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
- "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)
