The Fresh Diet - Day 2

Day 2 on TFD was a great day as far as food was concerned, I was definitely hungry today though. The thing that keeps me going is that the food is so good, I don't feel like I'm eating diet food at all. So even though I'm hungry I can always look forward to my next meal because I know it will be delicious.

Caramelized Onion & Parmesan Cheese Omelet with Turkey Bacon & Seven Grain Toast. Delicious omelet and I'm not a huge fan of onions. But the caramelization really gave a nice sweetness to the omelet and the turkey bacon and toast made me fill like I had a lot of food and kept my satisfied until lunch.

Roasted Turkey and Green Bean Wrap with Honey Dijon. This wrap was yummy. There were cranberries and onions inside which were a pleasant surprise that added some sweetness to the meal which I love. The honey dijon was great as well. 

Roasted Leg of Lamb with Red Wine & Shallot Reductionwith Spinach Couscous and Roasted Baby Squash. I am not a fan of lamb but wanted to try it. Maybe I microwaved it too long but it was too chewy and could only eat about half of it avoiding the super tough parts. The sauce was really thin and didn't have much flavor so I would pass on this in the future but the sides were really good and seasoned perfectly. 

Grilled Canadian Bacon Over Baby Arugula with Fresh Honeydew & Toasted Pine Nuts. I didn't know what to expect with this snack but I was pleasantly surprised. The combination of crunchy, sweet and salty was perfect. 

Raspberry Cheesecake. This cheesecake didn't taste like any cheesecake I've had on a diet. It was great and the slice was really large. The desserts are probably what will lead to me sticking with this diet long term. I don't love the flavor of raspberry that much in sweets so I'm not sure I would get this exact one again, I guess it depends on what else would be offered. 

The Fresh Diet - Day 1

My first day on TFD went well. The food was really good but I did get hungry towards the end of the day. I ended up eating half of my dinner and dessert early and saving the other half which worked out well for me.

Tart Lemon Basil and Raspberry Corn Cakes with Pomegranate Syrup and Chicken Apple Sausage, this was delicious. The syrup was more water then syrup but it gave the corn cakes a nice flavor and I didn't miss having maple syrup at all. The skin on the chicken sausage is a bit chewy but still a tasty sausage, I would order this meal again for sure. 

Grilled Chicken Breast with Baby Arugula, Orange Segments, Mango, Strawberries & Citrus Ginger Dressing. I'm not really into salads but I'm trying to force it since to me they are a part of dieting. But I didn't love this salad and will pass on it in the future. The salad itself was good I just don't care for fruity salads. 

Thai Coconut Curry Chicken with Bamboo Shoots and Broccoli Bits with Mirin Braised Baby Bok Choy and Roasted Green Beans with Garlic Ponzu and Dashi. I totally forgot to take a pic of this dinner. It was really good though. The chicken was tender and the seasoning was really nice. The veggies were seasoned well also. 

Spinach Artichoke Dip with Whole Wheat Pita Chips. I didn't love this snack but maybe that's because I love the spinach dip from Houstons which is probably a million calories. It tasted a little too much like yogurt instead of a rich dip so I will pass on this in the future. 

Oatmeal Raisin Cookies, yum yum yum. They give you two cookies but only one is pictured here. These cookies were so good. Super moist and sweet and chewy. I am a sugarholic so this was definitely the highlight of my day. 

Overall a great first day!

The Fresh Diet: An overview

The Fresh Diet  (TFD) is a daily meal delivery program. I have always wanted to do a program like this because I like the idea of getting freshly cooked food instead of pre-packaged, frozen food. That food uses too much sodium and preservatives for me. I have blood pressure issues stemming from my labor and delivery so that's something that's important to me.

TFD leaves your bag of food outside your door (or in my case the lobby of my apartment building) each night between 7p and 5am. There you have all of your food for the day including snacks and desserts. So you don't have to buy ANYTHING from the store. Very convenient especially if you have children or a busy lifestyle.

The plan I chose was the premium plan because I get to pick out my meals. I am a very picky eater so picking what I want is key. They do have less expensive meal plans that are less specific.

I have started with 31 days. I am going to blog daily for the duration of this first round and see how it goes.

The meals come in a lunch bag with ice packs and are individually packaged 

Operation Get Skinny: The Fresh Diet

Aiden Turns One!!

Now that my son is one I can no longer call it baby fat, it's just fat baby! In comes The Fresh Diet. It's a daily meal delivery program that I am really excited to start. I would like to do it for 3 months but I'll just start with one month for now and see how it goes. I will be posting my journey here daily and by my 35th birthday in August I plan to be at my goal weight. 35 is one of those milestone years and I'd love to be able to say "I'm in the best shape of life" on that day. This is a journey I have started and failed many times but this time something feels different. We will see...

My goal is to lose 50lbs. Half of that is baby weight and the other half is weight I should've lost before the baby!

Forgotten Files

I took these pictures last year and never got around to posting them. Once I got pregnant all of my plans just went out the window. I have on the first pair of Christian Louboutin shoes I ever bought which I wore to my rehearsal dinner in 2008! They are uncomfortable as heck with that skinny heel and I rarely even wear them, but I'm a sucker for a hot shoe (and it was on sale, duh.) The leather jacket is from BCBG and that was the last time I wore it because I can't fit it anymore. I still love you though jacket! My lip tattoo is from Violent Lips, I have a bunch of those because I think they are so cool and unique. That swan came out of nowhere, I was actually a little scared but it made for a cute pic.

I had a Baby

I disappeared for a while but there was a really good reason... I had a baby! Here is Baby Aiden, born 1/12/14, 7 lbs 13 oz.

Now I'm working on getting my life back in order and that includes blogging.

Birchbox April 2013

The April Birchbox was all about change. Women's Health magazine put together their favorite products for this box. It's about making those small changes for big results. 

The most impressive part of the box was the free subscription to the magazine. That covered the price of the box alone so I was happy with that.

Bath Soap from Lafco, not too excited about soap...

Extra sample from birchbox was an eye roll-on to revitalize and reduce eye puffiness

Face serum from Joanna Vargas that has vitamin A, E and C plus hyaluronic acid.

Mirenesse Glossy Kiss Lipstick, this is being launched exclusively in the birchbox shop (which explains why I've never heard of it?) It looks like a Clinique chubby stick and its a pretty color.

Another Shampoo sample (Kerastase Age Premium Bain Substanif). Again since I normally get my hair done professionally I don't really use these but I do like the Kerastase line and won't mine trying it.