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)

Soda Pop... funny cartoon

How are you doing without

SODA POP (<- check out that link!!!) ?

Are you ready for NO ICE CREAM next week?

Modified Bet 2009

New proposal: Every month we will add on something new to the previous months criteria.

January: No soda (diet is okay... although probably not applicable for us)
February: + No sugared drinks (Gatorade, Lemonade, etc.)
March: + No candy
April: + No cake, brownies, etc.
May: + No ice cream
June: + (other ideas or add-ons?)

Let me know what you think.. we'll start slowly with January being no pop!

09. the year to shine.

and shed pounds.
and stop drinking soda.
and stop eating candy.
and start working out.


you agree?

who is in?

starting new years day.

we will each put something in the pot this time that we will give to the winner. k?

ahemm...who is in???

best of luck ladies.

i'm out.

i had ginger ale b/c i was sick over the weekend.

may the best chica win!

Sweets for the day or HOUR

Okay, I wish we could do 24 hour cheat days. I got together with my old friend Lynn from Arizona tonight with her hubby and we went and got gelato! Too bad my cheat day for the week started at 7:30pm and ended at 9. Lame. But there you have it. My cheat day is over with.

Oh and Kate- email me so that I can 'invite' you to be a contributer on this blog so you can post about your sweets and whatever.

Peace yo.

EDIT: I changed my title from 'First Cheat Day' because sweet Tim thought that sounded bad. ;o)

Bet is on... September 2nd

Rules:
1 cheat day a week
Day = Saturday, Wednesday, etc... not a 24 hour period!
And this only applies to your local time zone! :o)
The winner will receive something from each loser. That could be a shirt, a gift card, a piece of paper... well I don't know if any of us would be happy with a piece of paper... but you know what I mean? Just give something YOU would have wanted to receive if YOU had won!

NOT Allowed:
No soda!
No ice cream, gelato, frozen custard, sherbet... you know!
No desserts!
No candy!

**Please comment if you are in on this bet by Sunday, August 31st so that we all know who our competition is!!!**

New Deal: September 2nd

I say to take advantage of our last holiday...
so enjoy your Labor Day and we'll start September 2nd.

Rules:
1 cheat day a week
Day = Saturday, Wednesday, etc... not a 24 hour period! And this only applies to your local time zone! :o)

NOT Allowed:
No soda!
No ice cream, gelato, frozen custard, sherbet... you know!
No desserts! (Unless its something like yogurt and fruit or something!)
No candy!


Allowed:
Granola bars (as long as its not chocolate covered - like Kudos or something)
Diet sodas... AND Izze drinks (100% fruit juice with carbonated water)
Fresh, frozen, canned fruit (although the canned fruit has to be in 100% juice NOT heavy syrup!)

Can't think of anything else right now...

starting new. starting fresh.

Oh. i need to cut back a bit. {or maybe a lot}

so for the last two months, i was eating organic food all day. from 7-6. and i came home starving and craving sugar. and soda.


so now that i'm NOT doing that crazy unhealthy schedule....i need to cut back the sugar.

I am proposing a new idea.

RULES:
One Day Per Week cheat day.
not 24 hours. but one week/weekend day.

this means- 6 days per week:
no candy.
no soda.
no sugary filled drinks. {gatorade, etc.}
no cake. brownies.

you may still eat chips if they have 1 gram or less of sugar.
you may still eat fast food. {just cut back}
you may still eat like a human.

Last time we did this stupid bet it was outrageous...yes amy and i lasted 50 days...but it was just crazy.

so how do you guys feel about this? is this a possibility? or am i goin alone here?

Starting Date: September 1st, 2008.

bye bye sugar. hello

hello what?

hello fruits.

hello water.

hello sandwiches.

hello Izze.

hello cheez-its.

hello chips.

bye bye dr pepper. dinner mints. swedish fish.

bye bye sore throats & earaches.

hello health & weight loss!

here we go girls!!!!!!!!!! WOOOOOO!

JUNE 2nd ANYONE?

Okay, so Mindy and I are ready...well, I think I'm ready, anyway.....

Amy, Jill, and I do believe Traci wanted in this time around, right?!

Anybody ready to start AGAIN, June 2nd?? And this time, there WILL be a winner!!!

I'M OUT OF CONTROL!!!

We need to start this bet again.............PLEASE!

alright. this bet sucked. although i lost lbs, it didn't end the way i expected it to.

thanks for the fun, gals. better luck next time - to us all!

Hm.

Amy has asked me EVERYDAY, if i would just eat some ice cream, eat a piece of candy, or SOME type of sugar. She had TIM call me and ask if i would go ahead & eat some sugar. Why? so amy can enjoy life again. i mean...coooome on guys. what is this??

If you want sugar that badly, go ahead and buy me a shirt. i AM ok with that. really.

so go ahead amy, i'm in this for the long haul.

mmm mmm GOOD

well i'm out guys. sorry.


that cinnabon place was just too tempting when i went to the mall today.

and mmmm it was goood!!!


so amy. you win.


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NOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! you really think i would do that? and lose? NO. but it DID smell good. but i wouldn't DARE taste it!!! :) sorry amy. just a little trickery for your day! he he he.

i'm in this for the long run. weight loss total : 10 lbs

contemplating quitting.

well i have a cheat day still... so maybe that will scare me off and get rid of the daily cravings for sugar. we'll see.

Update Please

Hello Two Remaining Girls....

I want a status update. I want to know what you've been eating, what you've been craving, how long you think you're going to last in this bet...all of it....each of you....
Toodles, Loser #2......Yes, Jill, that makes you Loser #1....lol....

does butterfinger count?

just kidding ladies, but boy does a cherry dipped cone from DQ sound good right now.

just got back from kickboxing class and am feeling good.

so mindy, when are you going to lose so this can all be over with and i can get a new wardrobe?

mmhmmm

i feel good. dun na nuna nuh na na!

yeah buddy. it feels good to be in the top two. really. especially since you all doubted me.

PFF.

so. jill, where's my apology? haha.

and COME ON, i've done this before and WON after two months. so pleeeease.

amy & i... this will be good! so amy, if your teeth hurt, eat a creamsicle. eat some pie. eat some donuts. those are soft. :) thats right. thats right. i've had enough fillings and root canals for a lifetime. and i've been to the doc enough for a lifetime. so. here i am.

bring it on. amy. bring it on.

Oh $hit!

As I was sitting here eating some popcorn cakes today, thinking, geez! these are yummy...adam got them on sale last night and then my co-worker and I, all of a sudden, say at the same time, THEY HAVE SUGAR...it's the Honey Graham kind! I'm an idiot! I didn't even think about it b/c it was a popcorn cake...

SO, there you have it ladies....I'm out......and now there are 2.........$h!t!