Day #10 weigh-in: 121.2. Up .6 of a pound from yesterday. I actually gained weight on only about 1100 calories! Well, I didn’t get any exercise yesterday, but it still seems strange to gain weight on such a modest amount of food. I will definitely make it a point to exercise today!
Reminder: Our goal is [...]
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Day #6 weigh-in: 121.4. No change again, but I didn’t get any exercise yesterday either. (I was attending a teacher training in Port Orange.) Man, I hate to think that all my body burns is 1084 calories if I spend a sedentary day! I’m definitely getting some exercise today.
Reminder: Our goal is to consume as close [...]
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Day #5 weigh-in: 121.4. No change from yesterday. Not too surprised, though, since I didn’t get any exercise at all. Still, I would have thought there would be at least a tiny weight decrease, since I consumed only 913 calories.
Reminder: Our goal is to consume as close to 1000 calories as possible each day of [...]
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Day #4 weigh-in: 121.4 (from 123.4 on Day #1).
Goal: Our aim is to consume as close to 1000 calories as possible today, while sticking to the high nutrition and 80% alkaline/20% acid ratio of our OsteoDiet. At the end of the 28 days, we’ll determine our Metabolic Function Index, a measure of our metabolic rate, [...]
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I started keeping a calorie count yesterday in preparation for our upcoming 28-Day Diet to determine the body’s metabolic rate. While Dr. Siegal (Is Your Thyroid Making You Fat?) allows diet sodas and other non-nutritive diet foods, we are going to take a higher road here on OsteoDiet. We may be cutting back on calories [...]
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I’m stocking up the freezer and the pantry this week in preparation for the 28-Day Diet to determine my Metabolic Function Index. Next week I’ll be shopping from the deli and the fresh produce section of the store.
In his book, Is Your Thyroid Making You Fat?, Dr. Sanford Siegal gives a long list of recommended [...]
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Here’s a hearty stew that quick and easy to make!
Ingredients:
2 cans of black beans, either plain or seasoned
1 can stewed tomatoes
1 pkg of turkey sausage, halved lengthwise and cut into 1/2-inch slices
2 medium carrots, thinly sliced
In a large saucepan, stir together all ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, covered, for about 10 [...]
