I am about to break under 200 lbs. The Isagenix program is working, and I weighed in at 200.5 today.
I am so close to the first goal I can't stand it! I want to see a '1' instead of a '2' as the first number on the scale.
I purged my house of anything I could grab and stuff in my face. I seem to be a food addict, and it is identical to the cravings I got when I quit smoking.
Fortunately I am very strong-willed. Screw you, Sara Lee!
I threw out the sugar - white, brown, and confectioner's.
I tossed the flour.
Tossed the Bisquick and the pancake mix.
I have no cold cuts, cheese or bread.
I have no white potatoes or rice.
Next post I will tell you all the yummy stuff I have!
Saturday, November 22, 2014
Tuesday, October 7, 2014
I'm back and lighter than ever with a new plan
This morning I weigh 207. I have embarked on a new plan, as of four days ago, involving Isagenix products. When I started I weighed 210.
These products seem to me to be the best out there. They have healthy and natural ingredients and no artificial flavors or colors.
They also come with marketing plan. I will be upfront about this. If the products work on me, I plan to sell the heck out of them.
I am sick and tired of the marketing done of toxic and unhealthy junk food. It is literally killing us. There is also so much misinformation out there about what constitutes healthy food. Not to mention the controversial GMOs, pesticides and other toxins.
Obesity has risen as well as heart disease, cancer and diabetes rates. Our children may be the first generation that does not live as long as their parents.
Isagenix has a Shake and Cleanse Plan that I am on. This one lasts about 9 days, although you can stretch the products out. I have two big cans of the whey protein shake powder - vanilla and chocolate - and the Cleanse for Life powder. On shake days, I replace two meals with a shake. On cleanse days - two days - I drink the powdered Cleanse for Life four times a day. This is supplemented with small snack products and a lot of water. One may also eat a few almonds, an apple or pear and the like. For the third meal on shake days, I eat a 400-600 calorie meal.
It is interesting to me to see just how much of an addiction to food I have. I get cravings, much as I did for cigarettes when I smoked. I basically just cuss them out and think of something else.
I like that I don't have to think about food twice a day. I have not had good luck with calorie counting plans - too much thinking about food. And having "just a little" of a food is difficult for me.
So watch this space. I will post daily with my progress. I will also post a link to the official Isagenix website,so you can check out the products yourself. If you sign up through me and become an associate, it's only $29.00 and you get a significant savings on the products.
The link is here:http://www.isagenix.com/
They also have athletic performance and anti-aging products. Their before and after testimonials are amazing. The company has been in business for 12 years and has a team of scientists researching and creating the products.
Come join me in getting healthy!
These products seem to me to be the best out there. They have healthy and natural ingredients and no artificial flavors or colors.
They also come with marketing plan. I will be upfront about this. If the products work on me, I plan to sell the heck out of them.
I am sick and tired of the marketing done of toxic and unhealthy junk food. It is literally killing us. There is also so much misinformation out there about what constitutes healthy food. Not to mention the controversial GMOs, pesticides and other toxins.
Obesity has risen as well as heart disease, cancer and diabetes rates. Our children may be the first generation that does not live as long as their parents.
Isagenix has a Shake and Cleanse Plan that I am on. This one lasts about 9 days, although you can stretch the products out. I have two big cans of the whey protein shake powder - vanilla and chocolate - and the Cleanse for Life powder. On shake days, I replace two meals with a shake. On cleanse days - two days - I drink the powdered Cleanse for Life four times a day. This is supplemented with small snack products and a lot of water. One may also eat a few almonds, an apple or pear and the like. For the third meal on shake days, I eat a 400-600 calorie meal.
It is interesting to me to see just how much of an addiction to food I have. I get cravings, much as I did for cigarettes when I smoked. I basically just cuss them out and think of something else.
I like that I don't have to think about food twice a day. I have not had good luck with calorie counting plans - too much thinking about food. And having "just a little" of a food is difficult for me.
So watch this space. I will post daily with my progress. I will also post a link to the official Isagenix website,so you can check out the products yourself. If you sign up through me and become an associate, it's only $29.00 and you get a significant savings on the products.
The link is here:http://www.isagenix.com/
They also have athletic performance and anti-aging products. Their before and after testimonials are amazing. The company has been in business for 12 years and has a team of scientists researching and creating the products.
Come join me in getting healthy!
Thursday, August 21, 2014
Here is a link to a good article about what Dr. Alejandro Junger, integrative physician, considers staples of a healthy kitchen:
https://www.yahoo.com/beauty/15-must-have-staples-of-a-healthy-kitchen-94728610700.html
Dr. Junger became somewhat famous in 2009 for his book, Clean, wherein he describes his struggles with detoxing from substances like sugar and dairy that seem to be everywhere in the American diet.
He has since published Clean Gut, and this spring came out with Clean Eats, which includes recipes and how to stock your kitchen.
