I've decided to start here, and see where this takes me. Honestly, I'm excited to see the results -- I think it will be amazing. Here's the gist of it all!
6 days a week, I will stick to the same few meals: coffee and 2-3 whole eggs for breakfast (either scrambled in microwave or hard boiled; easy peasy), either a Moe's Closetalker salad or tuna with chopped onions and beans for lunch with veggies, and chili, chicken, or fish for dinner. Once a week I will make a big batch of chili or chicken, and I will eat it all week. I will also steam veggies in the morning or the night before and spread it out through all my meals for the day. This will make it easier for me to eat properly and not take a ton of time to get ready for work in the morning -- I can even bring a lot of it to work and keep it in the fridge, ready and waiting for me! Also waiting for me at work will be cans of soda -- cans, because that will help keep me honest. I will not have more than 16oz of Diet Coke a day. Ever again.
One day a week, I will start the day with a protein and fiber rich meal (I think this will work out to be eggs, beans and coffee before church). Then I will follow the rules for managing the situation, but I will eat whatever I want that day. This will help me keep myself under control during the week, because I will put any cravings I happen to have on a list of things to eat on my cheat day. If I don't want them anymore on cheat day, I won't eat them, but the list will keep me mentally sane.
I will have sugar free jell-o if I really can't stand it, but I don't really want to open that door; I know that I can do this without jell-o!
There are a few tricks I picked up to stay on track more easily and make my results even better. I will keep track by taking bi-weekly pictures in my underwear, and by taking a picture of each meal before I eat it. I will use an ice pack on the back of my neck for 30 minutes five days a week in the evenings/after work. I will mentally divide my plate into thirds and wait five minutes between thirds, chewing each mouthful at least 20 times. And three times a week, I will do the posterior chain workout first thing -- 20 two-legged glute activation raises from the floor, 15 flying dogs on each side, and 50 kettlebell swings.
There's nothing in this plan that's not manageable, and I think I can ride this through my final goal. Howevever, I'm taking the advice of the program and only committing for two week stints. I will take my before pictures, do the plan for two weeks, and take my second set of pictures -- then I will evaluate the pictures and how I feel afterwards, and decide whether to re-commit or not. This isn't something I have to do, it's something that I choose to do to bring myself to better health!
I will definitely be keeping track of all of this here; so keep looking if you want to see how it goes.
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