Revolving Diet

Day 167 ~ Summary of The Shangri-La Diet

Down .4 pounds for week.  It's a loss. Not a great loss, but a loss.

I found sugar water (and olive oil) did nothing.

It was basically having a glass of water an hour before a meal.  One helpful hint listed on some diets say to have a glass of water a 1/2 hour before a meal to fill you up.  Having the sugar added (or olive oil) I felt did nothing. The sugar water was much easier to get down. The olive oil, not so much. It actually grossed me out.

I did eat more foods that I have been missing (especially due to BBQ season) but I still tried to stay semi-low calorie.

This is a short summary. 

I would not do again.  In reading the book more the success (or not so success) stories in book provided a good insight to where I might be an the end of this week.  Some said they lost and some said they gained.  I lost .4 pounds.  It is. what it is.

I would rather just have the glass of water before each meal (who needs the extra calories from sugar or olive oil???)

Day 166 ~ 7/4/10

* * HAPPY * *

 4th OF JULY

 

I hope you were out and enjoying this wonderful day!!  It is extra wonderful because most of us (I hope all of you out there) have off tomorrow!!  ENJOY!!!

9:20 am – Sugar Water

Breakfast:  (10:25 am) -  2 Eggs, 2 Slices Rye Toast w/4 pats butter, 1/2 cup grapefruit juice

12 pm – Sugar Water

Lunch (1:40 pm) -  1 Cheeseburger w/roll & ketchup & pickles, ½ cup potato salad, 2 slices watermelon

5:10 pm – Sugar Water

Dinner: (6:25 pm) – 6 oz. grilled chicken breast w/BBQ sauce, 1 ear of corn on the cob w/ 1 pat of butter, 1 cup side salad w/oil &vinegar, 1 scoop chocolate chip ice cream

Tomorrow's diet is a diet of convenience......The Subway Diet...

Check the right side bar tomorrow morning for outline!

ENJOY THE FIREWORKS TONIGHT!!!!!!

 

 

Day 165 ~ 7/3/10

Lots of running around today and tomorrow!!  Cleaning & BBQing!!

Quick updates for today & possibly tomorrow too!!!

8:30 am – Sugar Water

Breakfast:  (9:45 am) -  2 Eggs, 2 Slices Rye Toast w/4 pats butter, 1/2 cup grapefruit juice

11:10 pm – Sugar Water

Lunch (1:15 pm) -  1 Hot Dog w/roll & mustard & sauerkraut,1 cup fruit salad, ½ cup potato salad

4:45 pm – Sugar Water

Dinner: (6:00 pm) – 6 oz. grilled chicken breast w/BBQ sauce, 1 cup side salad w/oil &vinegar,  1 scoop chocolate chip ice cream

 

I LOVE SUMMER!!!!  I love the abundance of fresh foods - the fruits - EVERYTHING tastes great off the grill!!  It just seems that I am able to eat a little healthier with all the freshness out there!

 

I feel lighter and have more energy.  Watching what you eat and getting a little more exercise in I am really starting to feel the benefits.  Even dropping couple of pounds makes you feel slimmer!!!!

 

ENJOY the Night & your Day tomorrow!!!!!

 

 

 

Day 164 ~ 7/2/10

A friend of mine sent me this funny (I apologize to my male readers, but you will have to agree with some of this) email .....

WHY MEN ARE NEVER DEPRESSED:


Men Are Just Happier People-- What do you expect from such simple creatures. Your last name stays put. The garage is all yours. Wedding plans take care of themselves. Chocolate is just another snack. You can be President. You can never be pregnant. You can wear a white T-shirt to a water park. You can wear NO shirt to a water park. Car mechanics tell you the truth. The world is your urinal. You never have to drive to another gas station restroom because this one is just too icky. You don't have to stop and think of which way to turn a nut on a bolt. Same work, more pay. Wrinkles add character. Wedding dress $5000. Tux rental-$100. People never stare at your chest when you're talking to them. New shoes don't cut, blister, or mangle your feet. One mood all the time.

Phone conversations are over in 30 seconds flat. You know stuff about tanks. A five-day vacation requires

only one suitcase. You can open all your own jars. You get extra credit for the slightest act of thoughtfulness.

If someone forgets to invite you, he or she can still be your friend.

