I weighed in at 345.2 lbs. this morning (see photo to the left). This means that I’m down 0.0 lbs. since yesterday, and 0.0 lbs. since I started this diet.
Here’s how I did today! The following rules are based in order of importance…
[Yes/No] Rule #1: Spend your day focusing on something other than food. You will save a lot of time not having to prep during this plan, so what will you spend your time on?
Still focusing on my new Fiverr business, I put up another gig today. Having something as tedious as video editing on your plate sure helps you to get your mind off of food… 🙂
[Yes/No] Rule #2: I can only eat for 8 hours a day maximum. This means that I will be fasting for a minimum of 16 hours each day.
Today’s eating plan was pretty much the exact same as yesterday. Started just after noon and ended up close to 7:30 pm, so about 7 1/2 hours of eating, under the 8 hours allowed.
[Yes/No] Rule #3: I [did] [did not] adhere to the following allowed eating guidelines today.
During my eating hours I am allowed one of the following choices:
Daily Option #1) [Potatoes] + [one vegetable: carrots, peas, mushrooms, lettuce, cabbage] + [one salad] + [one 100 calorie dessert].
Daily Option #2) [Potatoes] + [three pieces of fruit; apples, oranges, bananas] + [one salad] + [one 100 calorie dessert].
Daily Option #3) [One cheat meal all within one hour] + [one vegetable: carrots, peas, mushrooms, lettuce, cabbage].
Daily Option #4) [No potatoes] + [Only one of these mentioned below (as many times as you want) during the day] + [one salad] + [one 100 cal. dessert]:
a) Egg white sandwich: two slices low calorie bread, egg whites, slice cheese, deli meat.
b) Burrito wrap: one large low calorie wrap, egg whites or deli meat, lettuce.
The following condiments are allowed each day: ketchup, mustard, salsa, 1 tablespoon lite mayo/relish/ketchup dressing.
I started off today’s eating with a nice egg white sandwich made with a slice of bologna (see photo to the right).
Next up, a bit later in the day, was another egg white with bologna sandwich (see photo to the left). You can really see this tasty slice of cheese in this shot.
What better way to wash down all these delicious egg white sandwiches than with a diet Coke (see photo to the right). I sometimes drink the “no brand” stuff, but this is the real deal today!
I finished off my third egg white sandwich, and the package of bologna, this evening (see photo to the left).
To finish off the day I had another, you guessed it, egg white sandwich. This time I had a couple of slices of deli turkey (see photo to the right).
[Yes/No] Rule #4: During the 16 hours I am fasting I am allowed zero calorie beverages like tea and coffee with some creamer. I am also allowed zero calorie sodas and water of course.
I had about 4 cups of coffee with zero-calorie beverage in my “rest hours” today and 2 cans of zero-calorie beverage.
[Yes/No] Rule #5: Each day I will have my daily vitamins.
Nope, I still don’t have the container situation sorted out, so I didn’t take my daily vitamins today.
[Yes/No] Rule #6: I will drink at least 3 cups of water each day.
At least I got this right. I drank 3 cups of water late this evening.
[Yes/No] Rule #7: I will exercise for 30 minutes each day, whether a cardio or weights or abs workout.
Like yesterday, I spent 30 minutes on the rowing machine while I watched the evening news.
[Yes/No] Rule #8: I will spend at least some time doing TM or meditation today.
I did some TM today while I was putting my son to bed.
