[OhKay]

I'm supposed to have 2 snacks and a dessert after dinner in addition to my 3 regular meals on this diet. I ate a late breakfast because I was on the phone with the bank yesterday, and skipped my 1st snack.

Lunch: 3 strips of thin and crispy turkey bacon and a basic salad with 1tbsp italian dressing

Snack: 20 peanuts

Dinner: small 93% lean hamburger patty, plain, no bun and 2.5 cups steamed broccoli with 1/2tbsp margarine, salt and pepper

Dessert: orange sugar free popsicle (actually not bad)

I wasn't hungry, but I really missed my nighttime devil dog. I had wanted fudgesicles, but they didn't have any sugar-free ones at the store. When I got home I realized I should have been looking for "no sugar added." They did have those. I will go back to the store at some point to pick a box up and that should take care of my chocolate cravings.

I can't tolerate my coffee with skim milk as planned. I'm adding 1tsp of the fat free half and half to it as well. It tastes better, and it keeps me within the guidelines of the diet.

I didn't get my blood drawn yesterday. I'll get that over with today after I see my pdoc.

[bizi]

Good luck with your pdoc today.
((((HUGS))))
bizi

[Kitty]

Well, today was the day I decided to go at this diet stuff hard and fast.

Has anyone ever taken the supplement Forskolin? I'm researching it as a diet supplement.

Pure Forskolin Extract Review - Real Weight Loss Miracle Supplement?

I had a grilled boneless skinless chicken breast and about 1 cup of green beans for lunch. I really wasn't hungry but knew I needed to eat.

Praying I can keep up the good work the rest of the day. Early evening is my "misbehaving" time!!

[Mari]

Kay,
Is that food roughly between 1000 and 1200 calories (sorry because I know you are doing low carb)

I remember that it is hard the first three or four days and gets better. Good luck.

[OhKay]

Kitty,
It sounds like you had a good lunch How did you make out for the rest of the day?
I have never heard of forskolin (it sounds like foreskin lol). There are a lot of supplements out there that make appealing cases about weight loss benefits. I'm a little leery of trying any of them. Is that one something you are interested in trying?
I hope everything goes well. Keep us posted

Mari,
The diet isn't really low-carb. I honestly have absolutely no idea how many calories I'm taking in because I'm not counting them, and the guidelines don't suggested it, with a few exceptions such as for "sweet treats," where the limit is less than 75 calories a day. There are suggestions for portion sizes, and some limits such as 1 serving of nuts a day, in my case 20 small peanuts for a snack. I'm just following the basic guidelines. There's a link to the diet plan I'm following at the beginning of this thread.


Surprisingly, I'm still not feeling deprived. It's probably because I'm actually eating more because I'm eating more often. I seldom ate breakfast, and would usually have only a granola bar or something similar for lunch. Then I would have a big dinner and eat crap like devil dogs later.

I bought 2 huge chicken breasts when I went to the supermarket and made 3 filets out of each last night- 1 medium size and 2 small. I made 3 garlic basil chicken breasts so I will now have some protein other than turkey bacon for breakfast and lunch. The other 3 filets are in the freezer.

I don't eat eggs or cheese. To me it doesn't matter if I eat traditional breakfast foods or not, as long as I sam eating, and following the plan.

The one teaspoon of fat free half and half with skim milk and stevia is working out well in my coffee. If I reach that 2 tbsp limit on half and half (because I drink a lot of coffee), I only putting the milk in even though it is far less appealing.

I bought the no sugar added fudge pops (40 calories) yesterday and tried one last night. I think it tasted great, and it took care of my chocolate craving

[Kitty]

Originally Posted by OhKay

Kitty,
It sounds like you had a good lunch How did you make out for the rest of the day?
I have never heard of forskolin (it sounds like foreskin lol). There are a lot of supplements out there that make appealing cases about weight loss benefits. I'm a little leery of trying any of them. Is that one something you are interested in trying?
I hope everything goes well. Keep us posted

Well, I actually did well yesterday. Nothing to eat after 5 PM except water.

I took one of the Forskolin capsules (I had ordered them and they arrived yesterday) in the AM and maybe it was just coincidence but I wasn't hungry the rest of the day.

I had two eggs scrambled and about 16 oz. of water this morning. Plus the Forskolin capsule. Kay, you're right.....that
was the first thing I thought when I saw the name, too!! I wasn't hungry but knew I had to eat.

Sounds like everyone is doing well and sticking to their programs. It's hot as heck here so maybe that's helping keep my appetite low. Whatever it is I'll take it!!

[bizi]

LOL, so did I!!!!
bizi

[OhKay]

Tuesday morning when I started this diet I weighed 167 lbs. I noticed my shorts and belt were getting looser, but I was shocked when I got on the scale this morning and it read 162.8!!! I have not used the BR yet either (and may not due to chronic constipation).

I know that a lot of people lose a lot of weight fast on this diet, and that certainly IS quite a bit of weight FAST. I feel like I'm getting plenty of food and I feel fine though. I tried to check my blood pressure, but the batteries were dead and I didn't have enough to replace them. I took my pulse though and it was 72, which is fine.

I should be eating my breakfast earlier since I get up so early (between 6-7:30am). That way I'm spacing out my meals and snacks better. I just get sucked in online and lose the time.

I've been putting a packet of stevia in each cup of coffee, which is supposed to be the equivalent of two teaspoons of table sugar, and initially it seemed like it was. It tastes too sweet now, so I'm cutting it in half now. I'm drinking my coffee darker now, too. Just ditching the cream and sugar in the 6-7 cups of coffee I drink everyday could have helped me shed some of those pounds. I haven't increased my water intake. I'm still drinking 5-6 pints a day.

It's time to cook up another batch of turkey bacon! I'm not sick of it yet, but I'm having it twice a day, most days, and it's time to expand my horizons. I'm going to the grocery store to buy some lean roast beef from the deli (it's allowed). It will also be handy for making my husband sandwiches over the weekend.

[bizi]

congratulations kay!!!!!

155 pounds this morning.
BMI= 24.3 which is barely in the area of normal weight almost overweight.
so that is down 4.5 pounds in 11 days. I think some of that is water weight. But hey I will take it.
Have a great day today!
Bizi

I just figured out the BMI ranges for my height.
118-159 are "within" normal weight for my height.
abdominal measurement should be less than 35 inches.
mine is: 38.5 inches
Which is over weight!

[OhKay]

Yay Bizi! Great job!