NO MEAT, SWEETS, SODA, OR JUICE CHALLENGE

naturalbeauty47

Hello everybody, about a week ago I finished a fast that only involved fruits, vegetables, nuts, and whole grains and it wasn't so bad plus I lost 4 lbs! Every since I've gotten off the fast I've been pigging out on sweets BIG TIME! Good thing I haven't gained.

So I decided I needed a challenge!! I've also been reading the book "Skinny B*tch" by Kim Barnouin which offers lots of great advice on foods and what we should and should not put in out bodies. I've considered going the vegetarian lifestyle but not fully committed so I'm going to do it off on every now and then.

Anyway this challenge will only last a week. As stated in the subject NO MEAT, SWEETS, SODA, OR JUICE ALLOWED.

You may have all the VEGETABLES, FRUIT and WATER you want as well as WHOLE GRAINS, NUTS, and DAIRY products.

The challenge starts Sunday, February 20th and ends Saturday, February 26th.

If you join please log in every day to post what your doing and eating to help others out.

Looking forward to this challenge with you guys!

warriorprincessdi

I'm in! This sounds like a nice change!

Goal_Seeker_1988

It all sounds great however, I may not be a big meat eater but I do consume some meats like chicken and fish and they are usually apart of my daily intake. I am tryin to get more protein so gotta have meats. But I hope that this challenge works for you.

KasondraAllen

might be worth a try

aarce

I'm a vegetarian so this is my forte! Count me in! No meat, sweets, soda or juice!

sdavis601

Im in!! yay!

DrHDLM

Your body is design to eat meat, all your cells have proteins, you can loose weight but at the same time you are lowering your metabolism speed by loosing muscle, so don't go to a low or no protein diet, you'll loose muscle and after you "loose weight" you will have more difficulty to loose your body fat, because of a low metabolism. the part of no juice, sodas are great, drink more than 8 glasses of water each day, this are the minimum requirements for your kidneys to work efficiently, the more water you drink the better it will be for you as long as you are eating well.
Hamilton De La Mota, MD

carl1738

I can understand the no sweets, soda and fruit juice part of this, but what's up with the no meat? What's wrong with meat? It's a great source of protein and other nutrients like iron that your body needs.

naturalbeauty47

Thanks for the input but this is just challenge. I'm not trying to be rude but if you're not interested in doing it then please move along. It is just a challenge and being that people are so afraid to STOP eating meat I see that it is a good one! It's ONLY for one week. It's really not that serious.

However, you may STILL join and have your meat if you like.

Bakkasan

I'm gonna eat meat! I already do the rest

naturalbeauty47

I'm gonna eat meat! I already do the rest

Awesome!

msshaydlady

Count me in. This will help with my ultimate goal of not drinking sodas anymore and to limit how much meat that I eat to maybe just eating meat once or twice a week instead of tow to three times a day. Let's get busy.

lelegrev

If my kids birthday didn't fall in there, I'd definitely do this! But I already paid for this cake and I haven't had cake in forever, including on my own birthday, so I'm eating me some cake!

caitlinclock

Do you eat soy products or meat substitutes like tofu, seitan, tempeh, or textured vegetable protein?

naturalbeauty47

Do you eat soy products or meat substitutes like tofu, seitan, tempeh, or textured vegetable protein?

Yes, I do eat meatless products. I'm new to the no meat so still haven't had tofu, tempeh, or seitan. I'm not a big dairy person so the only soy products that I use is Soy Milk .

naturalbeauty47

If my kids birthday didn't fall in there, I'd definitely do this! But I already paid for this cake and I haven't had cake in forever, including on my own birthday, so I'm eating me some cake!

Lol...I understand!

caitlinclock

Do you eat soy products or meat substitutes like tofu, seitan, tempeh, or textured vegetable protein?

Yes, I do eat meatless products. I'm new to the no meat so still haven't had tofu, tempeh, or seitan. I'm not a big dairy person so the only soy products that I use is Soy Milk .

Cool, I was just wondering because I am all for veg diets but I do think you need to find other sources of proteins, nice work!

shadows_little_miss

meh. Why not! Sounds like fun and I THINK I can do it!~ I love a challenge

shadows_little_miss

Today I had a whole grain tortilla with tomatos and an egg white. For lunch I had a bean taco salad and I finally ended the day with hot tomato soup and cheese on top.

naturalbeauty47

Today I had a whole grain tortilla with tomatos and an egg white. For lunch I had a bean taco salad and I finally ended the day with hot tomato soup and cheese on top.

Sounds good!

I got a late start today so didn't really have breakfast.
For lunch it's whole grain pasta and Italian & herbs sauce. Not sure what I'll have for dinner.

shadows_little_miss

Oh yummy!~~ I woke up late and didn't get to catch a bite to eat this morning so there was no breakfast! I did have a Subway 6 inch veggie delight and then for supper a salad and baked potato with a tad bit of butter.