Back in the chain gang

I am back on my quest to lose the extra Miguel attached to me.
I started the past Saturday, two days ago and two days after Thanksgiving at Junior's new abode.
That night I stuffed myself or the extra Me with triple servings of turkey and on top of that and as is the tradition, some cake, pie and sweet potato thingy that Jesus and Marla brought over.
As of Saturday the scale showed me a mean number, 238 Lbs. I am 195 normally, the other 43 is the extra Miguel. And so I am decided to obliterate the other me.
I have been eating mostly salads with fresh and raw veggies with a little dressing (you got to dress it up, otherwise it would not stand a chance to be eaten).
I read an excerpt of Dr. Caldwell B. Esselstyn, Jr., MD's book Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease, after watching CNN's Documentary The Last Heart Attack by Dr. Sunjay Gupta in which a number of subjects, among them President Clinton, detail how they have changed their eating habits after being threatened and/or having had an open-heart surgery.
It got interesting to me when I heard certain similarities in Dr. Esselstyn research that involved following people in other less civilized countries in Central and South America, in which the death rate is below US's and not related to heart attacks. Of course, in these studies it was discovered that people there have a very healthy diet as compared to what we eat in the States, I am mexican and beg to difer from the eating lifestyles of the anglo-saxon population. Mexican is not exactly the most healthy, but it is healthier than the average northamerican counterpart.
Anyway, I decided to follow the Dr. Esselstyn guidelines and modifying them to my taste, at least just as I begin this project. the diet is not easy, and not for everybody if you take into consideration that you must not eat anything with a mother or a face, in other words, no meat, no poultry and no fish.
I haven't eaten a burger or any red meat in 17 months, but I've had chicken and more fish than before. Also, this strict diet only allows for vegetables( except for avocados), legumes and whole grains.
No dairy products of any kind.
No oils, that's right not even a little Extra Virgin Olive Oil is allowed.
Leafy green vegetables, root vegetables, veggies that are red, green, purple, orange, and yellowand everything in between • All legumes—beans, peas, and lentils of all varieties. • All whole grains and products, such as bread and pasta, that are made from them—as long as they do not contain added fats. • All fruits.
Well, I am doing it my way, to ease up the hardest part later. So I use a little dressing in my salads, I am eating my favorite fruits like oranges, bananas and grapes, grapefruits and honeydew.
So far so good!
I will try and keep blogging about it.
Latersssssssssssssssssssssssss!!!!!