becoming my dream

i try really hard to keep my content orignal and i won't put anything on here that i have not/would not try.  sorry if you were hoping to see the cabbage soup diet again but that's just not me

700 calories a day counts as undereating.  This is is not a healthy diet by itself, you should supplement with 300-500 calories worth of food in order to lose weight healthfully. consult a doctor before beginning any diet or work out program. any tips used are at your own risk. I think that covers it...

pretty much anything can be substituted with something of equal calorie value so if you don't like bananas, you can have 50 cals worth of any other fruit that you like

breakfast (fruit: 2, protein: 1, dairy: 2 and veggies: 1)

• smothie (150)
• light and fit yogurt (60) or soy milk
  
• 1/2 cup sliced banana (50)
• 1/2 cup berries (40)
• ice (0)
  
• omelet (95)
• 3 egg whites (45)
• 1 slice fat free cheese (30)
• 2/3 cup of broccoli (20)
  
• or 20 cals worth of any veggie like spinach
  

lunch (protein: 1, veggies: 1)

• tuna salad (200)
  
• 1 small can chunk light tuna in water (160)
• 1 tbsp miracle whip free (20)
  
• 1 stalk cellery (5)
  
• 2 cups salad (15 ish)
  
• OR
• chicken mushroom w/salad (200)
  
• 3 oz chicken (140)
• 1 cup mushrooms (20)
• 1 cup cellery (5)
• 2 cups salad (15ish)
  

snack:

• sugar free jello w/cool whip (25)
• 1 or 2 servings jello (10)
• 2 tbsp cool whip light (15)
• try making it into a yummy mousse
  

dinner (veggies: 3)

• soup (150)
• 1 campbells chicken and stars (70)
• 1 cup broccolli (30)
  
• 1 cup cauliflower (25) blend to make a thick base for he soup
  
• 2/3 cup sliced carrot (25)
• or try any other 150 calorie combination of veggies and bullion
  

snack (fruit: 1)

• 70 calorie serving of fruit eg:1 apple, 1 cup berries, 3/4 of a medium banana, 1 grapefruit, 3/4 cup grapes, 1½ nectarines or oranges, 1½ cup whole strawberries, ¾ cup pinapple or watermelon
• OR
• 55 calorieserving with 2 tbsp cool whip light
• OR
• 60 calorie serving of fruit with 10 cals of sugar free jello

additional food:

• at least 8 glasses of water!!!!
  
• 1 ten cal beverage per day: crystal light, iced coffee, fuze slenderize, sugarfree redbull etc
  
• 1 serving "0" calorie dill pickles
• zero calorie dressing
• diet soda and other calorie free drinks
• splenda
• z trim 0 calorie fat replacement
  

totals: veggies 4 servings, fruit: 3 servings, protein: 3 servings, dairy: 2 servings, and fats and oils: 0 servings

the way this works is you only eat during a twelve hour span of the day so if you have breakfast at 8 am, you can't eat dinner, or anything for that matter, after 8 pm.  This can be a vey useful way to keep your calorie intake down but it does have limitations!! this doesn't mean that you can have pizza and cookies for 12 hours straight, you still have to be reasonable. i uggest doing the 12 hour "diet" in conjunction with some rules:

• have at least 4 servings of steamed, sauteed (using cooking spray instead of oil) or raw veggies (w/ calorie free dressing if desired)  in a day. that's once every 3 hours if you space it evenly
• have at least 8 glasses of low or no calorie drink (perhaps water?) during 12 hours (thats 1 glass every hour and a half)
• if you don't mind calorie counting, try to stay around 1,200 or 1,000 calories
  

not a fan of counting calories? try making more simple rules for yourself. adding a few at a time can make the transition into dieting easier.  i would suggest starting with rules that don't deprive you eg:

• I'll begin each meal with a salad or a plate of veggies then, i can eat whatever i want.
• I'll have a large glass of water before each meal

then you can slowly eliminate or limit bad foods. here are some rules that i suggest/ plan to follow while i'm home for spring break:

