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I've been thinking since before the holidays about where I want to go with my eating/lifestyle plan in this new year. Been in the 190's since last July which is great in one sense, close to my inital goal. But bad in another as I've been stuck here far too long. I've got enough fat left on me that I can healthily get to 175-180 lbs. That's close to what I weighed when I was heavy into athletics and fantastic shape, 17-22 years old. Getting back to that weight range while also building back some of the muscle I've lost through the years is where I'd like to go. I'd like to be back in that weight range by summer. 2 or 3 pounds a month, seems very doable.
Eating wise, I'm going to try a 5:2 plan. Restricting calories to 600 two days a week with what will likely be 18-20 hour fasts, and 16:8 fasting at least two other days of the week. Low calorie days will be spread out, probably Mondays and Thursdays. Yesterday was my first 600 calorie day and it went well, felt hungry by dinner time but it was easily manageable. Had a nice big salad with spinach, kale, romaine, chicken, and a light dressing. Ended the day feeling satisfied with 634 calories. Lost 4 lbs yesterday, due mostly I'm sure from excess water as the low calorie days will also be very low carb. Two low cal, low carb days will help a lot keeping me from hanging on to excess water, and aid in having a decent calorie deficit without feeling deprived. Will be interesting to see how it works out over the next few weeks.
View Diet Calendar, 29 January 2016:
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1872 kcal
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Fat: 95.87g | Prot: 131.20g | Carbs: 135.40g.
Breakfast: Butter (Salted), Coffee-Mate Sugar Free Vanilla Caramel Liquid Coffee Creamer, Light Cream, Coffee, Nature's Promise Organic Coconut Oil. Lunch: Honeycrisp Apples, Lucerne 1% Milkfat No Salt Added Cottage Cheese, Silk Pure Almond Milk - Original, Safeway Frozen Blueberries, Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard 100% Whey - Extreme Milk Chocolate, Hershey's Natural Unsweetened Cocoa, Spinach (Chopped or Leaf, Frozen), Dannon Light & Fit Greek Blends - Toasted Coconut Vanilla. Dinner: Perkins Restaurant Sauteed Spinach, Bonefish Grill Steamed Broccoli, Bonefish Grill Bread, Pesto & Oil, Bonefish Grill Lily's Chicken. Snacks/Other: Lindt Excellence 70% Cocoa Smooth Dark, Giant Food Multigrain Flatbread, La Bella Romana Chic Peas Roasted Salted. more...
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