Day 1

It's that time of year when people try out new diets. I'm more of an all-in-moderation type of gal so I can have a little bit of everything. My husband on the other hand has more issues knowing what the difference between full & overly full.

In effort to gain some insight to his eating habits & control his weight he's trying the HGC diet through his doctor. Part of the diet requires a strict diet of 500 calories a day (gasp) for at least 30 days. For someone who doesn't cook & who is on the road daily this can pose additional challenges. 

I'm helping out with the cooking, we've bought a scale, which I've never used for portioning out food. I'm actually looking forward to educating myself on how much I'm really eating & of what. I realize I probably eat too much sugar & this diet eliminates almost all sugars except from limited whole food sources. 

Tonight's meal fed us both for dinner and lunch tomorrow. It was a success except for the part of Chris not totally being full at the end. To compensate he had strawberries for dessert. 

For dinner I sautéed 1.5 peppers, an onion a tablespoon of chopped garlic in a non stick skillet. At the end I poured on some low sodium beef stock for moisture since we didn't use a fat as well as 1/2 tsp of pink salt. 

Once the veggies were done I removed them and place 4 filets each weighing 3.5 - 3.7 oz which is the recommended weight. I also finished them with 1/2 tsp of salt and a bit of broth.

Before serving we portioned everything out so that our lunch will be set for tomorrow. It was very good however I could have eaten a bit more.

Over the next 30 days I hope to chronicle our food adventure & welcome comments & suggestions!