Moving forward

I have been feeling great now that I am eating low-glycemic index foods every 2-3 hours. Here is my meal plan every day.
This diet is the Hypoglycemia Diet. It consists of 1500 calories or less, has 149 gm of carbohydrates, 76 gm of Protein, and 65 gm of Fat.

Meal #1
8:00am
1 Fruit
1 Bread
1 Egg or Meat
1 Fat
1 Milk

Meal #2
10:30am
1 Meat
1 Bread

Meal #3
1:00pm
2 Meat/Cheese
1 Bread
1-2 Vegetable
1 Fruit
1 Fat

Meal #4
3:30pm
1/2 Bread
1/2 Milk/Yogurt

Meal #5
6:00pm
2 Meat/Cheese
1 Bread
2 Vegetable
Vegatables Raw-As Desired
Dessert, Sugar Free-As desired
1 Fat

Meal #6
8:30pm
1/2 Bread
1/2 Milk/Yogurt

So here is what I have been eating:

Meal #1
8:00am
1 Fruit=1/2 Banana
1 Egg/Meat=3 Egg Whites
1 Bread=1/2 Bagel
1 Fat=1 tsp Butter
1 Milk/Yogurt=8 oz Milk

Meal #2
10:30am
1 Meat=1 oz Grilled Chicken
1 Bread=1/2 Cup Whole Wheat Pasta

Meal #3
1:00pm
2 Meat=2 oz Grilled Chicken
1 Bread=1 Tortilla
1 Vegetable=1 Cup of Green Beans
1 Fruit=1/2 large Gala Apple
1 Fat=6 Dry Roasted Almonds

Meal #4
3:30pm
1/2 Bread=1/2 Tortilla
1/2 Milk/Yogurt=4 oz Lowfat Yogurt

Meal #5
6:00pm
2 Meat=1 oz Mozzarella Cheese, 1/4 Cup Tuna
1 Bread=6 Whole Wheat Crackers
2 Vegetables=1 Cup Raw Carrots, 1/2 Cup Steamed Broccoli
1 Fat=6 Dry Roasted Almonds

Meal #6
8:30pm
1/2 Bread=1/2 Tortilla
1/2 Milk/Yogurt=4 oz Lowfat Yogurt


It's a lot of measuring and planning for me, but it looks like this is what I need to do right now. Well, at least until I get in to see the doctor and get my levels tested.

So far, I feel good. I have a slight headache every now and then. On day 4 of eating this way I felt a little light headed/dizzy. I believe it is beacause I needed to eat at 6:00pm and it was already 6:30pm. As soon as I got meal #5 in me I started to feel fine again.

Btw, 2 lbs down this week. Healthy eating is the key. Well, that and exercise. I've exercised everyday this week for at least 30 minutes each time. My legs are a bit sore, but that's fine with me as long as I am going in the right direction! Which is down...Lol.

So, now it is time to snack on meal #4 and head home to watch the Wichita State University Shockers play in the 2nd round of the 2012 NCAA tournament!! Go Shox!!!

Fast-5 Diet is over! For good!!!

So, last I week I was going to continue the Fast-5 Diet. Even though I was somewhat bored with it, I at least was losing weight doing it. I have totally changed my mind. Yes, I am allowed to do that. I have good reason to quit and I won't be quitting dieting and exercising.

What are my good reasons?

Well, on day 17, I had fasted for 18 hours and in just 1 more hour I would be able to start eating. I was at kid #2's basketball tournament and it was getting ready to begin. While sitting in the bleachers I started to feel dizzy. My vision began to blur and my palms started to sweat. Nausea was setting in so I got up and headed in the direction of the restrooms. I couldn't stand straight, I was staggering as I walked, my heart was beating fast, my fingers were feeling all numb and tingly. I managed to leave the gym, but had to slide down the wall just outside the doors only 10 feet from the restrooms. I was blacking out. My hands and legs were shaking and my pulse was racing.

I thought I was just having major flu symptoms and was going to lose it in the hallway, but I managed to take a few deep breaths and after sitting for about 5 minutes, stand up and make it into the restroom. The same things were happening as I walked the short distance between the hallway and restroom. I again was blacking out. I made it into a stall just in time to sit down again. I sat there for about 10 minutes. Sweating. Shaking. Nauseaus. I didn't actually get physically sick, but weirdly I was nauseaus and had hunger pains. I realized after getting myself together that I needed some sugar in my system. You see, I randomly, throughout my life, have felt weak and have just ate something and then felt better. I sipped some gatorade and within a few minutes I felt like a totally different person.

I went back to the basketball game and continued to sip my gatorade and continued to feel much better. I ate some nachos (horrible thing to eat, I know, but that's pretty much all the concession stand had) and drank a bottle of water.

After that episode, I am done fasting. Well, not really. I am going to see my doctor next week and have to fast before they do blood work. But I am done fasting for diet.

I am going to follow the hypoglycemic diet for the week in between today and my doctor visit. I'll still workout. I'm actually getting ready to go walk my 30 minutes right now!

I won't be going forward with the Fast-5 Diet anymore!!

