MihnaStarr’s BodyBlog

Dave Palumbo Diet Okie, I did not “journalize” the first week. Still wasn’t quite comfortable yet as far as meal portions, cal / pro intake etc., and what exactly I could/couldn’t eat. Mind you, I have an office job ( where I do get to sit…all day ::rolls eyes:: hopefully soon to change.) , I’m up very early, and regretfully due to my gym schedule, I don’t get to physically lay in my bed till about 11pm.

Also, I know no females who have done this diet, besides what I read from this site. But, they do not have a body like mine example: 5’2 bf% 32.3 Wt 163 and the odd part, no believes me. Besides that, I want to be verrrry careful with this high protein/fat intake. I’m afraid I could do more damage than good, so I’m always asking questions. Guy friends of mine have said “Don’t worry about calories, no direct carbs, are your pro intake should be 122grams a day”.

Before this I was on a balanced 15oo-16oo a day, balanced meal plan. So counting pro is a different ballgame for me. Never mind the fact that though I’m used to sprint running for 40-60 min, 6x week plus wt training at least 3 days a wk, now I have to speed walk I guess you can say for 40 min. Very difficult. For the 1st time in a while I’m board off my Italian tusH on the treadmill!

I haven’t loss any wt within the first week, just maintained 162. I was a little bumed,but it was expected. My energy level was almost non existent, no matter how much sleep / tea I was downing. By the time I got to the gym I dreaded seeing my trainer, terrified that I would pist him off lol one thing I hate doing is disappointing / doing less than what he expects from me.

Meal prepping was soooo simple. Well, considering I was still clueless with a lot of things. I went from my usual 3oz of meat to 4oz, instead of a carb, double up on the broc. Though terrified if I was allowed to balsamic vinegar ( BTW : Add some Equal to that, it makes a great dressing if you like your dressings sweet, and it’s a good replacement for a sweet glaze type of sauce for meats, and if you add some to dijon mustard it taste like honey mustard ), I went without out it…and used either hot sauce, or some low carb ketchup while keeping my heels crossed lol Snacks…I stuck with cashews, still not sure on how many so I kept it to the box’s serving, and cottage cheese. I hate the texture, so I purchased the whipped kind, added some equal to that and it almost tasted like a dessert. Then I would crushed cashew’s, throw them in…and it was great for when I was driving aka in a rush. In Jersey, we’re known for the traffic!

My first wknd…wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be. I went out with my gf’s, and even though they ordered ALL of my favorite foods, I stuck with my HUGE salad…looking down while stuffing my face…and demanded the waiter to take their plates the moment they were done lol, downing god knows how many glasses of water to remain full, and had some grilled combo with steak,shrimp,and chicken. For the first time I didn’t bring left overs for my pup  but he understood. OH, and though I did fantasize about it allll wknd, I didn’t have one sip of vodka

So the first week my meals were all over the place as I mentioned and I continued to read our forums and send emails back n forth to different Males lol and continued to tex guy friends for answers. So hopefully, this week will be…cleaner…if not, feel free to beeeech me out and tell me what’s right.

Here it goes:

 6:30 AM: 3 whole eggs, 2 egg whites, ½ cup ground turkey, little bit of shredded cheese. (This was my 1st time adding the turkey, last wk I was noticing I got hungry/dizzy shortly after having just eggs and was difficult for me to wait for my next meal)

8:30 AM: Whipped cottage cheese ¼ cup, crushed cashews ¼ cup

10:30 AM: Skirt steak 4oz (I dissected as much fat as I could prior to cooking), 1 cup Broc

12:30 PM: Mozzarella (homemade) 2 slices, Deli turkey 4 slice, I tbsp natural P.B (Normally I don’t have the p.b., but for some reason I was still hungry)

2:30 PM: Same tuna serving w/ Dijon mustard, Mozzarella 2 slices

4:30 PM: Chkn 4 oz marinated with balsamic, salad 2 tbsp caesar dressing. 6:30 PM: (snack might be either: moz/ tuna OR cashews/tuna)

8:30 PM: After gym, egg meal repeat.

 I don’t like the taste of plain water, so I drink a gallon of water a day with some equal and crystal light.

* That’s not including my 3 cups of tea, 1 cup of coffee*

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