OMG! I FELL OFF MY DIET! I JUST CAN'T SEEM TO GET AND STAY MOTIVATED ! I WENT TO MY DOCTOR'S TODAY AND SPOKE TO HER ABOUT EITHER SENDING ME TO ONE OF THOSE FAT FARM ! I KNOW THEY HAVE A PLACE IN PENNSYLVANIA IT'S CALLED BROOKHAVEN. OR POSSIBLY HAVING MY STOMACH STAPLED ( ALTHOUGH, I REALLY DON'T LIKE THAT IDEA!) OR , EVEN ABOUT HAVING EITHER A SHAKE OR BAR (LIKE SLIMFAST) TO REPLACE ONE OF MY MEALS! SOMETHING.....ANYTHING .......TO HELP ME GET MYSELF TOGETHER ! ANYWAY..... SHE GAVE ME THE RECIPE FOR ' THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION'S BASIC FAT BURNING DIET ' !
ALONG WITH SOME OTHER INFO TO HELP ME OUT. I'VE BEEN ON THIS FAT BURNING DIET BEFORE AND ACTUALLY I WENT ON IT WITH J. AND HE LOST 17 POUNDS AND I ONLY LOST 11 POUNDS ! GO FIGURE RIGHT ? MEN CAN LOSE WEIGHT EASIER THAN WOMEN CAN ! HORMONES !!!! THAT'S WHAT IT IS !!!!!
SO, HERE I AM..... TRYING YET AGAIN..... TO GET MOTIVATED AND STAY MOTIVATED ! I WISH I HAD A DIET PARTNER STAYING HERE WITH ME! MY COUSIN WOULD BE IDEAL BUT, SHE LIVES HALF AN HOUR AWAY AND HAS A 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IN SCHOOL! USED TO BE PERFECT BEFORE SHE MOVED AWAY FROM MY AREA! SHE LIVED LESS THAN FIVE MINUTES AWAY AT ONE TIME AND SHE ONLY HAD HER SON WHO WAS ONLY FOUR YEARS OLD AT THE TIME AND SHE WOULD COME AND STAY DAY AFTER DAY OR.... SHE WOULD COME IN THE MORNING AND NOT LEAVE UNTIL LATE NIGHT ! WE DIETED AND EXERCISED TOGETHER AND I WENT FROM 260 DOWN TO 171 POUNDS ! THEN, MY MOM PASSED AWAY AND IT WAS ALL DOWN HILL FROM THERE! NEVER...EVER WOULD I EVER HAVE IMAGINED MYSELF TO BE AT OR ABOVE 300 POUNDS ! I AM SO AM DISGUSTED WITH MYSELF FOR HAVING GOT THIS BIG.... ILLNESS OR NOT !

SO.....FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO WOULD LIKE THIS DOCTOR ADVISED DIET....HERE IS THE RECIPE AND INSTRUCTIONS FOR IT! IT IS A SEVEN DAY PLAN .

AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION'S BASIC FAT BURNING DIET

6 LARGE GREEN ONION'S

2 GREEN PEPPER'S

1 OR 2 CAN'S OF DICED TOMATOES

1 BUNCH OF CELERY

1 PKG. LIPTON ONION SOUP MIX

1 OR 2 BOUILLON CUBES

*** I ADD 1/2 OF A CABBAGE TO MINE AS A FILLER UPPER ! ***

CUT VEGGIES INTO SMALL TO MEDIUM PEICES AND COVER WITH WATER AND 1 CAN OF V-8 JUICE. BOIL FAST FOR 10 MINUTES THEN REDUCE HEAT AND SIMMER TIL VEGGIES ARE TENDER. *** EAT AS MUCH AS YOU WANT, WHENEVER YOU WANT AT ANY TIME OF DAY. THIS SOUP WILL NOT ADD CALORIES! THE MORE YOU EAT, THE MORE YOU LOSE! FILL A THERMOS AND TAKE IT WITH YOU TO WORK!

DAY 1: EAT ALL FRUIT EXCEPT BANANA'S! ALL THE FRUIT YOU WANT TO EAT YOU CAN HAVE REMEMBER, CANTALOUPES AND WATERMELON ARE LOWER IN CALORIES THAN MOST FRUIT! AND EAT YOUR SOUP TOO! ALSO, DRINK UNSWEETENED TEAS, CRANBERRY JUICE AND WATER.

DAY 2: VEGGIE DAY! STUFF YOURSELF WITH FRESH, RAW OR COKKED VEGGIES STAY AWAY FROM DRY BEANS. PEAS AND CORN ! EAT YOUR SOUP ( AS MUCH AS YOU WANT ) FOR DINNER, REWARD YOURSELF WITH A BIG BAKED POTATO! NO BUTTER! USE HERB'S OR SPICES AND/ OR S&P! NO FRUIT TODAY!

DAY 3: MIX DAY'S 1 & 2! EAT ALL THE SOUP, VEGGIES AND FRUIT YOU WANT! NO BAKED POTATO!

