either. :-)

UPDATE: Lost 5 lbs from June 18 to July 6 and it really wasn't that hard to follow. It really did lessen my sweet tooth. However, being on vacatino and drinking lots of beer didn't help. Getting back on track with Phase II food list.