2008 Transformation Contest

I am very pleased with what I am doing and how it is working for me so far.  

Although I believe a keto diet is perhaps the greatest and best for extreme fast weight loss, I decided that it is not for me.  

I have also temporarily thrown out the carb cycling in the strictest sense of the word.  I am following more of what you could call a high protein, low fat, moderate carb diet.  Just basic healthy stuff.  

Here is my rough calorie count for the week.  Keeping in mind that I still estimate…ALOT.  What starts out as a measurable scoop often turns into a ‘’ooooh…that’s good….let us add a little more"…until in the the end I come out with a nice full belly, but nothing that can be measured.

Mon:  1150 calories, 115 protein

Sat:  1200 calories, 135 grams protein

I am on what you could call an "elimination" diet.  I am eliminating so many things I would ordinarily eat on my regular day to day "fit, plump, and healthy" diet.  

I have cut out;

all cheese and dairy (but whey)

all nuts and seeds

all protein bars (these used to be my staple)

all grains (including oatmeal…another previous staple)

While my main diet basically consists of Intra-Pro, Egg Beaters, Fish, & Various Salads, Oils, & Vinegars, I am still able to maintain certain freedoms.  

Like yesterday, my husband called me from the chinese restaurant and asked me if I wanted anything.  I was able to say, "Yes, bring me the chinese vegetable soup please".  

Broccoli, mushrooms, water Chestnuts, snowpeas, in a clear and tasty broth.

A whole quart of it.  lol

I need the unexpected.  I need the surprise.  This helps me psychologically.  

I am not one who thrives by knowing what I will be eating in advance.  I also do not time my meals.  I go by what my body tells me.  Usually I wait for signs of the second hunger.

My best advice to everybody out there would be this.  Do not follow your diet out of a can.  Take the best of advices and make them your own.  Know your own psychology and diet in a manner that follows along the lines of your mind.  Keeping yourself mentally satiated is half the game.