The Ramekin Diet

2009-11-27T07:04:00.000-08:00

Why Ramekins?

They aren't like plates where food can spread out and pile up. You can bake in them or simply throw in some fruit. Perfect portion control.

The Basics

Whatever you can fit in a 7oz Ramekin you can eat as a main meal. Hopefully you won't just eat Ice Cream :) Snacks are encouraged but again only whole foods such as Cottage Cheese, Grapes, Kiwi and Caviar for example. No Potato chips or Corn chips at this party, they are too dangerous - unless you eat them as a meal or a snack in the Ramekin. Outside of the Ramekin and left to their own devices they will multiply and make you fat. Chocolate and Candy are banned from the Ramekin by the Ramekin Act of 1863.

DAY 1

Menu

Breakfast: Homemade crustless Quiche (Bacon, Spinach, Onion, Garlic with Swiss Cheese). Coffee with Half & Half.

Lunch: Boston Market Chicken, Broccoli and Cheese Casserole.

Snack: 1 Banana, Coffee with Half & Half.

Dinner: Poor Man's Ramekin(Hot Dog, Potato and Onion cooked in a little Tomato sauce and Water-topped with Mozzarella). Coffee with Half & Half.

Snack 8:30PM: 2 slices of Bacon leftover from Breakfast.

Note: Frozen Boston Market meals are 'boxed' foods and I just looked at the ingredient list for the Chicken, Broccoli that I will be having for lunch- I am sad to say it is a terrible list of thingies. They were on sale. Hopefully the Ramekin will help portion the horror.

Note 5:40PM: I'm very excited about The Ramekin Diet! I've never tried the small bowl thing before and I can see the possibilities. Imagine having no more plates! If you want Pizza it'll have to fit in a Ramekin! Ha! ehh, it was fun for today anyway. I enjoyed the Quiche a lot! And 1 Hot Dog, 1 Red Potato and 1/2 Onion made two servings! There be Ramekin leftovers!

DAY 2

Menu

Breakfast: Broccoli, Onion and Swiss Cheese Quiche Ramekin! Delicious!

Snack: 1/4 cup Cottage Cheese.

Lunch: Leftover Poor Man's Ramekin(see above)topped with Swiss and Parmesan Cheese. Coffee with Half & Half.

Snack: 1 Banana.

Dinner: Flounder Chowder (Flounder, Asparagus, Onion, Garlic, Half & Half, Butter, Salt and Pepper).

6:00PM: 1/2 cup Blueberries, Coffee with Half & Half.

Weight Loss: 2.5lbs

DAY 3

Menu

Beakfast: Leftover Boston Market Chicken & Broccoli Casserole topped with 1 Egg (cooked Whites, Raw Yolk).

Snack: 1 Vine Ripened Tomato with Garlic Powder, Basil, Olive Oil, Salt & Pepper.

Lunch: Mashed Red Potato with Bacon and Sour Cream (wicked).

Snack: 1 Banana.

Dinner: Eggplant Parmesan a la Ramekin. Coffee with Half & Half.

Note: The Mashed Potato is tempting weight gain fate. The Eggplant Parmesan will be Celentano from which I will get 2 servings. I normally eat the entire 10oz tray - which never seems enough. Will it, now, be enough, in a RAMEKIN! Let's see what happens!

Weight Loss: 1.9lbs

Total Weight Loss: 4.4lbs

Side Note: The day before the day before Thanksgiving I was 165lbs. That is why I believe the weight is falling off faster- the longer one keeps the weight the harder it is to lose. I expect in a day or so I'll stall or such but since the Ramekin portion control is new to me, I'm not sure what will happen. Cool.

DAY 4

Menu

Breakfast: 2 Eggs (cooked Whites, Raw Yolks), Pork Cutlet. Coffee with Half & Half.

Snack: 1/2 Grapefruit.

Snack: 1/3 cup Cottage Cheese.

Lunch: Left over Eggplant Parmesan. Coffee with Half & Half.

Snack: 1 Banana.

Dinner: Arroz con Pollo. Coffee with Half & Half.

Weight Loss: .5lb

Total Weight Loss: 4.9lbs

Note: Morning of Day 4 and already I'm getting itchy. Last night I was googling different bowls as I do like the idea of eating out of bowls, rather than plates, but like I said- itchy. I do feel 5 days is plenty of time to see if a diet works so figure one more day of the Ramekin and we'll figure out what's next.

One problem with a Ramekin is it won't hold much salad. So perhaps larger bowls should be allowed for certain food groups. As you can see however, I did have Mashed Potato with all the bad stuff- Butter and Half & Half was added to the mash and lost half a pound. Phew!

DAY 5

Menu Unfolding

Breakfast: Chuck Steak, 2 Eggs (cooked Whites, Raw Yolks). Coffee with Half & Half.

Snack: 1/2 Grapefruit.

Lunch: Leftover Arroz con Pollo. Coffee with Half & Half.

Snack: 1/2 cup Cottage Cheese.

Dinner: Broccoli, Onion and Swiss Cheese Quiche. It was sooo goood! Too small! :) Coffee with Half & Half.

Note: This could be the last day of Ramekin - though as we learn, we incorporate. I expect the next experiment to begin shortly. Join me tomorrow morning for the final Ramekin Diet weigh-in.

Weight Loss: .3lb

Total Weight Loss: 5.2lbs

DAY 6

Weight Loss: .6lb

Total Weight Loss: 5.8lbs

Note: 5 days of dieting, 5.8lbs lost to The Ramekin. Bartender!

