Grapefruit Diet Blog & not only!

While I was actively on SBD I found that I lost 6 lbs without even really trying. You are supposed to cut out all carbs in phase one due to the fact that any breads, pasta, potatoes, etc, will cause u to gain the weight back a lot faster than while still eating them in moderation. If someone can give me GOOD pros/cons of Akins vs SBD, I’d be more than happy to check it out. BUT, since everyone just loves to bitch and cut ppl down (indirectly), then I won’t even bother.
Everyone has their own opinions, and should be free to express them. I admit that I am close-minded about Atkins- I’ve heard that it can cause health probs, and quite frankly, a diet like that is NOT worth my time.
Like I said, pros/cons lol
DECENT ones.

Preheat oven to 350
Brown 2 pounds (extra lean) ground beef.
Put cooked ground beef in a large bowl & mix well with 2 cups of
mozzarella cheese.
Spray cookie sheet or a baking stone with Pam.
Spread mixture out like a pizza crust on the cookie sheet or a baking stone.
Put 1 cup pizza sauce on top of the meat crust/mixture. Ragu is ok -
check carb count. Pizza sauce is ok as long as there is no sugar in it!
Top with 1-2 cups of shredded mozzarella.
Top with Canadian bacon and/or pepperoni slices
Add onions, peppers, olives, anything legal that you like on pizza.

Cook 15 minutes. or until the top of the cheese starts to brown.
Put foil on rack below to catch any drippings.

Egg Drop Soup

4 Cups Chicken Stock
1/4 cup green onion, sliced 1/4 inch pieces
1 egg
1 egg white, slightly beaten
1 teaspoon soy sauce

Bring chicken stock to a boil in a large saucepan. Add onions
Remove from heat, slowly pour in egg and egg white, stirring gently
as you pour.
Add soy sauce and stir.

2 teaspoons finely chopped shallot
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 pink or ruby-red grapefruit
1 firm-ripe avocado
1/2 lb. Dungeness crabmeat
1 oz. baby arugula, 2 cups

Stir together shallot, lemon juice, and salt in a small bowl and let stand at room temperature 30 minutes. Add oil in a stream, whisking. Peel grapefruit with a sharp knife. Cut segments free from membranes and transfer segments to paper towels to drain. Halve avocado lengthwise (you will be using 1/2 of the avocado for this recipe). Halve remaining avocado half lengthwise and peel, then cut crosswise into 1/3-inch-thick slices. Clean and separate crabmeat. Divide avocado and all of crabmeat between 2 salad plates and arrange grapefruit around them. Top with arugula and drizzle with dressing. Serve immediately.
Makes 2 servings

My favotite way to enjoy grapefruit

Broiled Grapefruit with Vanilla-Ginger Sauce

1/3 cup sugar
3 tablespoons chopped crystallized ginger
3/4 teaspoon vanilla
6 large pink grapefruits

Preheat broiler. In an electric coffee/spice grinder combine sugar, ginger, and vanilla and grind fine.
Halve each grapefruit crosswise and run knife around each section to loosen membranes. Arrange grapefruits, cut sides-up, in a flameproof baking dish or baking pan just large enough to hold them in one layer and sprinkle with sugar mixture. Broil grapefruits about 1 1/2 inches from heat until sugar melts and tops begin to brown, 10 to 15 minutes. Serve grapefruits at room temperature.

Hi everyone,

    I am so proud of myself today I just had to share. First thing is when I got up this morning I weighed myself and I have lost 4 pounds. I started my journey around three months ago and so far my total lost has been 7 pounds. I know it is not much and I have tons more to go but wow this is nice. I just hope I can keep on going. Also thanks to Hazel’s suggestion I got in my 8 glasses of water today. First time ever. I do have to admit I almost quit after around 5 glasses or so but I kept on telling myself that I am not a quitter.

Sorry just had to share.

Today was the best day I had since my husband passed. I got up early cut the grass. Clean the pool. Felt good. My sister came with her daughter. I wish we lived in the same town. The house was noisy and they were laughing almost forgot about my grief. I went to the church to decorate the hall We are having a celebration for our pastor Sunday. It was like old times. I did good point wise. A little low.
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cereal 2
milk 2
peaches 2
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Chicken Teriyaki/whole wheat bun 7
Lettuces/tomatoes o
diet coke 0
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peaches 3
protein powder 2
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Cream of Broccoli Soup 5
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water 64 ozs
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Pts Used (25)
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1-Monday 31
2-Tuesday 27
3-Wednesday 22
4-Thursday 28
5-Friday 25

Letter from Bob: Hi, i have been thinking about taking a couple cycles of decadurabolin, i was wondering if anyone could tell me what else to take with it, like for water retintion and rage, or any other side affect.

please help me out if you know anything. thanks.

Argh! I am so frustrated! I had no idea Paxil caused a weight
gain. It is not listed as a side effect in the drug company’s
literature. My doctor still thinks my unexplained 10 lb weight gain
over the past 4 months might be thyroid related. I finally
remembered (I believe memory loss is another side effect) to search
the web for some answers and ran across this and another website with
first-hand accounts of noted weight gain. I guess it is a relief to
know I am not alone, but now I fear I am going to have a hard time
losing the weight - something I have never had a problem with in my
life. I exercise vigorously five times a week and eat a pretty
healthy diet. I have always prided myself in my flat stomach after
two kids and at 40. Now I can barely zip up my pants!

My doc started transitioning me to Lexapro this week - does anyone
take this med, and if so have weight gain with it? Thanks for
letting me vent.

Kristan

I have been tapering off my Lexapro, running, and taking the Omega 3.
I had a rough time last night. I actually started to feel panicky. I
remember when I stopped Prozac abruptly, it was like I fell into a
black hole. Has anyone experienced a period where they felt terrible
when withdrawing from the SSRIs? I may have done it too fast. I
tapered off Lexapro in 5 days. I took a small chunk after my run
tonight to try and reduce the withdrawl effects… It seems to be
working.

Also, has anyone here stayed on their SSRI and lost weight following
this program?

Robert