All of these diets really start to sound the same, but it gives me a plan each week which is a necessity for me.
The inventor of the diet says it takes 5 days to stabilize your blood sugar. The diet involves three main meals as well as three or four small snacks daily.
There are strict rules regarding the timing of meals. I need strict rules or I don't do as well. Breakfast should be eaten within thirty minutes of getting out of bed.Lunch must be eaten before 1 pm and dinner should be eaten no later than 7 pm. This works well for people who like to eat throughout the day. You must eat snacks as often as required between meals so that you never go more than three hours without eating. This means that you will have one or two small snacks between breakfast and lunch as well as one or two snacks in the afternoon.
Breakfast consists of a combination of protein and complex carbohydrate while lunch and dinner includes protein and vegetables. Between meal snacks are low glycemic index fruits and vegetables such as apple, celery and melon.
Foods to avoid: Yogurt, bananas, grapes and bagels. This is a big twist from last week since I was eating grapes, fiber one yogurt and bananas every day.
Recommended foods: Egg whites, chicken breast, turkey, lettuce, cucumber, tomato, peppers, celery, apple, orange, cantaloupe, strawberries.
Here is a sample diet from the book by Andele Puhn:
Breakfast:Scrambled egg whites and oatmeal
Morning snack:Apple
Lunch:Salad with chicken
Afternoon snack:Cantaloupe
Dinner:Turkey and vegetables
The book does not emphasize any exercise, but maybe I will actually throw some in this week since I have not been really good about that part lately.
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