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A week of eating nothing but fresh, raw fruits and veggies and homemade soup? Sure, why not!
Turns out to be a really good idea. I spent $20 bucks at Aldi for fresh fruits and veggies:
*Fresh Pineapple
*Carrots
*Apples
*Celery
*Broccoli
*Frozen Strawberries and Mixed Berries for smoothies
*Cabbage
*Clementines
I first made a chicken noodle soup with fresh veggies, fat free broth, one chicken breast, a few egg noodles, and the usual carrots and celery. Talk about YUM!!!!!!!
Later in the week, I made Cabbage Soup. I cooked carrots, broccoli, celery, and cabbage in a broth of V-8 juice and water. The crowning glory? A can of Rotel- mixed peppers and diced tomatoes work wonders for flavor on ANYTHING. This soup turned out spicy and yummy and very low cal!
My motto this week has been "If you feel even the slightest bit hungry, eat another fresh fruit of vegetable." So I have not went hungry for even a fleeing moment in time all week long. As I figure it, a Clementine has only 25 calories. I would have to eat something like 10 of them to equal the calories in one candy bar so might as well indulge!!!!!
I noticed that in the past when dieting, I start to panic when I get hungry and start to freak out about when I am going to eat next! Anything! Eat! Must eat! Eating nothing but fresh fruits and veggies means that I eat all the time and never get a chance to feel soo hungry that I might reach for a candy bar quick fix. Try it! It helps!
Also, my cravings for junk food have pretty much disappeared after a week of eating the good stuff. I am going to continue to eat nothing but fruits and veggies and soup because so far, this has been the easiest and tastiest diet I have even been on.
Oh, and the best part?! I have lost 3 pounds in less than a week!!! Not only that, but my pants are noticeably looser, especially on the thighs and waist. Looking in the mirror, I can see my tummy actually shrinking.... I measured my waist just to see if it was true, and I have lost an inch on my waist already!
FRUITS AND VEGGIES ROCK!!!!!!
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154.0 lb
Lost so far: 1.0 lb.
Still to go: 9.0 lb.
Diet followed 100%.
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losing 5.3 lb a week
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