thank you mam: diet inspiration

I dislike using the word diet because I tend to associate it with unrealistic expectations, bizarre fads like only eating one type of food, or forcing you to form habits that don't last. Talk about diets also usually bring about the term "cheat day" which I don't know why but I hate the words together. "Cheat day". Just cheat the diet a little bit all the time or don't do it at all. Anyways, for future reference, I prefer to use "changing up my eating habits" or "a new eating plan" when talking about diets.

While in Miami for my friend Kate's bachelorette party, my fellow bridesmaid, Stephanie, and I got to talking about our exercise and eating habits. She's in the midst of a 30-day diet that consists of 6 meals a day, all high in protein and paired with hard carbs (like rice, potatoes, pasta, and oatmeal) and/or soft carbs (steamed vegetables, beans, salad, etc.). The diet has her cutting out salt, oil, sugar, and dairy altogether. While I take issue with cutting things out of my diet completely, I was intrigued by the idea, as well as the fact that Stephanie saw results after just one week on this regimen...

So on Monday after work, I brought my reusable shopping bags to Whole Foods, the closest grocery store to my apartment--both a blessing and a curse--and stocked up! Now, this post is titled "diet inspiration" because there's no way I can do what Stephanie is doing 100%, but I want to incorporate it into my life as best as I can for the next 14 days. So for night #1, I made some steamed tilapia and green beans. So delish and easy! I'm excited to make it again with the rest of the fish I bought later this week.

Place the tilapia seasoned with dill & lemon on top of green beans and smashed garlic cloves all on a square of tin foil.
Wrap it up into a little package and place on a baking sheet. Cook at 400 degrees for 30-35 mins.
If cooking for more than 1 person, make each person their own tin foil package.

Wish me luck on this healthy venture and let me know if you have any creative recipes I could try out!

-Cam