Diet Rehab: 28 Days to Finally Stop Craving the Foods That Make You Fat (34 page)

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Circle your maximum of 3 servings of pitfall foods (they are in italics and boldface).
 
Breakfast:
whey protein powder mixed with skim milk, banana, frozen mixed berries
 
Lunch:
grilled mahimahi on a bed of mixed greens, tomatoes, walnuts in balsamic vinegar and olive oil
 
Dinner:
small cheeseburger (1), small french fries (1),
bottle of water
 
Snack (optional):
fried chicken snack wrap
 
Snack (optional):
low-fat cheese, ten plain almonds, black coffee
 
Snack (optional):
small soda (1)
, whole apple
 
Booster activity 1:
watched my favorite sports team for thirty minutes
 
Booster activity 2:
took a walk around my neighborhood and followed a new route
 
Booster activity 3:
looked at vacation spots online
 
 
 
SAMPLE WEEK 4
Dopamine-Deficient Food Journal
 
Circle your maximum of 2 servings of pitfall foods (they are in italics and boldface).
 
Breakfast:
breakfast pastry (1), black coffee
 
Lunch:
veggie burger with spicy mustard on whole-wheat bun, baked sweet potato fries, large unsweetened iced coffee
 
Dinner:
high-protein pasta with grilled chicken breast and rosemary in a spicy marinara sauce, whole-wheat garlic bread made with lots of fresh garlic and a little extra-virgin olive oil
 
Snack (optional):
hard-boiled egg, green tea
 
Snack (optional):
small cheeseburger (1)
 
Snack (optional):
ten almonds, ½ cup fresh blueberries
 
Booster activity 1:
spin class
 
Booster activity 2:
drove home a new way from work
 
Booster activity 3:
bought flowers for my wife
 
Booster activity 4:
made love
 
 
 
SAMPLE WEEK 1
 
Dual-Deficiency Food Journal
 
Circle your serotonin or dopamine booster meal or snack (they are in italics and boldface).
 
Breakfast:
2 toaster pastries, orange juice
 
Lunch :
grilled salmon in olive oil and black pepper, ½ cup quinoa, steamed broccoli, coffee with a splash of skim milk, water
 
Dinner:
steak, baked potato, corn in butter sauce, water
 
Snack (optional):
ten saltines, diet soda
 
Snack (optional):
small bag of chips
 
Snack (optional):
 
Booster activity:
called a friend I haven’t talked to in a long time
 
 
 
SAMPLE WEEK 2
Dual-Deficiency Food Journal
 
Circle your serotonin and dopamine booster meals or snacks (they are in italics and boldface).
 
Breakfast:
Kashi high-fiber cereal, skim milk, frozen mixed berries, ½ banana, hot black tea
 
Lunch:
cold cut sub, chips, diet soda
 
Dinner:
pasta in cream sauce, garlic bread, beer
 
Snack (optional):
whole apple, low-fat string cheese
 
Snack (optional):
crackers
 
Snack (optional):
croissant
 
Booster activity 1:
wrote in my journal
 
Booster activity 2:
signed up for a Meals On Wheels training
 
 
 
SAMPLE WEEK 3
Dual-Deficiency Food Journal
 
Circle your maximum of 3 servings of pitfall foods (they are in italics and boldface).
 
Breakfast:
hash browns (1)
,
scrambled eggs, coffee with stevia, water
 
Lunch:
tuna salad with reduced-fat mayo, lettuce, tomato on whole-wheat bread, whole apple, unsweetened iced tea
 
Dinner:
grilled chicken, low-fat cheese, salsa, fat-free sour cream in a whole-wheat tortilla, celery with salsa, water
 
Snack (optional):
Vitamin Water Zero, whole apple, ten almonds
 
Snack (optional):
small candy bar (1)
 
Snack (optional):
2 pieces of white bread (1),
2 tablespoons almond butter
 
Booster activity 1:
saw my therapist
 
Booster activity 2:
went to bed thirty minutes earlier to feel well rested tomorrow
 
Booster activity 3:
took the stairs instead of the elevator at work
 
 
 
SAMPLE WEEK 4
Dual-Deficiency Food Journal
 
Circle your maximum of 2 servings of pitfall foods (they are in italics and boldface).
 
Breakfast:
whole grapefruit, low-fat string cheese, green tea, water
 
Lunch:
2 pieces of white bread (1),
filet mignon, steamed broccoli,
french fries (1)
 
Dinner:
quinoa in balsamic vinegar and extra-virgin olive oil, grilled salmon, mixed grilled vegetables in light pesto glaze
 
Snack (optional):
protein bar
 
Snack (optional):
celery with salsa
 
Snack (optional):
whole apple, light string cheese
 
Booster activity 1:
played ball with my son outside for forty-five minutes
 
Booster activity 2:
did a favor for my neighbor when I picked up her son from school
 
Booster activity 3:
ate at a new restaurant
 
Booster activity 4:
sent a thank-you card to a friend
 
 
 
Here’s where you can journal your own Diet Rehab progress:
 
Day 1, Week 1
 
Circle your booster meal or snack.
 
Day 2, Week 1
 
Circle your booster meal or snack.
 
Day 3, Week 1
 
Circle your booster meal or snack.
 
Day 4, Week 1
 
Circle your booster meal or snack.
 
Day 5, Week 1
 
Circle your booster meal or snack.
 
Day 6, Week 1
BOOK: Diet Rehab: 28 Days to Finally Stop Craving the Foods That Make You Fat
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