PHASE 2 – PART DEUX
DAY 22


I LOVE STEAK AND APPLES!!!

I wish I had known this little secret over the last few years. Who knew that eating apples all day and a big juicy steak at night would drop the pounds????


According to SIL, it’s either supposed to be all apples or all steak, but we’ve found that the combination works great. Over the weekend we decided to just do two steak and apple days. Lane stayed with it more than I did, but I ate it a lot. I was down a full pound on Sunday. Lane was down two or three. It put me under a very important ‘zero’. I honesty wondered if I would ever be under that zero again. It felt fabulous!!


One danger with eating steak all the time - - - - - we’re becoming steak snobs. The little petite sirloins were great for a while, but now we are buying more expensive cuts. [we’re taking two filets on the department retreat on Wednesday.] Lane actually talked me into buying those expensive sirloin steaks from Costco on Saturday.


Another important factor is exercise. You can’t just be sedentary and expect to lose the weight. Even normal everyday activity is not enough. It needs to be a concentrated effort to move aerobically. Lane walks in the mall every morning, and if he also does other physical activities, he has better losses.


Lane talked to Jill about walking, and she tried it. She dropped 3 pounds.


I know that exercise was a missing puzzle piece for me when I was on Phase 4. I just get so stinkin’ busy! After working all day at the office, there is so much to do when I get home. [and sometimes I’m so tired I don’t WANT to do anything!] I know if I made it more of a priority I could do it. I have certainly done it in the past. I just didn’t let anything else get in the way. I need that level of commitment again.

But putting the exercise subject away for another day - - - I LOVE STEAK AND APPLES!! If you are feeling bloated or have overeaten, just spend a day eating apples and steak. It's like magic!