the doctor approved new year's resolution helper

So there's been some issues with my girly parts and I started seeing a new group of doctor's who know all about all of my problems - it's crazy stressful but I think I'm handling it ok.

The biggest thing has been the need to get my weight to a healthy number.  Most doctor's before have told me before that "you're fat and you need to lose weight".  This group has a nutritionist/personal trainer in the group so the doctor had me set up an appointment with her. 

So I met with Rhonda, and I started on a preliminary detox diet.  The general idea is lean white meats, lots of veggies and fruit, and limited grains.  I had to eat six times per day with three of the meals being these "snacks".  No sugar and a limited selection of sugar substitutes (Stevia, SunCrystals, or Agave Nectar). 

It looks a little something like this:

Preliminary Detox Plan
Vegetables - unlimited quantity (not an all inclusive list)						Fruit - up to 3 daily
Green beans	Onions	Broccoli	Arugula	Garlic		1/3 cup berries
Red lettuce	Green lettuce	Spring mix	Dandilion greens	Rapini		baseball sized fruit
Boston lettuce	Romaine	Watercress	Zucchuni	Celery
Cauliflower	Spinach	Peppers	Kale	Carrots
Brussel sprouts	Sprouts	Squash	Leeks
Tomatoes	Swiss chard	Green chard	Endive	Limit:
Shallots	Asparagus	Bok choy	Eggplant	Corn
Broccoli rabe	Turnips	Artichoke	Cucumbers	Peas
Okra	Sweet potatoes	Bell pepper	Carrots	White potatoes
Collards	Beets	Mustard greens	Yams
Proteins - beans in any quantity, meat 2-4 oz 1-2 times a day						Oils
Lentils	Great northern beans	egg white - 4	low sodium lean pork			1 pat of butter
Black beans	Lima beans	2-4 oz of cheese	low fat milk - 8 oz			2 tbsp olive oil
Kidney beans	Mung beans	yogurt 6 oz twice daily	1 tbsp peanut butter			2 tbsp safflower oil
White kidney beans	Fava beans	hummus 1/2 cup daily	1 tbsp almond butter			2 tbsp walnut oil
Chick peas	Pink beans	cottage cheese 6 oz	salmon			2 tbsp sesame oil
Black eyed peas	Split peas	lean fish	shrimp			vegetable, chicken or beef stock
Navy beans		lean chicken	tilapia
Pinto beans		lean turkey	founder
Grains - 2 cups daily				Flavor Enhancers		Hydration
Brown rice with at least 3 grams of fiber	Farro	Oatmeal (not instant) 1 cup per day		3 tsp Stevia, SunCrystals, or Agave Nectar No pink, blue, or yellow		All the water you want
	Kasha
Whole wheat quinoa		Amaranth bread 2 slices				24 oz herbal tea
Whole wheat couscous						Selter water
		Sprouted grain bread 2 slices		any spices		Milk
Barley				Flavored vinegar
Wheat berries				Coconut crystals
Kashi seven grain rice pilaf				Agave powder
Snacks - combine a protein with a carb, 3 daily, raw or dry roasted nuts are best			Other stuff			Things to have:
			Chia seeds			Rice cooker
Carb	Protein		flax seeds			Plastic food scale
1/2 cup plain applesauce	10 cashews
	8 oz low fat milk
2 tbsp raisins	palm full of peanuts					Things to do
2 gingersnaps	palm full of walnuts					Incorporate movement into every day
4 woven wheat crackers	2 oz cheese
	palm full of almonds
4 cups air popper popcorn (3 tbsp corn in a paper bag in microwave for 3 mins or less)	1 tbsp almond butter					Track your food in a food journal
	1 tbsp peanut butter
	1/4 cup hummus					Watch 23 1/2 hours on YouTube
	1/4 cup fat free feta cheese
						Read:  Food Rules by Michael Pollan
1 cup raw mixed vegetables	6 oz yogurt
15 grapes
one piece of fruit

The biggest thing was the moving.  I work so many hours a week for the job that I hate that I was having a hard time squeezing in work out time with my limited down time.  I lucked out so much when I found this website that has workouts to go with TV shows - then I didn't have to give up my TV time and I still got to workout.  Oh the wesbite:  fuckyeamovieworkouts.tumblr.com.  There are full length movies on there too!

I did this for two weeks under the close watch of my new physician group (they have an special email portal thing that let's us check in with each other without me having to drive the 30 min to the office) and I lost *drum roll* ... 2 inches around my stomach and a total of 10 pounds of weight!!!!!!

So now, I am on the full detox that for 10 days and has no meat and no bread (and I don't eat beans at all so it's crazy restrictive!).  I finish my 10 days on Thursday so I'll have the results then.  I am feeling more like I have more energy and more focus.  I am still having a hard time squeezing in the 6 meals a day - I might make 4 or 5 but almost never 6.  Although some days, I do switch out a full meal with a replacement shake (usually breakfast) that is crazy easy to make:

Power Smoothie
In a blender combine:
1 scoop of whey protein
4 oz Greek yogurt
Add water or ice as necessary
Include any of the items listed:
1 tbsp peanut butter
2 tsp instant coffee
1 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 banana
1/2 cup of berries
3 oz Polanders Allfruit
4 oz of 2% milk
4 oz coconut water
2-3 tsp of fiber powder

Always include the top two items and then mix and match the bottom ingredients to your liking.  I tend to do the peanut butter, cocoa, coffee and milk (especially since I don't like yogurt either and the Greek yogurt is a stronger flavor). 

I'll check in again after I get the results on Thursday.  The ultimate goal is to lose 100 pounds (and hopefully that will help a lot of my girly issues) and to just get healthier (that part was my New Year's Resolution).