Slacker!

It looks like I've been slacking on posting about/pictures of my meals today, so here we go!

Turkey Lettuce Taco Mix

This was lunch yesterday. It was the same dish that we chose on our other low carb day. It is really simple to put together - lettuce, ground turkey (we premade a bunch of it Sunday night), fat free shredded cheddar cheese, diced tomatoes, and salsa. Pretty good. Definitely one that will be in a weekly rotation. Even though we both enjoy salsa, I think Superman and I could get sick of it eventually. It seems like a lot of the meals that Chris recommends have salsa as a "flavor" to enhance blander foods.

I understand the reasoning behind salsa - it's low calorie, made of vegetables, and generally delicious. The flavor could just get old, like anything else if eaten in abundance. I think that's one of the reasons I have failed at weight loss in the past. Eating the same things over and over again (just salads for lunch for example) with no variation and I get burnt out/sick of it. There are all kinds of options with carb cycling.

Steak and Green Beans with Chopped Almonds

For dinner last night we had Steak and Green Beans with Chopped Almonds. I'm not a big fan of cooking steak (it seems like I always screw it up somehow - usually not cooking it long enough. I've never burnt it or anything, heh.), so Superman did the cooking last night. We had steak tonight again too, so we planned ahead and cooked enough for both nights. We used a bag of Steamfresh Green Beans that we just popped in the microwave for about four minutes. Ah, that familiar whistling noise of a bag with a small whole steaming frozen vegetables in the microwave! Music to my ears, yet mildly annoying. (Does it do that for everyone, or do I just always buy defective bags?). This was a satisfying dinner for a low carb day.

Onward to today! Our high carb day! High carb day = more energy (as I discussed a few posts ago). I'm really starting to feel a difference on the days as far as exercise goes.

For breakfast (I don't have a picture of this) we had the Protein Oatmeal - consisting of oatmeal, almond milk, water, vanilla protein powder, truvia (we prefer truvia over stevia), and cinnamon. It was pretty good, but I think we prefer the Power Crunch Cereal instead (with Fiber One as our cereal of choice). 

Our snacks were fat free greek yogurt again - spiked with truvia to taste and granola on top in the morning, and a tuna sandwich with chopped tomatoes for an afternoon snack.

Yum, Chicken Stir Fry!

At lunch time we had Chicken Stir Fry. I love this meal. It's yummy and filling. Since this is the second time we've made this dish we added another vegetable (chopped onion) to enhance the flavor. It was a nice addition. We're having it again on Saturday (we made the portion for it already, woohoo!) and I look forward to enjoying it again.

Steak, Potatoes, and Green Beans

Tonight we finished off using the steak that Superman cooked last night. We added a small potato and green beans (low sodium canned this time) to the steak to complete the meal. In Chris' recipe it suggests flavoring the potato with marinara sauce, however the marinara sauce we purchased seems to be too high in sodium to use freely. We are going to have to look at the store for a lower sodium sauce. I also felt that the potato had more than enough flavor just with some I Can't Believe It's Not Butter spray. Satisfying meal. 

You'll notice that in these meals that the meat portion is pretty light, and the bulk of the meal is vegetables. We were discussing how different this was compared to how we used to eat (where meat was the main focus of the meal). I think this is really beneficial to our health, and I'm really happy that we're doing it.