Detox - Day 7 (weigh-in day)

Drum Roll Please . . .

Fridays will be my weigh-in days, and I am proud and happy to say that I lost 3-1/2 pounds after one week on the Sexy Forever Plan.  My husband, who is also on the plan with me, lost 7 pounds.  Yikes!  To say we're delighted, is an understatement when we considered the fabulous, and sometimes sinful food we got to eat this week.

I have tried many diet plans (at least 7) over the past 10 years, and usually after the first week I lost 2-3 pounds, and on one plan, none.  The second week I usually lost 1-2 pounds, the third week 1 pound, and then it stops.  After that, I usually averaged 1-2 pounds per month.  Yes, I said 'month'.  I'm really hoping the Sexy Forever Plan can do better.  In fact, I'd be delighted with 1 pound per week.  So, I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

Breakfast -  My hubby had to leave real early this morning and wouldn't be able to eat anything until lunch.  So, I made a breakfast that would keep him feeling full by choosing breakfast option #4; Protein/Healthy Fat/Veggie.

You're not going to believe what we got to eat on this plan.  First, I fried up 4 slices of bacon, (2 for each of us) plus 2 extra slices for our cobb salads at lunch.  While that was cooking I made zucchini ribbons by using a potato peeler to make strips.  Then, I sauteed them in a little bit of olive oil for about 4 minutes.  They looked like hash browns when they were done. 

After the bacon was done, I drained off all but one teaspoon of the grease, and cracked 3 eggs (one for me and 2 for hubby) into the pan.  Can you believe it?!  Suzanne says, when frying eggs, to either cook them in the pan you cooked the bacon in (with a little grease), OR cook them in a little butter.  Wow! 

Then, I learned another trick for making fried eggs.  Maybe you all know about this, but I didn't.  Once the eggs are in the pan, put a lid on it.  The longer you keep it on, the more the yolks cook.  And, the best part, the whites weren't runny.  And the party bonus was the taste.  The bottom and edges were all crispy and sinfully delicious.  We were groaning with every bite.

I will never makes eggs the way I used to, for all these years ... tilting the pan so the whites would run to the sides, in an effort to get rid of the snotty part.  And, most of the time, there was always a little bit that never got quite cooked. 

AM Snack - Who needs a snack after that filling breakfast!  In fact, I had to wait a couple hours before exercising today, as I don't do well on a full stomach.

Lunch - Leftover cobb salad.

PM Snack -  We ate the last of our brown rice cakes and fresh salsa.  Too bad, because I loved this treat.

Dinner - Leftover pork chops and the last of the kale and broccoli; sauteed.

I'm also delighted to report that we cleaned out the refrigerator.  There were no unused veggies or food that was going to spoil.  Yeah!  I hate wasting food.

Beverages:  seven 8-ounce glasses of water and 1 cup of Sleepy Time Tea.