FOOD FOR THOUGHT….

I was walking the other day with my gorgeous little grandbaby – see below- and it occurred to me that perhaps our hang ups with oral satisfaction or gratification should be studied.

I wonder how many of us with oral gratification issues….…were breastfed versus bottle fed?

How many of us with oral gratification issues used  a pacifier?

Do any of  you know of studies in this area?

Just saying that maybe my/our issues go way back and it is something that we can fix once we realize from whence they came!

What do you all think of that?

Hugs,

Jude

ANOTHER NEW DIET AND IT’S OH SO GOOD!!!!

Hello Buddies….today I switched over to yet another diet to shake up my metabolism and keep it from storing fat.

I am going to share it below, but I wanted to talk a little about the advice on afternoon cravings….the advice that you guys came up with was magical.

I have been more in touch with my levels of energy and before I get to the point where I am tired and reaching for a quick fix….I am having my healthy designated snack, along with a cup of tea.  It has been amazing for me!

Please keep a tight schedule with your diet and do not let more than 3 hours go by during the day without eating something small and healthy!

Oh and don’t forget to exercise!!!!

DON'T FORGET TO EXERCISE

AN IMPORTANT NOTE FOR THESE DIETS THAT I FORGOT TO MENTION……your selection of foods are limited but the quantities unless noted are not.  For example below it states 2 whole wheat crackers- that is 2 not 2 1/2 or 3 but 2…on the upside you can put all the sliced turkey breast you want on those 2 crackers…get it?

For Lisa Pie…..I purchased yoplait plain diet yogurt yesterday at the supermarket (you remember the Jumbo, right?), and I had it for breakfast this morning with a sprinkle of Splenda and cinnamon and it was divine!

So here goes the new plan for the next 3 days:

BREAKFAST:

Coffee or Te

1 cup of non-fat milk or 1 diet yogurt

2 whole wheat crackers with sliced turkey breast

MID-MORNING SNACK:

1 diet yogurt

LUNCH:

Option 1: Turkey or Chicken with tomato and Vegetables from Group A

Option2: Fish with spinach and mushrooms plus vegetables from Group A

Option3: Chicken with Vegetables from Group A

MID-AFTERNOON SNACK:

Diet Jello

Dinner:

Option1: Shrimp with Vegetables Group A

Option2: Mixed salad including tomato and 1/4 avocado and a hard boiled egg

Option3: Steak or other red meat with Vegetable Group A

There you go and good luck to you all!!!

Keep the faith!

Jude

TODAY I TURN TO YOU FOR ANSWERS!!

I don’t know about you guys, but I have serious evening issues with food!!

I can follow my plan all day …no problem what so ever, and then 5:00pm. rolls around and I become starving….and I have a hell of a time getting my mind off of all the delicious foods of the world.

Now …I stand tall and strong and don’t give in yet still feel hungry, BUT amazingly enough, in the morning I am not starving, I am just fine.

So obviously this is all in my head and I want to know …..how can I get this out of my head?  How can I not feel as though I am depriving myself every single evening of my life, and why does this only happen in the evenings?

Any answers out there?

Crossing the Pyrenees on the second day of the Camino!! That is me in the back!!

 

I know that I can do anything that I put my mind to, I learned that lesson while walking the Camino de Santiago de Compostela.

Just look at us there following a “path” in the middle of nowhere totally trusting in life and moving forward with joy!!

I believe though that life is supposed to be joyous, life is supposed to be fun, life is supposed to be easy and that is why I want to get over this issue already and get on with my fun,joyous and easy life!!

Keep the faith!!

Jude

STAGE II OF THE DIET.

For all those that have been following the 1st part of the diet, the high protein diet.  Keep an eye on the scale.  Everyday you must weigh yourself and when you plateau, then you start the next plan or stage.

If you remember earlier in my blog, I discussed how the doctor discovered that my body catches on to my diet and even though I am on the strictest of diets, the lowest of low calorie diets, after 3 maximum 4 days my body starts packing on the fat.  I most certainly am not saying that is true for all, I am simply stating what is true for me and perhaps you just want to keep your eyes open to see if your bod reacts the same way.

So today I got to eat cereal for breakfast and have it with milk, and I thought that was going to be wonderful, and you know what…it was okay.

I had an epiphany last night…and it was that all my travels and wonderful memories revolve around food.  I think that I personally have put too much emphasis on food and linked it too much into my happiness.  Perhaps that is why controlling my diet is such a challenge for me?

Now I do understand that food = love, you just have to look at a breast feeding baby to understand that, along with nurturing and sustenance …but I think that I was out of whack and totally unbalanced with the feelings that I would get from eating food.

I’m just saying……something to think about……

OKAY THEN here we go with the next 4 day diet:

Breakfast

Tea or Coffee

1 cup of non fat milk or non fat low calorie yogurt

2 tablespoons of Fitness cereal….that’s right 2 tablespoons, sounds like too little but it is just the right amount…trust me!

