The new diet

So at the beginning of the year I tried to lose 10 pounds. I was inspired by Sheilas fat flush diet. So I got the cranberry juice but thought if I just monitored my portions and cut out soda and fast food I would be alright. I lost 4 pounds. Then was our anniversary and my birthday. Being married to a Chef and being in the Fontaine family in general it is pretty difficult to lose weight. I wish I had better self control but lets face it I have everything going against me. Larry cooks great food in mass quantities, I have tried over the years to convince him we only can eat so much at a sitting but I am out voted every meal he cooks :). So needless to say I gained some back. Then Sheila and her family came out and gained the rest back plus 1...HOLY CRAP!

So now here I am starting at the beginning plus 1. While Sheila was here we came across this great little used book store downtown Renton. Sheila found a couple books on the Flat Belly Diet. I read some of the meals and OMG a diet designed for me. I can still eat cereal in the morning with milk. Anyone who knows me knows my addiction to milk. Granted I caved and bought skim milk and organic unsweetened cereal with FLAX, yes Sheila you read it right Im eating FLAX,. But this is a diet I actually think I can keep up after the designated 30 days.

So the first four day are like a detox to decrease you're bloat. Instead of the cranberry juice water they have a ginger, lemon, cucumber concoction. Since Sheila left some cranberry here I will be using that till its gone. Ive actually gotten use to it. Then they tell you what to eat at every meal. The one thing you have to do is eat a MUFA with every meal. And what the hell is that you ask? MUFA is Monounsaturated fat.

I didn't get a chance to go to the store till after breakfast so my Breakfast consisted of a berry smoothie with some plain yogurt and ice. So here is what I ate.

Breakfast: Berry Smoothie with yogurt and ice

Lunch : 4 oz of organic deli turkey

low fat string cheese

1 pint of grape tomatoes

and cran water

I didn't get my snack cause I had to work so I just kept drinking my cran water

Dinner (which I cooked myself)

1cup cooked green beans

4 oz grilled Halibut with some dill and lemon, little olive oil, salt and pepper

The diet called for Talapia but after watching Andrew Zimmern talk about how Talapia is raised I will never eat that fish and hey I have fresh Halibut in the freezer.

1/2 cup roaster red potatoes with olive oil

Then I finished my cranwater before bed.

What the French Toast.

Ive been following several blogs and have finally decided to start one myself. Not that I feel like I have anything exciting to write about or that most people would even care whats going on a daily basis. But oh well here it goes. I was going to follow in Sheila's footsteps and just start off with the weight loss and trying to eat right. I do need to lose 10 pounds befoer Disney World. And I did start a new diet today. But the I got the mail and had something to blog about.
I lived in Ohio for 17 years. Moved there when I was 13 till I was 30. I got my drivers license there, first registered to vote there, even got married and had one of my kids there. The one thing I never had to do there was jury duty. Although I lived in Renton till I was 13, I only moved back 7 years ago and I have been called for jury duty 4 times, yes count them 4 times. What the French Toast!!! I was called in Renton once and King County now 3 times. Larry has only been called once since we've been back. Although nobody I even know out here has been called since I moved back...I think something in the system is definitely wrong. Its not like I would make a good juror in fact Im pretty sure I would get kicked off any jury. I wouldnt know since Ive never been to that point yet... Nope just sit in that dang room with 200 more bored potential jurors and read or listen to a book on tape on my ipod. One year I even did homework for massage school. For everyone who has heard me say I have the worst luck possible Ive just proven myself right again :)
So on July 12th I will again go and sit in that room and read my book club book and wait for $20 again :)