Red Grapes are your friend!
Posted: July 6th, 2011, 8:17 am
Several years ago, I read the can of Cherry Coke sitting on my desk and realized that 12 ounces of Cherry Coke has 42 grams of sugar and decided right then and there that I had to QUIT drinking sodas. I am not someone who can have one once in a while...if I "fall off the wagon," I'm gonna drink a 12 pack of Dr. Pepper, Cherry Cole or Pepsi, etc.
Anyway, when I cut them out, I found that I craved red grapes for some reason. (HELLO? my body was screaming for carbs, so the grapes filled that need.) After about three months of no sodas and eating a lot of red grapes, I had dropped from a size 10 jean size to a 6!
Then I saw Dr. Wilson on Channel 5 in Atlanta one morning, and he was talking about his book...he mentioned some "free carbs," foods that you can eat all you want and not gain weight. Red grapes were on that list. He said that not only are they "free" carbs, they are also a natural diuretic, therefore prevent you from retaining water. If I hadn't already lost weight, I might not have believed it.
For some reason while I was eating red grapes about three times a day (the most important handful seemed to be ones I ate the minute I got up), I didn't WANT bread or rice or pasta anymore. Instead of going to Quizno's at lunch and getting a big cheese dripping sub, I was going to Boston Market and getting roasted chicken and veggies. I didn't make a conscious effort to change what I ate, it just happened, because the grapes were completely filling my need for carbs.
Sooooooo, anyway, like I said that was years ago, and since then I fell off the soda wagon and needless to say I am NOT a size 6 anymore. A couple of months ago I cut out the sodas again...I'm over 40 now, and I have just GOT to make this my lifestyle now. I'm back on the grapes, LOL! I am working out on my elliptical machine, and using a lot of resistance on it, to maximize my time on it. I'm drinking lots of water, eating salads and right now I'm getting some awesome fresh veggies from my garden. So far I am down a jean size, so it's working...I just have to keep it up, and that's the hard part for me.
I had posted my success story on another forum way back when it happened, and forgot about it for a few months...then one day someone posted a "thank you" thread to me, because she'd done the no sodas/red grape thing and had gone from a size 16 to a 12!
I just wanted to post my story here because I'm new here and will very likely need some moral support from others who are doing the same thing, trying to get and stay healthy! My family is supportive, but it's not the same as having others around who know what I'm going through. I also wanted to post to let you all know that the red grape can be your best friend for changing your eating habits! And I would like to thank Dr. Wilson, because if not for him, I never would have realized that my success was due in large part to the grapes!
Anyway, when I cut them out, I found that I craved red grapes for some reason. (HELLO? my body was screaming for carbs, so the grapes filled that need.) After about three months of no sodas and eating a lot of red grapes, I had dropped from a size 10 jean size to a 6!
Then I saw Dr. Wilson on Channel 5 in Atlanta one morning, and he was talking about his book...he mentioned some "free carbs," foods that you can eat all you want and not gain weight. Red grapes were on that list. He said that not only are they "free" carbs, they are also a natural diuretic, therefore prevent you from retaining water. If I hadn't already lost weight, I might not have believed it.
For some reason while I was eating red grapes about three times a day (the most important handful seemed to be ones I ate the minute I got up), I didn't WANT bread or rice or pasta anymore. Instead of going to Quizno's at lunch and getting a big cheese dripping sub, I was going to Boston Market and getting roasted chicken and veggies. I didn't make a conscious effort to change what I ate, it just happened, because the grapes were completely filling my need for carbs.
Sooooooo, anyway, like I said that was years ago, and since then I fell off the soda wagon and needless to say I am NOT a size 6 anymore. A couple of months ago I cut out the sodas again...I'm over 40 now, and I have just GOT to make this my lifestyle now. I'm back on the grapes, LOL! I am working out on my elliptical machine, and using a lot of resistance on it, to maximize my time on it. I'm drinking lots of water, eating salads and right now I'm getting some awesome fresh veggies from my garden. So far I am down a jean size, so it's working...I just have to keep it up, and that's the hard part for me.
I had posted my success story on another forum way back when it happened, and forgot about it for a few months...then one day someone posted a "thank you" thread to me, because she'd done the no sodas/red grape thing and had gone from a size 16 to a 12!
I just wanted to post my story here because I'm new here and will very likely need some moral support from others who are doing the same thing, trying to get and stay healthy! My family is supportive, but it's not the same as having others around who know what I'm going through. I also wanted to post to let you all know that the red grape can be your best friend for changing your eating habits! And I would like to thank Dr. Wilson, because if not for him, I never would have realized that my success was due in large part to the grapes!