Take Roger’s advice, and read the book 3 times before starting. Then take my advice and read the book 3 more times during the first week. You will find you will grasp concepts you have missed the first 3 times.
Take advantage of the bulletin board. – The folks on the bulletin board are a Godsend. Everyone is willing to help: give advice, give encouragement, and give insight. In addition, having the founder take a personal interest in each (and every) individual is a Blessing of its own. I do not think I would have gotten past this week without the help I received.
Rethink your eating habits. – My new meal mantra is – eat breakfast line a prince, eat lunch like a king, and eat dinner like a pauper. In addition, the idea of eating salads and/or vegetables before the protein is novel to me. I have noticed by doing this, I have eaten fewer amounts of meats then on past diets.
Rethink your eating ritual – Like many, the traditional Sunday dinner for my family is macaroni and meat. No matter which diet I have been on, I have always caved in on Sundays. This past Sunday, as usual, the macaroni was cooked. It had lots of cheese and sauce on top. Accompanied was the big bowl of meat. I have to admit everything looked great, and appetizing. I do have to admit that I sat down at the table, and enjoyed a great big bowl of salad, then various veggies (with melted fat-free cheese and tomatoes sauce on top), and some meat. For dessert, I had my now infamous semi frozen banana treat. I thoroughly enjoyed my meal, and I did not miss the ‘ronis one iota.
Who would have thought frozen fruit would be so delicious? – I have been freezing all sorts of fruits to see how taste. Suggestion: make sure you dice/separate/skin certain fruits before freezing. … Yes, I know this sound like common sense, but I will be honest here. I put a whole banana in the freezer. Needles to say, when it came out of the freezer, it made a better hammer then a fruit. However, I did discover that my stupidity actually created a delicious treat – when the banana is semi-defrosted (just enough to remove the skin) it is like eating a frozen banana Popsicle – sans the stick.
Since I am too heavy for a scale (even doctor’s), I can’t say for sure if I have lost weight. What I can happily report - as of this morning, the steering wheel doesn’t rub-up against my belly.
Hope I didn’t bore you too much
!!Tom
PS – I have another meaning for LDL: Living-it – Doing-it – Loving-it !!
...nyK