3 Day Diet Completed and 30 Day Challenge Update

Alright so this morning I woke up and weighed myself just to see how realistic the 3 Day Military Diet really was and... I lost 3 pounds. So this diet is definitely far from a miracle diet, which I had doubted but was curious to see the results. I followed everything strictly to the diet except I had coffee (with a little tiny splash of fat free milk) each morning. I highly doubt this made the difference of 7 pounds. However, this does say you can lose UP TO 10 pounds in 3 days. Although it's probably unlikely it may be possible. I don't have a ton of weight to lose so maybe if I was much heavier I would have lost more. I do have to say I really liked eating real ice cream guilt free the past three nights as it was part of the diet. I think the point is healthy portions and everything in moderation. The diet for the tree days was around 800-1100 calories each day. If I were doing that daily it's perfectly acceptable to work in some ice cream.

I am taking this as a good jumping off point for continued healthy eating. Even though I am not on the diet I had a hard boiled egg and half a banana for breakfast. For lunch I had a good sized slice of cheddar cheese, 4 pieces of turkey meat and carrots, I really enjoyed it too! I rarely buy full-fat dairy products so that is a treat, like I said, everything in moderation

As for the BodyRock.tv 30 Day Challenge, it is going great! The work outs are a really doable amount of time and they give you tips on how to modify it if you're not quite at the level yet at which they are doing them. I just got done with Day 4! The next two days are active rest days so I plan to work in some running (it's been awhile), cleaning up around the house, and other things to stay active. Please let me know if you decide to do this too and keep me updated on how you're doing and what you think. I have been finding different ways to do the exercises that require their equipment by using things around the house. I needed a small weight but only had 10 lb hand weights so I taped two cans together! They worked perfectly for the exercises that called for multiple reps with a lighter weight and for a work out today where they used their equalizer bar to balance when doing squats!

30 Day BodyRock Challenge

Alright so I know exercise is an extremely important part of weight loss and a healthy lifestyle. I run occasionally and will go back and forth to having a regular routine and then sitting on the couch for weeks at a time. I have decided that along with using the 3 Day Diet to kick start my healthy lifestyle changes I would also find some sort of exercise regimen to compliment that.

I have decided to do the the BodyRock.tv  May 2012 30 Day Challenge

Everything can be found here

3 Day Diet Revisited

So if anyone has been following I was going to do the 3 Day Military Diet (Aug 28 post) but due to dinner plans with the boss and me being embarrassed to be like "no sorry I can't eat anything here on this nice dinner you're paying for" I didn't exactly follow it. I still lost a few pounds but nothing major.

Tomorrow I am going for attempt number two. I didn't have a problem sticking with the diet in terms of doing the breakfast and lunch so I don't think it will be bad for the 3 whole days. For a recap the diet is below. By googling 3 Day Diet I have found slight variations here and there as to what days you're allowed to have coffee or different vegetable for dinner.... Basically it's just a low calorie diet but apparently the chemical breakdown of these specific ingredients help loose more weight than usual. We shall see. You are also "allowed" to do this then eat normal/healthy for 4 days and do it again to keep losing weight until you have achieved your goal. We'll see, I'm more just giving it a shot and then will continue to eat healthy afterward.

Tonight I will go and get what I need from the store and also something to make a tasty, but healthy, dinner for tonight and then I will post pictures and the recipe. I am thinking some kind of stuffed bell pepper. mmmm :)

** Please consult your NP or Dr. before beginning any kind of weight loss/diet/exercise regimen**

"DAY 1:

Breakfast--1/2 Grapefruit, 1 Slice Toast, 2 Tablespoons of Peanut Butter, and Coffee or Tea

Lunch--1/2 Cup of Tuna, 1 Slice of Toast, and Coffee or Tea

Dinner--2 Slices of any type meat (About 3 ounces) 1 Cup of Green Beans, 1/2 Banana, 1 Small Apple, and 1 Cup of Vanilla Ice Cream (YUM)!!!

Tip to Try: Warm the apple and/or banana and eat them over the ice cream. Delicious!

