New Year New stuff!

My husband can NOT figure out how we can both work out, follow the same eating plan - The Four Hour Body - and he loses 30 lbs and I barely lose 10. After doing it for a few months and I didn't have much success, I went off the diet and he continued. But even when I went off the diet, the biggest difference was that I would have sausage and oatmeal for breakfast instead of sausage and eggs (i got real sick of eggs really quick) And occasionally have a sandwich or pasta for lunch instead of meat and a veggie. 
From the book:

Five rules for cutting body fat:
1. Avoid "white" carbohydrates
2. Eat the same few meals over and over again
3. Don't drink calories
4. Don't eat fruit
5. Take one day off per week 

And that one day off per week - its not like oh, have a cookie. Nope its more like eat as much crap as you can handle without getting physically ill. Now, I don't mind cutting "white" carbohydrates. But it's slightly more than that. When doing this diet we basically eat eggs, beans, meat and veggies. In fact, that's the whole plan. Eat as much of these things as you can stomach and work out for approx 4 hours a week. The book gives some exercise suggestions. Mainly short intense bursts of exercise. We however have the Insanity DVD's and I also have and LOVE Jillian Michaels 30 day shred! So we do longer workouts. I think a balanced diet is a better way to lose weight and keep it off. That's my problem with this diet. I don't think eating vegetables one day a week is nearly enough. It makes me want to grab my juicer and juice on that day so I can get the nutrients from them. I don't enjoy taking multiple vitamins. And I feel like with this diet, I should be. But my husband has asked me to do this with him and be strict about it. So I have the pleasure of throwing away my yummy oatmeal balls, and the spaghetti I made over the weekend (as far as I'm concerned its just money down the drain). I also need to plan a menu for the week that involves only meat and veggies(but not corn for some reason). The good news is I shopped for it. The bad news is I was hoping he'd change his mind. This diet makes me feel hungry all the time. The only snacks are peanuts or beef jerky, unless I want to make some veggies. Oh well. I'm going to weigh in and do this with him. I'm going to give it 100% and maybe, just maybe I'll have better results this time. Starting weight - 162.4 I'm 5'2 so my goal weight for healthy reasons is 130lbs. I really do want to be in good shape. I want to not be completely out of breath just thinking about jogging the loop at the park! Anyways, I'm planning my menu for the week so far here's what it looks like

Monday - Turkey burgers w/steamed broccoli
Tuesday - Chicken Tort Soup (minus the tortillas!)
Wednesday - Salsa Chicken - Love the crockpot
Thursday - Salmon
Friday - Black Bean Burgers! (homemade - wish me luck!) 
Not sure about the weekend just yet. Cheat day tends to get expensive since I don't keep junk food in the house it means we have to go out... Also with the burgers no buns, just toppings. And I'll probably shred the chicken on thursday and wrap it in Romaine! Time for lunch - Leftover pork ribs and peas! yummy!
Any suggestions for jazzing up breakfast are totally appreciated! 

XOXO