Din Din

So I apologize in advance for not taking a picture of dinner.  All I could think about was how in todo el mundo am I going to be able to tolerate eating beets?  Perhaps this diet requires you to eat something foul tasting so you loose all desire to consume anything?  Now that would be an idear.


So how did I eat 1 whole cup of beets?  Let's face it, without salt they are not edible.  And they stain things so be careful with them.  The beets were alright with white vinegar, but the salt adds to them quite significantly.  I also tried them with Mrs. Dash, which was a bad idea.  The last thing I tried was salted beets with balsamic vinegar.  Perhaps it is just because I'm a vinegar whore, but those were edible.  I'm not going to go out of my way in the future to eat beets, but if you try a diet like this, balsamic and salt is what I recommend.  And you probably don't want to eat them from the can, but desperate times call for desperate measures.  


So beets, 1 cup of green beans with scant salt, and a Gorge Foremaned (it's a word for the grilling generation) chicken breast complete with salt, pepper, and Mrs. Dash and I'm feeling content.  I still have an apple and 1 cup of ice cream ordered for the day, but at this point I'm full.  Those two will be a nice snack later.  


I didn't know how to eyeball 3 ounces of chicken, but this website was quite helpful.  In fact, it tells you how to eyeball a number of foods.


What I like so far about this diet is I do feel content after meals.  I think a part of it is to teach one appropriate portions.  I see a few people who claim that you loose weight on this diet because you are starved of calories, so I'll approximate how much I ate for the total day in an entry to come.  


Update: I mixed 3/4 cup Breyer's "1/2 the fat" Vanilla and approximately 1/3 c regular fat Cookies and Cream.  I was initially full after this, but I think the sweetness of the Cookies and Cream triggered my hunger.  When the BF made popcorn I shared some, which was not part of the diet.  Perhaps I should have only consumed Vanilla ice cream then a cup of tea to curb the cravings?