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The TVClubHouse: General Discussions ARCHIVES: Jan. 2008 ~ Mar. 2008: Health Center: Who Wants to Lose Weight With Me?: Archive through March 12, 2008 users admin

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Ginger1218
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08-31-2001

Monday, March 03, 2008 - 12:50 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ginger1218 a private message Print Post    
Okay, is there a small butt and thigh diet?

Holly
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06-19-2005

Monday, March 03, 2008 - 12:57 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Holly a private message Print Post    
Ginger, I'll trade you my small butt and thighs for your flat belly?

Ginger1218
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08-31-2001

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Oh no, I don't have a flat belly, but I have to place my priorities and the butt and thighs come first

Texannie
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07-16-2001

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Sounds interesting, Kar, I will look into it.

Cinnamongirl
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01-10-2001

Monday, March 03, 2008 - 2:11 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Cinnamongirl a private message Print Post    
Flat Belly Diet <--I'm doing this too, just started

Awesome Ginger!!! 10 lbs is a huge loss.

Mameblanche
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08-24-2002

Monday, March 03, 2008 - 2:22 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mameblanche a private message Print Post    
Apparently I am on the JellyBelly diet. (Silly MB!)

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Monday, March 03, 2008 - 2:30 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
I think I have read about this. are ya'll paying for it?

Pamy
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01-02-2002

Monday, March 03, 2008 - 3:13 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pamy a private message Print Post    
Kar, 16 calories per meal???? what is that? a piece of lettice?

thanks for the gum info, glad to hear I can still chew it.

that flat diet doesnt sound like it would wk for me, I hate nuts (I know, I know, jokes too easy here) so I would end up eating chocolate with every meal LOL

Ginger, thx so much for the nutri system info. I am thinking of trying on my own for a month and see what happens....seeing that 150 has 'scared me straight!'

Ginger1218
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08-31-2001

Monday, March 03, 2008 - 3:21 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ginger1218 a private message Print Post    
Good luck with it, some of the stuff is very good.

Karuuna
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08-31-2000

Monday, March 03, 2008 - 3:34 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Karuuna a private message Print Post    
Kar, 16 calories per meal????

Pamy? I don't know what prompted that question. It's 1600 calories per day, however, I'm eating 1800.

I hate olives, and rarely eat dark chocolate, but the other three I like well enough, so it's working fine for me so far!

ETA: never mind, Pamy! I must have been typing in my sleep. It's 400 calories per meal, 4 meals per day!

Karuuna
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08-31-2000

Monday, March 03, 2008 - 3:36 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Karuuna a private message Print Post    
I'm not paying anything for the Flat Belly diet. Prevention magazine offered a summary of how to do it in a magazine a couple months ago, and that's all I've spent. I haven't bought the book.

I do understand the book has a four day jump start, which is optional. Since I didn't know what that was, I didn't do that either!

Cinnamongirl
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01-10-2001

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Texannie, I'm not paying yet.. i gleaned everything I could from that site (and more) and am trying to do the exercises they give you (I printed them out) along with it...If it goes well, I probably will buy the book cuz theres way more menu plans and such..

This is a snippet... their 4 Day Anti Bloat Jumpstart..

The four bad guys of bloat: stress, lack of fluid, lack of sleep, air travel.

Four Days, What to avoid:
1. The salt shaker, salt-based seasonings, and highly processed foods.
2. Excess carbs. Decrease your intake of high-carb foods such as: pasta, bananas, bagels & pretzels.
3. Bulky Raw food (ie: eat cooked carrots, not raw)
4. Gassy foods: legumes, cauliflower, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, onion, peppers and citrus fruits.
5. Chewing gum (you swallow air, causing bloat)
6. Sugar alcohols (Xyliyol & Maltitol)
7. Fried foods
8. Spicy foods
9. Carbonated drinks (soda!!!)
10. Alcohol, coffee, tea, hot cocoa and acidic fruit juices

Remember, these "rules" are just for the four day jump start period.

