Well, obviously some diets are better than others... and my current one of sugar, sugar, caffeine, and more sugar was probably not going to give the results I am wanting. Okay, so everyone has heard the joke... "I'm on the see food diet... I SEE food and I eat it".... LOL This is not too far off the mark lately.
Today, my husband and myself have decided to nip this eating "issue" in the butt... we have started the Belly Fat Diet that reels in the sugar consumption. It's not a big surprise that Americans in large are.... well, too large! We have some of the worst diets in the industrialized world, and I'm not here to start a debate on how to turn that around for everyone... there is just way too many different contributing factors and there is no 1 answer for everyone.
About two weeks ago, a good friend and co-worker who is in great shape and eats great and I were talking about my current diet and life stresses and how I'm on a slippery slope to gaining all my weight back... and most likely plus some. I was picking her brain, and I found it fascinating that herself and family eat a CLEAN diet. They have made the conscious decision to remove processed foods from their diet ( there usual daily drink/food) ;) She told me to do one of the easiest, yet biggest pain in the rump activities to monitor my eating habits....keep a daily food journal. Grrrrrrrrr..... I can't say that I had a smile on my face....but I did it, and what I found out was.... I drink WAY too many lattes and eat way too much refined sugars...
This is why when I read Jorge Cruise's book, Belly Fat Cure, it clicked. He talks about how the fact that the belly fat, which is the deadliest to have gives a person a higher risk for type II diabetes, heart disease, and cancer. Cruise's way to curb the belly fat is to control the insulin that is released into a person's blood stream by reigning in the amount of carbs and sugars they consume... sounds simple and easy, yet however.... we are still a fat nation.
I am personally not trying to cure the world.... I am just trying to cure me...
So today was the day that I started Jorge Cruise's Belly Fat Diet...
You start off the first week eating a very specific diet that he prescribes and he guarantees weight loss of 4-9lbs.... we shall see...
I've had three eggs and one slice of whole wheat toast, coffee with just half and half for breakfast.
Went shopping for the rest of my week's food. Came home and had one piece of string cheese for a snack. Then lunch consisted of a turkey/turkey bacon wrap, with lettuce, tomato, cucumber, cheese, and mayo...pretty yummy actually LOL.
Dinner will be grilled chicken, spinach salad, sauteed zucchini with cheese and raspberries for dessert...
So far, the first day has been pretty great!!!
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