As of this morning, my husband has lost 9 lbs since the "official" start which was last Thursday (Tues and Weds were the "eat everything in sight" days. It's extremely cool! Although a little disturbing - my inner weightlifter is cringing. She's trying to hand him a bowl of oatmeal and a squat cage!
He is ROCKING IT and needs a new belt. He's largely had a great attitude and has a lot of "eyes on the prize." I'm really proud of him for dealing with the restrictions so well. He's focusing on results, not what he can't have. I'm helping him focus on what he can have by keeping what he can have interesting. One of the hardest things about healthy eating is boredom.
The internet also helps a lot. I can usually pick out a couple of ingredients and search for them along with "hCG" and get a bunch of good stuff. That's been huge. A lot of it is just good food to eat, no matter who you are. It does kind of make me wonder why people need a special diet to eat well. On the other hand, being on a diet like this brings people on it together. They share resources, because it's not as mainstream.
Weekend went ok. Hubby did have one low blood sugar moment, which I would call his first issue, but recovered pretty quick. Low blood sugar is hard on him.
Today almost resulted in "Body Count: 1". Someone stole his salad from the fridge at work. Who the hell steals lettuce, celery, 2 eggs, and a radish? A big fucking asshole that can eat a dead goats balls, that's who. I'm packing all of tomorrow's food in containers that fit in the new lunchbox I got for him, along with an ice pack to put in it. By my guess, that should be enough to keep it cold until the dinner mark (6-ish). I managed to get him a chicken salad, but even so, chicken bought from a store that's precooked isn't great, theres's lots of crap in it sometimes.
I told him to put up a note that says, "Dear salad thief, thanks for the hypoglycemic episode." Sure it's overstating things a bit, but hell, you're going to be a dick and steal someone's dinner...
For dressing, I went with salsa tonight. This is one of my default salad dressings anyway, as it's low calorie, and is just more veggies. I got a pico de gallo style one, which I think feels more filling and less watery.
Today's Diet Adventure: Cucumber Mint Lime Salad
Not worth posting a full recipe as it was basically a tablespoon or so of vinegar, a cucumber, juice of a lime, a bunch of mint, and a sprinkle of Xyla. Would be better with some feta though. :P
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