Week Four - Day One - Fish Tacos with Orange Slaw

Today is seven days since I started the Repairvite program.  So far no cheating.  It hasn't been all that hard.  I just set my mind to it and move on.  It was a good weigh in today.  Lost about 12 lbs.  Makes my loss about 15 pounds since I started working with Dr. Scott.  If I can lose about ten pounds a week for the next three weeks I will surprise Dr. Hardman when I see her.  I have three weeks left on the Repairvite program and hen I think I am moving into the Clearvite program.  That will be phase two.

Vick has started making me a fruit smoothie every night.  They contain an apple, orange, 7-10 strawberries, 1/2 cup of frozen blueberries and 1/4-1/2 cup of coconut milk.  Very good treat.  Everybody  is worried I am not eating enough.  I finished the week with a little over 7000 calories.  Dr.Scott says I should be getting a minimum of 1500 a day.  I asked him if I could have the 3500 I missed this week.  He wasn't very amused.  Actually this hasn't been a bad week.  I am still not liking the weed water and Vitamin D but I take them anyway.  Dr. Scott said when he was in Seattle over the weekend he stopped by the Hard Rock Cafe and they have a burger on their menu that over 2200 calories.  It did not really even sound good to me.  What's happening to me?  That would normally be making me salivate all over the place and now I don't really want one.  Changes like that it my make up could spell trouble for me.  I might even be starting to eat better and not go back to my old ways when this is all over, but then I think that is the goal of this whole journey.

Today followed the same routine.  Rebuilder Room, Cold Laser, Decompression and Roller Bed and Full Body Vibration.  My back does feel better.  I will continue three time a week this week and two more and then kick down to twice a week for six weeks.  Great new adventure.

This will dinner tomorrow night:

Fish Tacos with Cabbage-Orange Slaw

Ingredients
2 Tbsp olive oil
1 Tbsp chili powder
1 tsp lime zest
1 lb. frozen tilapia fillets
8 corn tortillas, warmed

Cabbage Orange Slaw
2 cups tri-color coleslaw
1/2 cup mandarin oranges halved crosswise
1/4 cup thinly sliced red onion
2 Tbsp lime juice
1 tsp olive oil
1/4 tsp salt
1/8 tsp pepper

Directions
Mix together 1 Tbsp olive oil, chili powder and lime zest.  Pour mixture over fish fillets, coating all sides.  Refrigerate while making coleslaw.  Heat remaining tablespoon olive oil in large non stick skillet over medium heat until hot.  Add fish fillets and cook until fish slakes and is cooked through, about 7-10 minutes. Remove fish to cutting board and cut into large bite size pieces.  For cabbage slaw, combine all ingredients and toss well to mix.  Divide fish equally among tortillas and top with Cabbage Orange Slaw.

I will use green leaf lettuce leaves for mine and cook corn tortillas for my wife.  I will also mix a little lime juice with some sour cream for my wife.  Maybe someday I will get to have the corn tortillas and sour cream.  I can only hope.