Back in mid-February of this year, it was time to think about the Summer and my swimsuit body. I figured I would need a couple of months to get the weight off.  I didn’t have much to lose. Maybe ten pounds. But, ten pounds is a lot when I love ALL sweets, especially ice cream.  I thought to myself, “How am I going to do this?” I eat well but my diet doesn’t contain a lot of vegetables.  It’s not that I don’t like them, it’s that it takes too long to cook them. Within the last year, I’ve been eating out a lot. Whether it be at a social gathering or just grabbing something on my way home from a long day of work.

I’m on every social media platform and E-Mail list there is so I’ve been looking through every site to find the right diet. And there it was. 22 Days Nutrition. A vegan meal delivery service. And it was being promoted by Beyonce and Jay Z. Hmm, this could be the one?  Again, I don’t eat a lot of vegetables and I don’t have the time to cook them.  I decided to give it a try.  I didn’t want the whole twenty-two days of meals just yet. I’m a picky eater and I wanted to try the five day plan (one meal a day) to see if I liked it. I loved it! It came to my home freshly packaged in a cooler with several ice packs. Yes, a cooler. Every meal was organic, gluten-free, soy-free and low sodium. Low sodium meaning 60mg. That is very low. The meals consisted of chick peas with carrots and broccoli. Brown rice with kale and cabbage. Lentils with carrots and celery. The variety goes on and on. Each meal can be split into two meals. That’s how much was given. I then decided to order the full 22 Days Nutrition Vegan Meal Delivery plan. Again, I chose one meal a day. I felt I could manage breakfast and lunch on my own. My breakfast consisted of oatmeal with blueberries or almonds. And my lunches consisted of salad with olive oil.  Very plain.  The less calories and fat the better.

I wound up losing eight pounds on this diet! Overall I lost twelve pounds by maintaining my eating habits.  I feel and look a lot better. It’s all about portion control too.

I’m no longer on the 22 Days Nutrition diet but it helped me get to where I needed to be.

Isn’t that just lovely?

Love,
Rose