(Day 106 / -73 +/-? lbs.) What's For Dinner?

People ask me what kind of things I eat. Well I'll tell you, definitely nothing too special or outrageous. There are a few staples that I stick to on almost a daily basis; things like peanut butter, broccoli, spinach, and salad mix. I don't go in for the packaged diet foods- especially the branded (South Beach, Jenny Craig, etc) stuff. Not to say those prepackaged meals aren't good, I personally know people who've lost lots of weight on the prepackaged food diets, it's just that I don't want to rely on them and I'm too cheap to spend the money.

The only possible exception is my EAS Protein Mix fixation. I love this stuff! First of all, I can get it at Costco- which makes it cheap. Secondly, nutritionally it provides a decent amount of protein without all the weird garbage found in some of the other powders. Balanced with some good fiber from fruits and berries and it's great. I really give the old Magic Bullet a workout.

I usually have it after the gym- mixed in a simple recipe of powder, blueberries, ice, and water. It is fairly tasty stuff, especially the chocolate. This mixture accounts for breakfast on gym days, followed by a snack of broccoli and salsa. Lunch is usually a chicken breast and salad (basalmic vinegar for dressing), A snack of celery and peanut butter is followed later by a dinner of lean meat and greens. I may have another snack of vegetables or salsa later. That is pretty typical of my diet though it varies a little day to day.

I use FitDay to track everything and ensure that I am getting enough food in the proper mix of carbs/protein/fat as well as fiber and other nutrients. I was religiously tracking everything originally until I had a fairly solid routine down. I just recently re-focused on being exact in order to reach my recent short-term goal. I plan on paying close attention throughout this two-week period while the gym is closed and the inaccessibility of their scale. It will be interesting to see the results after two weeks "in the dark".