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 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. :)