Comments on: December Diet Challenge http://phatmommy.com/2007/12/04/december-diet-challenge/ Parenting, Homeschooling and Technology Mon, 08 Sep 2008 09:08:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: skiplovey http://phatmommy.com/2007/12/04/december-diet-challenge/#comment-56450 skiplovey Wed, 05 Dec 2007 00:55:57 +0000 http://phatmommy.com/2007/12/04/december-diet-challenge/#comment-56450 I do oatmeal or malto meal and a cup of herbal tea. I'm off the caffeine for awhile but I honestly don't miss it. Mid-morning I like a piece of fruit as a snack. I do oatmeal or malto meal and a cup of herbal tea. I’m off the caffeine for awhile but I honestly don’t miss it. Mid-morning I like a piece of fruit as a snack.

]]> By: jenna http://phatmommy.com/2007/12/04/december-diet-challenge/#comment-56445 jenna Wed, 05 Dec 2007 00:09:40 +0000 http://phatmommy.com/2007/12/04/december-diet-challenge/#comment-56445 Congrats on your endeavor! I think its great... especially during this time! My recommendations are: 1. Drink two glasses of room temp water upon rising... helps rehydrate you from the long night and helps clear out toxins in your kidneys/liver. Adding lemon only makes it better. 2. My choice for eating is half of a whole wheat English muffin with all natural peanut butter. 3. To top it off... I also juice... one apple, 2 carrots and a couple of kiwi. Its delicious and you get most of your fruits/veggies servings right off the bat. You will feel refreshed and re-energized after this great breakfast. Don't forget to drink at least 2 quarts of water through the day as well :) Ok... I'm done! Best, Jenna Congrats on your endeavor! I think its great… especially during this time!
My recommendations are:
1. Drink two glasses of room temp water upon rising… helps rehydrate you from the long night and helps clear out toxins in your kidneys/liver. Adding lemon only makes it better.
2. My choice for eating is half of a whole wheat English muffin with all natural peanut butter.
3. To top it off… I also juice… one apple, 2 carrots and a couple of kiwi. Its delicious and you get most of your fruits/veggies servings right off the bat.
You will feel refreshed and re-energized after this great breakfast.
Don’t forget to drink at least 2 quarts of water through the day as well :)
Ok… I’m done!
Best,
Jenna

]]> By: Marye~ http://phatmommy.com/2007/12/04/december-diet-challenge/#comment-56425 Marye~ Tue, 04 Dec 2007 20:32:19 +0000 http://phatmommy.com/2007/12/04/december-diet-challenge/#comment-56425 Okay, I'll give it a try. I was just thinking the other day that I needed to get some seal blubber off, no one needs this much insulation! My SIL who's 20 years younger that us in getting married in April. She's like a size 2. I need a challenge. Since our chickens have started laying maybe I can eat an egg or oatmeal and I will defiantly increase the water intake. Thanks for the motivation. Okay, I’ll give it a try. I was just thinking the other day that I needed to get some seal blubber off, no one needs this much insulation! My SIL who’s 20 years younger that us in getting married in April. She’s like a size 2. I need a challenge. Since our chickens have started laying maybe I can eat an egg or oatmeal and I will defiantly increase the water intake. Thanks for the motivation.

]]> By: Charity http://phatmommy.com/2007/12/04/december-diet-challenge/#comment-56409 Charity Tue, 04 Dec 2007 16:40:38 +0000 http://phatmommy.com/2007/12/04/december-diet-challenge/#comment-56409 I was thinking about posting something about dieting in December because I realized that it is 6 months from now until June. Six months is a good amount of time to lose some serious weight, instead of the usual panic in May that I am mere weeks away from wearing a swimsuit. I need to do the water thing, too. Even though I only usually drink water and plain tea, I do not drink anywhere near enough. I do eat breakfast every day, though. At one point, I had to focus on eating less of it (like one egg, instead of two). I usually eat oatmeal now because of the cholesterol lowering benefits and the fact that it keeps me full longer. It's great to see you blogging more often and I am looking forward to the coming weeks of this challenge. I was thinking about posting something about dieting in December because I realized that it is 6 months from now until June. Six months is a good amount of time to lose some serious weight, instead of the usual panic in May that I am mere weeks away from wearing a swimsuit.

