..perfectly thin day 3..

Day 3 Morning Weight: 162.0

Breakfast: Quaker Apple Oatmeal

Lunch: Grilled beef patty with grilled onions and slice of Swiss

Snack: 2T hummus and 6 pita chips

Nothing out of the ordinary today, took my pills on time.

Supper: homemade guacamole and chips

..perfectly thin day 2..

Morning weight: 163.2

Not huge, but hey, if I lose .8lbs every day, that's over 5lb lost at the end of the week. I would take that!

Took my morning pill and waited 30mins. Ate half of a meal bar, and half of a banana. I just couldn't stomach the rest of the meal bar. I don't think it had anything to do with the pills, it's more the gritty texture. My girls shared the banana with me. 

Took my afternoon pill thinking I would get to eat after 30mins, but ended up having to wait an hour. By then I was pretty jittery. Grabbed something quick, and about 15mins later I felt fine. I do NOT recommend taking them without food. Lunch was a Zaxby's Kids Nibblerz meal. I ate all of the Nibbler but couldn't eat all the french fries, and didn't even touch whatever the "dessert" was.  Pretty good considering the kids meals aren't very big. 

Dinner was a bowl and a half of Honey Kix and 2% milk, shared with the girls. 

Day 2, done!

..perfectly thin diary..

There's a whole back story here that I will save for a rainy day.. But this starts my one week diary using "Perfectly Thin" weight loss supplements.

I promise to be open and honest about my experience. I have no connection to the supplement, I don't sell it, I don't know anyone who sells it. So you just get my actual experience, un-skewed. 

Also when it comes to diet.. I try to eat as much good-for-you food as I can. I really try to limit processed foods. They make me feel gross. But my life is busy and hectic and real, so sometimes fast food just happens. I wanted to go into this without really changing my diet, so that it would mainly be the supplement making the changes (or not). So for that reason I'll also tell you what I eat during the day. 

I weigh myself first thing in the morning when I wake up, so that it's consistent. That's usually between 6:45-7:30, depending on how late the girls let me sleep :) 

Starting weight: 164

Per the directions, I take one pill 30min before breakfast and one pill 30min before lunch. 

So here we go, Day 1!

Breakfast: Bacon, egg and cheese biscuit (Bojangles)

Lunch: Spaghetti (Homemade)

My lunch was early, so by mid afternoon my stomach felt a little unsettled, like I needed a snack. So I ate a handful of almonds and some water and felt much better. 

Supper: Two flour tortillas filled with sautéed chicken, peppers and onions (Homemade) 

By supper time I felt really hungry, but I felt like it didn't take as much to fill me up. 30min after supper I ate a lemon cookie and 1c. milk for dessert and it felt like I had eaten way too much. 

Went to bed at my normal time (between 11-11:30) and slept fine. 

Day 1 in the books. We'll see what tomorrow holds!

..super quick smoothie..

I've gotten into making smoothies for breakfast. They're quick and good for you, and you can add in all kinds of extra goodies like protein powder, flax seeds, chia seeds, and so much more. This morning it was banana peach! 

In a blender add:

1 whole banana, broken up

1 peach, peeled and de-pitted

1 Tbs protein powder (optional)

Handful of ice cubes

Blend until liquified! If you prefer your smoothies a little thinner, add a bit of water, juice or coconut water. If you like it thicker, leave the liquid out. 

Tip #1: Add your fruit in the blender first, then ice. It keeps the ice from just spinning around.

Tip #2: Keep your fruit in the fridge, or put it in the freezer for about an hour before you want your smoothie. Makes it colder, and you need less ice!

..feeling feline..

Took some time for myself to do my nails! Nude background with gold and black leopard spots. So easy to do but so cute. Maybe I should do a tutorial?

..meals for this "week"..

I know you're thinking, "It's Tuesday.. Almost mid-week. Why are you posting your meals now?" Well that's because the hubs started a new position at work, so he no longer has Monday through Friday work weeks. He doesn't even have weeks really. I'm not even sure how to describe his schedule other than he works a few days, is off a couple, works a few more days.. And during those working days he swaps between day and night shifts. I can cook just fine for the day shifts. He's home by 7pm, and I have it ready to eat when he walks in the door. But night shifts are weird.. He leaves anywhere from 5-5:30pm, so if I made supper that would put us eating at 4:30pm. Umm, no. So what I've been doing is making a bigger late lunch kinda thing. Paninis, grilled turkey dogs, and piled high sandwiches, stuff like that. But this "week" he's on day shift, so I worked up a quick meal plan and this is what I came up with:

-Spaghetti and meatballs, garlic bread and salad

-Tuna patties, fried potatoes, broccoli and cauliflower with cheese sauce and cornbread

-Beef stroganoff, green beans, pear halves with mayo and cheddar and Italian bread

-Pork carnitas, refried beans and rice, guacamole and chips

-Work chicken. I don't know what else to call it other than this because the hubs found the recipe while he was at work. It's just chicken breasts, black beans, corn and salsa. Add cream cheese at the end, serve over rice. Boom, work chicken :)

..nom nom..

Seriously, this stuff... I used to be scared of guacamole. One too many bowls of grayish-green goo at second rate restaurants probably jump started that fear. Even when I was brave enough to taste it, it was so bland that I wondered what the point of eating it was. Then one day my husband made some at home. The man who can't make macaroni, made guacamole. He said he had found a recipe on the internet and wanted to try it. And it is GOOD! I'm not kidding. I make it twice a week because I crave it. I have tweaked the original recipe that my husband found (I don't even know the website he found it on, just went by what he told me he remembered reading). And I'm also not a big "measure everything exactly, every single time" kinda girl. Except in baking. Because that junk is finicky! Anyway, if you wanna know how I make guac, here you go! 

This recipe makes enough for me and the hubs. But we can put it away, so judge for yourself :) Also, the size of your diced/chopped pieces is totally a personal preference. For example, the hubs is not a huge tomato fan, so I dice the pieces up pretty small. 

2 ripened avocados

1 Roma tomato, diced (I only use half the tomato when the hubs is eating it)

1/8 c. chopped red onion

1-2 tsp chopped cilantro

Juice of half a lime

Garlic salt

Salt

Here's where I get technical with the fancy lingo, you ready? :)

Cut up and scoop your avocados into a bowl. Take a fork and mash those suckers up good. Add the next four ingredients and stir up. Add your salts to taste.. I go a little heavier on the garlic salt. Stir, grab some tortilla chips and stuff your face! Or schmear it on a taco. Whatever, this stuff is good. Everyone's idea of good is different though. If you like heat, throw in some diced jalapeños. Don't like cilantro? Lessen it or leave it out completely. Go guac crazy!