Check out the article - it makes sense.
https://www.yahoo.com/beauty/15-must-have-staples-of-a-healthy-kitchen-94728610700.html
Dr. Junger became somewhat famous in 2009 for his book, Clean, wherein he describes his struggles with detoxing from substances like sugar and dairy that seem to be everywhere in the American diet.
He has since published Clean Gut, and this spring came out with Clean Eats, which includes recipes and how to stock your kitchen.
Check out the article - it makes sense.
http://wellandgood.com/2013/10/04/nut-butter-battle-almond-vs-peanut/
For all of us confused about the difference between almond butter and peanut butter, here is a link to a good article:
http://wellandgood.com/2013/10/04/nut-butter-battle-almond-vs-peanut/
Happy buttering!
http://wellandgood.com/2013/10/04/nut-butter-battle-almond-vs-peanut/
Happy buttering!
Thursday, August 7, 2014
Falling off the Wagon - and getting back on it
I deviated from my eating plan this week.
I got caught unprepared and hungry and did the unthinkable on Monday - went to Mickey D's. I got a cheeseburger and fries and a diet soda.
Then Wednesday night I went to Crackerbarrel and ate chicken tenders (fried), fried okra, hashbrown casserole and corn muffin.
It all tasted good.
I refuse to beat myself up. I am instead recognizing my cravings and acknowledging them.
Then today I am back on the plan.
I had a smoothie for breakfast. One banana, six strawberries, a big clump of watercress, a little coconut milk and some chia seeds.
That tasted good, too.
I also went on a six mile bike ride on my cool looking one speed bike.
That felt wonderful!
This will be lunch. Lots of leafy greens, radishes, carrots, a few walnut pieces, and garbanzo beans sprinkled with a little Bragg Amino Acids.
And despite my falling off the wagon, my weight this morning was:
I got caught unprepared and hungry and did the unthinkable on Monday - went to Mickey D's. I got a cheeseburger and fries and a diet soda.
Then Wednesday night I went to Crackerbarrel and ate chicken tenders (fried), fried okra, hashbrown casserole and corn muffin.
It all tasted good.
I refuse to beat myself up. I am instead recognizing my cravings and acknowledging them.
Then today I am back on the plan.
I had a smoothie for breakfast. One banana, six strawberries, a big clump of watercress, a little coconut milk and some chia seeds.
That tasted good, too.
I also went on a six mile bike ride on my cool looking one speed bike.
That felt wonderful!
This will be lunch. Lots of leafy greens, radishes, carrots, a few walnut pieces, and garbanzo beans sprinkled with a little Bragg Amino Acids.
And despite my falling off the wagon, my weight this morning was:
214.5
Onward and downward!
Sunday, August 3, 2014
Frozen Banana "Ice Cream"
I said I would post this recipe, so here it is. It is amazingly good for when you want something sweet.
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You have to stay prepared. Keep these frozen bananas in your freezer.
Take the peels off several bananas, especially the overripe ones, slice them like you would for cereal, and put them in a Ziploc bag and into the freezer.
When the ice cream craving hits - and you know it will - take the frozen banana pieces (adding up to a whole banana or less if you like) and pop them into your blender.
Then add a flavoring. Tonight I added fresh strawberries and a teaspoon of vanilla extract.
Blend it all together, adding a little coconut or almond milk if you need to thin it some.
That is it!
I tried it with Hershey's Dark Chocolate cocoa and it was wonderful! I added about two tablespoons.
You can sprinkle some slivered almonds on top or more fruit.
Have fun! Guilt free!
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You have to stay prepared. Keep these frozen bananas in your freezer.
Take the peels off several bananas, especially the overripe ones, slice them like you would for cereal, and put them in a Ziploc bag and into the freezer.
When the ice cream craving hits - and you know it will - take the frozen banana pieces (adding up to a whole banana or less if you like) and pop them into your blender.
Then add a flavoring. Tonight I added fresh strawberries and a teaspoon of vanilla extract.
Blend it all together, adding a little coconut or almond milk if you need to thin it some.
That is it!
I tried it with Hershey's Dark Chocolate cocoa and it was wonderful! I added about two tablespoons.
You can sprinkle some slivered almonds on top or more fruit.
Have fun! Guilt free!
What I am doing
I have tried many so-called diets. Most involve tiny portions and writing down everything you eat and counting calories and - forget it. I do not want to obsess about every bite. I end up falling off the wagon, every time.
So do most of us. That is because diets suck.
NOT because we are weak. It is also because we are surrounded by junk food with little to no nutrition, but a lot of fat and/or sugar.
And I do not want to hear the pious thin people who just purse their lips and say, "Calories in, versus calories out. Just eat less and exercise more."
Bite me.
