Fat Flush Water

I recently came upon this facebook group called "Get The Weight Down". A friend of mine shared a link about Fat Flush Water to avoid industrial beverages which is really nice because I'm so used to drinking diet sodas. Since I don't like plain water that much, this serves as an alternative for me. Some members of the FB group use the supplement "Skinny Fiber" but I'm more interested in the natural alternatives.

My own version of Vitamin Water is combination of grapefruit, orange and cucumber in 1 liter of water.  I tried looking for mint leaves in the groceries but they're really hard to find. It is better if you drink it as it is. But if you're like me who misses the sweet taste of soda, you can add a little bit of honey.

I wish I can stick to this one because this is definitely a healthier option. Wish me luck! :)

Jessica Simpson's Weight Loss Secret

I still don't have any luck with my dieting plans. I'm still stuck with my coke zero addiction and 3 out of the 4 slimfit boxes I purchased 1 month ago are still unopened.

I really need some motivation!!!!!!!!

Anyway, I came across this article regarding Jessica Simpson's Diet. I'm so envious. I saw her sooo fat and now she apparently lost 20 lbs in 8 weeks! Her trainer, Harley Pasternak, said that Jessica has exercise sessions with him 5x a week. She then follows a diet plan which he calls the "5 Factor Diet" and then has a one day off to eat anything.

Here is Jessica's Typical Diet Day:

Breakfast: Scrambled egg with toast and grapefruit. Coffee with Splenda.

Snack 1: One cup of fat-free ricotta cheese and two cored pears, cut into wedges. Diet soda.

Lunch: Chicken breast sandwich with mustard and a side of black beans. Diet Snapple.

Snack 2: Carrot sticks with onion dip made from non-fat sour cream, non-fat cream cheese and one tablespoon dry onion soup mix.

Dinner: Indian-style chicken breasts with curried yoghurt sauce (made from non-fat plain yoghurt, one teaspoon of curry powder and peeled cucumber) served with brown rice. Green tea.

Now I have to do more research about Pasternak's 5 Factor Diet. It looks promising because I get to drink my fave diet soda!!!

The SlimFast Diet

Have you tried the SlimFast Diet? I tried it once but as usual, I failed to lose weight.

Slim.Fast Diet is supposed to be a meal replacement plan that allows you to eat up to six times a day. I tried the milkshake-style drinks (because that's the one available in the local supermarket) that you have take instead of the usual food the you eat at breakfast and lunch. But I ended up craving for more food! ha!ha!

The main concept is that you take the SlimFast meal replacement at breakfast and lunch and eat a healthy 600-calorie meal in the evening. Each SlimFast meal is said to be nutritionally balanced so you don't have to take additional vitamin supplements, unlike many diets.

If you want to try it, visit the slimfast website.

Three-Day Diet

My mom actually introduced me to this diet a few years ago and every time she would start following this diet, I would always join her. I never really experienced losing 10 lbs (which this diet promised) but what I like about this diet is that at least, I can control my intake of sweets or carbohydrates. After 3 days, I feel lighter and I don't crave as much. For me, the hardest part in trying to lose weight is the initial part when I'm trying to condition myself not to overeat. So for me, I think starting off with this diet would be beneficial for me.

The 3 Day Diet meal plan:

Day 1

Breakfast

Black coffee or tea, with 1-2 packets Sweet & Low or Equal

1/2 grapefruit or juice

1 piece toast with 1 tablespoon peanut butter

Lunch

1/2 cup tuna

1 piece toast

Black coffee or tea, with 1-2 packets Sweet & Low or Equal

Dinner

3 ounces any lean meat or chicken

1 cup green beans

1 cup carrots

1 apple

1 cup regular vanilla ice cream

Day 2

Breakfast

Black coffee or tea, with 1-2 packets Sweet & Low or Equal

1 egg

1/2 banana

1 piece toast

Lunch

1 cup cottage cheese or tuna

8 regular saltine crackers

Dinner

2 beef franks

1 cup broccoli or cabbage

1/2 cup carrots

1/2 banana

1/2 cup regular vanilla ice cream

Day 3

Breakfast

Black coffee or tea, with 1-2 packets Sweet & Low or Equal

5 regular saltine crackers

1 ounce cheddar cheese

1 apple

Lunch

Black coffee or tea, with 1-2 packets Sweet & Low or Equal

1 boiled egg

1 piece toast

Dinner

1 cup tuna

1 cup carrots

1 cup cauliflower

1 cup melon

1/2 cup regular vanilla ice cream

Slimfit: a fat-burning juice drink

I can't control my craving for the taste of sugar and carbonated drinks. My resolution to quit drinking Coke was a failure. I still craved for it and found myself still drinking it every meal. To cut down my intake, I decided to replace Coke twice a day with another drink which could satisfy my craving for sweets. I decided to try out SlimFit powdered drink.

SlimFit is a powdered drink which contains 50 mg of Teavigo which enhances the body's metabolism, 150 mg of Carnipure (L-carnitine) which supports fat oxidation or fat burning and All-Q (Co-enzyme Q10) that boosts energy production in cells. It is said to be sugar free, caffeine free and calorie fee. It comes in a box of 6 sachets. One sachet is mixed with 200 ml of cold water. The recommendation is to take it twice daily. What I like about this is that it is like drinking ordinary juice. It also has its artificial sweetener so it doesn't tastes bland at all. The tropical fruit flavor even tastes like strawberry. :)

Addicted to Coke!

I love drinking Coke. Coke is like water to me. I don't know when my addiction started but for a couple of months now I've been drinking Coke every time I eat - whether during merienda, breakfast, lunch or dinner. I only drink water when I'm really thirsty but it must be ice cold or else I'd rather drink the flavored water available in the market.

Blame it on my family too. Every week we buy 2 dozens of 1.5 Coke Zero. We prefer drinking the Coke Zero or Light rather than the regular one. But still, wherever you look at it, zero calorie or less than one calorie, I think that my soda addiction has led me to my present state -- a more chunkier me...a few more months and I can very well become a candidate of the US TV show, The Biggest Loser.

So I've made a decision ( and hopefully I'll stick to it!) to banish Coke from my system to commemorate the start of this blog! Oh gawd!!!!

I know this will be a long, painful journey but I hope that one of these days, I'll also become one of those success stories.

In the meantime, I'll just finish off the remaining Coke Light I left in my fridge. This will be the last time, I promise! :)