I finished the 28 day "intro" thing for Engine 2 (I honestly don't remember all the words they use! I'm sure they have more glamorous terms than "intro" and "thing"!) as of Sunday. I honestly never thought I could give up cheeseburgers. And cheese! But, after this 28 days, I gotta say, I feel really, really good. I feel like this is how I should have been eating all along.
My initial plan was to do this 28 days, then figure out what I wanted to bring back into my diet. But I feel so good, I'm not bringing anything back. Well, I take that back. I have loosened up the "absolutely no oil" rule. I'll still leave oil out as much as I can, but there are some things that are just plain better with a teeny bit of oil. I learned how to make some kick ass salad dressings and sauces without oil, but I am totally ok with adding a smidge of oil to the pan if it means my tempeh bacon gets crispy crunchy edges.
I mean geeez. I swapped out tempeh for pig, a LITTLE oil? I'm ok with that :)
I did lose 7.5 pounds in March, too. Later this week, I will get my blood tested again, see what's up with the cholesterol. Gotta see how things are going with my Project 150!
it's been great, getting to share this journey with you. and while my diet is all about lean protein (a lot of chicken & turkey), i now try to include vegetarian meals.
ReplyDeleteseeing you give up cheese prompted me to take a lot at my own cheese consumption and now i've cut it way back.
i now eat lots of veggies and try new vegetarian recipes, so thanks for sharing your engine 2 journey!