Friday, November 5, 2010

3 hour diet

Who is up for the 3-hour diet? I did it a few years back and loved it. Problem? My book is in storage. However, I remember the key pieces - and can find some information online.


as quoted from webmd.com's rendition of the 3-hour diet, the key pieces are:
  • Eat breakfast within one hour of rising
  • Eat every three hours thereafter
  • Stop eating three hours before bedtime
 as with any diet, portions are key as well.
  • "Start with the image of a 9-inch plate. On this plate you'll "see" four items:
  • A Rubik's cube, representing your carbohydrate portion at breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
  • A deck of playing cards, symbolizing your protein serving at each meal; this is approximately 3 ounces, and Cruise says it can be anything you like -- from chicken to cheese, eggs, and fish.
  • A water bottle cap represents the amount of fat on your plate -- a little more than one teaspoon. This can be salad dressing, butter, olive oil -- any fat you favor.
  • Visually stack three DVD cases; this represents how much fruit or vegetables to eat at each meal."


so this would consist of:
eating breakfast everyday - within one hour of waking.
eating a 100 calorie snack 3 hours later.
eating lunch 3 hours after that.
eating a 100 calorie snack 3 hours later.
eating dinner 3 hours after that.
eating a 50 calorie dessert shortly after dinner - and at least 3 hours before bedtime.
the reason i bring this up is because i snack a lot, and have been eating out a lot since our rental kitchen is small and... well no excuses really. i need to grocery shop so that i eat healthier. let me know if you are in. we can keep each other motivated. :o)

4 comments:

mindy said...

heres my problem, my lunch is at 10:45. 3 hours after that? 1:45. 3 hrs after that? 4:30. mike is still at work.

Traci said...

Mindy-try & adjust it a little if you really wanna do it. :) I think it will work for me.....I will TRY :) I'm a big snacker...and not a good one. We can do it!

Tim and Amy said...

YES WE CAN! :o)

so mindy, you could add another snack at 4:30ish... and then eat dinner with mike at 7:30. then don't go to bed until 10:30!

and awesome. do you ladies want to 'chat' about it on webcam tonight or one night this week?

(sry, i need to sign us all up for comment notification... going now.)

jill s said...

you girls rock!

my life is too chaotic right now.

maybe when things slow down a bit!