The Revolving Diet

Day 160 ~ Summary of The Egg Diet

The Egg Diet has several positives, based on my opinion.

No counting calories

No hard meal planning

No major cooking

Nutritious

Inexpensive

There was only one drawback for me…

Slight Constipation

Weakness and boredom were listed on several sites as reasons people fall off this diet.  I did not feel weak, nor did I feel bored.  When you work a full time job, keep up a house and live a regular life – to me the Egg Diet was a no brainer.  I am trying the mindset of “Live to Eat, Don’t Eat to Live”…..sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t…..

I would do this diet again & I could  definitely could do this diet long term. I like breakfast foods, whether for breakfast or for dinner. 

Eggs are easy – you really could do it in the simplest form.  Choosing Hard Boiled or basic scrambled is an easy way out.  I chose to mix it up with veggies, non-fat/low-fat cheeses and stuck to lower calorie meats at lunch time along with a salad.  The protein kept me full.  I made sure to drink plenty of water to avoid the constipation issue – but it still hit me.  I slept better (could also be the exercise I have been trying to keep up with).

Eggs are an excellent food, and recent research has debunked some earlier concerns about the effects of eggs on cholesterol. Some research has shown that women who eat eggs for breakfast lost more weight than those that didn’t.  I lost 2 pounds for the week. It brought me to my ½ way point. 

I can see this diet being a steady weight loss option – and if you were to follow it long term you could add a carbohydrate to lunch along with salad dressing without adding too many additional calories to the diet.

I liked the Egg Diet!!!

Day 159 ~ 6/27/10

What a GLORIOUS Day!!  It is great to wake up to sunshine (although the heat that's coming will slow down the pace a bit).  I cleaned and put a peice of furniture together yesterday.  TOday is lunch with Dad & his girlfriend and sompletley the leaning I started yesterday....It's a MAJOR SPRING CLEANING!!!

I hope you can get outside, ENJOY the day and MOVE.....moving helps burn calories!!  If you are reading me then you are searching like me to get rid of those pounds (or you like some of my funny articles)....THANK YOU EITHER WAY!!!

Breakfast:  3 Scrambled Egg Whites, 1/2 cup grapefruit juice

Lunch: Grilled chopped chicken with a 2 cup salad with splash of raspberry balsalmic vinegar

Dinner:3 Egg  Red Pepper & Goat Cheese Frittata (Recipe Below)

If you have never had goat cheese - it's very good.  A little tangy & creamy but mixed in an omelet it's delicious.  Frittata's are an italian omelet - you cook on the stove and then place in broiler for a few minutes.

Red Pepper & Goat Cheese Frittata

6 Eggs

1 Tablespoon oregano (I used dried)

pinch salt

pinch pepper

1 tablespoon olive oil

1/2 cup chopped red bell pepper

1 small bunch of scallions chopped

1/4 cup low fat goat cheese

 

Change rack position rack in upper third of oven; preheat broiler.

Whisk eggs, oregano, salt and pepper in a medium bowl. Heat oil in a large, ovenproof, nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add bell pepper and scallions and cook, stirring constantly, until the scallions are soft, 30 seconds to 1 minute.

Pour the egg mixture over the vegetables and cook, lifting the edges of the frittata to allow the uncooked egg to flow underneath, until the bottom is light golden, 2 to 3 minutes. Dot the top of the frittata with cheese, transfer the pan to the oven and broil until puffy and lightly golden on top, 2 to 3 minutes.

Let rest for about 3 minutes before serving. Serve hot or cold

Have a GREAT DAY!  

Tomorrow's Diet is The Shangri - La Diet ...(info on right side bar)

As soon as you settle for less than you deserve, you get even less than you settled for.

Day 158 ~ 6/26/10

 

AWESOME MORNING....to wake up to a .6 loss!!  More importantly - I am at the 1/2 way mark (even though I will probably push to lose more than 50!!)

Todays Meals:

Breakfast: 1 Egg, 3 Egg whites. 1 banana (out of grapefruit juice)

Lunch: 1 Skewer of Chipotle BBQ chicken, small lettuce & tomato salad on side

Dinner: Spinach & Feta Cheese Omelet

I hope your day brought you good news too!! 

Keep up the hard work (DIETING IS HARD WORK) and KEEP POSITIVE!!!

