Ok, I know this post is not crochet related. Please be patient with me. I have been out of work since March 13th and I am starting to see how the quarantine has impacted me. Although I am cooking dinner every night, I have noticed that I am eating more snacks during the day. I have also noticed that I have started shying away from water in favor of more fruity sweet drinks. Oh and then there is wine.
Prior to the quarantine I maintained a pretty active life, complete with two gym memberships. Now that I am not working full-time I have found myself home, sitting on my couch, crocheting with snacks near by. In the beginning of the quarantine, I was working out almost everyday. I used to take long walks at the local park or along the river. But that came to a halt when the governor shut down all state and county parks. I understand that it was for our safety, but that limited my walking territory. I will start to walk around my neighborhood.
A few years ago I tried the military diet with a friend of mine. I didn't completely enjoy the food choices but I did enjoy the results. I remember finding it easy and keeping the weight off for some time.
The military diet is a fairly easy and affordable diet that consists of three days on and four days off. For the first three days you are limited to a very specific list of food. This is followed by four days of consuming a limited 1,500 calories of healthy food choices. The website expresses that you can follow this combination (three days on, four days off) for a month or until you reach your desired results.
What I like about this meal plan is the inclusion of vanilla ice cream. What other diet can you eat ice cream?????
If there are items that you cannot eat listed they also have a list of substitutions.
Here is the daily plan (originally published here)
Day 1: 1400 Calories
Breakfast
1/2 Grapefruit
1 slice of toast
2 tablespoons of peanut butter
1 cup coffee or tea (with caffeine)
Lunch
1/2 cup of tuna
1 slice of toast
1 cup of coffee or tea (with caffeine)
Dinner
3 ounces of any type of meat
1 cup of green beans
1/2 banana
1 small apple
1 cup of vanilla ice cream
Day 2: 1200 Calories
Breakfast
1 egg
1 slice of toast
1/2 banana
Lunch
1 cup of cottage cheese
1 hard boiled egg
5 saltine crackers
Dinner
2 hot dogs (without bun)
1 cup of broccoli
1/2 cup of carrot
1/2 banana
1/2 cup of vanilla ice cream
Day 3: 1100 Calories
Breakfast
5 saltine crackers
1 slice of cheddar cheese
1 small apple
Lunch
1 hard boiled egg (or cooked however you like)
1 slice of toast
Dinner
1 cup of tuna
1/2 banana
1 cup of vanilla ice cream
If you have tried this, let me know how it went for you in the comments.
Danielle
I have to give credit where it is due, please click this link to head over to learn more about the military diet.