The Hollandaise Diet

2009-11-24T06:35:00.000-08:00

Why Hollandaise Sauce?

Because Hollandaise Sauce is delicious! It tastes great on everything! On Eggs, Smoked Salmon, Steak, Broccoli, mashed Potatoes, Squash you name it! And there is evidence, true or not- actual studies that show Vegetables digest better with 'FAT' on them. Google it.

The Basics

At least two meals a day will include Hollandaise Sauce. The third meal can be Hollandaise free, such as Breakfast, Lunch or Dinner. If one day Breakfast is Oatmeal with fruit (a single serving!) then the two remaining meals will have Hollandaise. Eating out for Lunch (portion controlled) the the same applies. Meals must be kept simple. Snacks are allowed between Breakfast and Lunch and Lunch and Dinner if desired but they must be simple items. For example: 1 Banana, 1/2 cup of Cottage Cheese, 8-10 Grapes, 1/2 an Apple with 3 Walnuts, 1 Kiwi. Keep snacks simple and real. Simple, simple, simple!

The food groups should be 'paleo-ish' but not maniacally so. Try to limit Bread to half a Whole Wheat Pita a day, if that. Rice- portion it! Don't just make a whopping bowl of Rice and expect to lose weight. I find 1/4 cup (dry) works well- not more than once a day. Have some fish, meat and loads of veggies but with Hollandaise Sauce!

This game does not include Pasta. It's far too dangerous and sticky if you know what I mean.

Day 1

Menu

Breakfast: Chuck Steak with Hollandaise. Coffee with Half & Half.

Snack: 1/4 cup Cottage Cheese.

Lunch: Mashed (blended Spinach water) Red Potato with Hollandaise, 1 Vine Ripened Tomato. Coffee with Half & Half.

Snack: 1 Banana.

Wine: 2 glasses Merlot.

Dinner: Tuna Sashimi with Avocado. Coffee with Half & Half.

Day 2

Menu

Breakfast: Pork Steak with Hollandaise Sauce. Coffee with Half & Half.

Snack: Cottage Cheese.

Lunch: Mashed Large Red Potato (Broccoli Water), Chopped Broccoli with Hollandaise Sauce. Broccoli Tea. Coffee Half & Half.

Snack: 1 Persimmons (my first ever! I can't wait!)(I should have waited! OMG! It wasn't ripe yet and I ate half of it! OMG! OMG! OMG!)

Snack: 1 Vine Ripened Tomato with Balsamic Vinegar and Olive Oil.

Dinner: 2 Eggs Scrambled, Smoked Salmon with Hollandaise. Coffee with Half & Half.

Weight Loss: 2.5lbs

Day 3

Menu Unfolding

Breakfast: Old Fashioned Oatmeal, 1 small Banana, 1/4 cup Blueberries, Cinnamon. Coffee with Half & Half.

Snack: 1/3 cup Cottage Cheese.

Lunch: Pork Sirloin Cutlet with Hollandaise, Homemade Chilled Polish Beet Soup with Sour Cream. Coffee with Half & Half.

Snack: 1 Kiwi.

Snack: 5 Pork Skins, with Smoked Salmon and Cream Cheese.

Dinner: Baked Chicken Thigh, Zucchini with Hollandase. Coffee with Half & Half.

Weight Loss: 1.2lbs

Total Weight Loss: 3.7lbs

Day 4

Menu Unfolding

Breakfast: Pork Sirloin Cutlet with Hollandaise, leftover Homemade Chilled Polish Beet Soup with Sour Cream. Coffee with Half & Half.

Lunch: 1 Red Potato with Hollandaise. Bok Choy Soup (Bok Choy, Onion, Soy Sauce, Lemon Juice). Coffee with Half & Half.

Snack: 1/4 cup Cottage Cheese.

Snack: 5 Pork Skins, Smoked Salmon and Cream Cheese.

Dinner: Baked Cod, Asparagus, Vine Ripened Tomato. Asparagus Tea. Coffee with Half & Half.

Weight Loss: 1.2lbs

Total Weight Loss: 4.9lbs

Day 5

Menu

Breakfast: 2 Eggs Scrambled, 1 Vine Ripened Tomato with Hollandaise Sauce. Coffee with Half & Half.

Lunch: 2 Eggs Scrambled, Smoked Salmon with Hollandaise Sauce. Coffee with Half & Half.

Snack: 5 Pork Skins with Smoked Salmon and Cream Cheese.

Dinner: Sirloin Pork Cutlet, Asparagus with Hollandaise Sauce. Asparagus Tea.

Weight Gain: .3lb

Total Weight Loss: 4.6lbs

Day 6

Weight Loss: 2lbs

Total Weight Loss: 6.6lbs

Note: Though I did have Hollandaise with my Egg, Spinach and Potato this morning I think I want to try something new. Muffin size meals. I almost bought a muffin pan but will use some mini-bowls instead. I'm eating out today with Family which usually leads to drinking later in the evening so I'll start tomorrow maybe. Still, I do love Hollandaise! Last night I had quite a movement if you go what I mean. Know, know what I mean :) I wonder if all the Butter had something to do with that. Not sorry for it.

P.S. Eggs are an ideal diet food. Beautifully portion controlled, easily eaten and digested.

Experiments In Diet

The Ramekin Diet

The Hollandaise Diet