DAY 4: BANANA'S AND SKIM MILK DAY! EAT AS MANY AS 8 BANANA'S AND AS MANY GLASSES OF MILK ALONG WITH YOUR SOUP! BANANA'S ARE HIGH IN CALORIES AND CARB'S AS IS THE MILK! BUT, ON THIS PARTICULAR DAY, YOUR BODY WILL NEED THE POTASSIUM , PROTIEN AND CALCIUM TO LESSEN YOUR CRAVINGS FOR SWEETS!

DAY 5: BEEF AND TOMATOES DAY! EAT 10 TO 20 OZ. OF BEEF AND UP TO 6 FRESH TOMATOES! DRINK AT LEAST 5 TO 8 GLASSES OF WATER TO HELP WASH THE URIC ACID FROM YOUR BODY! EAT YOUR SOUP AT LEAST ONCE TODAY! REMEMBER, THE MORE SOUP YOU EAT....THE MORE YOU LOSE!

DAY 6: BEEF AND VEGGIE DAY! EAT TO YOUR HEARTS CONTENT OF BEEF AND VEGGIES THIS DAY! YOU CAN EVEN HAVE 2 OR 3 STEAKS! WITH GREEN LEAFY VEGGIES! NO BAKED POTATO!!! EAT YOUR SOUP AT LEAST ONCE TODAY! *** SOMETIMES I GET SICK OF EATING THE SOUP ,SO I PUT A BOWL OF IT IN MY BLENDER AND MAKE KIND OF LIKE A V-8 AND WARM IT IN THE MICROWAVE! ***

DAY 7: BROWN RICE ( I COOKED THIS WITH BOUILLON CUBES FOR FLAVOR!), UNSWEETENED FRUIT JUICES AND VEGGIES! AGAIN, STUFF, STUFF, STUFF YOURSELF ! BE SURE TO EAT YOUR SOUP AT LEAST ONCE TODAY (OR , MAYBE EVEN FINISH WHATEVER YOU HAVE LEFT OF IT TODAY) !

AT THE END, IF YOU DIDN'T CHEAT, YOU WILL HAVE LOST 10 TO 17 POUNDS! IF YOU LOST MORE THAN 15, THEN GO OFF THE DIET 2 OR 3 DAYS BEFORE YOU TRY IT AGAIN! THIS DIET CAN BE USED AS OFTEN AS YOU LIKE! IT WILL CLEAN YOUR SYSTEM OF IMPURITIES AND GIVE YOU A HEALTHIER FEELING! AFTER ONLY A FEW DAYS, YOU WILL BEGIN TO FEEL LIGHTER AND HAVE MORE ENERGY. THIS DIET DOES NOT LEND ITSELF TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AT ANY TIME, BECAUSE OF THE REMOVAL OF FAT BUILDUP IN YOUR SYSTEM ! THIS DIET WILL AFFECT EVERYONE DIFFERENTLY B/C YOUR DIGESTIVE SYSTEM IS DIFFERENT FROM OTHER PEOPLE'S. *** IF YOU FIND THAT YOUR BOWEL MOVEMENT'S HAVE CHANGED, EAT 1 CUP OF BRAN AND FIBER CEREAL! ALTHOUGH YOU CAN HAVE BLACK COFFEE, YOU MAY FIND THAT YOU DON'T EVEN NEED THE CAFFEINE AFTER THE 3RD DAY!

DEFINITE NO- NO'S : BREAD, ALCOHOL OR CARBONATED DRINKS! NOT EVEN DIET SOFT DRINKS!!!! NO FRIED FOODS! YOU MAY EAT BAKED OR BROILED CHICKEN INSTEAD OF BEEF FOR ONE DAY (OR BAKED OR BROILED FISH) ONLY ONE DAY!!! THE OTHER DAY, YOU WILL NEED THE PROTEIN IN THE BEEF ! EAT THE SOUP, ANYTIME YOU FEEL HUNGRY! ANY PRESCRIBED MEDICATIONS WILL NOT HURT YOU ON THIS DIET! BUT....PLEASE BE SURE TO CHECK WITH YOUR DOCTOR FIRST, BEFORE GOING ON ANY DIET OR EXERCISE PROGRAM !!!!!!!! YOUI MAY HAVE A HEART CONDITION OR DIABETES , ETC. YOU NEED TO MAKE SURE YOU DOCTOR GIVES YOU THE GO AHEAD FIRST!!! THIS DIET IS FOR OVER WEIGHT HEART PATIENTS WHO NEED TO LOSE WEIGHT RAPIDLY, USUALLY BEFORE SURGERY!
ONE MODIFICATION: BREAKFAST CAN BE CEREAL WITH SKIM MILK!
**** THERE YOU HAVE IT!****
AS SOON AS I GET CASH I WILL BE GOING ON THIS DIET TO HOPEFULLY HELP GET ME MOTIVATED!!! IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO DO IT WITH ME...... PLEASE FEEL FREE TO LET ME KNOW ! I'LL KEEP YOU POSTED AS TO WHEN I WILL BE STARTING IT! BOOMERTOO