Showing posts with label Vitamins. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Vitamins. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 14, 2019

RECIPE WEDNESDAY - Vitamins & Fast Metabolism

While I've always tried to eat healthy (okay, most of the time), sometimes I need a little structure. As I said in Monday's post, my sugar numbers have been back up due to 'not' staying on track while the girls were here.

DISCLAIMER:
I am not a dietician/ pharmacist/ nutritionist, etc. Expert in anything. I just know what works for me.
Do your own research and listen to your body.

First, let me give you a rundown of my routine.

Morning:
8 oz of warm lemon water with a tsp. of raw honey.
This helps cleanse the liver, which will help rid the body of excess glucose.

Breakfast
2-3 days a week: old-fashioned oat meal with diced peaches/ cinnamon and a 1/4 c half & half
 Cinnamon is great for lowering glucose. While fruit is a natural sugar, this also provides fiber           the body needs. Same for the oatmeal.

Morning Vitamins  1200mg Berberine - take 2.
Berberine is a Chines vegetarian supplement that will help block  sugar
Apple Cider Vinegar tablets 480 mg per serving.(take 2 / 1-3 times per day) I take them 3 times a day
Chromium - 1000 mg - take 1
Chromium is a system cleanser. Lets your body only retain what it needs and flush the rest.
CoQ10 - 200 mg - Good for heart function. My mom died of a heart attack so I know there is history
Cinnamon - 1000 mg per 2 tablets.
Super B Complex - 1 tablet for Metabolism.  I have a slow metabolism.
Ocuvite for 50+ - For eye health
VirMax - Blood Sugar stabilizer - take 1

I take 2 vinegar tablets 3 times a day. I also take the cinnamon mid-day rather than with the morning round.

BEDTIME:
I have an 8 oz. cup of Detox Tea by Yogi. You can read about it HERE

Apple Cider Vinegar can reduce your 'fasting number' by 20pts. So at bedtime, I drink 4 oz. warm water with a 1/2 tsp of raw honey and 2 Tbl. of Apple Cider Vinegar. I usually have 2 -3 crackers to prevent heartburn.
While this seems like a lot, I feel the natural course is far better than the chemical/ medical options. 


I won't go into details about Haylie Pomroy's system today. If you need a refresher, I invite you to check out THIS POST

There are 3 Phases. Her key thing is 'don't start on Monday'. I get that. With that in mind, Phase 1 runs Tuesday Wednesday. So here's my food list for yesterday and today:

PHASE 1

VEGGIES:
Bamboo shoots/ Bean Sprouts/ Green Beans/ Carrots/ Mushrooms/ Peas/ Pumpkin/ Sweet Potatoes/ Tomatoes

GRAINS/ STARCHES:
Barley, Brown Rice, Steel Cut Oats, Quinoa, Rice Milk, Sprouted-grain breads, Tapioca, Wild Rice

FRUITS:
Apples
Apricots
Asian Pears
Blueberries
Cantaloupe
Cherries
Honeydew
Lemons/ Lime
Mangos
Oranges
Peaches
Pears
Pineapple
Strawberries
Tangerines
Watermelon

MEAT
Lean meats - beef/ chicken/ pork/ turkey
Buffalo
Deli meats (nitrate free)
Fish - Haddock/ Hallibu/ Pullock/ Tuna
Sausage - chicken/ Turkey/ nitrate free
Turkey Breast
Turkey Bacon

BROTHS/ ETC.
Broths - chicken/ beef
Dried Herbs
Garlic - fresh
Ketchup - no sugar/ syrup added
Mustard
Decaf Tea/ Coffee
Salt & Pepper
Onion Salt/ Powder
Garlic Salt/ Powder
Cinnamon

SWEETENERS:
Stevia
Tomato Paste
Vanilla Extract
Peppermint Extract
Vinegar

NO FATS!

 If you look at the list, you'll see the first 2 days are more about 'cleanse'.

BASICS
Eat within 30 min of rising - this kicks in the Metabolism
Eat EVERY 3 Hours -
    Meal/ Snack/ Meal/Snack/ Meal
Veggies are FREE
Drink a minimum of 64 oz. EVERY DAY!

Tomorrow I'll share with you what the list encompasses for Thursday/ Friday.

Whatever you choose to eat/ not eat... remember....

Enjoy the Journey!
~Kelly




   


Friday, February 21, 2014

Weekly ReCap - and a correction



Okay.. I've not done as well as I'd thought. I'm glad hubby wrote down our beginning weights. I did not weigh 189... but 188 - which means I've only lost a pound.

I also discovered that when I don't take my vitamins (like my Chromium) that I seem to want to eat more and thus not lose the weight. So I'm trying to be more diligent about taking my vitamins. Odd how something so simple can make such a big difference over all.

Sorry I missed the recipe for this week. I made a couple things and took pictures just so swamped with work that I did not get them written up and scheduled. Will take care of that this weekend so they'll run on schedule.

Have a great weekend and Enjoy the Journey!
188/187/130