Four Days, What to do:
1. Follow the meal plan exactly (2. Eat four meals a day, for a total of 1,200 calories
3. Drink one full recipe of Sassy Water (recipe below).
4. Take a quick 5 minute after meal walk
5. Eat slowly
6. Work your mind (the book give you "mind tricks" to help keep you motivated).

Sassy Water
2 Liters water (8.5 cups)
1 tsp. freshly grated ginger
1 medium cucumber, peeled and thinly sliced
1 medium lemon, thinly slices
12 small spearmint leaves

Combine all ingredients in a large pitcher and let flavors blend overnight. Drink the entire pitcher by the end of the each day.

The Meal Plan
Day 1
Breakfast: 1c. unsweetened cornflakes, 1 c. skim milk, 1/2 c. unsweetened applesauce, 1/2c. raw unsalted sunflower seeds, glass of sassy water

Lunch: 4 oz. Applegate Farms antibiotic-free honey maple turkey, rolled up; 1 light string cheese, 1 pink fresh grape tomatoes, glass of sassy water

Smoothie: Blueberry smoothie Place 1 c. skim milk and 1 c. frozen unsweetened blueberries in blender and blend for 1 minute. Transfer to glass and stir in 1 Tbsp cold-pressed organic flaxseed oil

Dinner: 1 c. fresh or frozen cooked green beans (steamed of microwaved), 4oz. tilapia (or chicken), 1/2 c. roaster red potatoes drizzled with 1 tsp. olive oil, glass of sassy water

Day 2
Breakfast: 1c. Rice Krispies, 1 c. skim milk, 1/4c. sunflower seeds, 4oz. pineapple tidbits canned in juice, glass of sassy water

Lunch: 3oz. chunk light tuna in water, 1 c. steamed or microwaved baby carrots, 1 light string cheese, glass of sassy water

Smoothie: Pineapple smoothie. Place 1 c skim milk, 4 oz. canned pineapple tidbits in blender, add a handful of ice and whip for 1 minute. Transfer to glass, and stir in 1 Tbsp cold-pressed organic flaxseed oil

Dinner: 1c. fresh crimini mushrooms sauteed with 1 tsp olive oil, 3 oz. grilled chicken breast, 1/2 c. steamed brown rice, glass of sassy water

Day 3
Breakfast: 1 c. unsweetened cornflakes, 1 c. skim milk, 1/4 c. sunflower seeds, 2 Tbsp. raisins, glass of sassy water

Lunch: same as day 1

Smoothie (peach) Place 1 c. skim milk and 1 c. frozen, unsweetened peaches in blender and blend for 1 minute. Transfer to glass and stir in 2 tsp flaxseed oil.

Dinner: 1 c. fresh or frozen cooked green beans (steamed or microwaved), 3 oz. grilled or baked turkey breast cutlet, 1/2 c. roasted red potatoes drizzled with 1 tsp. olive oil, sassy water

Day 4
Breakfast: 1 packet instant Cream of Wheat, 1c. skim milk, 1/4c. sunflower seeds, 2 Sunsweet Ones Dried Plums, sassy water

Lunch: same as day 1, but sub steamed carrots for grape tomatoes

Smoothie (strawberry); Combine 1 c. skim milk and 1 c. frozen, un-sweetened strawberries in blender. Blend, transfer to glass and stir in 2 tsp flaxseed oil

Dinner: 1c. fresh or frozen yellow squash sauteed with 1 tsp olive oil, 3 oz. chicken breast, 1/2c. steamed brown rice, sassy water


After the 4 day jump start, you can transfer to the regular Flat Belly Diet.

I highly recommend that you purchase the book. It explains the science behind the diet, provided motivational tips, and numerous recipes and meal ideas.


