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Diet for Long Life?

Diet for Long Life?

Dr. Oz seemed to have revealed the secret for longevity and that is by adhering to a Calorie Restricion Diet. What is a Calorie Restriction Diet?

According to Joe Cordell it’s a type of diet that is made up of less calories but is very high in nutrition vales. He says, “Whenever you’re thinking about calorie restriction, you should continually think about getting the most nutritional bang per calorie,”

They claim that by following this diet, people could live up to 150 years! Hmmm.. does that sound believable to you?

Anyways, Scott Q Marcus has written that if people would adhere to this type of diet then a typical menu for this Calorie Restriction diet would look like this.

Breakfast: 1 cup nonfat cottage cheese, 23 nuts, 1 cup berries and one nutrition bar

Lunch: 5 ounces skinless chicken breast (boiled, baked or roasted), broccoli, cauliflower, 1 tablespoon olive oil and one medium orange

Meal preparation: Cook chicken. Add to plate with broccoli and cauliflower. Add olive oil and herbs and spices. Have orange for dessert.

Snack: 1 cup nonfat yogurt, six nuts (Whoa! Don’t eat them all in one bite!)

Dinner: 2 cups green, leafy salad (may include lettuce, cabbage, spinach), 3-ounce salmon filet (canned low-salt or fresh-baked), 7-ounce sweet potato (baked), 1 tablespoon olive oil, herbs and spices and 1 tablespoon vinegar

Meal preparation: Sprinkle vinegar, herbs, spices and half of olive oil over salad and salmon. Sprinkle remaining olive oil over sweet potato; have potato for dessert.

How would you like to have a menu like that? It kinda looks bland though.. and I’m sure this won’t work for me.:)

Day 9 – Self Declared Break

Day 9 – Self Declared Break

If you’ve read my Day 8 of my diet challenge, you must have known that something was going to happen. And yes, the thing that I feared most happened. I broke my diet last night! Huhuhuh! ;)

I was so firm and strong against the temptation of pizza and coke.. until the very last minute, I heed to temptation..YUM!! Hahah!

So, today I’m going to have a self declared break from my diet challenge. . but I will soon resume the challenge after this break. I think 12 days is just too long to be without my sugar and carbo.. But I shall return to my diet.. I shall return..and the challenge continues TOMORROW.

Day 3 of my 12 Day Diet Challenge

Day 3 of my 12 Day Diet Challenge

Yes..and 9 more days to go before my break!

What I actually like about this diet is that it doesn’t leave you feel hungry because all are allowed to eat as much meat and veggies for lunch and dinner. My only struggle during my first 2 days is the zero sugar intake as sugar or any form of starch is not allowed in the duration of the diet . I felt a bit of light headed and weak. But then, when I checked through one of the forums discussing this diet, I found out that some people who has done this used the sugar substitute like Equal or Nutrasweet. I’ve read a lot of negative things about the use of Aspartame but I thought I might just try to use it in my coffee for a few days. So, that my ‘sugar’ intake will not be abruptly cut to zero.

So, all is well on my third day. There has been a lot of tempatations to eat Roti, 3 Layer Tea, Rice, Bread and other stuff. But I always remind myself that I can always delay gratification and wait for my 2 days break and then eat all these! If this diet is successful and then, I will continue to do this and not think of checking out ephedra and other diet pills.