Your underwear is $8.95 for a three-pack. Three pairs of shoes are more than enough. You almost never have strap problems in public. You are unable to see wrinkles in your clothes. Everything on your face stays its original color. The same hairstyle lasts for years, maybe decades. You only have to shave your face and neck.

You can play with toys all your life. One wallet and one pair of shoes -- one color for all seasons. You can wear shorts no matter how your legs look. You can 'do' your nails with a pocket knife. You have freedom of choice concerning growing a mustache.

You can do Christmas shopping for 25 relatives on December 24 in 25 minutes.

No wonder men are happier.

Todays Meals:

7:20 am – Sugar Water

Breakfast:  (8:15 am)  Trader Joes Steelcut Oatmeal, 1/2 cup grapefruit juice

10:45 pm – Sugar Water

Lunch (12:00 pm) -  1 slice veggie pizza (onions, peppers), 1 medium apple, 5 Hershey kisses

6:10 pm – Sugar Water

Dinner: (7:15 pm) – 5 oz. grilled Flank Steak, 1 cup side salad, ½ baked potato w/low fat sour cream

If you are heading out for a nice long weekend to KICK OFF SUMMER, or just hanging out at home relaxing, ENJOY!!  Make sure to put time aside for yourself....you can take care of everyone else but put that little time aside for YOU!!!

Day 163 ~ 7/1/10

Edging our way to a nice LOOOOOONG weekend (I hope all of you have the long weekend!!)

Still plugging away - no changes in weight (no loss/no gain).....  :0( 

7:00 am – Sugar Water

Breakfast:  (8:45 am)  ¾ cup Honey Nut Cheerios, ½ cup 2% milk, 1/2 cup OJ

11:15 pm – Sugar Water

Lunch (12:45pm) -  ½ Chicken Salad Sandwich,  1 cup white grapes

7:00 pm – Sugar Water

Dinner: (8:20 pm) – 5 oz. BBQ Teriyaki Chicken Skewers with Onions, peppers, tomatoes, ½ cup white rice

I saw this NEW DIET....I am so working this into the Daily Diets!!!  I LOVE PIZZA!!! Here's the link:  http://www.nationalledger.com/lifestyle/article_272632843.shtml This is the story:    Matt McClellan Pizza Diet - 30 Days, 24 Pounds Lost?
By Cyndi James Jun 29, 2010

Matt McClellan is going on a pizza diet. While he is now a hero to dieters and pizza lovers everywhere, McClellean the owner of Tour de Pizza in St. Petersburg, and revealed also mixes in some exercise as he travels to raise pizza awareness.

Who knew pizza needed an advocate?  Matt has a good story to tell about America's favorite pie, he says he lost 24 pounds, 5 inches off his waistline and his cholesterol dropped 86 points on his pizza diet.

***

The diet is simple. One slice every 3 hours combined with an hour of exercise each day.

NBC Washington reports  he will travel to 22 cities hoping to change the public perception of one America's favorite foods. McClellan says he just wants America to know that pizza is "healthier than other fast food."  

 

Doesn't that sound like a GREAT DIET!!!!  I am salivating just thinking about eating a nice hot slice of cheesey pizza right now!! 

 

Have an AWESOME night!! 

 

Day 162 ~ 6/30/10

 

 

This morning I tried going with the olive oil.  All I will say is I will do olive oil for the remainder of day and back on the sugar water tomorrow.  It’s not that the flavor is unpleasant, it’s more the fact that having a tablespoon of olive oil gives me the heebie jeebies.  I had to suck down a lot of water and re-brush my teeth &  gargle.  Sort of the same feeling I had when I was doing the Baby Food Diet.

One thing that will turn you off from eating – I found out by accident AND NOT PLEASANT….taking a shower this morning in a rush and not paying attention I somehow got shampoo in my nose. Instead of trying to blow it out, I breathed it in and I now have a rough burning in the back of my throat and found that I could not taste anything until about 11:00 this morning (too bad I didn’t do this BEFORE I had the morning olive oil).

Reading more of the book – it has success (and not so success) stories.  As I was the same weight again today – I am thinking I have a 50/50 chance of losing anything this week. 

