Revolving Diet

2012 Fresh Start ~ Day 95 ~ 4/11/13 (& last week's weigh-in)

We are all still holding on - small loses that are starting to add up - ESPECIALLY for the Guys!!

Well, this is it until next week (Morning Motivations will be here everyday for you if you need a little push) - I am going to try and check in while away - if I can fugure out how to do it with my phone!

Have a WONDERFUL weekend and I'll talk to you again next Thursday (send your updates prior to next Thursday!!)

Weigh-in chart below....

GIRLS	DIET OF CHOICE	LCT	Goal	Week 1a	Week 2a	Week 3a	Week 4a	5a	TOTAL
Sandra	Rotation   (1 Day Count Calories, 1 Day Rice, 1 Day Juicing)	-6	15	0	same	-2	1	-1	-2
Jill L.	Atkins	-6	10	1	same	same	same	same	1
Katlyn	Special   K (cereal diet)	-5.5	15	-0.5	same	-1	-1	-1.5	-4
Jill M.	Weight   Watchers	-5	15	0	same	-3	1	-2	-2
Kjoan	Atkins	-4	15	-2	same	-2	-2	-1	-7
Ami	Jenny   Craig	-5	22	-1	same	-2	0	-2	-5
Rene (me)	Mix   (6 wbmo, Fat to Skinny, Dukan)	-6	20	1	same	-3	1	-2	-3
GUYS	DIET   OF CHOICE		Goal	Week 1a	Week 2a	Week 3a	Week 4a		TOTAL
Mark	Paleo	-15	25	-2	same	-3	-2	0	-7
Carlos	Nutri-System   (for men)	-16	20	-3	same	-1	-4	-2	-10
Bill	Weight   Watchers	-15	20	0	same	-5	1	-2	-5
Joe	Atkins	-17	25	-2	same	-3	-1	-2	-8

Day 319 ~ 12/5/10

Uneventful, working on holiday decorations and hanging out kinda Sunday. 

Glad today is last day of Cabbage Soup!!  Soooo looking forward to next week.....

Todays Meals:

Breakfast: 1 cup unsweetened grapefruit juice, 1 box stringbeans w/almonds

Lunch: 1 cup Cabbage Soup, 1/2 cup brown rice (mixed with soup)

Snack: 2 cup spring mix salad (radishes, lettuce, tomato, cucmber - salt & pepper seasoning)

Dinner: 2 cups Cabbage Soup, 1-1/2 cups brown rice mixed with soup, ice tea

Snack: 1 cup unsweetened grapefruit juice

PIZZA DIET!!!  Tomorrow I start what I hope is not an intentional sabatoge of my ongoing diets....a week of carb loaded pizza....Check out right side bar for breakdown of diet!

I made the  pizza dough (recipe included in breakdown) today - enough for two pizza's - - and tomorrow if the pizza is good I will be making it for the rest of the week.  I am going to attempt to go with homemade and worse case scenario get it at local pizza place.

I hope your weekend was productive...!!  If you are celebrating any/all holidays this month - - I hope your preparations and celebrations are going well !!

Have an AWESOME night!!!

 You must feel confident enough within yourself to follow your own dreams

Day 34 ~ Cambridge DIet (Summary of the 5 Days)

I started this diet on 2/17/10.  I purchased (1) can of Cambridge (Fit For Life) Eggnog Flavor drink mix, which gave me (15) servings broken down to (3) per day at (140) Calories each drink total calories of 420 per day.

The drink was very good, I added a teaspoon of vanilla & a pinch of cinnamon to each drink ~  which really gave it a Holiday Flare!

The first two days were H.A.R.D.....but by the third day I found myself pushing off having the drinks further apart during the day.  I WAS HUNGRY THE FIRST TWO DAYS!  Then it turned into cravings for cheese (weird).

For the (5) days I lost a total of 2.2 Pounds. Doing liquid only, I thought I would drop a quick five pounds, but it didn't work out that way. It may be because I have already been dieting for 4-5 weeks and my system was reacting to just lack of food & holding onto my fat deposits (thanks alot body!) - or my body is adjusting and I'll see a larger drop in a few days (I might be on a mini plateau???)

I feel thinner though.  My stomach seems to have decreased in a bloated look.  When I was going through some work clothes I noticed some items that were a little snug actually had a little room. So I may not have lost the five pounds I was looking for, but my clothes fit a bit better.

