I have been asked a few times lately is "weren't you on a different diet lately?" I am working hard to understand what is right for my body, my lifestyle. Last winter, I started a low carb, high fat diet that was designed to have 3 phases. Phase one made a fabulous impact in my weight, energy level, and lowered by blood sugars to levels that astonished my doctor.
Phase 2 was to add more healthy carbohydrates. My problem is that is something that I have never learned "what a healthy carbohydrate is." I have been looking for a program that can help me learn with a need to with the next step.
www.beyonddiet.com seems to be a good choice.
After I signed up, I realized that they had a program that was designated specifically for sugar control for diabetics. I have not subscribed to that yet and my sugars are coming down significantly as well as my weight.
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| 2 eggs, bacon and tomato |
Day 13 started out with 2 eggs, bacon and a tomato. My morning snack (while driving to Sauk Rapids) was 1 ounce Macadamia nuts. When I got home, I realize that I had forgotten to do two things. Hard boil the eggs for the egg salad and remove the dressing from the refrigerator. I modified the recipe and it turned out pretty good. At that point I didn't care, I arrived home much later than I had planned. I was VERY hungry.
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| Egg salad with 2 cups of sautéed veggies |
I did some yard work after eating lunch. I worked up enough of an appetite to be hungry again for a late afternoon snack. I used several romaine lettuce leaves layered with turkey and Dijon mustard. It was a strange wrap but it worked. Apples are another one of those things that I don't care for raw (well, raw doused in caramel sauce but that doesn't count.) So I cooked the apple with cinnamon it smells as good as it tastes!
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| Turkey lettuce wrap with a side of cinnamon apples |
Supper was the last of my leftover dark meat chicken freshened up with sautéed vegetables and served on a bed of lettuce with a few bites of tomatoes. I still don't care much for tomatoes but if I can disguise them in a bite of food that I do like, it works okay.
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| Dark meat chicken with sautéed veggies on a salad |
Day 14 is a free day. I can eat anything as long as I don't eat until I'm stuffed. For breakfast, I had a 2 egg omelet with sausage, mushrooms and topped with cheese. Then I started cooking. I made Pumpkin cheese cake and coco-whips and I tasted a serving of each of them (one in the morning and one in the afternoon). I posted the recipes yesterday afternoon. Cooking is the most fun when you can sample your food. For lunch, I had 3 ounces of liver pate. With my supper, I didn't eat the whole steak. We have very spoiled dogs and I shared the meat with them.
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| Steak, cooked cabbage and salad |
If you are looking for a good way to lose or maintain your weight, create a healthy lifestyle where food is concerned then I would recommend you check out
www.beyonddiet.com. Their goal is not put you on a diet but to help you create a lifestyle of healthy eating. They have coaches available. Because I am in an educational learning mode I have contacted the coaches a few times. I find them very easy to work with and very understanding that everyone is an individual and needs to figure out what will work for them. I am still in the learning stage. This week I will plan my own meals and with the assistance of a coach, I have planned a few changes to the meal plan that will hopefully help my body's metabolism.
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