Sep 24 2008
My Own Diet
A few people have asked about what I have been eating. I decided that it would be easier to just make a post about it. I have combined a few different ideas and made my own style. I took some of the No Carb Diet, added some from the No Flour, No Sugar Diet, and then added in some good old healthy living stuff.
I did not like that the No Carb Diet does not really allow fruits and vegetables. I also did not like that usually people on the No Carb Diet eat unhealthy meats. Meats that are loaded with fat and cholesterol or with nitrates.
I did not like that the No Flour, No Sugar Diet allowed you to eat the very starchy stuff like rice, potatoes, and corn. I do think that this diet would be a great diet for maintaining weight but if you are trying to lose weight it would take longer if you ate starches.
So I combined all the ideas and eat my own way. It would probably be easier to tell you what I do not eat. I do not eat anything made with flour or any other starch. I do not eat starchy vegetables. I do salads, green vegetables, and carrots. I also try to eat meats and meals that are low fat. I do not eat anything that contains sugar. This can be tricky because sugar hides in many things. I do keep a few things on hand that are sugarfree and sweet for when I get tempted to cheat.
My cheat-busters keep me from ruining my diet. I always have on hand these sugarfree things…
- Sugarfree gum in many flavors
- Sugarfree pudding
- Sugarfree Jello
- Cherry Coke Zero
- Sugarfree powdered drink mix
- Splenda, so I can still indulge myself in my sweet yummy cappuccinos
I know many people will go on and on about how the body needs carbs but not all bodies really do. Carbs are just fuel plain and simple. No real nutritional value just fuel. Yes, athletes and very active people need the extra fuel to keep going. People like me that spend a great deal of time sitting on their butt in front of a computer really do not need the extra fuel. We will just take that extra fuel and turn it into more fat on our butts. It does not really take much fuel to sit in this chair.
