Meal plan

One of my sisters is an RN. For health reasons her doctor put her on this Meal Plan (instead of "diet") In solidarity (and because my favorite pants are too tight) I went on it too and actually it's a pretty easy plan to follow. I think the key is eating every two or three hours so you won't feel deprived. She's been on it about five weeks and has lost 12 pounds. She said the first eight days were easy---the second & third weeks were the hardest. We'll see.




Breakfast

1 skim milk product
1 ounce of protein
3 grain products
1 fat


Snack

2 oz protein
1 skim milk product


Lunch

3 ounce of protein
1 skim milk product
1 fruit
2 vegetables
2 grain products


Snack

½ serving of nuts
1 grain product


Evening Meal

2 ounce protein
2 vegetables
1 fruit
1 grain product
1 fat


Snack

1 fruit


My sister's comments:

Other tips—you cannot eat after 7:30 at night (reasoning: the body only burns 60 calories each hour (after 7:00pm))—so any calorie on top of that—will go directly into fat cells. Not eating after 7:30 at night will ensure a weight loss of five pounds each month.

Check the calorie count on things—I eat apples because a nice size apple is only 60 calories versus a small banana at 120 calories. Grapes are great because a cup is only 90 calories plus grapes will raise your blood sugar slowly—which avoids the yo-yo’ing of craving something sweet “chocolate” then something salty. I eat grapes as an afternoon snack or my evening snack.

I eat every two to three hours at 8AM, 10AM, 12PM, 2PM, 5PM and 7:30 PM. Your body needs fuel to burn fat—if you starve yourself—the body holds onto every bit of energy source—usually the pockets of sugar in fat cells—so eat every 2 to 3 hours and your body will begin burning extra unwanted calories through metabolism.

You must avoid any sodas—tea and coffee is okay, but no sugar or cream—and water (at least 64 ounces a day).


My comment:

I saw this "Miracle Tea" recipe in a magazine. I don't know if it's a miracle, but it's damned good:


Brew three green tea bags and ten whole cloves in four cups of water and let steep for four-five minutes. Fish out the bags and the cloves then add 1/4 teaspoon of both cinnamon and cardamom. You should drink the four cups throughout the day.

Storms and BB

Man, we had an hellicious storm yesterday afternoon. We all gathered at the windows at work and watched the black clouds roll in from the west. The winds were bad—straight-line, in fact.
I called LP at home and told him to get Nesta and go to the basement. He told me that BP had already called him and said the same thing. I don’t know whether or not he went—sometimes he gets so macho about stuff like that.
Anyway, the storm and winds only lasted about an hour and moved on out of the area. Trees and limbs down but no other big damage.
I’m glad it’s Friday. But unlike blu, who should be in the DR this weekend, and Schell who will enjoy being with JJ (and Keith—heehee), I have nothing fun planned besides mowing the lawn. :::rolls eyes:::
For you Big Brother fans, go to www.CBS.com and vote for the "all stars." I am voting for HOWIE, KAYSAR, JANELLE and NICKOMIS, I could give two shits about the early BB people. All the sudden Latina crazyass IVETTE has denounced The Friendship Alliance. Too little too early, Bitch.

My sister Connie brought this impatiens plant to us when LP was in the hospital. It loves in on the shady side of the porch 

This may look like a mess in this picture, but it's catmint, yellow yarrow and red columbine. All together they look great in real life. 

nasturtium. I have vivid orange ones and red ones, but this one bloomed first. You can eat both the flower and the leaf.

Meerkat Nesta

In honor of Meerkat Manor, LP tries to teach Nesta to stand on her hind legs.

Meme, notice the child's newest kicks.

The injustice of it all.

A few days ago a drug bust in town netted over 85 pounds of homegrown marijuana. They had a picture of a pot plant in the paper. It's such a beautiful plant, I'd like to grow it in my garden, but I'd get arrested. Isn't that silly? You'd think they'd arrest people for possession of a pot plant only if they were growing it to smoke and/or sell, not if they wanted to beautify a garden space.

It kind of looks like lupine foilage.

Orbie

I just caught up with Orbie and her blog entries. Whew! She sure does a lot for everyone. She’s a treasure in her community. I aint. Aside from family members, I don’t do anything for anybody else unless I feel like it. Sometimes I just say “no” and don’t give a reason even when the person just stands there and gawks and is probably thinking “what a bitch.”
Orbie’s way kinder than I am, and must like people. Sometimes I just think people suck.
PS: Orb, your Maddie is a gorgeous chick!

Happy Father's Day

To all Dads both here and gone.