Diet and Weight Loss Programs

Shell and Black Bean Salad
Balsamic Dressing:
6 Tbsp balsamic vinegar
2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
2 medium cloves minced garlic
1/2 tsp sugar - I used a sugar substitute
1/4 tsp salt
2 c uncooked 100% whole wheat small shell pasta
14-oz can black beans, rinsed and drained
1 large red or yellow bell pepper, diced
3 kalamata olives, pitted and […]

Day 140 - Food Log

 
Food
Calories
Fat
Sugar

5/30/07 Thursday
 
 
 
 

 
Yogurt
 
60
25
2

 
2 sl ww bread
200
18
3

 
turkey 6oz
120
15
 

 
cheerios
 
150
 
9

 
brussel sprouts
225
 
 

 
turkey 6oz
120
15
 

 
ww pasta
 
200
10
 

 
2 ff cheese
100
 
 

 
 
 
1175
83
14

Weigh In
Scale registered a 38 pound loss today! Kewlness! Don’t let my intermittent recording of my weight loss fool you. I weigh myself everyday. After I pee, before I have coffee. Every day. I’ll drive myself insane if I don’t.

Day 139 - Food Log

 
Food
Calories
Fat
Sugar

5/29/07 Tuesday
 
 
 
 

 
Oatmeal (steel cut)
200
18
0

 
1/2 cup milk
130
45
11

 
Yogurt
 
60
25
2

 
2 sl ww bread
200
18
3

 
3c Lettuce
45
 
 

 
turkey 6oz
120
15
 

 
2 tsp olive oil
60
60
 

 
balsamic vinegar
 
 
 

 
2 sl ww bread
200
18
3

 
brown rice
 
300
20
 

 
black beans
240
 
 

 
 
 
1555
219
19

Day 138 - Food Log

 
Food
Calories
Fat
Sugar

5/28/07 Monday
 
 
 
 

 
Oatmeal (steel cut)
200
18
0

 
1/2 cup milk
130
45
11

 
Yogurt
 
60
25
2

 
2 sl ww bread
200
18
3

 
turkey 6oz
120
15
 

 
brown rice
 
300
20
 

 
black beans
240
 
 

 
black beans
240
 
 

 
 
 
1490
141
16

Lasagna Roll-Ups
8 lasagna noodles
1/4 cup part skim mozzarella cheese
1/2 cup non-fat ricotta cheese
1 Tbsp. Grated parmesan cheese
1/2 pkg. Mori Nu Lite Tofu
2 cups no-fat, low-sodium spaghetti sauce (such as Ragu Lite)
1/4 cup non-fat mozzarella cheese
Cook lasagna noodles 10 minutes or according to package directions, omitting salt and oil. Drain, lay out on a clean cloth […]

Feeding Yourself on Three Bucks a Day
Here’s an interesting challenge. Can you feed yourself - low carb - on 3 dollars a day?
Not that I’m going to try it, mind you, but it does raise questions. I believe if I was single, I probably could.
In the beginning of this diet, I at first thought I […]

Day 137 - Food Log

 
Food
Calories
Fat
Sugar

5/27/07 Sunday
 
 
 
 

 
Oatmeal (steel cut)
200
18
0

 
1/2 cup milk
130
45
11

 
ww pasta
 
200
10
 

 
tomatoes
 
100
 
 

 
mushrooms and onions
200
 
 

 
Yogurt
 
60
25
2

 
turkey 6oz
120
15
 

 
2 sl ff cheese
100
 
 

 
Yogurt
 
60
25
2

 
 
 
1170
138
15

High Antioxidant Foods and Supplements
Antioxidants are essential to any diet. They not only keep us healthy and functioning properly, the may also prevent cancer and aging. So, if you?ve decided you need more of these wonderful nutrients, you?re probably wondering ?where can I find them?? Well here?s a list of foods and […]

Day 136 - Food Log
Had a craving for corn and ketchup - which is one of my favorite things - it reminds me of chicken wings. I haven’t had corn for awhile either.

