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Crossing Fingers on Hitting Sweet Spot!

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AimMee
, January 21st, 2014 at 06:22 AM (3679 Views)
I don't want to jinx myself by saying this, but I think I may have hit my dosage sweet spot. That would be awesome for me so early in a round - VLCD 7 today. It's the first day I haven't felt a tinge of hunger after being out of bed for an hour or so. Still just contentedly sipping my coffee, not considering a celery or cucumber stick (my go-to's, subtracted from later in the day). So for that, I'm thankful.

Officially ridiculously addicted to homemade fraps. Thank the culinary gods (and my dad) for sending a Ninja my way for Christmas... best blender ever!! Thrilled that I have something I can take on the road to me that will last longer than the 15 minutes it takes hot coffee to not be so hot any more.

Down 1.1 today, a blessing. I switched up dinner last night and was worried it might stall me out. It's so so weird - I can eat nearly anything (in moderation) in any other phase and have no issues whatsoever. Yet in phase 2, I can't do cabbage, beef, strawberries, oranges, or grapefruit. So when I switched dinner from my normal lettuce and shrimp to cucumber and cod, I was crossing my fingers on no stall from it. HOORAY! Tonight will be more cucumber, but I'm going to try some Flounder. I do love fish, I just don't like having to cook it every night. I wish it kept as well as chicken does in the fridge. Yes, I know, I love to cook.. But mid-week becomes a pain with my schedule. Ah well, sucking it up starts in 3.. 2...

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  1. Annie226's Avatar
    Congrats on the loss!
  2. mraven99's Avatar
    Congrats. Good luck with the flounder I found it so fishy I could not gag it down. How did u cook the old ? Was it fishy? I have been having beef for diner it's nice but I have to go back to fish or shrimp. Fun not. Lol. Keep up the good work.
  3. AimMee's Avatar
    Thanks! I'm a huge fish/seafood fan, always have been. My general rule is that if it 'seems' or smells 'fishy', I won't eat it. That's a great rule of thumb when you're shopping for fresh seafood/fish, too - it shouldn't be fishy, or it's probably been sitting out too long. Definitely not fresh. Otherwise... I suppose some are naturally just a little fishier, just like some meats are more gamey. I don't find flounder to be especially "fishy", but that's just me. I dig it.

    As far as cooking the cod, I cooked it the same way I cook everything in P2. As I said, I adore cooking - I do it all the time. But it becomes a bit of a pain when not using oils/fats because it's so easy to burn things or have everything stick. So, I use Ziploc Steam Bags. THEY ROCK MY SOCKS OFF! You can literally do nearly anything in them - poultry, meat, fish, shrimp, other seafood, veggies, even fruit (cinnamon apples, mmmmm). You can find them at Target, Walmart, grocery stores, etc. Here is a link: http://www.ziploc.com/Products/Pages...okingBags.aspx ...or you can bake them in the oven on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper (it won't stick), sautee in water or POP broth, or poach. Personally, I find the bags to be the best. They steam the food and it does not come out as if it had been microwaved. Besides, my shrimp are perfectly cooked in a minute and a half!

    Flavor-wise, I cook my fish with salt and pepper (always) and often include lemon juice (during cooking sometimes, and always after it's cooked), and herbs. Rosemary & garlic powder is a good combo. Italian herbs. Lemon and dill. Rosemary and thyme. Basil, oregano, and garlic. Parsley and lemon. Whatever you like! Hope this helps!

    Quote Originally Posted by mraven99
    Congrats. Good luck with the flounder I found it so fishy I could not gag it down. How did u cook the old ? Was it fishy? I have been having beef for diner it's nice but I have to go back to fish or shrimp. Fun not. Lol. Keep up the good work.
  4. MissRed's Avatar
    looking for the "like" button ��