So my wedding is 5 freakin’ months away!  I want to look awesome in my wedding dress as well as look hot in my bikini in Hawaii on my honeymoon.  I have been working out 3-4 times a week  but need a little motivation on my diet.  My mom sent me this 3-day diet that supposedly works on chemical breakdown and you can lose 10 lbs in one week if you follow it exactly.  I usually hate diet reccommendations but if you take a look at this one it seems very reasonable/do-able and realistic. 

So, who is going to take this 3-day challenge with me?  I need some support for motivation!!

DAY 1

• Breakfast:

Black coffe or tea

1/2 grapefruit

2 tablespoons of peanut butter

1 toast

• Lunch:  

1/2 cup of tuna

1 toast

Black coffee or tea 

• Dinner:

3 oz of meat any kind

1 cup of string beans

1 cup of beets

1 small apple

•  Dessert: 1/2 cup of vanilla ice cream

Day 2:

• Breakast:

1 egg (any way but fried)

1/2 banana

1 toast

Black coffee or tea

• Lunch:

1 cup cottage cheese

5 saltine crackers

Dinner:

2 hot dogs

1 cup broccoli

1/2 cup carrits

Dessert:

1/2 banana

1/2 cup vanilla icecream

Day 3

Breakfast:

5 saltines

2 slices of cheddar cheese

1 small apple

Black coffee or tea

Lunch:

1 hard boiled egg

1 toast

Dinner:

1 cup tuna

1 cup beets

1 cup cauliflower

Dessert:

1/2 cup cantaloupe

1/2 cup vanilla ice cream

This diet is known to work on chemical breakdown.  Do not vary or subsititue any of the listed foods.  Salt and pepper may be used but no other seasonings or condiments.  No limit to coffee or tea.

This diet can be used 3 days at a time.  If followed exactly, rumor has it you can lose 10 lbs.  After 3 days you may resume a normal healthy diet.

Do not snack between meals.

Everyone who knows me knows I despise fish.  Ever since I was a kid, I couldn’t stand the fishy smell or the texture.  I just started eating some seafood such as shrimp and calamari so I figured I would give fish another try.  I can’t say it was my favorite meal (simply because I am not a fan of fish) but it did bring out some flavor that I didn’t know existed in fish!

My goal in making fish was to “hide” the fishy taste.  I absolutely love coconut on everything so I decided coconut would be my main flavor.  I ended up with a nice, crunchy coconut/Panko breading that came out pretty good.  This is also very low-fat!

You will need:

• 2 4 oz Tilapia
• 1/2 cup Panko (Japanese style bread crumbs)
• 1/4 cup Coconut Flakes
• 1 egg
• Dash of milk
• fresh lemon wedge

Directions: Beat 1 egg and dash of milk together. Combine coconut and breadcrumbs together in separate bowl.
Roll tilapia in milk/egg mix and coat thoroughly with Panko and coconut mix. Squeeze fresh lemon for additional flavor.  Serves 2.

Calories: 125             Fat: 2 grams             Carbs: 2.5

Saint Patricks Day is such a fun holiday because it is a great excuse to drink lots of beers and turn everything green!  I remember when I was little, we would make green milkshakes, put shamrock tattoos on our faces, and just enjoy this special Irish tradition.  This Saint Patricks Day I am making pistachio cupcakes- they are  absolutely delicious and of course festive.  Also the funpart of this holiday  is you can get away with all kinds of fun green accents to your style such as glittery green nails and shimmery green eyeshadow. 

Pistachio Cupcake Recipe

Ingredients:

• Vanilla cake mix (plus all ingredients on box- ie. milk & eggs) 
• 2 boxes of pistachio pudding (I prefer Jell-O)
• 1 pint of whipping cream

Directions:

Cake- Make vanilla cake as described on box.  Add 1 box of pistachip pudding and whip until well mixed.

Frosting- Mix/whip whipping cream and second box of pistachio pudding until creamy.  This makes a perfect frosting to frost on top of cupcakes.

Decorate with shamrock sprinkles or sugar.  Serve and enjoy!

The fat in avacoados is the “good” fat  that can have benefits to your body and skin since most of the fat is monounsaturated, it can actually help lower cholesterol.  With that said, we can lower the amount of fat by replacing some of the avocado with peas- this will save so much fat and still have the same texture and color as regular guacamole.  This way your guests will never know the difference.  Since today is the start of March Madness (the NCAA selection show is tonight), it is a perfect night to make some yummy appetizers and a couple drinks.  I am not going to even let my fiance know that this guacamole is a lower calorie version.. shhh! 🙂

Ingredients:

• 10-ounce pack of frozen peas
• 1/2 small ripe avocado
• 1/2 cup cilantro, stems removed
• 1/2 ripe tomato, deseeded and chopped
• 1/3 cup chopped onion (optional)
• Squeeze of fresh lime juice