So while I was in Jamaica for 2 weeks, I picked up my husband's book Eat to Live by Joel Fuhrman, M.D. Most of the information in Dr. Fuhrman's book wasn't new to me, but the case studies he included were so amazing and moving. I got inspired to try his 6 week program for weight loss and my hubby is doing it with me. My hubby has already reached his ideal weight from being vegan for over a year, so he is joining me for support only. I still have to prepare some foods for my 18 month old daughter that we will not be able to eat, so I will definitely need all the support I can get!
The basic premises of Dr. Fuhrman's plan are no animal products, no dairy, no sugar, no fruit juice, no oils, and no salt! In addition to these rules, you are supposed to eat 1 lb. of raw veggies ( a huge salad for example) and 1 lb. of cooked veggies every day. The other allowed foods are beans, legumes, fresh fruits, and raw nuts and seeds. Limited foods include breads, starchy vegetables, whole grains, cereals, potatoes, rice, pastas (no more than one serving or 1 cup per day).
So Monday July 11 was our first day on the plan. No major problems on day one but I did crave salt late last night. One success from day one was trying one of Dr. Fuhrman's salad dressing recipes. The dijon date dressing was really good. It is made from water, raw cashews, balsamic vinegar, a few different no-salt seasonings (I used salt free garlic pepper and mrs.dash), dijon mustard, dates, and minced garlic. Yummy! Stay tuned for more updates over the next 6 weeks.
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