 
Food
Calories
Fat
Sugar

5/26/07 Saturday
 
 
 
 

 
Oatmeal (steel cut)
200
18
0

 
1/2 cup milk
130
45
11

 
butter beans
240
27
 

 
Yogurt
 
60
25
2

 
2 sl ww bread
200
18
3

 
tomatoes
 
100
 
 

 
turkey 6oz
120
15
 

 
1 sl ff cheese
50
 
 

 
corn with ketchup
160
 
4

 
Yogurt
 
60
25
2

 
 
 
1320
173
22

alli - Such a goofy name. I don’t know, maybe it’s me but I don’t like it. I do like the idea of stressing that
it’s not a miracle cure, but more of a helper app.
Anyway.
Might be something to try. The You on a Diet doctors recommend using Hoodia or prescription diet pills, when you hit […]

Kelp & Cucumbers Pickled with Soy
Kelp goes great in many pickle recipes. This recipe utilizes natural salt in kelp and fermented soy.
12 in. dried kelp 1/4 cup soy sauce 1 medium cucumber
Instructions:
Rinse kelp and cut into strips 2 inches long x 1/2 inch wide. […]

Day 134 - Food Log

 
 
Calories
Fat
Sugar
 

5/24/07 Thursday
 
 
 
 
 

 
grapenuts
 
200
10
 
6

 
grapenuts are heated in the microwave for 2 minutes with cinnamon and sweetnlow. Great change

 
1/2 cup milk
130
45
11
 

 
egg white supposed to be omelette
 
 

 
figured I better use the egg whites so decided on an egg white omelette with fat free cheese.
Tip: put the cheese on the outside of the omelette when you […]

The Bowflex Series Treadmill
According to buyer reports, the Bowflex Treadmill is highly recommended. Moderately priced from $999.00 to $1500.00, it offers ease of use and has an ample walking and running surface area.
If you are in the market for a really good treadmill, perhaps this is the one for you. Weighing in at 298 […]

Day 133 - Food Log

 
Food
Calories
Fat
Sugar
 

5/23/07 Wednesday
 
 
 
 
 

 
Oatmeal (steel cut)
200
18
0
4

 
1/2 cup milk
130
45
11
 

 
mixed vegetables
150
 
 
10

 
2 sl ww bread
200
18
3
3

 
ww pasta
 
200
10
 
5

 
spaghetti sauce homemade with peppers and onions
400
 
 
 

 
apple
 
100
 
 
3

 
banana
 
105
 
 
3

 
yogurt
 
110
30
 
 

 
 
 
1595
121
14
28

Spaghetti Squash Sauce
1/2 medium spaghetti squash (about 1 1/2 pounds–See Note) 2 tablespoons water 14 1/2-ounce can Italian-style stewed tomatoes, drained 1/4 cup grated or shredded low fat Parmesan cheese (optional)
Poke holes in the squash all over with a fork. Bake, uncovered, in a glass baking dish in a preheated 350:F oven for […]

Day 132 - Food Log

Food
Calories
Fat
Sugar

5/22/07 Tuesday
 
 
 
 

 
Oatmeal (steel cut)
200
18
0

 
1/2 cup milk
130
45
11

 
spaghetti sauce homemade with peppers and onions
400
 
 

 
brown basmati rice
160
18
 

 
ff cheese
 
100
 
 

 
2 turkey dogs
240
100
 

 
 
 
1230
181
11

The Mediterranean Diet Plan
The Mediterranean Diet Plan is a healthy way of eating and is recommended and followed by people in Europe and in the US . The Mediterranean Diet centers on the Mediterranean way of eating, and was developed because people in the Mediterranean seem to live longer. The diet requires that a percentage […]

Day 131 - Food Log
Big food day….

Food
Calories
Fat
Sugar

5/21/07 Monday

Oatmeal (steel cut)
200
18
0

1/2 cup milk
130
45
11

3c Lettuce
45

2 tsp olive oil
60
60

balsamic vinegar

brown basmati rice
160
18

Yogurt

120
30
3

ff cheese

100

815
171
14

Stuffed Peppers
3 bell peppers 15 oz. can black beans, drained and rinsed 1 c. corn 1 c. cooked white rice or brown basmati rice 1/2 c. onions, finely chopped 1 1/2 tsp. cumin 1 oz. low fat cheddar cheese, grated 1 oz. low fat Jalapeno Jack cheese, grated 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 tsp. […]