Would I do this again?  Only if I needed to feel less bloated.  I do not think I could do this long term.  You really need the disipline and focus.  If I was working the week I started this, I probably would not have made it the entire five days.  If you are home and can commit to just drinks, then go for it. But I think it would take a very strong person to stick to this or any liquid diet long term.

Doing a partial liquid (like a Slim Fast) where you have the conveneince of the can to take with you for breakfast and lunch, then a sensible dinner may be more doable.

The morbidly obese go on medically supervised liquid diets and succeed. They may have many medical issues that require them to do liquid only to prepare them for surgery or just to drop weight fast to help their bodies work better.  Since doing this diet ~ I give them a "MAJOR HATS OFF", it's very hard. 

Sometimes when you experience something that you normally wouldn't have done or tried and then you complete it, you see what a person that has to do it goes through.  I give alot of credit and respect  to the individuals that do a liquid diet because they have to do it.

Day 33~ 2/21/2010

Down another .2 pounds.  I really thought I would of lost a pound a day.  Considering calories I am taking in 140 x 3 = 420 Calories A Day (Oh yeah and the 11 Oyster crackers I had the other day).

But a loss is a loss & I should be happy with it!  Today is basically the last day of Cambridge.  As I said yesterday I am going to add a regular meal into today.  I will be having tilapia (fish) for my lunch today.  I found this great recipe and have made before .....It's low fat, high protein!!

Parmesan Tilapia Fish

INGREDIENTS
1/4 cup Parmesan Cheese
2 Tbsp Promise Fat Free Margarine
1 Tbsp Hellmann's Reduced Fat Mayo
11/2 Tsp Hellmann's Reduced Fat Mayo
1 Tbsp Lemon Juice
1/8 Tsp Dried Basil
1/8 Tsp Black Pepper
1/8 Tsp Onion Powder
1 Pound Tilapia Fish

DIRECTIONS
Preheat Broiler. Grease broiling pan or line pan with aluminum foil. In a small bowl mix parmesan cheese, promise margarine mayonnaise and lemon juice. Season with basil, pepper, onion powder and celery salt. Mix well and set aside.

Arrange fillets in a single layer on the prepared pan. Broil for 2 to 3 minutes. Flip the fillets over and broil for a couple more minutes. Remove the fillets and cover them with the parmesan cheese mixture on the top side. Broil for 3 more minutes or until cheese melts and the fish flakes easily with a fork. Be careful not to over cook the fish. Makes 4 servings.

Number of Servings: 4

Calories per Serving: 148.8   Fat: 5.5g   Carbs: 3.2g  Protein:  23.2g

Have a great Sunday! 

Dieting is  "One Day at a Time" type thing....you didn't gain it all in one day & you aren't going to lose it all in one day!

I am looking forward to the next diet ~ if only to get some regular meals in (even if it's just rice & fruit)   

Day 32 ~ 2/20/2010

Down another .6 pounds!  You would think with only drinking liquids the weight would just drop off.....especially since last week on 6WBMO, I feel like I ate like a horse.

I still have the head cold.  Just trying to get rid of it before I start my new job & new weeks diet (Rice Diet - side bar info to be posted tomorrow)

I have had the 3 drinks daily.  I have not felt the need to go to the fourth drink although the first two days were borderline.  Today I feel okay, not as hungry as I was earlier in the diet.  The can contains 15 meal replacements as of today (by end of day) I had 12 servings.  My thought for tomorrow is to have (1) for breakfast, then have a light fish lunch, then (1) for dinner.  Being that I start my new job Monday I think with the head cold and lack of any real food it would be in my best interest to get a little food in my system (I do not want to pass out -or- worse yet have to use the bathroom in the most undesirable way ~ YES... passing out I would take over having to use any bathroom that is not my own for THAT function).

Have a GREAT night!!

Do Whatever warms your heart

Do Whatever makes you smile

Do Whatever brings you love and laughter

Day 31 ~ 2/19/2010

Weight the same today. 

Sticking to ALL liquid is hard.  I give those people who stick to liquids only to drop weight fast alot of credit.  It is hard. Today being the third day I found that towards the end of day it started to get a little easier.  I am actually writing this while I have my last drink of day & it's 10:21pm at night.