The Standard American Diet (SAD) is awful. Too much meat, too much fat of the wrong kind, added sugar, overprocessed grains, sodas and hardly any vegetables or fruit.
I am following the advice of Dr. Joel Fuhrman, who advocates making the bulk of one's diet - there is that word again, but this time it means an eating plan one can live with - leafy green vegetables and other non starchy vegetables such as cauliflower, green beans, onions, peppers, carrots, celery and the like. Yeah, what they used to disparage as "rabbit food". Shut up and listen.
The next tier on the food pyramid is divided into fruits and beans. These are not unlimited as the veggies are - did I mention you can fill up on veggies? Recommended is three or four fruits a day, and a half cup to a cup of beans a day.
Yes, I know you will run the dog out from under the covers. Beans do that. Get Beano or live with it.
Above that is nuts and seeds. These are not unlimited either, but used as a way to add healthy fats. You can make a salad dressing from raw cashews - really. Or you can sprinkle walnuts and sunflower seeds over your oatmeal like I did yesterday. throw some almonds in with your green beans.
Add a few whole grains - whole wheat bread, quinoa, oats, barley, and the like. Also recommended is cooked mushrooms for their nutrient value.
Notice I do not mention red meat or dairy. Or eggs. You can eat them, but sparingly. You don't need dairy at all - you are not a baby cow. Fish is preferred as an animal protein, with chicken second. Once or twice a week!
Refined foods are addictive. "Bet you can't eat just one" was an actual slogan to advertise potato chips! They knew it was actually true.
The main idea is to get as much nutrition for the calories we consume. Vegetables are high in micronutrients that we need to thrive on. Vitamins and minerals and something called phytochemicals - you can look it up - are largely missing in the SAD, but not missing are fats, protein and carbohydrates, or what is known as the macronutrients. The low fat and low carb advocates have been duking it out for decades, and both are wrong.
Dr. Fuhrman's term for the best way to eat is what he calls Nutritarian. You get the most nutrition for your calories.
That made sense to me.
Follow along and see how it works for me.
Try it yourself for two weeks. Quit whining about cheeseburgers and fries. After two weeks you won't be able to eat them - they will taste nasty.
But you can eat glorious salads, wonderful soups, fantastic fruits - and as your taste buds change, you will be amazed how good real food tastes!
So do most of us. That is because diets suck.
NOT because we are weak. It is also because we are surrounded by junk food with little to no nutrition, but a lot of fat and/or sugar.
And I do not want to hear the pious thin people who just purse their lips and say, "Calories in, versus calories out. Just eat less and exercise more."
Bite me.
The Standard American Diet (SAD) is awful. Too much meat, too much fat of the wrong kind, added sugar, overprocessed grains, sodas and hardly any vegetables or fruit.
I am following the advice of Dr. Joel Fuhrman, who advocates making the bulk of one's diet - there is that word again, but this time it means an eating plan one can live with - leafy green vegetables and other non starchy vegetables such as cauliflower, green beans, onions, peppers, carrots, celery and the like. Yeah, what they used to disparage as "rabbit food". Shut up and listen.
The next tier on the food pyramid is divided into fruits and beans. These are not unlimited as the veggies are - did I mention you can fill up on veggies? Recommended is three or four fruits a day, and a half cup to a cup of beans a day.
Yes, I know you will run the dog out from under the covers. Beans do that. Get Beano or live with it.
Above that is nuts and seeds. These are not unlimited either, but used as a way to add healthy fats. You can make a salad dressing from raw cashews - really. Or you can sprinkle walnuts and sunflower seeds over your oatmeal like I did yesterday. throw some almonds in with your green beans.
Add a few whole grains - whole wheat bread, quinoa, oats, barley, and the like. Also recommended is cooked mushrooms for their nutrient value.
Notice I do not mention red meat or dairy. Or eggs. You can eat them, but sparingly. You don't need dairy at all - you are not a baby cow. Fish is preferred as an animal protein, with chicken second. Once or twice a week!
Refined foods are addictive. "Bet you can't eat just one" was an actual slogan to advertise potato chips! They knew it was actually true.
The main idea is to get as much nutrition for the calories we consume. Vegetables are high in micronutrients that we need to thrive on. Vitamins and minerals and something called phytochemicals - you can look it up - are largely missing in the SAD, but not missing are fats, protein and carbohydrates, or what is known as the macronutrients. The low fat and low carb advocates have been duking it out for decades, and both are wrong.
Dr. Fuhrman's term for the best way to eat is what he calls Nutritarian. You get the most nutrition for your calories.
That made sense to me.
Follow along and see how it works for me.
Try it yourself for two weeks. Quit whining about cheeseburgers and fries. After two weeks you won't be able to eat them - they will taste nasty.
But you can eat glorious salads, wonderful soups, fantastic fruits - and as your taste buds change, you will be amazed how good real food tastes!
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