Hello All,
Day 3 of my 30 day challenge and I'm very impressed with myself. Eating often and making sure I get a lot of protein to help gain muscle and tone out my body really curbs cravings. A few things I wanted to mention that I missed in my first 30 day blog:
-No eating carbs after 5pm - heard this one from Bob Harper
-No coffee - this eliminates the sugar/cream that goes along with it but also prevents having that energy drop. I've switched to green tea.
Yesterday was a true test for me as I went out to eat with one of my girlfriends to Twin Peaks -- may sound odd to you but we LOVE the ice cold beers and they usually have pretty good bar food. So here I am with a typical sports bar menu. I did order two Michelob Ultras because although I'm trying to change my body and my eating I am a 25 yr old young professional and happy hours/tailgates/day drinking all come with that and I am not willing to give that up completely just make smart decisions of not indulging in high calorie beers or cocktails ( see my blog on low calorie drinks for some help Can I buy you a drink? ) then I proceeded to order the cobb salad. Now first they only had 2 salads on the menu cobb salad and steak salad. Not even a side garden salad - even though they probably could have made me this if I asked. Second, I get a little weird about asking to remove bacon, cheese, croutons -- everything but the chicken and lettuce please! Usually they don't do what you ask and since I'm rather petite already I get eyerolls for the company I'm with about eating healthy. I do want to promote what I'm doing but I also want to keep my 30 day challenge on the down low until I'm ready. Also, this is the first part of my eating healthy and later on I will add back the cheese, bacon, croutons in moderate but right now I'm trying to shred the unwanted fat from all the crap I've been eating lately. Whew!
So I get the cobb with their cilantro lime vinaigrette (very tasty) on the side. I merely pushed around until I found the lettuce - a hard task! And ate the lettuce, tomatos, carrots, and chicken. Delicious! I'm so proud that I was able to resist the temptation when it was looking at me.
One thing I also noticed I did that really distracted me from eating the crap or digging in for it was the pleasant conversation I was having with my girlfriend. I know it seems odd but I realized sometimes when I go to eat with my boyfriend or family we talk so much about how good the food is. Which is great but part of the reason of eating together is enjoying eachother's company which enhances your relationship and slims your waistline!
So for Twin Peaks review you may have to wait but from past experience they have delicious bar food. Ladies if you get to pick between Hooters and Twin Peaks go for the Peaks for some homemade hearty bar food. Not to mention their delicious 29 degree ice cold mugs they serve with draft beers and some of their own brews.
Enjoy!
Day 3 of my 30 day challenge and I'm very impressed with myself. Eating often and making sure I get a lot of protein to help gain muscle and tone out my body really curbs cravings. A few things I wanted to mention that I missed in my first 30 day blog:
-No eating carbs after 5pm - heard this one from Bob Harper
-No coffee - this eliminates the sugar/cream that goes along with it but also prevents having that energy drop. I've switched to green tea.
Yesterday was a true test for me as I went out to eat with one of my girlfriends to Twin Peaks -- may sound odd to you but we LOVE the ice cold beers and they usually have pretty good bar food. So here I am with a typical sports bar menu. I did order two Michelob Ultras because although I'm trying to change my body and my eating I am a 25 yr old young professional and happy hours/tailgates/day drinking all come with that and I am not willing to give that up completely just make smart decisions of not indulging in high calorie beers or cocktails ( see my blog on low calorie drinks for some help Can I buy you a drink? ) then I proceeded to order the cobb salad. Now first they only had 2 salads on the menu cobb salad and steak salad. Not even a side garden salad - even though they probably could have made me this if I asked. Second, I get a little weird about asking to remove bacon, cheese, croutons -- everything but the chicken and lettuce please! Usually they don't do what you ask and since I'm rather petite already I get eyerolls for the company I'm with about eating healthy. I do want to promote what I'm doing but I also want to keep my 30 day challenge on the down low until I'm ready. Also, this is the first part of my eating healthy and later on I will add back the cheese, bacon, croutons in moderate but right now I'm trying to shred the unwanted fat from all the crap I've been eating lately. Whew!
So I get the cobb with their cilantro lime vinaigrette (very tasty) on the side. I merely pushed around until I found the lettuce - a hard task! And ate the lettuce, tomatos, carrots, and chicken. Delicious! I'm so proud that I was able to resist the temptation when it was looking at me.
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| Twin Peaks Cobb Salad |
One thing I also noticed I did that really distracted me from eating the crap or digging in for it was the pleasant conversation I was having with my girlfriend. I know it seems odd but I realized sometimes when I go to eat with my boyfriend or family we talk so much about how good the food is. Which is great but part of the reason of eating together is enjoying eachother's company which enhances your relationship and slims your waistline!
So for Twin Peaks review you may have to wait but from past experience they have delicious bar food. Ladies if you get to pick between Hooters and Twin Peaks go for the Peaks for some homemade hearty bar food. Not to mention their delicious 29 degree ice cold mugs they serve with draft beers and some of their own brews.
Enjoy!
