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Whole grain cereal for breakfast and lunchThe cereal diet consists of eating a high-fiber, whole grain cereal with low-fat or fat-free milk twice a day (for breakfast and lunch) and a sensible, well-balanced dinner over the course of two weeks. After two weeks, slowly introduce other foods, such as fruits, vegetables and nuts, into your morning and afternoon meal. After four weeks, you may begin to also eat a sensible, well-balanced lunch, but can still eat cereal for breakfast.
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By eating cereal for breakfast and lunch, you are cutting calories big time! Instead of a pastrami sandwich with bread, lettuce, tomato and mayo, you are eating a bowl of cereal for lunch, ingesting 150 to 200 calories instead of 500 to 700 calories. If you're choosing a high-fiber, high-protein cereal, you will stay full until dinner. It is imperative that you eat breakfast and lunch at your regular hours so that your blood sugar doesn't drop and so that your metabolism keeps working.
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Weight loss! You should lose only two pounds per week maximum. Gradual weight loss is not only the healthiest way to lose weight but the best way to maintain your new weight.
Comments
fcornelius said
on 7/24/2009 I think I will give this a try but eat it for breakfast and dinner. I have to have a good lunch-its the only thing I can look forward to at work that gets me through the day. :)
espen said
on 5/4/2009 Yes, you cut calories by eating cereal for lunch, but you miss out on other nutrients from the vegetables and dairy in the sandwich. I would not recommend eating a "cereal diet" to loose weight. Yes, replace sugary cereals and high fat breakfasts with high fiber, whole grain cereals, but also eat a variety of other healthy foods for a complete diet.