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28-Day Metabolic Function Diet

Day #5 of Dr. Siegal’s 28-Day Diet to Determine Metabolic Rate

Day #5 of Dr. Siegal’s 28-Day Diet to Determine Metabolic Rate

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 […]

Day #4 of Dr. Siegal’s 28-Day Diet to Determine Metabolic Rate

Day #4 of Dr. Siegal’s 28-Day Diet to Determine Metabolic Rate

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 […]

Day #3 of Dr. Siegal’s 28-Day Diet to Determine Metabolic Rate

Day #3 of Dr. Siegal’s 28-Day Diet to Determine Metabolic Rate

Day #3 weigh-in: 122.0 on my digital scale, down .2 pound from yesterday. 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 […]

Day #2 of Dr. Siegal’s 28-Day Diet to Determine Metabolic Rate

Day #2 of Dr. Siegal’s 28-Day Diet to Determine Metabolic Rate

On Day #2 I weighed in at 122.2 on my digital scale. We are making progress! Remember: The 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 […]

Day #1 of Dr. Siegal’s 28-Day Diet to Determine Metabolic Rate

Day #1 of Dr. Siegal’s 28-Day Diet to Determine Metabolic Rate

Today’s the day! I weighed in this morning at 123.4 on my digital scale. The 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 […]

Shopping for Fresh Produce for Dr. Siegal’s 28-Day Diet

Shopping for Fresh Produce for Dr. Siegal’s 28-Day Diet

Now that the pantry and freezer are stocked for our upcoming 28-day diet, it’s time to shop for fresh fruits and vegetables, as well as a few other items. Either Wednesday or Thursday I’ll be heading out to purchase: Eggs, free-range grain-fed SoyTein protein powder (vanilla) Apples, small to medium Red Delicious Bananas Green beans […]

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

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

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 […]