A Diet with Wine!
Yesterday I moved to Wave 2 of the Sonoma Diet. This is the main part of the program, it is the diet that we stay on until reaching goal weight. I am down 4 pounds so far (after 10 days of Wave 1). I feel great and am excited about Wave 2.
The first difference for Wave 2 is that we add fruits! There’s an emphasis on berries – strawberries, blueberries, raspberries – because they are so healthy. There are many others as well and some that are allowed only once a day (of the 2 fruit servings per day). There is an expanded list of vegetables as well. Never any white rice or potatoes but there are sweet potatoes and carrots. I’ll write more about the Tier 1, 2, and 3 foods another day.
Another big addition is wine. It is wine because of its heart healthy benefits. The diet does not recommend substituting other types of alcohol. We are allowed one 6 ounce glass of wine a day. I think that’s quite generous (for a diet afterall). I measured a couple of wine glasses and I am going to try to use a small one that only holds 4 ounces and make that work most days.
I am still excited about the diet, still loving the food, and meeting some new diet pals at the Sonoma Diet Online