Jun
9

Cutting Back on Calories…But Not on Quality!

Kathy on June 9th, 2010

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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Jun
8

Stocking up the Pantry for Dr. Siegal’s 28-Day Diet

Kathy on June 8th, 2010

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 […]

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Jun
7

Testing Your Metabolic Rate: Let’s Go for It!

Kathy on June 7th, 2010

After reading Dr. Siegal’s book, Is Your Thyroid Making You Fat?, I am ready to be OsteoDiet’s guinea pig in following his 28-Day Diet to determine metabolic rate.  It looks simple enough to do, is not time-consuming, and looks healthy enough.  I can use OsteoDiet’s 80% alkaline/20% acid ratio as part of my eating plan […]

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Jun
3

The Daily Diet – Wednesday, June 2, 2010

Kathy on June 3rd, 2010

Breakfast:  Kamut pancakes (Arrowhead Mills mix recipe + 1 egg), unsweetened applesauce as topping, 6 turkey sausage medallions, V-8 juice, water, supplements, Raspberry Zinger tea with Vitality C powder Snack: Greens Shake Lunch:  Computer Salad, Cocoa Cherry Standard Bar, water, supplements Snack:  Carrot Supper:   DeBoles Jersalem Artichoke Spaghetti with turkey balls in spaghetti sauce; steamed […]

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Jun
1

Book: Is Your Thyroid Making You Fat?

Kathy on June 1st, 2010

While I no longer have to worry about my bone strength, I’m once again battling weight gain.  Over the past year or so, I have gained about 12 pounds, which has pushed me up a full dress size.  I’m still on the alkaline diet, so the gain has really puzzled me. I came across this […]

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