So I've done a Mary's mini once before. I was stuck on my weight loss journey and thought it would move me along. In case you are wondering what a Mary's mini is
read this blog post and this
post by Dr. McDougall. I started my mini on Monday, June 1st and have been posting what I eat each day on Instagram and Facebook. I chose potatoes as my starch.
My thought is to share this information here on my blog- so let's get to it.
Monday's breatkfast Day 1 - store bought frozen hashbrowns (no oil) cooked in waffle iron.
Lunch - roasted new potatoes and steamed broccoli covered in
cheese sauce.
Dinner - large baked potato covered in cheese sauce, salsa, homemade pickled jalapenos and some broccoli shoots with a side of steamed spinach and mushrooms sprinkled with a little nooch. (I baked 8-10 potatoes to have for the week.)
Tuesday's breakfast Day 2 - leftover hashbrowns
Lunch - same as Monday
Dinner -
crockpot pizza potatoes with a side of zucchini/squash and onion sauteed in water with garlic.
Wednesday's breakfast Day 3 - I took a cold roasted russet (from Monday) and cut it into french fry wedges. Took the tines of a fork and scored the top, just gently push the tines into the top of the wedge. Cooked it in the toaster oven, set to toast until they started to brown. Cook about 10-12 minutes. Keep you eye on them so they don't burn. These were amazing. I did add a slight sprinkle of salt to the final product.
Lunch - last nights leftovers (same pic).
Dinner -
mashed potatoes with
brown gravy (apparently the gravy is not mini compliant, but it's amazing) side of boiled cabbage covered in yellow mustard and a few slices of awesome tomatoes slices.
Thursday's breakfast Day 4 - had another leftover potato turned into fries.
Lunch - leftover pizza potatoes and squash
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| Photo from Brand New Vegan site w/recipe above |
Friday's breakfast Day 5 - you guessed it fries with a sliced tomato
Lunch - these leftovers but without the tomato.
Dinner - I know I ate dinner but I have no idea what we had since I didn't take a pic or post it. I know it was some leftovers with a side salad.
Saturday breakfast Day 6 - made potato hash with a bag of Simply Potatoes potato cubes, added fresh cubed red bell pepper and cooked in cast-iron skillet til nice and brown. Add ketchup.
Lunch - leftover pizza potatoes and squash
Dinner - a leftover baked potato with cheese sauce, salsa and jalapeno (no spinach) and a small side salad.
Sunday breakfast Day 7 - oven baked fries with a sliced tomato. I love these and could eat them every morning for breakfast.
Lunch - I finished off the mashed potatoes & gravy and cabbage (no tomato).
Dinner - I'll come back and finish this post after I'm done with day 10. We will be having freshly baked potatoes with cheese sauce, salsa and jalapeno with a side of steamed broccoli w/cheese sauce.
Monday Breakfast Day 8 - Potato Hash with homemade ketchup
Lunch - French fries with homemade ketchup and a side salad with homemade dressing
Dinner - Roasted red potatoes, sliced tomatoes and Buffalo Cauliflower with homemade ranch.
Tuesday Breakfast Day 9 - Fries cooked on toast in the toaster oven.
Lunch - Potato Soup with Green Chilies from BNV
Dinner - Leftovers roasted potatoes with cheese sauce, sliced tomatoes and Buffalo Cauliflower
Wednesday Breakfast Day 10 - I think the fries were my fav breakfast
Lunch - leftover soup
Dinner - sauteed squash and zucchini with nooch, leftover potatoes/broccoli with cheese sauce and sliced tomatoes.
I only lost 1.8 pounds and it was probably due to all the cheese sauce (but it's made out of carrots and potatoes!!!) But that put me at 60 pounds lost since October 2018. So I'm not complaining.
I hope you have enjoyed seeing what we've eaten on the Mary's mini. It is supposed to be boring so you don't overeat. I love potatoes and find that this isn't really boring to me, but I'm seeing all types of dishes I want to cook. So I am ready for the 10 days to be over so I can make some different dishes. I'll also report how much weight I lost on the Mary's mini 10 day starch diet.
Enjoy!
