The Revolving Diet

Day 218.2 ~ 8/26/11

Completely forgot to add yesterday that I gained over 5 pounds.  My stomach is still bloated and on top of everything, I got my period.  What is it about things coming in three's?  I am just waiting for the last one (could the hurricane be it??)

Today went okay, I added more lemon juice to carrot salad mixture and it was bearable...until dinner.... 

Breakfast: Carrot salad, 1 pink grapefruit, 1/2 cup milk

Snack:  Green Tea (2) cups

Lunch: Carrot salad, 1 apple

Dinner: I GIVE UP....I SURRENDER, the white flag is waving....I can not eat another carrot....we went for Hibachi Dinner.  I stuck to a light menu - rice, noodles, garlic steak and shrimp.

I just could not do carrot salad again.  We went to dinner for hibachi and dragged my family along to partake in the show and dinner.  I needed substance without having to cook it myself.  I stuck with it as long as I could - but this was ROUGH!  I do not like giving up but I just could not do it.  It happens - and that is why I am doing a different diet weekly - to see if it's worth doing and if results can be gotten from the particular diet.  This one is a HUGE "NO"....

The problem with these limited food (FAD) diets is that once the 3 to 7 days is up you never want to see that particular food again.  If you forgot which ones I mean...The Japanese Banana Diet, Potato Diet, Cabbage Soup Diet....the Pizza Diet is the only one I think I didn't have that issue with - How can you not like pizza or get tired of it??

Carrot Diet........SUMMARY - - DO NOT DO IT!!!

It's AWFUL.  Carrots are good for you but they should not be the only food you eat.  By lunch today I was compairing the carrot salad (in my mind, maybe out loud but I talk to myself so much, I really don't remember if I discussed this subject out loud) to the baby food diet...and you know I HATED the Baby Food Diet.

I am going to go back to my fall back 1,200 calories for the next two days until Monday's new diet of the week starts. 

I hope your week faired much better than mine!

Have a wonderful night and a FANTASTIC weekend!  Keep Safe you East Coasters!!!

Day 217.2 ~ 8/25/11

So this is what I had to work with...(picture of breakfast, except milk)

 
There are few words to describe the carrot salad.  Sweet, tangy and with the little bit of oil slippery. 

Breakfast wasn't too bad with me still waking up and slightly groggy. Preparing (easy)and eating the carrot salad (okay).  Lunch on the other hand not as pleasant.  Carrots are naturally sweet adding the honey just makes it sweeter, the lemon juice cuts it down a bit (maybe I didn't add enough??), but I got through it and seriously thinking I might not make this one all the way through.

Breakfast: 1/2 cup 2% milk, carrot salad using 10 baby carrots, 1 orange

Snack: 1 cup Green Tea

Lunch: Carrot Salad, 1 apple

Dinner:  Carrot Salad and an orange

Snack: 1-2 cups Green Tea

Added a little more lemon juice to carrot salad and it did help, still had an overload of sweetness in my system from the entire day.  Going from fairly bland to sweet -or- maybe it's just me not having anything sugary the last few days and I am just really pulling out the sweetness on my taste buds??  Not sure - will have to see what tomorrow brings.

 I hope your day was good and if you are on the east coast have you started to prepare for Irene (like you haven't heard that a million times today??!!??). Seriously, make sure you have food, water and candles.....

Have a wonderful night and talk to you more tomorrow!!

Make what you see in the mirror what you want to see, a happy, smiling, proud and  confident face!