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!!