I haven't cheated ~ even though I have wanted to.  For some odd reason I am craving cheese.  Either a warm gooey cheese pizza or just a grilled cheese sandwich.  Oh well...I can't have it and no reason to keep thinking about it!  Plus it's too late.....I've made it through 3 Days....gotta go 1-2 more.

Still fighting the cold.  Plan on finishing up here and getting some Nyquil and heading off to bed.

Have a nice evening !!

Day 30 ~ 2/18/2010

Day 2 of liquid only.  Down .6 pounds. I woke to an angry stomach growling AND I have a massive head cold.  I was in a fog majority of day so this is a quick update...I really need some Nyquil and my bed..of course not until after I watch Burn Notice (awesome show on the USA Network).

I stuck with the drinks through majority of day - only snacking on 11 Oyster Crackers (a whopping extra 30 calories) because I needed something salty.  The drink is sweet, not super sweet (like most any Slim Fast or other diet drinks). When all you have is sweets, I find I need something salty to counter act the sweetness.  When I go to the movies I usually get a small popcorn & a bag of plain M & M's then eat a hand full of each ......

Until tomorrow - Have a wonderful evening - I will hopefully be feeling better!!

Day 29 ~ Cambridge Diet (Fit For Life) 4-5 Days

Okay, I thought I would squeeze in a liquid diet before I start my new job.  I went with the Cambridge (FFL - Fit For Life) Diet.

It's 3-4 shakes a day @ 140 calories per shake. (See side bar for more specifics)

Since I am only doing a week and like last weeks diet (6WBMO) I did "RAPID RESULTS"...I thought doing Cambridge's "FAST START" would keep me on track...

Cambridge Drink Flavors: Vanilla, Chocolate, Strawberry, Cappuccino and Eggnog. 

CAmbridge Soups: Chicken, Potato, Mushroom and Tomato.

Cambridge Bars: Chocolate Peanut Butter, Chocolate Strawberry, Coconut Cream & Caramel.

They also have Chocolate Pudding, and Oatmeal.

I went with the Eggnog Flavor.  I know it sounds odd...but I could buy Chocolate, Strawberry or Vanilla at the store in Slim Fast or another brand...Who has Eggnog...RIGHT!!??

So let me start by saying I made it through the day. It's a BIG CHANGEfrom last weeks diet of eating every 2-3 hours to spreading out 3-4 shakes and other non-caloric liquids.  I had my first shake at about 10:30am this morning.  I was pretty full after it.  Then by 12:30pm, I was ready to eat an entire pizza by myself....BUT went with the shake. I started to come down with a head cold (I think I got it from my Dad's girlfriend when I visited the other day)....I ended up laying down for about 3 hours...which of course made part of the day a little easier to get through.  Last shake I had at 6:30pm.  I am feeling okay (except for head cold) ~ definitely not bloated or over full.

I am not going to have the 4th shake at this point.  It's about 7:30pm and I feel okay, plus I might go to bed early to try & knock this cold out.  Starting new job Monday ~ I do not want to be sick on my first day!

Oh and how depressing was just thinking about a bathing suit (last blog entry)????  After seeing that email and scanning the bathing suits....IT MADE ME WANT TO EAT.

Why does food have to be so good?  There are so many variations and it doesn't help that TV executives created the FOOD NETWORK.  When I was younger my main concern as far as food was is "I can't wait to drive" then I could drive to mall and get a "Hot Sams" Pretzel  (remember them)? or to be able to get to McDonald's at lunch time (because back then they weren't on practically every corner and you were guaranteed fresh perfectly made french fries.

 Now, I flip on TV and Giada (I LOVE HER) is making an awesome dish and I have to run out and get all ingredients to make,  or Bobby Flay is doing a Showdown with some girls in Vermont & their famous Brownies (YES, I ordered them...only a small box, not here yet ~ thinking they where okay to order as they can be frozen ~ let's hope I can get them from delivery person to freezer without inhaling every last morsel) They are Brownies with Goat Cheese instead of cream cheese filling, they just sounded incredible....here's a link to check them out  http://www.vermontbrowniecompany.com/

I am seriously trying to be good - but it is hard & I am a snacker..BIG TIME...I like goodies.  This is a Diet Blog and food is an issue for me and whoever is reading (unless you just like my funny banter ~ thank you!!).  It doesn't go away.  We need it to survive.  It's like I said previously, it's real life, I diet, I crave and I have to keep going.  It's not easy. 

Always keep a smile on your face and others will want to know what you are up to!