Hubby is now down 50 pounds with Nutrimost and today is day one for the Reset Phase and it will last for 3 weeks. Doctor has set his calorie intake at 2800/day....we both actually said holy cr*p at that too....when you don't eat a lot of junk food it's going to be a challenge. Thank goodness though we can now mix veggies and begin to add some items back into our diet.
Breakfast this morning was a 2 egg omelette with green peppers, red peppers, onions, a little bit of tomato and one slice of bacon. On the side we had another two pieces of bacon. Total calories was a little under 500. Now for me that's fine as I don't need as many calories however for him it's going to be interesting getting it up that high.
As we'll be making homemade chicken sausage today....lunch today will be a bunch of taste testing along with a salad. Hmmmm, going to have some issues with calories in that meal too. Of course we'll be adding snacks - good nuts, fruits, etc. in between meals but it's still going to fall far short for the overall count for the day. We'll have to work on getting this right though as this phase is what tells your body that this is your new permanent weight.
Overall we're still loving this program. It's taught us a lot about food including what to eat more of, what to avoid eating except for once in a blue moon, different cooking techniques to reduce/eliminate fat where possible, and it's gotten hubby to eat some foods that he would never consider eating in the past....and that's the icing on the cake as some of those foods are some of my favorite foods that I haven't made in years because he didn't really like them.
Oh, before I forget, they do tell you that your taste buds will change (which they did for both of us) and that as you add back foods into the diet you will, almost definitely, have a digestive tract reaction. It makes sense....you eat extra lean for over 40 days and then you can begin bringing in some fat with oils, diary and even fattier meat. Anyone who doesn't think there will be a reaction is a little naive. We're prepared though as we added fresh shredded cheddar cheese in the omelettes and used a touch of butter in the pan to make it easier to cook without sticking. We'll be definitely taking it slow in the adding of items back into the diet....the only restrictions are still no starches, no sugars and pay particular care with certain fruits as they may be triggers for your individual body that will make your weight jump. At least at this point we're starting to put the jigsaw puzzle back together and only have to figure out a few slightly complicated pieces to make it all work.
So its OK to eat bacon for breakfast, I really miss it.
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