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Diet time?
Apr. 21st, 2008 03:50 pmOkay, so I've been psuedo-dieting for a while now... I cut back on soda most of the time, started eating low-cal dinners and meal replacement bars. Switched breakfast cereal with oatmeal. Stopped snacking so much. The usual "not really into this" attempt, if I'm to be totally honest. No real exercise, both from lack of time and lack of interest. And it's not bad, really. I started around April/May last year and have managed to go from 180 to 168 to 160. There have been some ups and downs, but it's coming on a year and there's been less "down" than I like, lol.
No, I don't have before and afters. >.>
Anyways, I've decided to really put some effort into this. I'm going to give this diet a shot starting next Sunday. (I say Sunday because I keep my food separate from my family's and I can't afford to not eat it.) The plan sums up like this:
In other words, this completely changes what I've been eating, which is oatmeal, little meat and as many veggies as come in a Healthy Choice entree (which are usually pasta-heavy and veggie-low).
So this week I'll be clearing out my food supply and replacing it with "good" food. I'll also find time to do Before pics, though those'll be posted private, probably. ^^; Not that I expect 30 days to make a huge difference visually, but since 160 and 140 are pretty significant numbers, it'll still give a reference for myself. I'm debating posting pounds. On one hand, daily checking will lower morale. But infrequent checking to see results might help. Assuming, of course, that there's results to mention.
I'm also going to impose a plan to make sure I stick with this. (That is, no ice cream binges on a Wednesday.) I'm going to start posting accountings of everything I ate Sunday through Friday. Saturday is my free day, so I'm not going to bother with that. But the rest of the week, you all have every right to make me account for each and every slip. And I'm very bad about slipping. So my camera will be by my side, and if I for some reason miss a pic, you all can whap me. At the very least, I'll post next-day. (Since I'm on dial-up at home and sometimes just don't have time to negotiate uploading pics.) If I have nutritional information on odd things (such as jerky), that'll go up too.
I'll also be posting my meal plan. Part of this is to keep to the same meals regularly, so once I figure out the Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner/Snack plan, you can hold me to that too, unless I have a reason to slip. (For example, subbing chicken for beef due to money.)
Any other ideas to help me stick with it? Especially ideas that deal with eating cheap on this plan? (I think I'm going to become good friends with the canned goods aisle...) My monthly maximum allotment for food is about $100-$150, less if I can manage it. (Honestly, I usually manage on about $50-$75, not including things bought for others or to share.)
No, I don't have before and afters. >.>
Anyways, I've decided to really put some effort into this. I'm going to give this diet a shot starting next Sunday. (I say Sunday because I keep my food separate from my family's and I can't afford to not eat it.) The plan sums up like this:
- No white carbs. (Bread, pasta, cereal, etc.)
- Don't drink the calories.
- Protein & veggies aplenty.
- Don't sweat the animal fat.
- Let yourself go one day a week.
In other words, this completely changes what I've been eating, which is oatmeal, little meat and as many veggies as come in a Healthy Choice entree (which are usually pasta-heavy and veggie-low).
So this week I'll be clearing out my food supply and replacing it with "good" food. I'll also find time to do Before pics, though those'll be posted private, probably. ^^; Not that I expect 30 days to make a huge difference visually, but since 160 and 140 are pretty significant numbers, it'll still give a reference for myself. I'm debating posting pounds. On one hand, daily checking will lower morale. But infrequent checking to see results might help. Assuming, of course, that there's results to mention.
I'm also going to impose a plan to make sure I stick with this. (That is, no ice cream binges on a Wednesday.) I'm going to start posting accountings of everything I ate Sunday through Friday. Saturday is my free day, so I'm not going to bother with that. But the rest of the week, you all have every right to make me account for each and every slip. And I'm very bad about slipping. So my camera will be by my side, and if I for some reason miss a pic, you all can whap me. At the very least, I'll post next-day. (Since I'm on dial-up at home and sometimes just don't have time to negotiate uploading pics.) If I have nutritional information on odd things (such as jerky), that'll go up too.
I'll also be posting my meal plan. Part of this is to keep to the same meals regularly, so once I figure out the Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner/Snack plan, you can hold me to that too, unless I have a reason to slip. (For example, subbing chicken for beef due to money.)
Any other ideas to help me stick with it? Especially ideas that deal with eating cheap on this plan? (I think I'm going to become good friends with the canned goods aisle...) My monthly maximum allotment for food is about $100-$150, less if I can manage it. (Honestly, I usually manage on about $50-$75, not including things bought for others or to share.)
