Day #21 weigh-in: 119.0, down .8 pound from yesterday. My daughter, Mary, brought over my spring suit (short-sleeved, short-legged wet suit), so after I took a 1/2-hour jog on the beach, I boogie-boarded in the waves to my heart’s content.
Reminder: Our goal is to consume as close to 1000 calories as possible each day of this 28-day diet, while maintaining 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, using the tables in Dr. Sanford Siegal’s book, Is Your Thyroid Making You Fat?.
Here’s what on the menu today:
Breakfast:
136 1 cup Multigrain Oatbran cereal
15 Almond milk, Original, 1/4 cup
99 Almonds, 11
25 Strawberries, 4
Snack:
49 Cherries, 10
200 Cocoa Cherry Standard Bar
0 Raspberry tea + Vitality C powder
N/A Supplements
Lunch:
99 Almonds, 11
50 Sunflower seeds, 1 tbsp.
35 Cherry tomatoes, 1 cup
Snack:
360 Lentil Soup, Amy’s Organic brand, 2 cups
Supper at Chili’s:
520 Guiltless Grill Caribbean Salad with Grilled Chicken Breast
0 WaterSnack:
80 Ezekiel bread, 1 slice
33 Earth Balance buttery spread, 1 tsp.
Total Calories for the Day: 1701
See you tomorrow!
Tags: osteoporosis diet; metabolic rate; Dr. Sanford Siegal's 28-Day Diet