Monday's Blue Plate Special

I've been on a new health regimen since January 2nd which unfortunately as it turns out doesn't lend itself to living high on the hog.  Its been 4 weeks of no butter, white pasta, potato's, fatty delicious cuts of meat like succulent Rib Eye, sausages or bacon. I thought it would be an interesting experiment to try weight training along with a lean protein/1500 calories or less a day diet. My friend encouraged me to join him on this path since we both work together and he has the background in finding new ways of making your muscles cry out in agony, begging , "Uncle, UNCLE!"
I guess I didn't plan on the impact this would have on my eating and blogging about all the lucious meals I might make.  So understandably it's taken me a few weeks to get my stomach and mind pointed in the right direction. The radical change in my diet goes something like this:

Before Picture
Breakfast = Coffee & maybe a Kashi Bar
Lunch = sometimes nothing other times Naked Green Machine Juice and Almonds
Dinner = ANY GOD BLESSED THING I WANTED including plenty of vino, bread, fatty cuts of meat, bacon, bacon, veggies, pasta, meatballs, cheese, sea salted caramels and...well you get the picture.

Now Picture
Breakfast 6AM = Egg white omelet with lo-fat cottage cheese or oatmeal with stevia and cinnamon
Snack 10AM = Protein shake (which at first tasted like old foot powder, now tastes like chunky chalk paste)
Lunch= Tuna fish, pickles, almonds
Snack = Protein shake with my nose plugged up to choke it down
Dinner = Lean Chicken or Pork or fish with veggies and maybe a carb like brown rice or Quinoa, more pickles
Snack = 4 oz of bourbon :)

Yes its been an amazing 180 on the food front and I will grudgingly admit to the following:

• I feel like I have more energy
• I feel stronger, and visibly can see my muscles popping through my layers of chubby fat
• I don't crave my nightly glasses of vino
• I don't crave sweets, or bread or french fries...unless I really think about the taste of those long time friends.
• I definitely fart more (sorry Mom)  which come to find out is a known side effect so don't go all church lady on me people

So this evening I give you simply my dinner plate, my Monday Blue Plate Special:
Lean Pork Grilled  with spices
Brown Rice
Roasted Peppers
Snap Peas
Oh and a glass of Bourbon for my post dinner wind down snack ;)

Being Good isn't all Bad!