Different strokes for different folks

I had lunch with a good friend yesterday over at Rudy's BBQ, which is phenomenal. Apparently he has lost 30 pounds this year doing a diet called SNAPP - Smoothies, Nuts, Apples, Protein, Produce. The theory behind this diet is that you only change your intake every other day. Eating "normally" every other day will keep your body from thinking you are starving and maintain your metabolic rate. On the alternate days eating the SNAPP categories keeps your calories low and burns the fat. Very interesting diet to be sure, and it has worked great for him.

It amazes me how many different diet plans there are out there, most of which actually work effectively. I'm pretty sure everything boils down to simple consciousness about what you're actually eating, and most plans just trick you into consuming less. Still, there is genius and logic in each interpretation to be sure.

Before lunch yesterday I did a speed workout for 33 minutes, running 3.5 miles in under a 9 minute mile pace when all was said and done. I planned on working out, but felt drained, and later that day I became a little ill. So I took today off to recover. It is pretty incredible that my midsection is still sore from golfing as well.

Yesterday for dinner we had a nice seared tuna loin. Put it in a pan with a drop of oil and coated it with jerk seasoning, until it was just brown on each side. The sauce was a banana cilantro sauce, with caramelized onion, seranno pepper, banana, and guava cooked in a saucepan until mushy, with a touch of lime juice, rice wine vinegar, and a big pinch of cilantro to finish. On the side I made brown basmati rice with cilantro-serrano-onion in veggie stock (it was delicious) and simple green beans in soy sauce. About 600 calories for the whole meal.