I Tried Angela Bassett’s Diet For A Week; Here’s What Happened

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TUESDAY

Day 2 was a struggle. I have never been a vegetarian, and my meals are usually structured around some type of protein. I’d toyed with the idea of doing meatless meals on occasion, but I had never worked out the menu. Angela’s diet forced me to dive into a vegetarian menu for a couple of days.

I redid the oatmeal I had the day before for breakfast, and that was so filling I wasn’t really hungry again until dinner. Speaking of dinner, I was kind of at a loss for what I could actually eat. I settled on making cauliflower risotto with asparagus and mushrooms. I added some diced tomatoes, onion, and garlic for extra flavor. It wasn’t bad, but it was more of a perfunctory meal.

Before dinner, though, I needed to hit the gym. At the gym, we were focused on cardio and lower body work that day, and the trainer put us through all of the paces–including a brutal set of hill sprints.