the belly fat cure

ok so i normally say i don't like diets. i don't do diets because diets fail. in the past i have done the 6 week body makeover and the liver cleansing diet...and they worked. i swear. both were great ideas. if you like eating tasteless food. i eventually went off of them and here we are today. my sister reccommended the belly fat cure and i decided to look into it. i was thinking that if i could get some new ideas to incorporate into my new healthy eating lifestyle it wouldn't hurt. so i bought the book and although i was a bit skeptical at first, i think some of this could actually be do-able. this guy claims that if you keep your sugars under 15g/day and your good carbs to 6 servings (120g) then your insulin levels will stabilize and your belly fat will disappear. while he doesn't focus on things like sodium and fat, he has a whole list of items that are acceptable to eat while doing this. and you know what? alot of it we are already eating! the few good ideas that i liked that i didn't take into consideration before was using sweeteners like truvia instead of splenda (or aspartame...there goes my diet coke) and adding psyllium husks for extra fiber. he has alternatives listed for typical condiments, snacks and beverages. I am proposing a research trip to the grocery store to see what is available and what i would have to get at harvest health. the good part about this is that csaba is actually on board with it and he is probably the most skeptical person i know, who has been there with me through all of these trials... he knows what works and what doesn't. the book includes some recipes that aren't too elaborate and include alot of food we already eat.
yesterday wasn't the greatest day...on top of being sick i splurged and got a piece of bread from the bosnian bakery that tastes just like our favorite hungarian bread. i scarfed that down. i told myself i was only going to try it but it tasted too good. then for dinner csaba made chicken with asparagus and rice... ..... .... we had a bit of a mishap with the chicken so i resorted to a bowl of honey nut cheerios for dinner instead.
this morning on a good track so far, english muffin with turkey and cheese (0/2- although maybe the muffin has some sugar, i will have to check that later) for breakfast along with a big glass of water with a bit of lemon juice in it (0/0 on the Sugar/Carb index) for lunch i have tuna salad with a bit of mayo and dijon mustard (i forget what the mayo was but tuna is 0/0 ) i didnt get a chance to add any veggies to it but included some herb lettuce, avocado and some cheese to put with it in a wheat pita (0/2 i think). for dinner tonight either chicken with angel hair pasta or the black bean gumbo. i have a piece of turkey and a small baggie of goldfish for a snack. turns out that on this plan i can have cheezits and goldfish, cheese sticks and hard boiled eggs for snacks. all of which, i like. we'll see how this goes though, it wanted me to list my weight (which we already know) and my stomach size. ugh. 35" unless i read it wrong. it was early.