• maximum of one or two100 cal pak snacks (no 2 pak days in a row)
• drink at least two liters of water every day
• eat at least 1 cup of celery every day
• if at mcdonalds, get:
• bacon ranch salad with grilled chicken 260 cals
  
• apple dippers: 35 cals
• if at burger king get:
• tendergrill chicken garden salad (GRILLED ONLY) 240 cals
• motts strawberry flavored apple sauce 90 cals
• if at wendy's get:
• manderin chicken salad 170 cals (no noodles, almonds, or dressing)
  
• OR
  
• chicken ceasar salad 190 cals (no croutons or dressing)
• mandarin orange cup: 90 cals
  

• if at a steak house get:
• grilled chicken salad (watch dressing)
  
• grilled chicken with steamed veggies(ask if they use butter)
• smallest sirloin (try the kids menu) with steamed veggies
  

I kinda based on the 2-4-6-8 diet.  the idea is that by alternating your caloric intake you trick you metabolism so that it doesn't decrease as much.  I altered it so that it works well with my week, on the days that i'll be partying or eating brunch with my boyfriend and pals i allow myself more calories, midweek when I'm most busy and i can avoid temptation the most, i eat less.

please remember that even when tying to lose weight, you should eat at least 1000-1200 calories a day, anything less then that is undereating!!!!

Version 1:
sunday: 800 calories
monday: 600 calories
tuesday: 400 calories
wednesday: 400 calories
thursday: 600 calories
friday: 800 calories
saturday: 1000 calories

version 2:
sunday: 800
monday: 700
tuesday: 500
wednesday: 700
thursday: 500
friday: 800
saturday: 900

having 400 calories all day is considered severely undereating.  you should not only eat 400 hundred calories in a day. a healthy weightloss diet should consist of 1000-1200 calories (that's 2-3x this much food!!!)

1  mushroom and cheese omlet (95)
    3 egg whites 45
    1 cup raw mushrooms 20 (or 2/3 cup broccoli)
    1 slice ff cheese 30

2  chicken wrap w/ cellery (115)
    1 lo fat/low carb tortilla 50
    1/2 slice ff cheese 30
    1/2 precooked, frozen chicken breast: 55
    2 tbsp cal free dressing
    4stalks cellery

3   jello and cool whip (25)
    1/2 of package of sugar free jello
    2 tbsp cool whip free

4  2 full bowls of chicken veggie soup (105)
    1 bullion cube 5
    1/2 chicken thing 55
    1 cp cellery
    1/2 cup frozen broccoli 15
    1/2 cup frozen mixed veg (peas, carrots, corn, string beans) 30

5  1 sugar free mocha pudding (60)

600 calories for an entire day is still undereating!! this should not be all that you eat every day, a healthy diet should have twice this much food!

1  mushroom and cheese omlet (105)
    3 egg whites 45
    1 ½ cup raw mushrooms 30 (or 1 cup broccoli)
    1 slice ff cheese 30

2 100 calorie pack

3  turkey and cheese wrap with cellery (100)
    2 slices of SUPER thin turkey 20
    1 la tortilla factory low fat/low carb tortilla 50
    ½ slice of bordens fat free cheese 15
    1 tbsp of miracle whip free 15
    ½ cup lettuce
    4 stalks cellery
    1-2 tbsp cal free dressing

4  jello and cool whip (25)
    1/2 of package of sugar free jello
    2 tbsp cool whip free

5  chicken and mushrooms with broccoli (see recipi page for preperation instructions) (190)
    1 great value brand precooked frozen chicken breast 110
    1 ½ cups sliced button mushrooms 30
    2 cups frozen broccoli 60

6  sugar free pudding and light chocolate whipped cream (75)
    1 sugar free pudding 60
    2 tbsp chocolate whipped cream 15