DAY 8:
Breakfast- fruit smoothie popsicle
Lunch- black bean burger with lettuce/tomato/pickles, ketchup and mustard, and fries with honey dijon mustard (dijon mustard and honey mixed, honey mustard from restaurants have lots of oils in them!)
Dinner- ramen with veggies
Snacks- granola, tortilla chips, frozen grapes
Exercise- upper body
Thoughts- the black bean burger was actually pretty good! I forgot to buy buns at the store but I didn't mind too much since I've been trying to avoid bread until my wedding (I've actually seen a lot of results because of this!) so I just wrapped lettuce around the burger. Very messy but it was very filling!
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DAY 9:
Breakfast- granola with soy milk
Lunch- Einstein Bros. power protein bagel with honey almond spread
Dinner- taco soup (canned black beans, canned corn, canned tomatoes with green chiles, chopped onion/bell pepper, seasonings, veggie stock) with white rice
Snacks- frozen green grapes
Exercise- SNOW DAY! Lots of snow-boarding and climbing up hills for sledding!
Thoughts- I felt really guilty after eating the honey almond spread because it's obviously dairy and that it had nuts in it as well. But I just made sure that was my only fat for the day and didn't let it upset me too much!
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DAY 10:
Breakfast- fruit popsicle
Lunch- black bean burger with all of the toppings mentioned above and fries
Dinner- taco soup (no rice)
Snacks- granola, frozen green grapes, banana ice cream with granola and honey
Exercise- lower body
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DAY 11:
Breakfast- fruit popsicle
Lunch- taco soup
Dinner- ramen with veggies
Snack- granola, frozen grapes, banana ice cream with granola and honey
Exercise- 30 minutes on treadmill (ran one mile then was on and off running for the rest of the time just because I struggle with running on the treadmill), 15 minutes stair master, 15 minutes bike, 10 minutes foam rolling
Thoughts- my granola is the ONLY thing keeping me going...oh and banana ice cream for sure
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DAY 12:
Breakfast- fried egg (so hard to cook without butter or oil) with salsa on top of a tortilla with a liiiittle bit of cheese
Lunch- black bean burger with toppings
Dinner- taco soup
Snacks- banana ice cream with honey and granola, can of tuna (yes, I ate the whole can...just heated it up on the stove with the water that came in the can until all the water evaporated), more granola with soy milk (definitely getting plenty of fiber :/)
Exercise- upper body
Thoughts- OMG I'M SO READY TO BE DONE AND NOT HAVE TO PACK MY FOOD EVERYWHERE I GO...it's the little things
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DAY 13:
Breakfast- granola with soy milk
Lunch- 2 waffles with syrup
Dinner- salad with homemade vinaigrette dressing, no-oil fries with hot sauce
Snacks- banana
Exercise- 5k run
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DAY 14:
Breakfast- banana
Lunch- no-oil fries, salad with same dressing as above
Dinner- salad with dressing, ramen with veggies
Snack- banana, banana ice-cream
Exercise- lower body
Thoughts- LAST DAY!!! I'm finishing up this diet with a fat-free breakfast and lunch tomorrow and then my high fat meal will be tomorrow night for dinner. I haven't been this excited in a while...
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DAY 15:
Breakfast- frozen mango
Lunch- taco soup, salad with dressing
Snacks- banana
Dinner- rice and vegetables covered in queso, chips and salsa, peanut butter cup ice-cream for dessert (it was heavenly)
Exercise- 15 minute stair master, 30 minute elliptical, 20 minute bike
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Realizations: I had to compensate my lack of protein (I had a little bit, but not as much as my normal diet) and fat with a LOT of carbs. This means a LOT of sugar. I did not feel my best even though I had plenty of carbs to keep me energized. I felt gross from eating so much granola, honey, and bananas just because of all of the sugar. I will probably go the next few weeks low sugar just to kind of balance me back out. I also ended up choosing foods/seasonings with a lot of sodium just because of my lack of really healthy resources. Keep these things in mind if you're ever considering this diet.
I obviously wasn't doing this to lose weight but throughout the past two weeks I've lost 3 pounds over the past two weeks. DISCLAIMER: I have lost over 10 pounds over the last few months so honestly I believe that these pounds came off because of my exercise program and still being mindful with my meal choices.
As for the gall bladder issues....I feel no different. I didn't hear sounds last night after having the high-fat meal, nor have I had any pain or sickness. I am still tender in my abdomen and hear sounds occasionally. I am sad because of the lack of results, but I am not sad that I did the diet! It taught me so much discipline and patience. I gave up time with friends to make sure I was eating the correct meals. I brought food to basketball games and even to a restaurant to make sure I knew what I was eating was truly oil-free.
If I haven't answered any questions, or if you want any recipes of any meals I've had over the past two weeks, leave a comment and let me know! Thank you for going on this journey with me!
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