Day 130 - Food Log

Food
Calories
Fat
Sugar

5/20/07 Sunday
 
 
 
 

 
Oatmeal (steel cut)
200
18
0

 
1/2 cup milk
130
45
11

 
Yogurt
 
60
25
2

 
peas
 
200
 
8

 
spaghetti sauce homemade with
peppers and onions
400
 
 

 
Yogurt
 
60
25
2

 
 
 
1050
113
23

Sugar Busters Diet Plan
The Sugar Busters diet plan was comprised by three physicians and a CEO of a Fortune 500 company. The basis of the plan is on reducing your sugar intake to promote weight loss.
You are to eliminate sugar and high starch carbohydrates. Instead each meal should comprise of […]

Day 129 - Food Log

Food
Calories
Fat
Sugar

5/19/07 Saturday
 
 
 
 

 
Oatmeal (steel cut)
200
18
0

 
1/2 cup milk
130
45
11

 
peas
 
200
 
8

 
chickpeas
 
400
80
 

 
Yogurt
 
60
25
2

 
brown basmati rice
160
18
 

 
Yogurt
 
60
25
2

 
brown basmati rice
160
18
 

 
 
 
1370
229
23

Apple Squash Soup
1 Tbsp. olive oil 1/2 small onion 2 cloves garlic 1/2 inch piece of ginger 1/2 tsp. cumin 1/2 tsp. 1/2 tsp. 1/4 tsp. cinnamon 1 tsp. salt 6 medium 1 medium 1 large 4 cups leftover […]

Day 128 - Food Log

Food
Calories
Fat
Sugar

5/18/07 Friday
 
 
 
 

 
2 veggie patties
200
60
 

 
tomatoes
 
100
 
 

 
Yogurt
 
60
25
2

 
2 sl ww bread
200
18
3

 
turkey 6oz
120
15
 

 
chickpeas
 
400
80
 

 
Yogurt
 
60
25
2

 
 
 
1140
223
7

Mandatory Physical Education For Elementary Schools
This is so cool. Charlie Crist (Florida Governor), signed a bill today that gives elementary school kids a mandatory
1/2 hour of physical education per day, starting in August.
This is just awesome, and about time.
Physical education is already required by the state’s largest school district, Miami-Dade County. Elementary students must have […]

Eating Healthy Can Taste Good
One of the biggest reasons people don?t eat healthy foods is because they feel it won?t taste good. The problem is, if your health food doesn?t taste good, you?re eating the wrong health food. Just because something is good for you doesn?t mean it has to taste bland, […]

Day 127 - Food Log

Food
Calories
Fat
Sugar

5/17/07 Thursday
 
 
 
 

 
Oatmeal (steel cut)
200
18
0

 
1/2 cup milk
130
45
11

 
2 veggie patties
200
60
 

 
tomatoes
 
100
 
 

 
dried cranberries
260
 
 

 
Yogurt
 
60
25
2

 
3c Lettuce
45
 
 

 
turkey 6oz
120
15
 

 
2 tsp olive oil
60
60
 

 
balsamic vinegar
 
 
 

 
2 sl ww bread
200
18
3

 
2 veggie patties
200
60
 

 
Yogurt
 
60
25
2

 
 
 
1635
326
18

Asparagus in Lemon Garlic Dressing
2 tablespoons 1 tablespoon 1 clove garlic, minced 1 teaspoon grated 24 fresh spears, woody bases snapped off and discarded (optional)
In a small bowl, combine garlic, buttermilk, sour cream and lemon peel. Cover and chill until ready to serve. Cook asparagus in boiling water […]

Day 126 - Food Log

Food
Calories
Fat
Sugar

5/16/07 Wednesday
 
 
 
 

 
Oatmeal (steel cut)
200
18
0

 
1/2 cup milk
130
45
11

 
2 sl 7grain with flax
200
30
 

 
2 veggie patties
200
60
 

 
chickpeas
 
400
80
 

 
tomatoes
 
100
 
 

 
dried cranberries
260
 
 

 
Yogurt
 
60
25
2

 
2 sl 7grain with flax
200
30
 

 
Yogurt
 
60
25
2

 
mushrooms and onions
200
 
 

 
 
 
2010
313
15