I need to do the water thing, too. Even though I only usually drink water and plain tea, I do not drink anywhere near enough.

I do eat breakfast every day, though. At one point, I had to focus on eating less of it (like one egg, instead of two).

I usually eat oatmeal now because of the cholesterol lowering benefits and the fact that it keeps me full longer.

It’s great to see you blogging more often and I am looking forward to the coming weeks of this challenge.

]]> By: Margaret http://phatmommy.com/2007/12/04/december-diet-challenge/#comment-56404 Margaret Tue, 04 Dec 2007 13:45:27 +0000 http://phatmommy.com/2007/12/04/december-diet-challenge/#comment-56404 Coffee and wine... sounds good to me. Breakfast - I still eat this that I got from Weight Watchers 20 years ago: spread about 1/2 cup lowfat cottage cheese on a slice of whole wheat bread. Sprinkle with cinnamon and a touch of sugar (or substitute, I guess), bake or toast in a toaster oven till it gets melty and the bottom of the bread is crisp. As I type it out it sounds gross, but... it works for me. My kids sometimes spread cut up apples with a bit of peanut butter. In winter my mom would give us chicken rice or vegetable beef soup for breakfast before sending us out into the snow. Yogurt, granola, fruit parfaits. Coffee and wine… sounds good to me.

Breakfast - I still eat this that I got from Weight Watchers 20 years ago: spread about 1/2 cup lowfat cottage cheese on a slice of whole wheat bread. Sprinkle with cinnamon and a touch of sugar (or substitute, I guess), bake or toast in a toaster oven till it gets melty and the bottom of the bread is crisp. As I type it out it sounds gross, but… it works for me.

My kids sometimes spread cut up apples with a bit of peanut butter.

In winter my mom would give us chicken rice or vegetable beef soup for breakfast before sending us out into the snow.

Yogurt, granola, fruit parfaits.

]]> By: Elizabeth http://phatmommy.com/2007/12/04/december-diet-challenge/#comment-56403 Elizabeth Tue, 04 Dec 2007 13:08:31 +0000 http://phatmommy.com/2007/12/04/december-diet-challenge/#comment-56403 Dieting in December? That is admirable! I have the same breakfast habit you do, even though I know I should be drinking more water. I do eat scrambled eggs around twice a week though. Good luck! Dieting in December? That is admirable! I have the same breakfast habit you do, even though I know I should be drinking more water. I do eat scrambled eggs around twice a week though. Good luck!

]]> By: genia http://phatmommy.com/2007/12/04/december-diet-challenge/#comment-56399 genia Tue, 04 Dec 2007 12:22:05 +0000 http://phatmommy.com/2007/12/04/december-diet-challenge/#comment-56399 oatmeal with dried cranberries (not too many, they have a lot of sugar), raisins, mashed banana and a little brown sugar or nutrasweet. Don't use those instant packets -- they're full of salt. Use quick oats - they cook in 90 seconds in the microwave Not everyone likes this but I do and it's very filling: oatmeal mixed with yogurt and unsweetened applesauce. Looks like baby food but is actually pretty good. fat free vanilla yogurt with frozen fruit mixed in the blender, add a little fruit juice or water if it's hard to blend -- a yummy smoothie have you tried the light oj, cranberry and ruby red grapefruit juices? Mixed with seltzer they make a great drink Eggbeaters Mexican (with peppers)and some fat free cheese melted on a light English muffin or 2 slices of light bread toast. WW makes an awesome rye bread (1 point for TWO slices!) Good luck! oatmeal with dried cranberries (not too many, they have a lot of sugar), raisins, mashed banana and a little brown sugar or nutrasweet.
Don’t use those instant packets — they’re full of salt. Use quick oats - they cook in 90 seconds in the microwave

Not everyone likes this but I do and it’s very filling: oatmeal mixed with yogurt and unsweetened applesauce. Looks like baby food but is actually pretty good.

fat free vanilla yogurt with frozen fruit mixed in the blender, add a little fruit juice or water if it’s hard to blend — a yummy smoothie

have you tried the light oj, cranberry and ruby red grapefruit juices? Mixed with seltzer they make a great drink

Eggbeaters Mexican (with peppers)and some fat free cheese melted on a light English muffin or 2 slices of light bread toast. WW makes an awesome rye bread (1 point for TWO slices!)

Good luck!

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