Binge Blaster: Remedy Holiday Overindulgence

« Read the full blog

December 1, 2008 by Amanda | Comments (0)

Self-discipline and Thanksgiving calorie budget go out the window as soon as you smelled pie baking? Us too. Luckily, our bodies will forgive one day of bad behavior with a proper post-binge diet.

Dr. Melina Jampolis is a board certified internist and physician nutrition specialist. Jampolis lectures throughout the country on nutrition for weight loss and optimal health and has been interviewed by USA Weekend, First for Women, Women’s World, Alternative Medicine Magazine, Women’s Health, San Francisco Magazine, Quick and Simple Magazine, and more.

We adore Jampolis’s blog and check it frequently for practical, informative nutritional information and tips. Jampolis’s “Post Thanksgiving Diet” is a godsend. The jump start diet is totally manageable and delicious sounding! We’re starting as soon our leftover supply is depleted…

DR. JAMPOLIS’S DIET

Day 1:
Breakfast = 1 cup Fage 0% greek yogurt or plain non-fat yogurt + 1/2 cup Fiber One cereal

Snack = 100 calorie Blue Diamond almond pack, 1 small apple

Lunch = Large chicken salad with dressing on side or use rice vinegar for dressing (2 cups romaine lettuce, 3-4 ounces chicken, 1/2 cup cherry tomatoes, 2 Tbsp goat cheese)

Snack = Dr. Melina Protein bar

Dinner = 5 ounces fish (seasoned and pan-fried with Pam), 2 cups veggies (steamed, microwaved with minimal water) topped with 1-2 Tbsp fresh grated Parmesan cheese

Dessert = Cocoa via Chocolate almond crisp bar

Walk 30 minutes. Do arm and stomach exercises for 5-10 minutes.

Day 2:
Breakfast = egg white omelette (4 egg whites, 1/2 cup spinach, top with 2 Tbsp Parmesan cheese) 1/2 grapefruit

Snack = 1 cup plain non-fat yogurt (add cinnamon and Splenda for taste if you like)

Lunch = 2 turkey/hummus roll ups – 2 low carb tortillas (50 cals each), 3 ounces turkey (1-2 ounces per roll up), 1 Tbsp hummus per roll up, 1 leaf romaine (optional), 7-14 baby carrots.

Snack = Dr. Melina protein bar. This is the most filling afternoon snack, but if you prefer not to have bars, you can have string cheese and fruit here

Dinner = Chicken and vegetable soup – Take a can of Progresso light soup, add 3-4 ounces precooked chicken and heat in the microwave.

Dessert = 1/2 cup sugar free or fat free pudding

Walk 30 minutes. Do leg and stomach exercise 5-10 minutes.

If you really overdid it last week, repeat for 2 more days.

Comments are closed.