HERE IT IS MONDAY! FIRST DAY OF EATING THE WAY JACKIE KENNEDY DID. She didn't have a huge appetite. I cannot say that about myself as I love to eat and have a huge appetite. When cutting back calories and changing the types of food I am eating is when I remind myself that I am not depriving myself. I am blessed and will be losing weight to be a healthier person.
I must take smaller bites taking longer to eat than rushing through whatever I am eating rather it be a snack or a complete meal. Also deliberately eating slower by chewing each bite longer than I normally would. While chewing I must move the food about inside my mouth using more teeth so the food gets thoroughly chewed almost to a pulp before swallowing. Chew. chew. chew.
The taste buds are in the mouth, not in the stomach. So if I can satisfy the taste buds then I am half way there. Smaller portions should be selected using smaller dishes so as to have a larger appearance for the mind.
I started a diet on Monday. You know what is said about starting a diet on Monday? Not a good idea. Just do it. grins. I'm trying to break the plateau that I have been stuck on for weeks now. I understand taking weight off slowly is better for you compared to when it comes off too fast because there's a chance of gaining it all back and then some.
I'm psyching myself up wanting to take off another 10 pounds and then I can plateau once again before working at taking off another 10 pounds.
President Kennedy's wife, Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy known as
"Jackie", chose this food program as a diet plan she used as her main stay of food. Exceptions were allowed as she saw fit. For now, I will give this food program a week's try to see how my body responds to this small amount of calories. 600 calories.
I don't believe I should stay on this for a long extended time as it is very low in calories and I don't want to get anemic or run down especially during cold and flu season not to mention co vid. 600 calories is extremely low when woman should eat in the neighborhood of 2000 calories a day. I have been aiming at 1200 calories a day. I plateaued.
https://www.womansworld.com/gallery/diets/jackie-kennedy-diet-131725
MY BREAKFAST THIS MORNING was a hot cup of BIGELOW Green Tea with Pomegranate served in our everyday china partnered with two hard boiled eggs seasoned with pepper. Instead of one egg I had two. Eggs are about 72 calories each so that's only 144 calories for Breakfast.
LUNCH WAS a cup of Cottage Cheese (222 calories) and 1/2 cup mixed berries (24 calories) sprinkled with one capsule of cinnamon. Water was my beverage choice.
Supper will be baked chicken breast (123), a green salad (22). I SPLURGED and added 2 TBSP. of vinaigerette dressing (70). Iced Tea tonight. No popcorn this week for snacks. No chocolate either. To my own self be TRUE.
Martin Luther King Day as the banks are closed and the mail won't run. Making my plans for tomorrow as I hope to get out some with the temps being warmer. A drive for sure admiring the countryside and surrounding beauty.
This morning is was terribly cold outside with temps being below freezing. Now as I am typing the skies are a beautiful powder blue with some clouds stretching out floating about. I'm not really a cold weather person as I bundle up with a lap blanket most days even with the heater running as well.
A slow paced week-end took place and I so needed it. I photographed my HALLMARK CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS. Done for now. All boxed and placed inside a storage box for keeping. I enjoyed looking each ornament over slowly and remembering when we got these.
I'll photograph the train, businesses and house ornaments later when I come across all the houses/business ornaments. It's a mystery where these are hiding in the house. Scary how I cannot account for all my niceties. Relax and call it good.
This morning I cleared a sofa off of all the ornaments that were resting there as I boxed them up. Smaller storage boxes by the stairs are waiting to be taken up to the Victorian room where I am going to keep them until there is a place made over at the COTTAGE. Morphing along. They were stored in our main house's basement before, but like everything else they will migrate to the COTTAGE sooner than later. The basement will eventually be cleared completely out.
I continue to work at being organized. Every ounce of order I had in the past is now a reset. I like having the end results happen, but getting there is a work-out not knowing just how long it will take to reach my goal.
JOINING THE FUN OVER AT:
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4 comments:
Glad you don't plan to stick to that diet for too long as it doesn't sound entirely healthy to me. It was interesting to read about though. One of the eating plans I've had a lot of success with in the past was carb cycling using Chris Powell's book. He used to do the extreme make-over weight loss edition shows. Think I might go dig my book out actually. Good luck overcoming your plateau and I hope you have a great week!
ooh I got lost in that article about Jackie Kennedy... such a classy lady! I love following you on your journey, be it diet, health, the cottage.
Have a great week
Jean, So glad you dropped by. Your book sounds like a good one.
Hi Luludou. So glad you came by for a visit!
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