So to update the 2 of you out there that have been holding their breath for the results post....I have lost 10 pounds in 4 days. The diet starts off with a anti-bloat diet of 400 calories per meal, 4 meals a day. This is quite a change for me. What I really noticed was the lack of salt on anything. I guess the first bit of weight will be the water weight from the high sodium intake. All I can say is I do fell better & my pants fit better.
With that being said, this weekend is Memorial Day weekend and I have too many cookouts to attend so the diet is in a holding pattern. I won't splurge and go back to the double bacon cheeseburgers, pizza and cheese steak sammiches but I will not turn down some grilled chicken or a grilled brat with peppers and onions this weekend.(mmm...brats)
I hope everyone has a happy & safe Memorial Day and remembers what the holiday means...besides a day off.
Be safe--SF
Friday, May 23, 2008
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Great Big Me
Hiya-
Well once again I have decided to go on a diet. I have tried for the last 10 years or so to lose weight only to gain it all back. Originally it was for the mere fact of saving money-my pants didn't fit and I am too cheap to buy new ones when I know I will drop that extra 5 pounds in a week or so. When it didn't come off like it used to, I would try to diet-lack of taste style. I would starve myself during the week and eat whatever I wanted from 5pm Friday until 11pm Sunday night. After that I really put on the pounds to stay. I then went from being in an office job to managing restaurants. I lost 20 pounds because running a restaurant means mostly "running". After I was settled in at the restaurant a.k.a. not the new guy anymore, I had people to run around like idiots and I could just chat with the fine folks at the door, at their seats and at the bar. I gained 25 back. I left restaurants a little over a year ago to sell cars and since that time I have gained around 20 more pounds. The car business is slow and I sit on the computer all day learning car stuff, checking for deals on VRBO, going to soWal.com, ebay.com, yahoo, MSN and trying to see what I can get through the company's web filter. It's like a challenge to me. So I have been sitting around alot and the biggest topic of the day, everyday is what are we gonna eat, when are we gonna eat, how much are we gonna eat and when are we gonna eat again. Well, I am done with that nonsense.
The best shape of my life was when I was too busy having fun to think about eating. I was running, skateboarding, swimming and doing physical labor. Plus, I was poor & had few options for food. I could spend money on groceries or going out. Ramen noodles it was then.
So to make a long story longer-I am on a diet. I have tried southbeach, atkins, xenadrine, ephedra, cabbage soup diet, low carb tons of protein, no junk food, only junk food, only fruits and veggies, only fruits/no veggies, only veggies/no fruit and so on. This time I think I have one that will work. It is called the Flat Belly Diet. You see most of my fat is in my belly and its gotta go. This diet lets you eat some good stuff and you add some monounsaturated fatty acids to your diet. This is supposed to help you lose that spare tire. Monounsaturated fats or MUFA's are in oils such as olive, canola, sesame, sunflower, safflower and soybean oils. they are also in olives (duh), nuts and seeds, avocados and dark chocolate. So they give you a diet and tell you what to substitute & break down what kinda calorie intake you have and when to eat it.
They also have a 4 day anti bloating diet to start. I am in the first day of it an I will track it on these pages. I know what you are thinking, sounds like another unhealthy fad diet. I thought so to until doing some research and from looking at the recipes, this is not only stuff I can live with but stuff I have been wanting to make. So hang with me and I will let you know my progress on at least a weekly basis (can't blog from work).
Dieting is only the first step. I have kicked up my workouts from a handful of times monthly to at least 3 days a week. I live about 2 miles from work, so some days I will ride my bike to work. My goal for the next 30 days is 20 pounds. I think I can do it because most of that fat is new to me anyway, it never got to know the neighborhood and it still has the moving boxes.
When we get to the end of this summer, I will post actual weights and measurements in hopes of inspiring all 2 of you. I will also post things that are slightly more interesting ( hopefully) and a few new pictures.
Right now it's time for some Sassy Water (their words-not mine) :water w/ lemon, cucumber, mint and ginger.
Nobody ever got fat from sweet dreams.
SF
Well once again I have decided to go on a diet. I have tried for the last 10 years or so to lose weight only to gain it all back. Originally it was for the mere fact of saving money-my pants didn't fit and I am too cheap to buy new ones when I know I will drop that extra 5 pounds in a week or so. When it didn't come off like it used to, I would try to diet-lack of taste style. I would starve myself during the week and eat whatever I wanted from 5pm Friday until 11pm Sunday night. After that I really put on the pounds to stay. I then went from being in an office job to managing restaurants. I lost 20 pounds because running a restaurant means mostly "running". After I was settled in at the restaurant a.k.a. not the new guy anymore, I had people to run around like idiots and I could just chat with the fine folks at the door, at their seats and at the bar. I gained 25 back. I left restaurants a little over a year ago to sell cars and since that time I have gained around 20 more pounds. The car business is slow and I sit on the computer all day learning car stuff, checking for deals on VRBO, going to soWal.com, ebay.com, yahoo, MSN and trying to see what I can get through the company's web filter. It's like a challenge to me. So I have been sitting around alot and the biggest topic of the day, everyday is what are we gonna eat, when are we gonna eat, how much are we gonna eat and when are we gonna eat again. Well, I am done with that nonsense.
The best shape of my life was when I was too busy having fun to think about eating. I was running, skateboarding, swimming and doing physical labor. Plus, I was poor & had few options for food. I could spend money on groceries or going out. Ramen noodles it was then.
So to make a long story longer-I am on a diet. I have tried southbeach, atkins, xenadrine, ephedra, cabbage soup diet, low carb tons of protein, no junk food, only junk food, only fruits and veggies, only fruits/no veggies, only veggies/no fruit and so on. This time I think I have one that will work. It is called the Flat Belly Diet. You see most of my fat is in my belly and its gotta go. This diet lets you eat some good stuff and you add some monounsaturated fatty acids to your diet. This is supposed to help you lose that spare tire. Monounsaturated fats or MUFA's are in oils such as olive, canola, sesame, sunflower, safflower and soybean oils. they are also in olives (duh), nuts and seeds, avocados and dark chocolate. So they give you a diet and tell you what to substitute & break down what kinda calorie intake you have and when to eat it.
They also have a 4 day anti bloating diet to start. I am in the first day of it an I will track it on these pages. I know what you are thinking, sounds like another unhealthy fad diet. I thought so to until doing some research and from looking at the recipes, this is not only stuff I can live with but stuff I have been wanting to make. So hang with me and I will let you know my progress on at least a weekly basis (can't blog from work).
Dieting is only the first step. I have kicked up my workouts from a handful of times monthly to at least 3 days a week. I live about 2 miles from work, so some days I will ride my bike to work. My goal for the next 30 days is 20 pounds. I think I can do it because most of that fat is new to me anyway, it never got to know the neighborhood and it still has the moving boxes.
When we get to the end of this summer, I will post actual weights and measurements in hopes of inspiring all 2 of you. I will also post things that are slightly more interesting ( hopefully) and a few new pictures.
Right now it's time for some Sassy Water (their words-not mine) :water w/ lemon, cucumber, mint and ginger.
Nobody ever got fat from sweet dreams.
SF
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