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March 22, 2019 · Leave a Comment

21 Day {Added} Sugar Fast – Week 2

Health

Made it to week 2! I’m feeling REALLY good. For the most part I’m not craving a lot of sugar. G, on the other hand, was exhausted on day 8. While I felt like I was withdrawing on like day 2, he made it through a whole week before it hit him like a truck.

If you’re new here, or missed week 1, you can go see what we ate and how the week went here.

Day 8

Breakfast:

I woke up late, so I just ate some toasted Ezekiel bread with Justin’s peanut butter and chia seeds.

Lunch:

  • Chicken sausage
  • Grits
    • I cooked Geechie Boy Mill Grits with some ghee, red pepper flakes, garlic salt, and black pepper
  • Sauteed onions and peppers

Post-workout Snack:

Apple & banana with Justin’s cashew butter

Dinner:

Chicken Burrito Bowl:

  • Lime & cilantro marinated chicken thighs
  • Quinoa
  • Lettuce
  • Southwestern black bean salad

Day 9

Breakfast:

  • Smashed avocado and egg on toasted Ezekiel bread, topped with hot sauce and Everything but the Bagel seasoning!Since I was just making this for one, I cooked my egg in this mini pan specifically for eggs
  • Pineapple

Lunch:

Went to Chipotle for lunch and got a kid’s meal of 2 corn crunchy tacos, chicken, lettuce, & corn (you only get three toppings when you order a kid’s meal!)

Dinner:

NOT GOING TO LIE TO Y’ALL. I succumbed to peer pressure and ate Domino’s for dinner. G and I were dying for pizza lol

UPDATE: Today was so hard. I was out with my best friend most of the day at the mall and it is hard to be good when you are surrounded by soft pretzels and ice cream. I was good most of the day, but then came home and Garrett and I were both so HANGRY that we said “screw it” and ordered pizza.

Day 10

Breakfast:

Overnight steel cut oats but without the yogurt and honey. Pretty much everything else stayed the same. But I did cook the berries in the oats for a while so that they would cook down a tad and release some of their natural sugars.

Lunch:

I ate at the hospital cafeteria and ate grilled chicken, green beans, and roasted potatoes!

Dinner:

Black bean burgers with lettuce buns

Day 11

Breakfast:

Smashed avocado and egg on toasted Ezekiel bread, topped with Everything but the Bagel seasoning

Lunch:

Peanut butter and jelly sandwich:

  • Toasted Ezekiel Bread
  • Justin’s Peanut Butter
  • Berry Chia Jelly

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/AbaTpUt2UnCJXK-dQloEaeUJCgRw42XJV-bJ2uu7ibodQELLW36Tu2o/

Dinner:

Turkey burger with onions, lettuce bun, and spicy mayo

Day 12

Breakfast:

  • Toasted Ezekiel bread with Justin’s peanut butter, sliced bananas, and chia seeds
  • Strawberries

Lunch:

  • Meal-prepped chimichurri chicken thighs
  • Sauteed green beans (in avocado oil, garlic, sea salt, pepper, and some coconut aminos)
  • Quinoa
  • Apple

Dinner:

Same chimichurri chicken thighs but on a salad with avocado and the Trader Joe’s Green Goddess dressing

(I just used the same photo from last week haha)

Day 13

Breakfast:

Grilled chicken and fried egg

Lunch:

Apple and peanut butter (I really wasn’t hungry!)

Dinner:

Chicken stir fry with snow peas, bok choy, carrots, & onion over brown rice.

(the sauce is chicken broth, some coconut aminos, ginger, cayenne pepper, and some corn starch [to thicken it])

Day 14

Breakfast:

Apple with Justin’s peanut butter

Lunch:

Dinner:

Lol I recognize that this photo looks gross but this was so good!

  • Mexican chicken and sweet potato poppers
  • Sweet potato fries
    • Cut sweet potatoes into fries and then cooked them in the oven at 400 in some avocado oil, sea salt, pepper, chili powder, and garlic powder
  • Creamy avocado dipping sauce

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/AdVyAKtLwropQae5B_QdYAbbyYjW7GEhP2xHdIHJl2XkiUPywzYmleI/

 

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* 1 pound of turkey sausage (or whatever type you like)
* 4 eggs
* 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
* 1 cup Kodiak cake baking mix
* 1/3 cup cottage cheese

Instructions
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5. Bake for about 22-25 minutes or until golden brown on top

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