7:45 am – Olive Oil

Breakfast:  (9:00 am)  ¾ cup Honey Nut Cheerios, ½ cup 2% milk, ½ OJ

12:00 pm – Olive Oil

Lunch (1:45 pm) -  Grilled Cheese on rye bread, 1 banana

6:00 pm – Olive Oil

Dinner:  (7:15 pm) 5 oz. Roasted Chicken Breast, ½ baked potato, 1 cup side salad, lettuce, tomato, cucumber, 1 tablespoon light Italian dressing, 1 Jello Sugar Free Chocolate Pudding cup

It’s that time of year when the weather is hot and steamy and a cool refreshing drink is always a welcome sight.  These CREAMY, CALORIE LADEN and DELICIOUS!!! These beverages will put you WAY over in Fats and Calories…..they are the worst beverages to have BUT OH SO SATISFYING:

The Worst Smoothie
Smoothie King Peanut Power Plus Grape (large, 40 fluid ounces)
It has 1,498 calories, 44 grams fat (8 grams saturated) and 214 grams of sugar.
The sugar equivalent: 20 Reese's Peanut Butter Cups

The Worst Drive-Thru Shake
McDonald's Triple Thick Chocolate Shake (large, 32 fluid ounces)
It has 1,160 calories, 27 grams fat (16 grams saturated, 2 grams trans fat) and 168 grams of sugar.
The sugar equivalent: 13 McDonald's Baked Hot Apple Pies

The Worst Frozen Fruit Drink
Krispy Kreme Lemon Sherbet Chiller (20 fluid ounces)
It has 980 calories, 40 grams fat (36 grams saturated) and 115 grams of sugar.
The sugar equivalent: 16 medium-size chocolate eclairs

The Worst Float
Baskin-Robbins Ice Cream Soda (vanilla ice cream and cola) (large, 28.6 fluid ounces)
It has 960 calories, 40 grams fat (25 grams saturated, 1.5 grams trans fat) and 136 grams of sugar.
The sugar equivalent: 9.7 Fudgsicle fudge bars

The Worst Frozen Coffee Drink
Dairy Queen Caramel MooLatte (24 fluid ounces)
It has 870 calories, 24 grams fat (19 grams saturated, 1 grams trans fat) and 112 grams of sugar.
The sugar equivalent: 12 Dunkin' Donuts Bavarian Kreme Doughnuts

The Worst Frozen Mocha
Cosi Double Oh! Arctic Mocha (gigante, 23 fluid ounces)
It has 662 calories, 26 grams fat (15 grams saturated) and 88 grams of sugar.
The sugar equivalent: 19 Oreo Cookies

The Worst Hot Chocolate
Starbucks White Hot Chocolate with Whipped Cream (venti, 20 fluid ounces)
It has 520 calories, 16 grams fat (11 grams saturated) and 75 grams of sugar.
The sugar equivalent: 9 Strawberry Rice Krispie Treats

The Worst Kids' Drink
Tropicana Tropical Fruit Fury Twister (1 bottle, 20 fluid ounces)
It has 340 calories, 0 grams fat and 60 grams of sugar.
The sugar equivalent: Two 7-ounce canisters Reddi-wip

The Worst Soda
Sunkist (1 bottle, 20 fluid ounces)
It has 320 calories, 0 grams fat, 84 grams of sugar.
The sugar equivalent: 6 Breyers Oreo Ice Cream Sandwiches

The above information taken from Men’s Health Magazine and printed online @ AOL. 

Here’s the link: http://www.aolhealth.com/2010/06/29/10-worst-beverages-you-can-drink/

I hope your day was COOL and (Low-Cal) DELICIOUS!!! 

Day 160 ~ 6/28/10

I stuck with the Shangri-La Diet - but went a little over at dinner....pizza & wine!!  It was a girls night, my sister and one of nieces - movie night TWILIGHT!!  Yes, I already saw it but my sister didn't and now I think we have her hooked......Thursday night is NEW MOON!! (no Pizza & wine)

7:45am – Sugar Water

Breakfast:  (9:00am)  2 Wedges of Laughing Cow Light Swiss Cheese (35 calories each), 10 Premium Saltine Crackers, 1 banana

12:00pm – Sugar Water

Lunch (1:45pm) -  Non-Fat Greek Honey yogurt, 2 Nature Valley Granola Bars, 1 cup watermelon

6:00pm – Sugar Water

Dinner:  (7:15pm) 2 small slices pizza, 2 glasses of wine

 

Gotta end late & quick tonight - I have to finish the write-up for this diet.....

 

I hope your MONDAY was a good one!!

 

Have a GREAT night & talk to you tomorrow!!