DRASTIC DIET #2:
MORE WAYS TO JUMP-START YOUR WEIGHT LOSS!
"THE FIRST AND MOST IMPORTANT STEP TOWARDS SUCCESS IS THE FEELING THAT WE CAN SUCCEED!" N. Boswell
I created this next "drastic diet" prior to 5-4-3-2-1 when I was looking for yet another way to jump-start my diet. When I was younger and wanted to lose weight quickly I would do all sorts of crazy things like fast for days at a time. I’m too old for that nonsense now and I hope that if I treat my body well, it will be good to me too. I planned this diet to last for one to two weeks. While I call it a "drastic diet", I purposely included what I thought would be healthy choices in smaller portions.
BREAKFAST:Protein shake with 1 c. skim milk or Steel-cut oatmeal with 1 c. of skim milk LUNCH: ½ cup brown rice, with 1-cup bean mixture*, and ½ cup spinach DINNER: 1 ½ cups vegetable soup*, and smoothie made with fat-free yogurt, 2 oz. juice, and fruit. *My “bean mixture” was a concoction that I put together with a can of garbanzo beans, a can of kidney beans, and a can of black beans. Drain and rinse the beans and put in a large bowl. Add diced onion, celery, red and/or green peppers, salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Add one tablespoon of olive oil and four tablespoons of red wine vinegar. Mix well keep cold.
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*My “vegetable soup” was made in a large pot on Sundays and lasted the whole week. I would mix two large cans of petite-diced tomatoes with a box of low-sodium chicken broth. Add cut up onion, celery, carrots, yellow squash, zucchini, green peppers, mushrooms, etc. Don’t add potatoes, peas, or corn, as they’re higher in calories. I would season this with salt, pepper, garlic powder (or chopped garlic), basil, oregano, tarragon, etc. Make it to your taste. You can’t go wrong.
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