Rather than aiming for being perfect, just aim to be little bit better today than you were yesterday.

 

Day 157 ~ 6/25/10

Down another .3.  Still hanging in there with the eggs and haven't experienced any embarrassing "egg fart" incidents.

End of another work week and looking forward to a nice work filled weekend. MAJOR "Spring" cleaning this weekend (inside and out).  Keeping busy, keeps me from thinking about things I shouldn't be having!!

Breakfast:  2 Egg Omelet with chopped tomatoes, onions & spinach,  1/2 cup grapefruit juice

Lunch: Tuna Lettuce wraps (Tuna in water, 1/2 teaspoon mild mustard, chopped tomato, 1/2 teaspoon chopped onion) rolled into lettuce leaves

Dinner:2 Scrambled Eggs, 1 Egg White

There are always new things coming out that are supposed to help us stick to a diet ....I found this interesting site that gives you chocolate without calories, you "WHIF" it through your mouth and each tube costs about $2.50 each....

http://www.lewhif.com/

It's a small plastic tube that contains an (organic)chocolate powder that  you to breath in to your mouth. (3) Chocolate Flavors, Pure Chocolate, Raspberry Chocolate and Mint Chocolate.  They also carry a Coffee one that provides the same amount of caffeine as a very light espresso.  Apparently these have been out for a while (Coffee the newer of the flavors)...

Anything that might be tasty without adding to my bottom line (insert fat ass here) might be worth a go....

Gotta keep looking for things that help keep me on my diet (every little thing helps!)

I hope your day was GREAT and your weekend FANTASTIC!!

You can reverse years of damage to your body by changing your diet slowly and adding exercise. Old wounds can heal, injuries repair, and your whole system improves with just a few changes in what we put into our bodies and how we move them.

Day 156 ~ 6/24/10

Same weight as yesterday and proably due to the fact, still no BM. I will be pulling out the fiber today....need to get things moving!!  Higher protein intake is the culprit (yes I speak in old timey cops & robbers).

Breakfast: 3 scrambled eggs (1 full egg, 2 whites only), 1 cup grapefruit juice

Lunch: Raw carrots, broccoli, cauliflower, spinach salad with BBQ turkey breast

Dinner: Spinach Omelet, 1/2 cup raw carrots

A Little Helpful Hint:

Portion control is usually a problem - especially when HUNGRY...who wants to pull out the measuring cup, the food scale, teaspoons, tablespoons, etc??  I WANNA EAT - not complete a science project....helpful guideline to eat faster and watch portion sizes: 

USE YOUR HAND

Fist = 1 cup or 1 medium whole fruit

Thumb(tip to base) = 1 ounce of meat or cheese

Thumb tip(tip to 1st joint) = 1 tablespoon

Fingertip(tip to 1st joint) = 1 teaspoon

Index finger(1st to 2nd joint) = 1 inch

Cupped hand = 1-2 ounces of chips, nuts or pretzels

Palm(minus fingers)= 3 ounces of cooked meat, fish or poultry

 

The word "DIET" starts with "DIE" and yes you can feel like part of you is dying - the part that wants all the yummy goodies (The cravings DO. NOT. GO. AWAY.)

But the word "DIET" spun about is also "EDIT" and in order to get healthy all we are doing is taking the time to edit (review) before eating.

Dieting is not a life sentence - keep your eye on your goals and once you reach your goal - then TREAT YOURSELF....if you gain a pound or two (or like me 7 over the course of a week) - you just get back on track - it's a hell of alot easier to drop those 1-7 pounds than dropping 50+.....

Remember to take a few moments for yourself to unwind!!

Have a GREAT NIGHT!!!

Day 155 ~ 6/23/10

Down another .2, a little surprising since today is the first day in a while since a BM had been in the picture. Another salad for lunch today should get things back on track.

I am liking the Egg Diet - three days in - and I still have a plethora of ideas on how to make eggs interesting!  

Being that I have nothing better to do than to think of inane threat situations to myself...and after reading this you will know I have WAAAAAY too much time on my hands.....

