Day 4 on The Fresh Diet

Top left: Breakfast. Top right: Lunch. Middle left: Snack 1. Bottom left: Snack 2. Bottom right: Dinner.

Breakfast (9:30am): Whole Wheat Breakfast Bruschetta w/Scrambled Eggs, Goat Cheese, Sun-Dried Tomato & Fresh Basil

The basil added a lot to this dish. The bruschetta was not served on the bread, and it would have been kind of difficult to scoop the eggs into my mouth on a slice of wheat bread, so I ate both items separately. These eggs didn't have that weird texture like my omelette last week did. They were very good. However, the basil, cheese and tomatoes added a really great punch to the overall flavor. I'd give it an 8/10 on the taste scale. 

Lunch (12:30pm): Grilled Chicken Breast w/Baby Arugula, Orange Segments, Mango, Strawberry & Citrus Ginger Dressing

I didn't have any menu choices that stood out to me as "ooooooh, ahhhh" for this meal, but nevertheless, this salad delivered mouth-watering goodness. The mangos were an awesome pairing with the dressing, and the arugula added a nice bitter flavor into this otherwise sweet tasting salad mix. The orange segments were a little dried out and meh, but otherwise this salad was great. 

Snack 1 (3:40pm): Whole Wheat Beef Ravioli w/Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto

The meat inside tasted a lot like taco meat to me, which may be normal for meat ravioli, I'm not sure. I want to say it was somewhere between good and just okay. It tasted fine, but it wasn't out-of-this-world gourmet food. 

Dinner (6:30pm): Home Style Crab Cake w/Southwestern Corn Saute & Sauteed Button Mushrooms

I didn't have high expectations of this meal judging from the size of the crab cakes. Everything tasted delicious, though. The corn was unexpectedly spicy, the mushrooms tasted like fresh sauteed mushrooms should, and the crab cakes were actually really very good. Definitely not crazy good like the sea bass from last night, but very palatable. I'd eat 'em again for sure. 

Snack 2 (9:30pm): Mixed Fresh Berries w/Creamy Ricotta Cheese Dip

Yes yes, I know they're just berries but OMG were they GOOD! Everything was very sweet and fresh (none of that sour strawberry going on), and the blackberries were heavenly. Great pairing with the ricotta cheese dip. 

So after day four, I find myself looking forward to eating and watching the clock a lot. Eating every 2.5-3 hours is quite frequent and it's weird for me counting down the minutes till I need to eat again. Before, I would just eat when I was hungry. I didn't really overeat, but I had no set list of what I was going to eat and when. It was mostly just leftovers and a bag of popcorn, maybe some cereal thrown in the mix. I like knowing I'm getting a well-rounded variety of good-for-me foods on time five times a day! I hope I'm on my way to accomplishing my inches-lost goals. I definitely notice less stomach bloating in the morning, however I still bloat out during the day after meals  :-/