MID-MORNING SNACK

1 kiwi OR 1 orange OR 1 diet yogurt

LUNCH

White protein-fresh cheese, eggs(1 yolk and all the whites you want), tuna,fish or tofu

Vegetables from GROUP A- I will show this at the end

MID AFTERNOON SNACK

1 diet yogurt OR diet jello

DINNER-rotate the options -1 option will be repeated

Option 1: Vegetable soup from veggies in GROUP A  with a omelet made with veggies from GROUP A and a salad

Option 2: 1 Pita bread with tomato, fresh cheese and GROUP A veggie and a salad

Option 2: White protein (fresh cheese, eggs, tuna, fish etc.) serves with veggies from GROUP A and a tad of GROUP B

VEGETABLE GROUP A

artichokes   asparagus   broccoli    brussel sprouts   cabbage   cauliflower   celery   chicory   cucumbers   eggplant    lettuce    kale peppers-green   radishes    spinach    water cress    zucchini

VEGETABLES GROUP B

beets   carrots   hearts of palm   leeks   onion  peas    pumpkin/squash   

So there you have it ….good luck to you !!!

Keep the faith,

Jude

COFFEE…..I LOVE YOU!!!

Question of the day…..does there exist anything that is absolutely delicious and doesn’t have a single calorie?

Yes….. my blogger friends there does!!!

Coffee in the morning has to be one of the sweetest things on this planet!

The smell alone is pure unadulterated “aromatherapy” for me.

It is liquid delight, happiness, and energy all rolled into one cup!

Tea is great , don’t get me wrong…..love, love, love tea too…but the smell of coffee just has a magical power over me!

You need to know how to make coffee, it is not rocket science but take the time to learn how to make it right.

You need to get the good stuff, not snobby …but do go in search and find the beans that fit your fancy.

Then……drink it piping hot in my humble opinion, I like it straight.

While walking the Camino I would have what was named “the breakfast of champions” by my Camino family….an expresso and a cognac!

Now that is one of my all time favorite treats…..too bad I’m  not on the Camino anymore and don’t have an excuse to drink it.

It is also a great social experience, when you go to a cafe.  In Buenos Aires it is an outing in itself where you “own” your table for as long as your conversation can last. In Paris you go to the gorgeous sidewalk cafes to enjoy their delicacies and on top of it, people watch and be seen as well.  We Americans have probably one of the most popular chains of coffee houses in the world,where you go to get your caffeine fix and feel at home at the same time..our Starbucks.

My dear sweet nephew was thinking of opening up a coffee house and I hope that he still is because his coffee house would rock, because you need to make and serve coffee with soul, and my nephew Ryan has a beautiful soul.

So please don’t take your cup of java for granted…..savor it like it was the last calorie free energetic cup of aromatherapeutic happiness that it is!

Oh …and btw…I am down another half a kilo!!!!  This is amazing and so motivational for me and hopefully for you tooooooooo!

Keep the faith,

Jude

SOMETHING OLD AND SOMETHING NEW!!!

SOMETHING NEW:

Update on my progress…….Dropped an amazing 3 kilos in 3 days!!!!

This diet is a challenge for me, a HUGE challenge, but one that has never let me down as a great wake up call for my bod when things get out of control.

I will continue on the same diet today and play it by ear …or better said by the scale tomorrow.

SOMETHING OLD:

A repost because it simply touched my soul when I read it this morning:

Smile from the inside out!

I strongly believe that all we do should be fun, and for me smiling is way high on the list of things that are fun.

Smiling from the inside out that is….not one of those shitty cynical smiles you give people when you think that what they are saying is whack….but a real smile where you feel like it is coming from a fountain of love inside of you.

That to me is fun….and it always puts me in a place to have fun or make fun.

So make sure that you have your sense of humor handy at all times while reading this blog and hopefully your sense of humor will continue with your throughout your day and, hey…even into your dreams.

You know the old saying that laughter is the best medicine…well it is true, at least in my humble opinion.

So keep your sense of humor handy at all times!

Laugh every chance that you get…even if it is only to yourself or in your head-if it is inappropriate to laugh out loud at a given moment in time.

This is a great way to live…and this is a change that you can make immediately at no cost and your life will start being so much better ……on the spot.

I am going to let you in on a little secret of mine….when weird ass things start happening to me or around me…..I figure that I have one or two ways to deal with the situation.

I can act or react……acting has proven by and large to be the better choice of the two…because it is authentically me, not me playing off another person by reacting to them or what they say etc..

Then if I am in my superpower place…I will keep my sense of humor and then I can start watching what is going on as if it is a show…you know like I am watching T.V..

Start looking at life like a Saturday Night Live spoof and you will be amazed at all the free entertainment you have around you all day..everyday!

You see if we continue to take everything so seriously….life becomes a drag….a job..…work… instead of the joyous adventure that it was meant to be!

So…find the humor and work it!