I am going to start off with my praise report for the past week. I have lost another 2 lbs. bringing my total to 23 lbs. Yeah! I am in hopes to lose at least another 5 before my next Dr.’s appointment in a couple weeks. I think I can come pretty close if not hit it right on the head. I just want to have my Dr. Fall off her chair when she sees the weight log for that day since she has been on me to lose the weight.
Now to continue about the Holiday season that can be very challenging I think only if one is not careful. As I am heading into that season reading Dr. Moreno’s The17 Day Diet book I read more he has added in the back of the book to help me through it. For example Dr. Moreno states in his book to plan ahead and be organized so I will not be in that place where I grab something easy and not good for me and go and there goes all my hard work I have achieved. So my plan is continue planning my meals like I have which for me it has become pretty easy because I know what I can and can’t have or should I say what I need to have in moderation. After being on The 17 Day Diet for the past 2 months I have been able to retrain my eating habits from bad ones to good ones. Along with that since the Holidays are full of allot of fattening foods and really goodie desserts it is best to know what you can have and what you should stay away from. We all should know Pecan pie is loaded with calories and reading in the book of knowledge (The 17 Day Diet) by Dr. Moreno Apple pie runs a close second. Now my thinking is well apples are good for you however put it in a pie and it can be your worst enemy. Actually Pumpkin pie is better for you however not a huge piece, one within reason. Keep in mind the 3 bites of desserts rule such as cake or pie and 1 cookie.
This past week at work my group of co-workers celebrated a nice Thanksgiving luncheon that our big boss over the 3 teams in my group put on. So for me it really was not a big deal as some might think “Oh My God” here goes the diet and since I was still able to lose weight you can see I have retrained and conditioned myself for Holidays along with future maintaining. I selected Turkey of course, its lean protein so one of things I need to help fill me up. Along with that, yes I did have some mashed potatoes that were on the table, green mixed zucchini and squash roasted and mixed green salad along with a wheat roll that would fit in the palm of my hand. I passed on the gravy as that we all know is loaded with fat and I skipped the dessert. I went through the line once with the thought in mind I will come back up for a dessert. After eating all that I had along with a bottle of water I felt I was full and didn’t need the dessert so I passed on it. I could have had some dessert but really never thought anymore about it once I sat down to eat and visited with my co-workers for some laughs. So with the first test of the Holidays party/dinners get together over I know my mind is pretty will set with the retraining of what to and not to eat as well as moderation.
For those of you who will be traveling this Holiday season or just travel in general I have some tips for you for packing snacks for those times. Some good snacks would be 4 oz. cups of unsweetened applesauce, fat-free pudding cups, 4 oz. of fruit cups in fruit juice, apple, pear, or orange, cut up raw veggie such as carrots, celery, sugar snap peas, peppers, and cucumber strips, string cheese, beef or turkey jerky, or small bag of popcorn.
With that being said, if you are currently on The 17 Day Diet just re-read the section of the book after the 4th cycle. This will help you as it did me with keeping us in check and eating in moderation. Another good thing to do is keep a food diary so you can see what you ate and you will not stray off to far from your diet that you will just give up on it. The 17 Day Diet is one of the best I think as it is all planned out for you with menu suggestions and you don’t have to count points or anything like that. You may find you want to adjust the menu line up but that is easy to do.
If you are looking to purchase The 17 Day Diet book, you can purchase directly from Amazon here: The 17 Day Diet
Or you can purchase the combo book and workout DVD here: The 17 Day Diet Book and DVD Combo.
Now I will leave you with another favorite and easy recipe of mine that you can enjoy while following The 17 Day Diet.
Taco Salad
INGREDIENTS
1lb of Lean Ground Turkey
1 envelope of Taco Seasoning
Generous bed of lettuce/mixed greens
1 cup of Chopped Tomatoes
2 1/2 cups of Chopped Onions
1/3 cup of Shredded Reduced Fat Cheddar Cheese
Salsa
DIRECTIONS
In a saucepan, brown the ground turkey over moderate heat. Add one envelope of taco seasoning and cook according to package directions. Place generous servings of lettuce on four plates. Top with turkey mixture, tomatoes, onions, salsa and cheese. Makes 4 servings.
Hi there!
You’re weight loss really inspired me to take hold of my weight. I really appreciate this blog! I’m a senior in high school and Im 5’5, 150 lbs. I’d love to get back down to around to 125. The only thing I’m worried about is about lunch at school. I’m not the best cook, do you find the meals difficult to prepare?
I would so appreciate your reply!
Thank you,
Kylie Jackson
Kylie,
No I don’t find the meals hard to prepare at all. You really have so many options even though some might think they are limited to certain foods. If you like Salads you can make yourself a nice salad that you can add different veggies to as well as chicken or turkey meat in it so you get your protein. You can also make your own turkey burgers and have some other veggies such as broccoli, cauliflower or carrots steamed or stir fried with seasoning in it and have that to heat up at lunch. I will add you may have to add different seasonings to the Turkey for flavor. But Kylie I say go for it, 2012 is a new year and you can make a big difference. If you purchase the book you will be surprised as how east it really is and Dr Moreno has simplified it with sample menu’s that you can substitute the other approved foods instead of the sample but makes it very easy to follow.
I will be starting back up for support and encouragement in the next week.
Good Luck Kylie and thanks for reading the blog.
Judy
You…are…awesome! This blog is so great. I really hope more people read this and get what you’re saying, because let me tell you, its important stuff.