I'm reading this by Jorge Cruise. I'm thinking I'll follow if for the month of July. Anyone else read this book or given it a go?
The Belly Fat Cure
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I haven't, but I saw him discussing the book/program on Rachel Ray the other day. It seems like a good program, but I'm not sure if I'm up for buying yet another diet book. LOL, all I remember from his segment is 15 and 6. 15 is how many grams of sugar you should eat in a day...but please remind me what the 6 is for. LOL
I'm not buying the book, I have it from the library. I haven't gotten very far so I'm not sure what the 6 is yet.
6 servings of carbs
15 grams of carbs = 1 serving
you will be amazed - at least I was - at how many things have sugar grams in them - and natual sugar also counts - so almost no fruit on this diet
I tried his plan for 3 days and then ended up at TGI Friday's ordering a Brownie Obsession for dessert
I'm WEAK!!!
If you read through the book reviews on Amazon you'll see alot of pros and cons about this eating approach. Like anything else, it will work well for some but not all.
Good luck in any case!
15 grams of carbs = 1 serving
you will be amazed - at least I was - at how many things have sugar grams in them - and natual sugar also counts - so almost no fruit on this diet
I tried his plan for 3 days and then ended up at TGI Friday's ordering a Brownie Obsession for dessert
I'm WEAK!!!
If you read through the book reviews on Amazon you'll see alot of pros and cons about this eating approach. Like anything else, it will work well for some but not all.
Good luck in any case!
I have to hunt for kidney beans that do not contain sugar. Who knew? Weeding out the sugar is harder than it was to weed out the gluten.
Made me look...I checked online and the mexican chili beans I use have 0 sugar. I haven't tried this plan yet. But, I have been going to TOPS meetings and I'm doing ok with that for now.
Thanks, AuntJamelle. Six servings of carb without sugar or with very little sugar?? Yeah, this would be a tough plan.
I've done Atkins and other more reasonable low carb plans for several months. It is just not going to work forever, at least not for me. I can swear off sweets for the short term; but a realistic plan will have to include some kind of occasional chocolate. AND, I mean real chocolate without any aspartame.
Did you try the diet, ahorsesoul? How is it going?
Thanks, AuntJamelle. Six servings of carb without sugar or with very little sugar?? Yeah, this would be a tough plan.
I've done Atkins and other more reasonable low carb plans for several months. It is just not going to work forever, at least not for me. I can swear off sweets for the short term; but a realistic plan will have to include some kind of occasional chocolate. AND, I mean real chocolate without any aspartame.
Did you try the diet, ahorsesoul? How is it going?
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I'm going to try it for the month of July. Will be missing all those Christmas cookies and candy. lol For the rest of the this month I'm being more aware of what I'm eating and how much sugar I pass into my mouth. 38 grams in my Coca Cola. I will miss them.
Yikes on the Coke. Good luck my friend. I just kicked a Mountain Dew habit and it was no walk in the park!! 43 grams of sugar in it...and I was drinking a 32 ounce from the convenience store most every day!!
I have not read it. I have been doing the Paleo diet after reading the book three months ago.
Lost 23 lbs to date :snowman:
(Still need to lose 25 to reach goal)
Lost 23 lbs to date :snowman:
(Still need to lose 25 to reach goal)
In a nut shell the Paleo diet is:
You can eat :fruits and vegetables and protiens (unprocessed meats, eggs, fish...)
No grains (I have celiacs so this was not hard)
No dairy
No legumes
No potatoes
It is a 'whole food' diet. You should know where your food has come from and still be able to recognize it as food
The book I read was by Robb Wolf
You can eat :fruits and vegetables and protiens (unprocessed meats, eggs, fish...)
No grains (I have celiacs so this was not hard)
No dairy
No legumes
No potatoes
It is a 'whole food' diet. You should know where your food has come from and still be able to recognize it as food
The book I read was by Robb Wolf
Just ate a lovely blizzard from DQ. I didn't look up the sugar and carb notes but I expect I had enough of both to last the rest of the year. Can't really think of anything else I want to eat that is loaded with sugar or carbs. I'm pretty well set to drop off the sugar. The bread carbs won't be any problem since I already eat gluten free.
Ok, looked it up and it so fits that I like one of the highest "rated" blizzards:
"Some of the highest-calorie Blizzard flavors include the Cappuccino Heath Blizzard, with 600 calories in a small and 1,210 calories in a large..." Good thing I only had a medium! lol Oh wait, they put extra heath and cappuccino in it so I probably blew off the chart.
Read more: http://www.livestrong.com/article/2...tion-for-dairy-queen-blizzards/#ixzz1QW4ZesVV
Ok, looked it up and it so fits that I like one of the highest "rated" blizzards:
"Some of the highest-calorie Blizzard flavors include the Cappuccino Heath Blizzard, with 600 calories in a small and 1,210 calories in a large..." Good thing I only had a medium! lol Oh wait, they put extra heath and cappuccino in it so I probably blew off the chart.
Read more: http://www.livestrong.com/article/2...tion-for-dairy-queen-blizzards/#ixzz1QW4ZesVV
I started the Belly Fat Cure on April 1 and have lost 20 pounds pretty painlessly.
It definitely takes some getting used to.
I MUST eat my 2 squares of Lindt Dark Chocolate everyday! (has to be the 86% kind)
I have switched from drinking pop to drinking iced tea.
Switched from drinking General Foods International French Vanilla Coffee to drinking Lipton Carmel Vanilla Truffle hot tea with stevia and cream- yum!
Here are a couple blogs to get some concrete info if you are going to give it a whirl ...
http://www.meandjorge.com/
http://purplerosy.blogspot.com/
Good Luck!
It definitely takes some getting used to.
I MUST eat my 2 squares of Lindt Dark Chocolate everyday! (has to be the 86% kind)
I have switched from drinking pop to drinking iced tea.
Switched from drinking General Foods International French Vanilla Coffee to drinking Lipton Carmel Vanilla Truffle hot tea with stevia and cream- yum!
Here are a couple blogs to get some concrete info if you are going to give it a whirl ...
http://www.meandjorge.com/
http://purplerosy.blogspot.com/
Good Luck!
You are my idol! 20 pounds. It's nice to hear from a real person that I know who's tried this.
I picked up some sparkling flavored waters and some of the Zevia today. The Zevia,my DD likes. The flavored water I like.
Thanks for the referral websites. I decided I really have to do a better job of meal planning.
The Zevia is pretty good although it is so expensive! It is actually gotten so I think it is too sweet to drink much anymore. I drink the Sobe Lifewater Zero stuff sometimes but I dilute it with water because I don't want to use up a carb serving for a drink!
Meal planning- yes I need to get better at that too! It is hard for me in the summer because I end up being outside so much with my kids and then realize-" yikes I need to fix something for dinner! and quick!"
If I can answer any other questions you have- let me know- you can PM me
.Basically what happens is your carb intake is so low, it puts your body into a state called ketosis, which means you are burning fat for energy in the place of carbs. Therefore, you lose fat, which is what most of us collect around the middle.
I've been changing small things as I run out of items this month. Replacing them with items suggested in the book. By Friday I'll be ready and in the right frame of mind to give this a try. I do not expect to be perfect just to do the best i can. Thinking the next few days I'll be making the frozen Hot Chocolate since it's going to be hot. Looking forward to it almost like a last meal. lol
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