DAY 2:

Breakfast--1 egg, 1 Slice of Toast, and 1/2 Banana

Lunch--1 Cup of Cottage Cheese (Or 1 Slice of Cheddar Cheese, 1 Hard Boiled Egg, and 5 Saltine Crackers

Dinner--2 Hot Dogs, (no buns), 1 Cup of Broccoli, 1/2 Cup of Carrots, 1/2 Banana, and 1/2 Cup of Vanilla Ice Cream

DAY 3:

Breakfast--5 Saltine Crackers, 1 Slice of Cheddar Cheese, and 1 Small Apple

Lunch-1 Hard-Boiled Egg, and 1 Slice of Toast

Dinner--1 Cup of Tuna, 1/2 of a Banana, and 1 Cup of Vanilla Ice Cream

This diet works on chemical breakdown and is proven. Do not vary or substitute any of the above foods. salt and pepper may be used, but do not use any other seasoning. diet is to be used three days at a time.

In three days you should lose 10 pounds. After three days of dieting, you can eat your normal foods, but do not over do it. After four days of normal eating, you may start back on the three day diet. You can lose up to 40 pounds in a month if this diet is followed precisely.

This is a safe diet.

REMEMBER: Do not eat/snack between any of the meals!

NOTE: Coffee or tea for the first two meals of Day 1 only. Water only from then on. Water intake is unlimited."

Chicken Crescent Bake

So I saw a recipe on Pinterest yesterday and made a few changes based on what I like and thought would taste good...and it turned out to be AMAZING!

Ingredients:

• 1 roll 8 count reduced fat crescent rolls (or jumbo size if you are making more than 4)
• 1 cup shredded reduced fat colby jack blend (or cheddar, or whatever cheese you want) cheese
• 2 chicken breasts
• Light cream cheese (about 1/4 cup)
• 1 can 98% fat free cream of mushroom soup
• 1 can fat free milk (use the soup can)
• Sliced Baby Portabella Mushrooms (about 1/3 cup)
• Olive oil

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees
• Cut chicken breast into cubes
• Coat the bottom of a frying pan with olive oil, about 1 tablespoon, and turn burner on to medium/medium-high
• Place chicken cubes in pan sauté the chicken for about 10 minutes (make sure the internal temp reached 165 degrees), turning the chicken cubes often to cook evenly.
• Unroll crescent dough and separate into 4 rectangles, two triangles to a rectangle, and pinch the seams so that the triangles won't split apart when you build your biscuits
• Spread about 1 tablespoon of cream cheese onto each rectangle
• Place 1/4 cup shredded cheese on top of the cream cheese
• Place 1/4 cup of your cooked chicken cubes onto your cheese and begin to fold/wrap the crescent to seal it up
• It doesn't have to look pretty just make sure to pinch and wrap the crescent so that it won't break/split apart
• Place in 9x9 baking dish

• Make soup mixture with one can of soup and can of milk. Pour half of the soup over the biscuits.
• Place some sliced mushrooms around the biscuits in the soup
• Place in oven and cook for 30 min on 350.

Ta-Daaa!!!

I served this with steamed broccoli and made a cheese rue with the left over soup. If you want to do that too here are the  brief steps:

• Place one bag of frozen broccoli in a pot with 1/2 cup water, bring to boil, cover and turn to medium-low and simmer for 8 min, drain and serve.
• With the left over soup place on low on the stove top, stir in about 2 tablespoons of flour and about a half cup of shredded cheese.
• Pour soup over broccoli and serve

Excuses, Excuses...

Ok so an update on the 3 Day Diet.... it's full of excuses. I wasn't able to/chose not to do it for the 3 days mainly because I didn't know that I had been committed to a dinner date with my boyfriend's boss and wife. I didn't think they would care for why I wasn't eating anything at the dinner they were paying for. So I gave in and bought a salad and had some wine. Overall I did the diet for breakfast and lunch each of the three days and then had a decently healthy dinner those nights. I lost a few pounds but would still like to give it a shot at the 3 full days and see how it goes.

My boyfriend will be out of down for two weeks as of Saturday so that will be a good chance to make food decisions for myself and do the 3 Day Diet. I will post with results and how it went. Speaking of the bf that is one of my excuses/downfalls when it comes to eating on a regular basis. The month we didn't live together I lost 9lbs. I love living with him and I often will make my own dinner so that I'm not eating hamburger helper on a regular basis. But I love cooking for people and I want him to think what I make tastes good. So for him I usually add in extra cheese or butter or sauces. I will usually make mine differently but something I just say screw it and eat the same thing or the hamburger helper or whatever it is. I go through a lot of trouble to eat better than he does, we buy separate: refried beans, tortillas, cheeses, sour cream, milk, and coffee creamer. So there you have it one of my number one excuses for not eating healthy all the time. Also it tastes so good to have fried cheese curds (best thing ever btw) every once in awhile. I will revisit this issue again....