Day 182 (274)

Mr. Jorge Cruise really has this thing down. The plan is not about counting calories or watching fat etc. The focus is on too much sugar and carbs which are the source of belly fat. I was skeptical at first. I used to be a calorie counter in college which was perfect because when I lived in the dorms, the cafeteria posted the meal choices for the day and the calorie count. But the 15/6 ratio makes things real simple and I don't need a little calorie book that I would have to carry around. Now I just have these little pieces of paper that I mark off with my sugar and carb consumption.

He also has me hooked on SoBee and VitaminWater both with 0 sugar (or less than 1 per 8 oz). Both of these use Erythritol as a sweetner which has been around since 1848. And he sings the praises of a few other sweetners that could be viewed as not man-made. They do have anywhere from 4 to 6 carbs per serving.

Keep in mind I don't drink a 6-pack of these everyday. I might have one every couple of days.

So last night I saved up my points on sugar and carbs so I could get a Yo Yo My Goodness which is a local yogurt ice cream place. It will be a while before I go back. The old Bill would have had 1-2 servings in a day if he was blindly obesessing and consuming. Frankly not healthy. This is perfect. I get my needs now and then and it takes a heck of a lot better. And I actually remember eating it. 

Until next time.

Day 179-181 Belly Fat Cure

The plan I am following is called The Belly Fat Cure by Jorge Cruise. It is a combination of Atkin's meets You On A Diet. It is very simple. Jorge points out that we eat too much sugar and carbs. So he came up with this ingeneously simple way to count those two factors.

The ratio is a simple 15/6. That represents 15 grams of sugar a day and 6 servings of Carbs. One serving of carbs is 5 to 20 grams. So if you eat 21 grams you now have eaten two servings. The 6 is servings for carbs and the 15 is grams of sugar. Simple?

That being said he does narrow things down some more. Meaning no sucralose(splenda) Aspertame (or Nutra-Sweet--I call it Nutra-death because in heated environments it can catalyized into free methanol). Something you really don't want to drink.

How did I find this wonderful answer. My wonderful wife found on sale at a local bookstore.

What I really like is that it is easy and I copy these little sheets that let me mark off my intake for the day.

So yesterday I ate the following:

BFst--Over easy egg-slice of American cheese, slice of ham, on a Food For Life Muffin
This was a 0/2--so no suger and two carbs (15 grams per slice on the muffin)
AM Snack--2 celery sticks (med size) with 1 tablespoon of creamcheese which is half a gram of sugar and therefore does not count so this was a 0/0.
Lunch--Chicken Ceasar Salad from Panera--No croutons for sides again 0/0
PM snack: Forgot the snack
Dinner-two soft tacos with chopped up tomato, small dolup of yogurt (sour cream replacement--less sugar), chedder cheese,
2/4. Lots of carbs in the soft taco's. I was hungry and they were fairly big.

So for the day 2/6 which is really low. I am trying to really watch my sugar intake and it is working. I am not as bloated and I am actually hungry.

This is working for me. I know that I am losing weight.

Day 178 (270) Weigh In

Disappointment is a scale going the wrong way. I stepped onto the "machine" this morning feeling thin and what happens----237. Things that make you go Hmmmmm. I know that on Tuesday last week I was at 234. I really don't completely buy into what I saw. I was in my Adam suit but never mind. Not really concerned. I know that I am following the plan. And I have not been exercising.

Hockey tonight! That will help. Doing lots of honey-do's Friday, yesterday morning and today. We took the kids to Six-Flags yesterday afternoon. I have say that we have a knack for avoiding the crowds. Last year we went in late May or early June (before the public school kids got out) and no one was there and the weather was decent. So yesterday it was like a ghost town and the temperature was awesome. Suz and I believe that parents are crazy to go in the middle of the summer (yucky MO heat & humidity).

Honestly I am getting old for the rides but the joy on the kids faces when I go with them is worth the pain and upset stomach.

Oh and regarding Six-Flags. We went after lunch so I eat before we left and they all had ice cream etc. I had a diet coke and water. I was hungry but fine.

I had potstickers for dinner which met the sugar carb goal. I will start posting what I am doing on the food side so you can see how this works.