Day 3 - The Plan

July 8, 2010

Now I'm three days into this project and I need to delineate my plan.

I'll start by saying that I've been on every major plan out there. I've been in Weight Watchers, on Atkins, vegetarian plan, No Flour-No Sugar, the Sugar Blues Plan, South Beach, and the Zone. The most successful was Atkins, but the reality is that after each one I fell off the wagon and gained most of my weight back.

My Plan this time is to draw from the best of each of those plans.

First there is the Pre-Plan. This first week I'm slowing down, catching my breath, writing down everything and realizing what's going on. I'm also getting into the blog habit. By Monday, I'm going to be cracking down, using these first few days to evaluate. During this Pre-Plan time, I'm not going hog wild, either. As I get aware of things, I'm going to stop them. For example, I didn't have a PayDay today (!).

First, I am going to write everything down, here on the blog. This is something I learned from Weight Watchers and something that works for me.

Second, I'm going to be a little protein heavy. Atkins worked very well for me, but I got bored with it. Protein, especially meat, is very filling and I eat a lot. A lot. Lean proteins will help satisfy that.

Third, I definitely need to focus on good carbs and cut down on flour and sugar. What happens is that things like cookies and crackers are handy when I'm hungry and I grab them. Grabbing a piece of fruit or carrots just doesn't cut it. So I need to work on being satisfied with good stuff rather than letting myself get hungry.

Fourth, I'm going to be aware of my problem times: when I get home from work and before I go to bed. If supper isn't ready when I come home, I go straight to the cabinets. How will I deal with this. Bed time eating is usually boredom. I need to go to bed a little earlier and sleep it off rather than snack.

Finally, I need to exercise daily. So far this week I took a long walk on Thursday and a short walk on Wednesday. And I'm going for a walk in a few minutes, when I get done with this.

Here's today's report:
Weight this morning - 238.8 - no change from yesterday
Breakfast: A large grilled chicken breast, a bottle of SoBe vitamin water
Break: A can of V8 and a plain shortcake
Dinner: Tossed salad with 1T ranch dressing, baked breaded boneless pork chop, corn, roasted taters, a few cheese raviolis, a bowl of melon cubes
Snack: A small bag of pretzels
Pre-Supper Snack: Sesame stick/peanut mix
Supper: Green beans, taters, and sausage; a crescent roll with light butter and strawberry jam (homemade)

That's it. "Before pictures" coming soon!