Fast-5 Diet Day 16

Okay, I know I said I was going to quit the Fast-5 Diet and just stick to low glycemic index foods, but I can't. I like eating just in the morning and not worrying about food the rest of the day. It's so simple. I like simplicity. Especially with the busy life my family keeps. So, I'm still in.

Day 16 food list:
7:00am
1 apple
8:30am
6 oz strawberry yogurt, lowfat
1/2 C lowfat granola
10:30am
1 handful of salsa popcorn
1 pkg of scooby doo fruit snacks (not reall fruit, I considered this candy)
11:15am
1 Boca burger (disgusting flavor, not sure which one it was, but I won't be eating it again!)
11:30am
1 medium baked potato
1 T real butter
1 medium banana


That is it. And, I'm going to walk on an incline this afternoon. I'm really trying to get my heart rate down, so I have to keep my heart rate in between 120 and 135 bpm while I'm working out. It's pretty difficult. I feel like I'm not exerting myself very much so it's kinda boring. This is what a trainer has me doing. He better be right!

Diet and fitness article I liked

I just came across this article and have already found it pretty helpful. This is probably the direction I should be going...

http://www.fitcommerce.com/Blueprint/Staying-in-Your-Fat-Burning-Zone-24-by-7_page.aspx?pageId=859&portalId=2

And

http://www.fitcommerce.com/BLUEPRINT/Increase-Your-Protein-Intake-to-Lose-Weight-_page.aspx?pageId=592&tabIndex=5&portalId=2

Fast-5 days 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 & 15

I'm grouping this week together because it was pretty much the same all week. Two things I found out towards the end of week two of the fast-5 diet.

1.) I didn't continue to lose anymore weight than I had initially taken off.
2.) I got bored with it.

Now, at this minute, am still doing the Fast-5 Diet, but I expect that to change. Probably tomorrow. I think I have diet and excerise A.D.D. No disrespect to those people with A.D.D. or children with the disorder, but I just can't stay with something I am not continuously seeing results with. This is probably why I haven't been successfull at losing weight. Ya think? It just seems like a waist of my time to continue something that isn't producing results.

And so I move on. To what? Just diet and excerise? Well, probably. But just until I come across another gimmick I'd like to try out! :) I'm a pretty good sampler...Lol.

So, for now, I'm just thinking eating small meals throughout the day, low on the glycemic index, drinking lots of water and some tea, and then continuing with the 30 minutes of cardio each day. I am learning to keep my heart rate lower while doing cardio. Which means moving slower, and it, my friend is quite boring! Hopefully I can lower my resting heart rate so that I am in better physical shape. That's the goal anyway.

I did manage to accomplish two things from doing the Fast-5 Diet. And they are: Stop my continuous cravings for junk food (i.e. candy, baked goods, bad carbs) and also stop drinking soda everyday.

All in all I lost 7 lbs in the two weeks I tried it out and if I can keep those seven pounds off, it will be seven pounds more than I would have lost not trying it. :)

Fast-5 days 5, 6, 7, 8, & 9

So, I'm having a lot of problems with my internet in the evening. Everytime I try to blog, it won't let me type for more than a minute before I get kicked off. I'm going to attempt to get this done, days 5-9, all at once.

It has been going excellent so far. I lost 6 lbs in the first 6 days! Hey, I was aiming for 1-2 lbs a week, so I am excited. I'm not hungry when it is not my 5 hrs to eat and even when it is my 5 hrs, I'm not famished. Sometimes I have to even force myself to eat.

Day 5 eating:
11:30pm-4:30pm
11:30pm
Pre-made greek side salad (snack size)
6oz strawberry yogurt
1/4 Cup lowfat granola
1:00pm
1/2 bagel w/ lite cream cheese spread
Regular sized brownie (leftover from church coffee hour)
3:00pm
Turkey sandwich on whole wheat bread
4:25
6oz yogurt

Day 6
11:00pm-4:00pm
11:00pm
1/2 Cup homemade mac & cheese
Grilled mac & cheese sandwich on whole wheat
1/2 Cup cottage cheese
2:00pm
3 homemade power bites (recipe to come, these are amazing)
3:45pm
2 Bierocks (this recipe to come to)

Day 7
7:00am-12:00pm
7:10am
4 eggwhites
1 slice of whole wheat bread
9:00am
1/2 Cup cottage cheese
1/4 Cup black beans
3 power bites
11:30am
6oz yogurt
1/2 Cup rice, corn, black bean, salsa. (recipe to come)

Day 8
7:00am-12:00pm
7:00am
3 eggwhites
1 slice whole wheat toast (no butter)
1/4 Cup bierock mixture
9:30am
1/4 Cup black beans
1/4 Cup cottage cheese
11:00am
1 Cup queso with rice mixture from the day before.
3 power bites

Day 9
7:00am-12:00pm
3 eggwhites
1 slice whole wheat toast
9:00am
3 power bites
1 medium orange
2 handfuls of lite popcorn
11:00am
1 Cup of bierock mixture (no bread)
1/4 Cup black beans

and I believe that is it. I'll post the recipes I used in another post. % have to pull them off of pinterest!