*** I'm a bit confused to the Day 1 lunch...1 pink grape tomato?? huh? do they mean grapefruit by chance? I thought so until I read the Day 4 Lunch.....or maybe its a PINT of tomatoes?? hmmmmm confused***

Mameblanche
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08-24-2002

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Kar & Pamy, I noticed it too... but figured it had to be a typo. Texannie, it's a recent book published by Prevention Magazine. Basically it involves adding a MUFA (monounsaturated fat) to every meal, and eating four meals a day (around 16 calories). I tend more toward 1800 calories, but I've never lost weight eating 1800 calories a day before! When I do it well, I lose 1/2 or so per week.

Pamy
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01-02-2002

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yes that is what I saw!!! Thx Mame...I was hoping Kar wouldnt pull a Lance and correct the typo and then make me look crzy LOL

Pamy
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01-02-2002

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aahh #5 and #6 above may be the answer I was fearing on my gum chewing. I notice sugar alcohol in all of this sugar free gum.

it does say not to chew to during the unbloat phase...I wonder how long the gum chewing bloat lasts and bloating doesnt weigh anything does it?

that diet sounds easy enough except for lunch..hard to make smoothie at work , guess I could make night before but that is always my problem..I am so tired after 13 hr days that I dont feel like prepping a meal AND fixing dinner

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Monday, March 03, 2008 - 6:37 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
Pamy, I saw that too! LOL
thanks for the info Cinnamon.

Karuuna
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08-31-2000

Tuesday, March 04, 2008 - 11:27 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Karuuna a private message Print Post    
Hey, sometimes I have to live up to my hair color, ya know!

That is just the four day jump start, not the ongoing eating plan.

I modify mine somewhat, since I would die if I only ate four times a day. I split breakfast into two meals, about 200 calories each. Lunch I do as normal.

Then I split that 'smoothie' time in half also, eating about 200 calories mid-afternoon (usually a South Beach meal bar or whole grain Power Bar with peanuts), and the other part about 2 hours before bedtime.

And dinner I do as scheduled.

So my modified plan goes more like this:

Cereal (with pecan chips or sliced almonds)

Mid-morning (fruit & yogurt, a handful of almonds or macademias, or dark chocolate chips)

Lunch

Mid-afternoon: power bar, or South Beach bar; If I'm home by this time, I smash half an avocado with 1 T of salsa, and eat with whole grain tortilla chips

Dinner.

Evening snack (more cereal-Special K with dark chocolate chips or 100-cal pack South Beach cookies) 1/2 cup skim milk

Juju2bigdog
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10-27-2000

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Hahahaha, that sounds like my schedule, Karuuna. I have pre-breakfast snacks of a nonfat latte and then grapefruit, then breakfast at 9. Lunch at 1. An orange and about 10 peanuts at 4. Dinner at 6. Glass of red wine at 8 or 9.

Escapee
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06-15-2004

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So, last week I went up 1.6 pounds, BUT this week I lost 2 pounds, so I am at 147.4! :-)

Denecee
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09-05-2002

Monday, March 10, 2008 - 1:45 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Denecee a private message Print Post    
Good for you Escapee! I'm just hanging around this thread so I don't gain weight because I'm sure not losing it.

Vacanick
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07-12-2004

Tuesday, March 11, 2008 - 3:54 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vacanick a private message Print Post    
I was searching for fun diet smoothie recipes and found a really cool site!

http://3fatchicks.com

Jasper
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09-14-2000

Tuesday, March 11, 2008 - 8:53 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jasper a private message Print Post    
no losses to report, too much stress as of late, but no gains either so there is a positive!

Biloxibelle
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12-21-2001

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I haven't checked in here in awhile. Still at it. The scales this morning said 141, that is 49lbs gone. Seems like the losing is slowing down to a crawl now. Of course I am sure the chips and dip I stuffed in my face yesterday isn't speeding anything up. I had a good plan though, I ate them all so they don't tempt me today LOL.

Denecee
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09-05-2002

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Biloxibelle, that is wonderful!! I bet you are feeling so much better than before and you should be totally proud of yourself!! I'm proud of you!

Hey Jasper, me too! and yes not gaining is positive!

Escapee
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06-15-2004

Wednesday, March 12, 2008 - 8:23 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Escapee a private message Print Post    
roflmao @ Biloxi.