MY SPLURGE TODAY or Rainy Days and Tuesday

Today we are having flood-like rains. The internet went down and we are all inside the house so,  my family wanted to order a  pizza. I was concerned about my diet and while I'm ok with the kind of food I used to love being put before me, I decided to go ahead and have  few pieces of pizza with mushrooms-bacon-and sausage.

Well, since it's been about 4 months since I've had a pizza, it didn't sit in my stomach well. I felt heavy and now I feel like I have a gigantic grease-ball inside my stomach.

I couldn't get rid of the "yuck" factor of the pizza so I had a small bowl of tropical fruit in pineapple sauce and a tall glass of ice water with ginger (for the nausea) and lemon juice (about 1 tablespoon of each). After a few much needed burps (excuse me), I feel better (go figure!).  Viola! I've stumbled onto a remedy for upset stomach!

This made me ask myself, what do we do to our bodies?  I think that we all need to re-evaluate what we put into our bodies and pay attention to them when we're  feeling discomfort.
I feel so much better since my stomach can't hold as much "crap" inside anymore and I have so much energy that I know I'll never return to eating badly again. Not after THIS night!

HOW I LOST 26 POUNDS IN ONE MONTH!

Hi, I’m the “weirdo” whose goal is to lose 25 pounds in May. I wanted to share how I lost 26 pounds in April without starving (why does everyone assume that if you’re losing weight quickly, you’re starving yourself?).

The 1st day I ate what I normally eat in a day and counted the calories. After, I got up off the floor from the shock of realizing I ate 1200 calories at breakfast alone! I did the same for lunch dinner and snacks.

Now, remember you will lose weight if you eat less that you need to sustain your present weight. For example, if you weigh 300 pounds, and to stay at 300 pounds you’re eating 5,000 calories a day. If you cut your weight down by 100-200 calories you will lose weight. Your body will lose weight until it reaches the size that 4,800 calories will sustain. That’s how I started, by cutting out very small calories. Now I can eat 700 calories a day without being hungry! It happens fast, I started this in March and lost 12 pounds in March with this method.

Originally, I started my diet with the goal of increasing my metabolism, building muscle (burns fat and fights flabby weightloss), and of course, losing weight. I started researching. I went to the health food store and read the ingredients on the bottles of successful weightloss tablets. Once I did that I came home and figured out how I can duplicate the tablets with herbs and other low or no calorie items.
This would be my herbal “diet drink” so to speak. I came up with green tea with 1 teaspoon of ginger juice, cayenne pepper drink with sugar substitute instead of honey and a vinegar shot.
The green tea I drink mid-morning and mid-afternoon, the cayenne pepper drink 3-4 times a day whenever I can fit it in, and the vinegar shot after breakfast, lunch and dinner. The good thing about these are they also work as natural appetite suppressors and energy enhancers.

Recipes:Cayenne drink = 1/10 teaspoon red cayenne pepper, 2 tbsp lemon juice, and 1 packet sugar substitute.
Vinegar Shot = 1/2 ounce of vinegar (any flavor), 1/2 ounce of warm water (remember to hold your nose and you may need a diet drink chaser)

I do this and eat 700 calories a day, walk 20 minutes 4 days a week (at the beginning, now I walk around 40 – 45 minutes). Between your 600-700 calories of meals and your drinks spread out throughout he day (don’t forget! drink water), you won’t be hungry. If I get a craving, I drink the cayenne drink.

Note: If anyone is very active and concerned about the low calorie intake of this regimen, change the sugar substitute in the cayenne drink to 2 tbsp of pure 100% maple syrup. It will add 100 calories to each cayenne drink so be careful! This drink will also give you lots of energy (so don’t drink it before bedtime unless your using it in lieu of viagra).

This is how I lost the weight in April and not once was I hungry! Don’t listen to naysayers. We can do this! Remember, when someone tells you it can’t be done what they’re really saying is “they’ve never done it”. Try it, then decide for yourself if its too hard for you because it works for me and I’m not hungry and have lots of energy.

I also wanted to remind everyone to get at least 8 hours of sleep when doing this regimen. You need your sleep to make it work. I hope this helps everyone whose trying so hard to lose weight for summer!

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