Did I mention that the diet hasn't been a problem yet? Yes, I would like a piece of pizza and I'm really thinking about a taco on my day off Saturday or maybe a chocolate croissant or lemon tart from the new French bakery opening just down the street.
Besides those occasional thoughts though I'm really not feeling deprived at all. I eat constantly trying to get in 5 small meals a day and they are all substantial meals. They might be small but with protein and carbs in each one I'm seldom hungry unless I sneak up on four hours between meals at which point I start to go into a mild panic. This doesn't feel like a diet and really probably isn't... it's just a better way of eating.
We have found some absolutely outstanding recipes that still have me looking forward to dinner and the leftovers. Can you believe it? I'm eating leftovers and enjoying them.
Thank goodness Joel and I are good cooks. Poorly cooked chicken breasts deserve their reputation but a perfectly cooked one, particularly when you buy local/organic, are awesome. Grilled or cooked over dry heat, braised in broth. You name it and I've been eating it and loving it. With grapefruit salsa. Grilled with Peri Peri courtesy Neale. In fajitas (who knew corn tortillas were a good choice?). Slow cooked with pintos and a classic mirepoux.
Fish has been my other stand-by. Seared or grilled tuna, salmon and halibut with a big side of vegetables is one of my favorite. I'm also getting out for lunch once a week treating myself to sushi/sashimi. Next week I think we better throw in some beef just to up the variety.
Not to say that we aren't going to throw a good rib-eye on the grill at the end of the summer or that I'm going to pass up the puffy tacos at Vivo's. But nice to be building up a whole variety of things that I can eat all week long so that I can have that puffy taco on Saturday before I slip on that swimsuit.
Speaking of food... time for lunch.
Besides those occasional thoughts though I'm really not feeling deprived at all. I eat constantly trying to get in 5 small meals a day and they are all substantial meals. They might be small but with protein and carbs in each one I'm seldom hungry unless I sneak up on four hours between meals at which point I start to go into a mild panic. This doesn't feel like a diet and really probably isn't... it's just a better way of eating.
We have found some absolutely outstanding recipes that still have me looking forward to dinner and the leftovers. Can you believe it? I'm eating leftovers and enjoying them.
Thank goodness Joel and I are good cooks. Poorly cooked chicken breasts deserve their reputation but a perfectly cooked one, particularly when you buy local/organic, are awesome. Grilled or cooked over dry heat, braised in broth. You name it and I've been eating it and loving it. With grapefruit salsa. Grilled with Peri Peri courtesy Neale. In fajitas (who knew corn tortillas were a good choice?). Slow cooked with pintos and a classic mirepoux.
Fish has been my other stand-by. Seared or grilled tuna, salmon and halibut with a big side of vegetables is one of my favorite. I'm also getting out for lunch once a week treating myself to sushi/sashimi. Next week I think we better throw in some beef just to up the variety.
Not to say that we aren't going to throw a good rib-eye on the grill at the end of the summer or that I'm going to pass up the puffy tacos at Vivo's. But nice to be building up a whole variety of things that I can eat all week long so that I can have that puffy taco on Saturday before I slip on that swimsuit.
Speaking of food... time for lunch.
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