Half way through the 30 days. I am almost positive that I will stick with this plan for a full 6 weeks. Ferriss suggests that women often need to do that, and I think I am one of those women. I'm still at 5.5 lbs lost, though last week it took until Wednesday morning for me to drop back at or below my total pounds lost. I will do measurements today to see if there has been movement in that department. Many folks say week 2 is a plateau for them, and I am no exception. Still, if I can lose an additional 5.5 lbs by the end of the 30 days I will have lost more in a month than I lost in 4 months of strict (and annoying) calorie counting. I think the protein shakes are probably a bad idea for me, though I might continue to buy the Atkins brand to help with morning protein intake. The flavor I had today tasted like a yummy cold coffee drink, and had 15 grams of protein with only 160 calories, so I think it's worth it to continue to buy those. The others have closer to the full amount of protein needed, but they are too many calories. Those are more for people trying to build muscle than people like me who are trying to lose fat. Also the Atkins brand has only 1 gram of sugar, which seems like a pretty low amount along with eggs, beans, and greens like I did today.
Breakfast: Atkins coffee drink, two eggs, pinto beans, arugula, salsa. This was a very satisfying and tasty meal, and it was super fast to prepare. I'm running low on eggs so I need to get another container of egg whites.
First lunch: Chipotle pork burrito bowl: Black beans, carnitas, veggies, pico de gallo, guacamole, salsa, lettuce. I mixed this up before I photographed it, so it was not attractive, thus the lack of picture. It tasted great!
2nd lunch: Trout, mashed great northern beans, arugula, artichoke hearts. (I always drain the artichokes, and pat off as much oil as possible with a paper towel)
Dinner: Spicy Dragon chicken and veggies on a bed of mixed greens. There was at least a third of this left when I was done.
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