 There are several occasions where I am without paper to write a phone number, an idea, something I need to get at grocery store – I might look like an idiot – BUT – I still go with writing on my hand.  About two months ago, I was thinking how this must look to others, so I started to consider other inconspicuous areas in which I could write and my inner thigh came into consideration. Then after further consideration, if  I write on  my inner thigh then I’ll be obsessed about my thighs rubbing together when I walk and eventually sweating (because fat rubbing together sweats) which is really gross and uncomfortable, but more importantly the writing would rub off. And yet,  if it didn’t rub off, not only would I be trying to avoid the whole sweating situation by walking around like I crapped my pants, but if I wanted to check on the resilience of the ink, I’d be running the risk of being seen gawking at my own crotch. In all certainty, I will have sweaty inky dripping inner thighs and be seen as a depraved pervert – all of which makes thinking of myself as an idiot seem relatively appealing when you start making comparisons.

You can say it (Permission Granted)…….."YOU ARE AN IDIOT".

Okay back to the Egg Diet.....Today's Meals:

Breakfast:  Egg Poppers (Hubby's Idea) - 2 Hard Boiled Eggs Split in half. Take 1/4 piece of American Cheese and cut into 4 small pieces, 1 teaspoon bacon bits & Season All seasoning.  Slit bacon pieces between the 4 split eggs, then sprinkle with seasoning and then place cheese on each egg half - pop in microwave for 15 seconds (for cheese to melt), 1/2 cup grapefruit juice.

Lunch: Sliced Lemon Chicken over a bed of lettuce with chopped tomatoes w/ additional sprinkle to lemon juice.

Dinner:Caramelized Onion Egg Omelet. (Had the onions already made - thought why not?!)  It was good!!!!

If one approach is not working to reach the desired goal, that's not a reason to abandon the goal.

Instead, it is time to devise another approach to get you to your goal.

***HAVE A WONDERFUL NIGHT!!!!!***

 

Day 154 ~ 6/22/10

I ran across this ad on the internet and it's pretty much the worse Father's Day gift idea EVER....

This is SO WRONG on so many levels.........I am DAMN SURE I do not want to go to a NUDE resort with my DAD.  Father's Day would never be the same................

I 'll give you a moment to clear your minds of what you just saw and read. 

SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO......Moving on

Today went well....Eggs, eggs and more eggs....

Breakfast:  2 Hard Boiled Eggs, 1 cup grapefruit juice, 1 cup tea

Lunch: Chicken Lettuce wraps (chopped roasted chicken, 1 teaspoon mild mustard, chopped tomato, 1/2 teaspoon chopped onion) rolled into lettuce leaves

Dinner: Southwestern Omelet (Roasted Peppers, Onions, tomatoes w/ sprinkle parmesan cheese)

I haven't been hungry - - - a good protion of that is I have been so busy running around after work that I haven't had time to think about food (AMAZING as that sounds....it's true).

I hope your program (or if your just readig me for fun, that's cool too) is going well!

Keep on GOING!!!!  You make your own destiny......

Think of the things that have held you back.

 And see how now you can get beyond them.

Think of the problems that have frustrated you.

And visualize how you can now rise above them.

Look at how far you've come.

And see how far you can go now. 

Think of all that you've learned.

And grasp what you can now do with that knowledge.

Reflect on  all you've done in the past year.

And know what you'll now be able to do.

What you can imagine will lead to what you can do and be. 

Have a SUPER NIGHT!!!!

 

Day 153 ~ 6/21/10

From Peanut Butter to Eggs.....at least with peanut butter there was no fear of sulfur egg farts when you least expect it!!

Breakfast:  2 Scrambled Eggs, 1 Egg White, 1/2 cup grapefruit juice

Lunch: Grilled chopped chicken with a 2 cup salad - no dressing

Dinner:2 Egg Omelet with chopped tomatoes, onions & spinach

I am NOT one to "Let it Rip" as hubby so eloquently puts it....I am discreet and use the bathroom (as a person with manners usually does) PLUS ~ Women Don't Fart, They Release Tension...I will not be asking someone to pull my finger, blast the butt trumpet, drop a bomb or pass the gas, I am afraid what the situation will be since I will be consuming several eggs this week.

Keep Positive and keep moving forward!!! 

The greatest thing you have is the 24 hours in front of you.
The past is gone; the future is distant.
Today you CAN succeed.
Set a goal you can achieve in the next 24 hours

Have a GREAT Night & an AWESOME Tomorrow!!