Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Epic Fail
Yesterday was a disaster. Had a decent breakfast and reasonable lunch. Then I had the dinner at my parents house. It was an early 4pm dinner. I had an hour drive home around 9pm. Here's where it went downhill. I stopped to get gas, got a roast beef sandwich. Then I got home and things went downhill. I started eating any shit I could find. I wasn't really hungry, I just kept eating. I don't know what came over me or why I did it, I just did. Kinda in a tailspin and don't know why. F
Sunday, September 4, 2011
Saturday / Sunday
Since I'm not 100% on the diet (tired of hearing that yet?) I don't think it's fair for me to have a 'Cheat Day' as the diet suggests. In it's place I will have "Cheat Meal". Other than a BBQ / Dinner thing at my parents house on Monday, I plan on resuming the breakfast / lunch plan.
At this stage, the only thing holding me back from going 100% is closing on our house. We have closing on 9/14 and I will be doing a lot of running around. It will be difficult to stay on the breakfast / lunch combo let alone incorporating dinner.
- Saturday
- Breakfast - Cottage Cheese
- Lunch
- Trader Joe's Lentils w/ Vegetable soup. I tried it thinking it would be plenty for lunch. It smelled 'ok' but tasted very bland. I tried about 5 spoonfuls before giving up.
- Actual Lunch - Chicken Wings. I still can't get over this being a legit staple but I'm not fighting it.
- Dinner @ Olive Garden, aka cheat meal
- Sunday
- Breakfast - Cottage Cheese
- Lunch - Sushi (avoided as much rice as possible). Ate as much fish as possible.
- Dinner
- Chinese Chicken w/ Broccoli
- Large chicken noodle soup (this was a fail and not on the diet)
At this stage, the only thing holding me back from going 100% is closing on our house. We have closing on 9/14 and I will be doing a lot of running around. It will be difficult to stay on the breakfast / lunch combo let alone incorporating dinner.
Friday, September 2, 2011
Day 3
Yesterday was the 1st day doing Wings for lunch. I have to admit, they kept me full through most of the afternoon and I never had that crushing hunger. My friend does a shake of some kind in the afternoon, but he's into the building muscle in addition to burning fat. I'm not sure I want to start that yet. One thing at a time. I could use a mid-afternoon fall-back snack, or something if the need arises.
Last nights dinner was good. I had the burrito bowl. Normally I omit the beans, this time I went for it. While I'm not in love with the idea, it didn't taste bad. You don't really notice them. It did have rice but again, I'm transitioning into the diet, not going 100% right away.
I've only been on the diet a couple of days, and obviously I'm not full-on. However, last night I took a moment to notice that I actually felt really good. Hard to explain but I was in a good place. I had my sugar free jello cups and that held me over just fine. Having the beans in the burrito bowl really helped keep me more full (compared to that meal with just rice). Overall I'm pleased. I really do think I can keep rolling with it, especially if I continue to feel this good.
Today's Meal plan:
Breakfast: 4 whole eggs, scrambled hard
Lunch: Revised: Went to Qdoba and had a Naked burrito (bowl), Ground Beef, Black Beans, Lettuce, Corn Salsa, Cheese. I know corn and cheese aren't allowed. This was an experiment by having a no-rice burrito. They don't put much cheese on it & Tim (4HB) does say (somewhere) that 'If you must have carbs, go with corn, in moderation' (Me paraphrasing)
Dinner: TBD. Haven't figured out the game plan yet. Whether my wife will be back from work or if she'll be eating when I am. I should plan for something on my own.
Last nights dinner was good. I had the burrito bowl. Normally I omit the beans, this time I went for it. While I'm not in love with the idea, it didn't taste bad. You don't really notice them. It did have rice but again, I'm transitioning into the diet, not going 100% right away.
I've only been on the diet a couple of days, and obviously I'm not full-on. However, last night I took a moment to notice that I actually felt really good. Hard to explain but I was in a good place. I had my sugar free jello cups and that held me over just fine. Having the beans in the burrito bowl really helped keep me more full (compared to that meal with just rice). Overall I'm pleased. I really do think I can keep rolling with it, especially if I continue to feel this good.
Today's Meal plan:
Breakfast: 4 whole eggs, scrambled hard
Lunch: Revised: Went to Qdoba and had a Naked burrito (bowl), Ground Beef, Black Beans, Lettuce, Corn Salsa, Cheese. I know corn and cheese aren't allowed. This was an experiment by having a no-rice burrito. They don't put much cheese on it & Tim (4HB) does say (somewhere) that 'If you must have carbs, go with corn, in moderation' (Me paraphrasing)
Dinner: TBD. Haven't figured out the game plan yet. Whether my wife will be back from work or if she'll be eating when I am. I should plan for something on my own.
