The Mediterranean Diet Weight Loss Solution: Day Two
It is Day Two of our seven day trial run of The Mediterranean Diet Weight Loss Solution! This is a weight loss plan that promises to help you ‘kick-start your new diet and lose weight in just 28 days’ with Mediterranean-style fare. So let’s put that promise to the test! For the next seven days, you’ll get a front row seat as I follow the meal plan, test the recipes, and log every bite so that I can share with you, dear readers, my honest-to-goodness opinion of this plan.
Day One was full of flavor (and time spent in the kitchen); how will Day Two go? Let’s get right to the food log and see how it went!
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Day Two’s Meal Plan
Breakfast:
- Whole wheat toast with 1/4 avocado
- 1 egg
- Coffee with half and half
Lunch:
- Leftover One-Pan Tuscan Chicken
- 3/4 cup cooked whole wheat pasta
- Mixed greens with Greek Dressing
Snack:
- Carrot and Bran Muffin
Dinner:
- Chicken Gyros with Tzatziki
- 1 whole wheat pita
- Parmesan Zucchini Sticks
My Thoughts on the Day
The Carrot and Bran Muffins
I have to admit that after yesterday’s deliciousness, today was a bit of a letdown. Breakfast was fine, though nothing particularly exciting. The Carrot and Bran Muffins, though moist and spiced, were otherwise lacking in any amount of reasonable sweetness. My muffin-loving 5-year-old was both confused and disappointed.
–The 5-year-old
The Gyros
The gyros were also, sadly, a bit disappointing. The chicken gyro meat had an over-powering amount of herbs and yet still lacked flavor due to the absence of any fat content and a meagre usage of salt. The Tzatziki was also so very bland. Tzatziki is something I make several times a year and everyone at the table was pretty underwhelmed with this recipe. Bummer.
The Zucchini
And finally, those misleading Parmesan Zucchini Sticks. I mean, just look at them. They look fantastic, don’t they? DON’T BE DECEIVED. Despite the promise of crispy broiled parmesan and sizzling herbs atop the fresh zucchini, these were awful. Like, comically so. Despite appearances, the zucchini retained zero of its structural integrity and had the mouthfeel of a slug. And, to add insult to injury, the herbed-parmesan veneer did nothing in the flavor department, which really is a mystery in and of itself.
The high point of the day, then, had to be lunch, which was yesterday’s leftovers–the One-Pan Tuscan Chicken with whole wheat pasta and Greek salad. Still tasty the next day.
Crunching the Numbers
Moving on! Let’s take a look at today’s nutrient breakdown. Calories today landed at 1285 with 53% coming from carbohydrate, 30% from fat, and 17% from protein with 28 grams of fiber. Today’s protein came in a bit low, but I’m not surprised given that today’s snack was more starch-based and I also wasn’t able to eat a full portion of that chicken gyro meat. Otherwise, today’s calorie level of <1300 is once again appropriate for weight loss and should produce some results by the end of the week.
Living the Lifestyle
For exercise today, I did my typical weight lifting routine and felt like I had a good workout. Nothing amazing, but I didn’t get stuck under the bar, either. I also did fine with my water intake, getting in an extra liter. I’ve found that it really helps if I make a batch of infused water, adding sliced lemon, oranges, or strawberries for a touch of flavor and sweetness. We’ll make a water drinker out of me yet!
And that’s it for Day Two! Tomorrow we’ll be taking a look at Day Three and hopefully we’ll have more hits and fewer flops! Steak with a Red Wine and Mushroom Sauce is on the menu for tomorrow, so let’s keep our fingers crossed!
