I hit a diet plateau and I decided to switch things up a bit in the hopes of restarting fat loss. Actually, I was trying to fast more often and for longer periods.
But on the first planned fasting day, February 25th, I was ravenous by 11:00. Apparently, dinner wasn’t enough either, as I wolfed down a snack of cheese and more pepperoni after dinner.
Black coffee usually works to quell the hunger pangs. On this day, though, I needed a snack within an hour. Ultimately, I decided to go with the 18/6 (fast for 18 hours, with a 6 hour eating window) plan for the week in order to break the diet plateau.
On Monday, I tried this simple fried mushroom recipe from Clara’s Great Depression Cooking. It’s an easy, cheap and delicious side dish. I’ve made it several times since.
I love grits with lots of butter and salt and I indulged a couple of days. BUT, I only ate 1/2 a serving. We’ll find out later how much effect those additional carbs may have had.
February 23-29, 2020: Daily Food Journal
| Date | What I Ate | Photo |
| 2/23 | Eggs, bacon, muffin
T-bone steak w/ Gorgonzola butter, fried mushrooms and onions, salad |
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| 2/24 | Pepperoni, cheddar cheese, mayo
T-Bone steak w/ Gorgonzola butter, fried mushrooms and onions, salad |
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| 2/25 | Black coffee
Pepperoni and cheddar cheese Bunless cheeseburger, salad 2 slices Swiss cheese, pepperoni |
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| 2/26 | No-pasta lasagna, salad
Pork loin, salad Cheddar cheese slices w/ mayo, pepperoni, cheesecake, chamomile tea |
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| 2/27 | Pistachios at 1:00 pm (and 2 and 3…), cheddar cheese
Hot wings, celery sticks, blue cheese dressing, buttered green beans |
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| 2/28 | Grits (1/2 serving), eggs, bacon, coffee with Splenda and cream, pistachios
Lunch at restaurant: bunless burger with Swiss, mushrooms, onions, mayo; lettuce, tomato, salad with lots of blue cheese, coffee with Splenda and cream Pepperoni, cheese, blue cheese dip, pistachios |
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| 2/29 | Eggs, bacon, 1/2 serving grits, coffee, pistachios
Cheddar cheese, pepperoni, green beans Salmon, salad, celery, blue cheese dip, coconut cake, chamomile tea |
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