week two

two weeks down on the belly fat cure diet and i am down another 1.8 pounds. actually i think it may be a little more than that because toward the beginning of last week i gained a couple pounds, but didn't figure that into the calculation of weight lost.

i'm fairly pleased with the results. of course i wish it were more, but i'm steadily going down and i'm feeling lighter. there have also been days that i have gone over my carb/sugar count. for myself i'm noticing that's it's more difficult to stay within the carb range than the sugars. i thought the sugars would be difficult, but it really hasn't unless i want some fruit and then i go over. i figure going over because of fruit is much better than going over because of sodas or junk foods

the thing probably holding me back most is my fiber intake. i REALLY need more fiber. i have some psyllium husks to mix in a drink, but i'm not good at chugging things down so well. so that's my big focus of improvement for this week and the next coming weeks. i'm going to seek out more foods that have a higher fiber count even if it means it will be a bit higher in carbs. i'm also thinking of getting some benefiber packets and eating more avocados. i had an avocado for dinner last night and will probably have another this evening since one avocado is 12 grams of fiber.

anyone out there have great ways to get in more fiber??? sure would love to hear your comments or suggestions.

eat like a king

at school this morning i was talking with a friend and we were talking about losing weight and various diets and another friend walked up and we started talking about how she recently lost about ten pounds in a month in a half. she said she had seen someone who had lost a lot of weight and she asked what she did and she said all she did was switch her breakfast to dinners and dinners to breakfast and started walking. what she really meant was she ate her large meal of the day in the morning and the lightest meal of the day in the evening. so, this friend of mine started doing that and lost ten pounds. not bad, huh?

i've heard this many times before and even found it in this little poetic statement that i feel is worth mention:

"Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, and dinner like a pauper."

Adelle Davis
(1904 - 1974)