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17 February 2014

Hi to all:
I have found this and I think I may give it a try to jump start my metabolism...Beings it is Monday a new start to another week, I thought why not do my best to give this a try. I know I can do it from Monday to Friday, but my weekends well they are different.
I thought I would share with you. Those who may be interested give it a try, those who are not, well you know who you are:

If you have some weight to lose quickly but you want to do it in a healthy way, this real food diet is the perfect diet for you. It’s based on real whole real foods so you’ll actually be improving your health and giving yourself a massive energy boost in the process. This diet doesn’t contain any unhealthy processed ingredients and the best part of it is that you can continue to eat like this every day. You’ll probably feel so good you’ll never want to go back to your normal diet again! This is also a great quick detox to reset your body after a period of indulgence.

This real food diet is quite flexible but do try not to include any of the following:

Foods to avoid

Dairy
Sugar
White flour, white bread, white pasta, white rice or any white foods that are not whole foods
Any additives or e numbers
Anything with more than 2 ingredients listed on the ingredients list but strive for 1 ingredient or preferably none (e.g. fruit and vegetables)
7 Day Real Food Diet

Breakfast

1 Pint of smoothie made up as follows: 1 Cup of liquid (water, fruit juice or dairy free milk) , 1 Cup of frozen fruits or 1 banana or 1 mango or 2 smaller fruits, any healthy flavour additions such as lemon/lime juice, cinnamon, vanilla, coconut, small handful of dried fruit or a few nuts. For a healthy energising boost add 1 cup of spinach (you can’t taste it) and for a thick creamy smoothie add 1/2 a cup of oats. You can get loads of great smoothie recipes including thick green smoothies at http://www.greenthickies.com.
If you are still hungry you can have some more fruit such as a banana, apple, pear or a bowl of berries.
Lunch

To make a big batch of quick soup to last one week, take a very large pan (crockpot) and add 2 tablespoons of oil (Coconut, Extra Virgin or cold pressed oil) and add either 500g (a medium sized bag) of diced onions (fresh or frozen), or 3 roughly chopped onions. Saute these over a low-medium heat for 5-10 minutes. Then add a large 1KG bag of diced vegetables of your choice. Vegetables that I choose are broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, or whatever is available in the shops. Alternatively you could chop a bag of carrots or 2 heads of broccoli or cauliflower. Add about 1.5-1.8 Litres of boiling water (a kettle full), 3 vegetable stock cubes (Alternatively just use homemade stock instead of the water and stock cubes). Add 1/4 cup of ground almonds/ almond flour. Bring to the boil and simmer from 30-45 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Leave it to cool and blend it using an immersion blender or add this to your normal blender (very important to leave it to cool for safety’s sake). Have a large bowl for your lunch (about 4-5 ladles full) warmed up.
A baked potato (either white or sweet) either baked in the oven at 200 degrees for 1 hour or in the microwave for about 10 minutes (or until cooked). Cut open and add 1 teaspoon of either coconut oil or a healthy spread such as a vegan butter.
You can add a green salad to your baked potato if you like. Add any undressed salad vegetables such as leafy greens, tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, peppers, sweetcorn etc. You can add a simple oil free dressing such as balsamic vinegar or lemon/lime or orange juice with some spices to your salad.
Dinner

Cook some wholegrain rice or quinoa according to packet instructions. Add 2 fist sized portions to your dinner along with half a fist sized portion of either beans (from a can of beans in water), chickpeas, tofu, nuts or seeds. You can warm these up in a pan with a few tablespoons of chopped tomatoes and your favourite spices such as garlic, basil and season with salt and pepper to taste.
You can add a green salad to your meal if you like. The same salad as you made for lunch.
Snacks

As much fresh, raw, ripe fruit as you like of any type.

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15 February 2014

Hi, I just wanted to say thanks to all of you who have responded to my morning journal with your thoughts and suggestions. I take what each of you have said seriously. I have checked out the web sites that some of you have given me and I have come up with all different daily calorie amounts...I have my medical this coming Thursday and will ask my doctor, perhaps she can shed some light on this for me.
I know for myself if I go too high I will gain and if I go to low then it will still be not good, so perhaps I should go in between.
I enjoy eating a vegetarian plan but I do eat meat on the weekends. I feel better when I don't consume meat. In today's world they put so much crap in the meat we eat, no wonder children are growing at a rapid race...
I am always looking for new, easy to make and interesting recipes that are meat free.
Again thanks to all of you.

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15 February 2014

Weight:	Lost so far:	Still to go:	Diet followed:
79.2 kg	0 kg	11.2 kg	Not Applicable

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15 February 2014

Weight:	Lost so far:	Still to go:	Diet followed:
79.2 kg	0.2 kg	11.2 kg	Not Applicable

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15 February 2014

I am so struggling to find out how many calories a day I really should be having. On this site they give me far too many and when I choose it is perhaps not enought...so I am choosing in between. So far all I am doing is lose some, then gain it back the following week.
Not fun. Sometimes I just feel like throwing in the towel and saying "to hell with this all".
I seemed to have be programmed to follow the weight watcher's diet, but that is the points system and it doesn't help me with a site that counts calories.
So I have come to think that I am "dazed and confused".
Any suggestions out there to which plan I should follow to get some weight off and to keep going downward. I seem many of you are on a low calorie diet...where can I find info on that?
Okay I am open to any suggestions,
Bring them on!!!

Weight:	Lost so far:	Still to go:	Diet followed:
79.2 kg	0 kg	11.2 kg	Not Applicable

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