SOME HAVE SAID IT'S A HOAX. I'm giving it a whirl. My sister gave me a copy of the Mayo Clinic Diet that she received from her friend years ago. I have had the copy stashed away and came across it recently. Gave it some thought and decided that I will do this. 12 days on 2 days off until 2 and a half months is over. If I can lose 52 pounds all the better. The diet helped my sister's friend lose the weight. It worked for him.
Instead of calling it the Mayo Clinic Diet, I have altered it to the Grapefruit Diet.
That's 10 weeks. I will see how it goes. I will be weighing in at the doctor's office in August so I am hoping I will be down a few more pounds before stepping on the scales.
BREAKFAST I can handle. Eggs, bacon and 1/2 grapefruit or grapefruit juice every day. Of course the eggs can be prepared fried, scrambled, poached or hard boiled. Not raw.
LUNCH will be a large salad with salad dressing and chicken breast, tuna, ham or turkey for the protein also grapefruit juice to drink. I can handle this as well.
SUPPER will be grapefruit juice to drink, meat prepared anyway along with red and green cooked vegetables or another salad with dressing.
SNACK is skim milk or tomato juice. Can do.
THE VEGETABLES are limited in the choices. No white veggies such as potatoes, sweet potatoes, no white onions or celery.
ACCEPTABLE VEGETABLES are Bell peppers (red, green, yellow, purple and/or orange), broccoli, cabbage (different colors), carrots (different colors except white), cucumbers (different varieties available), green onions, lettuces (variety of different lettuces), radishes, red onions, spinach leafs and tomatoes (huge selection).
I will have to get very creative with the salads. This will be a challenge. One nice thing is that I can use salad dressings.
Before on the Daniel Diet I could eat all kinds of veggies. No limitation on that. Also a few nuts and legumes. No meat. No milk or dairy. I lost weight on this one and may have to return to it if the weight does not come off with this diet.
I have cut out coffee already. Stopped in 2020, August 10th. Almost my year anniversary. Only thing I missed was sitting and holding a coffee mug. That has passed.
I gave up regular and diet soda pop last February. I have not missed it. This surprises me as I say it. No more root beer.
I seldom eat bread. That's good. Few sweets. Gave up artificial sweeteners. I have peace about this.
Avoiding high fructose corn syrup like the plague. Striving to not eat foods with natural flavors as these are actually chemicals. MSGs another. It is legal in the USA to use chemicals to fool the brain into thinking what one is eating taste super good so one wants to eat more and more of it. It's a calling my name sort of thing.
Drinking Spring Water as much as possible. Avoiding fluoridated water as much as possible.
Eating ORGANIC veggies and fruits these days.
On my days off on this diet, I will eat more fruits and a larger variety of vegetables. Maybe some bread and dairy like cheese. Shall see how this goes.
SUNDAY MEALS:
Breakfast of scrambled free-range eggs with bacon bits mixed into the eggs plus bacon on the side and a organic grapefruit.
Supper
Chicken Breast with Roasted Red Pepper, Spinach, Onion, Diced Tomatoes and Organic Unsweetened Grapefruit Juice
DAY ONE IS COMPLETED. Day two to follow. I believe I will spruce it up some with a larger selection of lettuces, tomatoes, cucumbers, bell peppers and carrots. Each day I will need to switch it out so I don't get bored with the same ole same ole food.
Blessings to you and may we care about what we shovel into our mouths. God help us carry out healthy choices that will aid us in a healthy lifestyle and walk. Let the weight come off and stay off.
Amen,
d
