Posts Tagged ‘Nutrition’
I have finished the first 7 days of my diet and I am down about 5.5 lbs. I have been quite disciplined the last week (with the exception of Saturday), turning down going out to eat with friends, and avoiding Camp Randall Food. My body is coming along well and am happy with the progress.
On Saturday I let myself have a cheat day. I am still 6 weeks out of the show so I still have some leeway, but I let my flesh and my desires get the best of me. I planned on eating one caramel apple and one brat as my cheat foods for the day. Because I didn’t plan ahead and had no food with me during the day, I caved in a had two of each.
Sunday I worked VERY hard at going low carb from my big carb day. It took 36 hours to lose the 3.5 lbs (mostly water) that I had gained on Saturday, but I am back to my pre saturday weight.
Lesson for you: When you have a cheat day or a period of time where you are not making the most responsible food choices, acknowledge what you did and get right back on to eating healthy again. So often I see or hear people who eat bad for a few days and then continue to and justify it by saying they already ate some bad foods and might as well continue.
This mentality will sabotage you so quickly and will guarantee you poor results. The same thing goes with exercise… just because you miss a couple days, doesn’t mean you should stop altogher. Evaluate why you stopped, make some changes and start up again.
From this weekend, I was once again reminded that I need to be prepared ahead of time and not get myself into tough situations. I packed a few protein bars in my car now, so if I feel like caving in, I can grab one of them.
Talk to you soon!
Dustin
Female Fat Loss: Day 2 of diet
Posted on: October 8, 2008
Yesterday I finished day two. It was a busy day. Started work at 5 AM and was finished at 8:30 PM. I find on days where I am on the go, I keep my energy up by eating frequently… keeping busy also decreases the amount of time I spend thinking about food.
Here ya go:
5 AM
Banana 100 cals
7:30 AM
Hot Chocolate mix 150 cals
1 cups skim milk 90
¾ Cup oatmeal 1 scoop of Protein powder 110
11 AM
Handful of Raw Almonds 200 Cals
1:15 PM
Salad: organic mixed greens, tomato, 1.5 chicken breasts, vinegarette dressing 300 Cals
4:15 PM
Protein Drink: ½ banana, 1 scoop of whey protein, frozen berries, ½ cup skim milk 300 cals
6:15 PM
Protein Drink: Same thing as above 300 cals
8:45 PM
6 inch black forest ham sub (it pained me to only get a 6 inch!) Guessing 500 cals
9 PM
Small cup of Wendys Chili Not Sure maybe 300 Cals
Total Cals 2250
This is right where I want to be for the first of 7 weeks. I will see how my body responds in the next 10 days and adjust accordingly… the low carbs haven’t been too bad yet, but I do get a few tired spells. As of this morning I am down 4.5 lbs.
I have been asked what to do if you are a women and you should only consume maybe 1500 cals. This is by no means perfect eating, but most of it is good, just make the serving sizes 30% smaller and you will achieve your calorie goals.
Feel free to leave a message!
Dustin
MamaTone Fitness 