Turkey Loaf

Last night, for dinner, we enjoyed a Turkey Meatloaf made with a recipe taken from The Fast Metabolism Diet Cookbook.  You would think that Phase 2 would be the easiest phase.  Meat and veggies, how hard is that?  But you are very limited on any other igredients.  No healthy fats and no grains.  Your fruits are very limited and many of our favorite veggies are not included on the list.  So I find myself turning to the cookbook most often during Phase 2 so I am not eating grilled meat with a side of veggies every Wednesday and Thursday.

This meatloaf was pretty tasty and I would enjoy it even more during the other phases when I could enjoy it with a Sweet Potato on the side.  I love having Sweet Potatoes with my Meatloaf.  It is an easy meal to throw together and leaves plenty of leftovers for lunch during the week as it can be eaten in every phase of the Fast Metabolism Diet.

Turkey Loaf

slightly adapted from The Fast Metabolism Cookbook

2 lbs. ground turkey

1/2 small onion, finely diced

1 stalk celery, finely diced

2 egg whites

2 T. coconut aminos

1 clove garlic, minced

salt and pepper to taste

Place all ingredients in a large bowl and combine using clean hands.  Press into an 8x8 baking pan. Bake in a preheated 375* oven for an hour.  Print Recipe

One at a time is good fishin'

Here it is Wednesday again. Last Sunday I told you I was going to be more faithful this week.  That went out the door nearly immediately.  We got home from Mass and were getting ready to host a #SoupSwapParty.  I was busy getting my Pumpkin Dinner Rolls in the oven  and starting on my Escarole and White Bean Soup.  At least the soup was Phase 3 Friendly....see I WAS trying.

Then Frank heated up some leftover pizza.....and it smelled good.....and I hadn't eaten on schedule as I should.....and BLAH BLAH BLAH.  Bottom line...I ate pizza for lunch.  Then the guests arrived, all bringing their wonderful soups.  Boy there were some great soups!!

But they were not all #FMD friendly and then there were those delicious rolls that I had to have.  Oh, and let's not forget the apple pie that I made for dinner.  Not at all #FMD friendly.

Monday though....Monday I was pretty good....except for lunch.  Lunch was Sushi with my friend, Cathy.  Not too unfriendly except for the white rice.

Then comes yesterday.  I was so good all day yesterday.  I cheated just a smidge with some cookies that I made for dessert but even those were pretty #FMD friendly....and super delicious.....I will be sharing that recipe later.  No, I did pretty good yesterday with the food.  Kim and Kurt joined us for dinner.  I served fish and lots of veggies, steamed acorn squash, steamed green beans, cucumber and tomato salad all served up with LOTS of wine.....yep....it would have been a great day if not for the 2 bottles of wine that Kim and I shared.

That brings us to today.  Wednesday.  Weigh in day.  Another week gone and 1 more pound gone from the scale.  It's not the eating plan folks....it is all me.  I am certainly not going to complain over a pound lost.  Heck, before this eating plan I was ecstatic to lose a pound a week and that was without cheating!!  I am going to get back on track and I am not going to beat myself up for living life.  Each day is a fresh start and I am going to start it off with a smile and a prayer.

Sunday Sermon.....

I'm not going to preach too much today but I did want you to know that cheating comes with a price. I was down 1 pound on Wednesday this week and today....I am still down one pound.  I was excited that I lost that pound while still cheating on the diet, so I continued to be lax.  Friday especially was a bad day.....five glasses of wine, lots of cheese, some chocolate and 2 pieces of pizza bad!!  Yesterday, I did pretty well and then they broke out the birthday cake....I had a couple of bites of Frank's piece. And there was candy at every table....so I had a couple.  Oh, and there were chips and dip.....so I had some.  It's a wonder I didn't gain that pound back!!

So, today, I am going to start fresh.  I'm going to stop beating myself up because, as Haylie preaches, that causes stress and stress causes fat.  I'm going to focus not on the meals that I didn't eat properly but at the meals that were in the eating plan and congratulate myself on being true to it 70% of the time.  My goal for this next week is to stay true 90% of the time.  That is when I have the best results.

I started my morning with an oatmeal smoothie that I am sharing with you today.  It has all the components required for a Phase 3 breakfast and it is pretty tasty. This makes 2 smoothies so you can share.  Enjoy.

Oatmeal Smoothie

1 c. almond milk

1 c. mixed berries

1/2 c. old fashioned oats

4-5 cherry tomatoes

1 c. ice

Place all ingredients into a blender and puree until smooth.  Print Recipe