My husband and I started on Jack LaLannes Magic Reducing Plan Number One for 7 days last Sunday. Today is Tuesday and I have lost 2.2 lbs day one and 1.6 lbs day two for a total of 3.8 lbs in two days! I am psyched. This diet is nothard to stick to either. I think the protein in the eggs keeps hunger at bay.
Here is the menu:
Breakfast is the same for all 7 days: 2 eggs, grapefruit, coffee or hot mint tea
Beverages for each lunch and dinner can be coffee, hot mint tea or a diet soda(Jack says hot mint tea is the best)
Meats should be about 4 oz per serving; No Alcohol, Salt and Little Seasoning; We are using organic oil/vinegar salad dressing and using it to add flavor.
DAY ONE
Lunch: 2 or 3 eggs, tomatoes Dinner: 2 eggs, combination salad, 1 slice of toast, grapefruit
DAY TWO
Lunch: 2 or 3 eggs, tomatoes Dinner: 2 lamb chops, sliced tomato, raw carrots, cucumbers, celery
DAY THREE
Lunch: 2 or 3 eggs, spinach, grapefruit Dinner: Steak(top ground round), tomato, lettuce, celery, grapefruit
DAY FOUR
Lunch: 2 or 3 eggs, spinach Dinner: Steak(top ground round), tomato, celergy, grapefruit
DAY FIVE
Lunch: 2 or 3 eggs, tomato, grapefruit Dinner: Combination Salad, Fish, 1 piece of toast, grapefruit
DAY SIX
Lunch: Fruit Salad(nothing else) Dinner: Steak(top ground round), tomato, lettuce, celery, grapefruit
DAY SEVEN
Lunch: Chicken, raw carrots, tomato, 1 slice of toast Dinner: vegetable soup, chicken, cooked cabbage, carrots,
celery, grapefruit
The worst time of the day for my husband and I to break a diet is at night. We bought the most beautiful organic carrots at Whole Foods and they are nice to have for something to crunch on at night. I save my carrots from dinner to munch on later. But overall I’m not that hungry. Yesterday I went to the gym and walked for an hour on the treadmill and burned about 270 calories. I later went back with my husband while he worked out and got on the eliptical and walked for about 15 minutes. I find that the treadmills that have their own individual television keep me going because I get interested in a show or movie and time passes by quickly. Motivating story: There is a man who comes in to the gym who is 91 years old. Back in the 1960′s he was a salesman and was on the road alot. He was overweight, never exercised and had back problems. His doctor advised that he lose weight and exercise. He took his doctor advice and lost weight and got into exercise so much that he got a local coach to do some personal training with him with weights. This 91 year old over the years and continuing today has won numerous awards for Power Lifting in his senior categories. He lost his wife about 7 years ago but stays active. He still drives and keeps a routine. There is a local coffee shop that he goes to to read his newspaper and stay socialized. He took up ballroom dancing about 5 years ago. I can’t tell you what an inspiration it is to see a man who is 38 years older than me showing up at the gym each day and working out. He starts off with stretches, does the machines then free weights. My goal is to be like him when I am 91!
Jack wisdom of the day: “Visualizing Your Ideal” Who embodies your ideal? Perhaps yourself as you were in high school or in your courting day? Try now to remember your proportions of those glorious days; your weight, measurements, dress size. Write them down where you can refer to them every day as we go along together. Why not enter them on the chart of your “coming-in” figures. You may, of course, never quite duplicate them. OR YOU MAY EVENTULLY IMPROVE ON THEM AS I DID!
On Sunday, my day one, I posted my embarassing current measurements. These are the measurements I had when I was 18 years old and attending Louisiana State University(Go Tigers!) I was taking a yoga class and my measurements were taken on January 28, 1975:
Weight: 116 lbs; at 5′ 3″; My yoga instructor wrote that my ideal weight should be 108 lbs! This is due to my very small frame and small wrist measurement. If that is so then I am 59.8 pounds overweight! YIKES! But I am now 53 not 18 so I have to adjust for 35 years. My goal is to weigh 120 lbs and see how I feel and how toned I am. The rest of my 1975 measuresments are:
Height: 63 inches Wrist: 5 1/4 inches, Bust: 32 inches, Waist: 26 inches, Hips: 36.5 inches, Thigh: 21.625 inches
I’m in a positive mood but I would be lying if I said that typing the above numbers didn’t make me sad. First, I can’t believe that 35 years have passed by and I remember being measured and the yoga class like it was yesterday. Second, I wish I had kept up yoga all of those years. I could have been slim, trim, limber, healthy, looked good in clothes, and saved myself alot of angst if I had only been consistent with my efforts. I turn back to Jack LaLalanne and his wisdom and will remember, “The years you’ve lived are gone, like all the $10 bills you’ve spent and forgotten. You can’t do a thing with those years except remember them. The years you have now are currency you can use.” I will keep remember that today as I go about my daily routine.
So off to the gym. Have a wonderful Tuesday! And Do Don’t Stew!