Thursday, September 1, 2011
Day 2
Yesterday was OK, not great. Had a good breakfast / lunch and was not hungry throughout the day. I knew I was going out for Mexican / TexMex at night. I could have went Slob Carb with the meal but wanted to enjoy some classics (had beans with the meal which is an improvement for me). I don't think I went overboard, but definitely not great either. When I got home I was good about not eating until about 11:20pm. I had some sugar-free jello but it wasn't enough. Again, didn't go overboard, but not on plan either. I had a sugar-free pudding and a serving(ish) of multi-grain cheesy poof things. They were a staple when I was on WW.
Today will be similar to yesterday. Sticking on plan for Breakfast & Lunch but wavering for dinner. So here is the plan.
Breakfast: 3 whole eggs, scrambled hard, several glasses of iced tea (no sugar)
Lunch: Hot wings (another SCD friend has this as a daily staple)
Dinner: California Tortilla w/ Friend. (Normal G) usually get a naked burrito and a beef taco. I'm going to stick with that today. Maybe add beans in instead of extra rice. The beans thing is a big step. I know that's an excuse and I should just cowboy up. Easier said than done for someone who wouldn't touch a bean prior to a month a go.
Snacks: Sugar Free jello, (Hoping to stick to this tonight)
Today will be similar to yesterday. Sticking on plan for Breakfast & Lunch but wavering for dinner. So here is the plan.
Breakfast: 3 whole eggs, scrambled hard, several glasses of iced tea (no sugar)
Lunch: Hot wings (another SCD friend has this as a daily staple)
Dinner: California Tortilla w/ Friend. (Normal G) usually get a naked burrito and a beef taco. I'm going to stick with that today. Maybe add beans in instead of extra rice. The beans thing is a big step. I know that's an excuse and I should just cowboy up. Easier said than done for someone who wouldn't touch a bean prior to a month a go.
Snacks: Sugar Free jello, (Hoping to stick to this tonight)
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Initial Stats
Here is the benchmark, my starting point. Tough pill to swallow, but I need to get better. Still debating if I want to post pictures or not.
Date: 08/31/2011
Total Inches: 191.5
Weight: 316
Bod Pod Results: 33% Fat / 67% Lean Mass
Date: 08/31/2011
Total Inches: 191.5
Weight: 316
Bod Pod Results: 33% Fat / 67% Lean Mass
Day 1 / Quick Background
Short version of my story: 2008 weighed 355-lbs. Started WeightWatchers online and lost 70-lbs. Then stopped the online, gained back 27-lbs to get back to 317. Beginning of 2011, I went back to WW Online and lost 27-lbs. Work became extremely stressful, fell off the bandwagon and was in a mental tailspin. Eating also went to crap too. I'm back up to 315 and having trouble sticking with anything.
I feel I need a change of pace from WeightWatchers (which does work, but not for me after 6-months). A friend recommended a book called "The Four Hour Body" by Tim Feriss. The diet will be an extreme change for me and I need it to lead me to a true lifestyle change. I look at it as the diet will get me there, I'll learn what I need to make it long term as I progress.
I have yet to convert to the diet full on yet, mostly due to poor planning / execution and will power. I have been able to switch breakfast over. I actually think this is the easiest part. Lunch, dinner and 'other' is where I lose it. Since breakfast was the easiest to switch over, I consider that complete. I'm not going to shift the focus to lunch. If I can rock lunch, then its off to dinner. Snacks should be easy if I can stick to sugar-free jello.
08/31/2011 Meals:
Breakfast: Cottage Cheese
Lunch: Romaine Lettuce w/ Broccoli, 1/2-lb Oven Roasted Turkey Breast (Deli)
Dinner: Going to Mexican. Not sure if I'll try a full-on SCD for this one yet. We'll see
I feel I need a change of pace from WeightWatchers (which does work, but not for me after 6-months). A friend recommended a book called "The Four Hour Body" by Tim Feriss. The diet will be an extreme change for me and I need it to lead me to a true lifestyle change. I look at it as the diet will get me there, I'll learn what I need to make it long term as I progress.
I have yet to convert to the diet full on yet, mostly due to poor planning / execution and will power. I have been able to switch breakfast over. I actually think this is the easiest part. Lunch, dinner and 'other' is where I lose it. Since breakfast was the easiest to switch over, I consider that complete. I'm not going to shift the focus to lunch. If I can rock lunch, then its off to dinner. Snacks should be easy if I can stick to sugar-free jello.
08/31/2011 Meals:
Breakfast: Cottage Cheese
Lunch: Romaine Lettuce w/ Broccoli, 1/2-lb Oven Roasted Turkey Breast (Deli)
Dinner: Going to Mexican. Not sure if I'll try a full-on SCD for this one yet. We'll see
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