This week is intro to dairy. I plan on being conservative here. Since I'm not with any nut butters! I wanted to find the least amount of sugar (Of course) grass fed greek yogurt. Since it's shown to be the best for you. I found Maple Hill Creamery on a special at a local market so I picked up one. OMG even though it's plain it was so good! I plan on having some more dairy tomorrow (Friday). It's a different brand, Wallaby. It's unsweetened but has fruit, so not sure how that works since it has the same amount of sugars that Maple Hill's does.
I paired this with my breakfast before for a little extra protein and fat.
This chicken bratwurst sausage was from Whole Foods and pretty good. I sautéed brussel sprouts, green beans and mixed greens in organic vegetable broth.
That was the other big step this week as well. Every vegetable I bought was organic, as well as every piece of meat was, grass fed or pastured raised. Whether I noticed the difference or not, nothing physical but they taste so much better.
This morning I did an easy slow run at the gym with some rolling hills. Breakfast was typical so I didn't take a picture, but it did have leftover salmon and the above picture was dinner because that is what Thursday night it! So good.
Friday mornings breakfast with Wallaby yogurt - the fruit portion wasn't sweet like I thought it would be. I paired that with some bacon, sautéed kale, fennel, zucchini and onion. The calories didn't add up to what I have been eating so I was hungry early. I ate a jerky stick and later for lunch was a banana and my shake. My workout was lighter (in weights) then what I have been doing. I had to drop back my dumbbells on chest press from 35 to 27.5 - no clue what that was about. I dropped almost all my weights back except for bicep curls and triceps. I just kept going!
Today work bought lunch from a local deli. Whenever that happens and I order I usually have it for dinner that night. Even though the deli claimed to have gluten free lunch meat I opted for The cold plate, which is chicken salad, tuna salad on a bed of romaine with tomato and pickles. The mayo probably isn't the cleanest but I figured it was safer then getting gluten and no I really didn't need to order anything. But I did and also got a side of potato salad. Yes, it was everything with mayo today. I ate half the potato salad then gave the rest to the dogs, it was pretty tasty and so creamy. I saved the tuna salad for tomorrow at some point, maybe breakfast and ate the greens and chicken salad. I gave it to the pups for a snack. They gave you quite a lot! Was probably a cup of chicken salad. I should of taken a picture of it. Everything was tasty but really hasn't set well with me. I was gassy and had a mild headache - not sure which I can blame that on - the chicken or the potato. I'm not dwelling on it, I ate it and I am moving on. It's not going to ruin any progress in the gym or overall. My gut could have a set back maybe but not sure.
I'm still tracking and I think I am falling into old habits of playing with numbers and how low can I get them to go. I need to drop it! I need to rely on how I feel. If I am truly hungry or not and not "save" calories for night so I know I can splurge on other things. If I'm hungry then I should eat and if I'm not then no eating. Simple right. Wrong! If you have ever listened to Jason Seib or follow AltShift then you will know where I am coming from.
UGH! I may need to buy his new book Body Beliefs. A mental switch is what I need.
Soon to bed. My plan for Saturday is a home workout. 20 minutes of PopSugar and then lifting. Everything that is planned I can do here, so I thought why not! I have all the proper weights.
