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Hey everybody,
I figured I would introduce myself because I've been lurking around here for quite a bit. I'm a 26 year old male in the Philadelphia area and I'm trying to change my life for the better. I'm 5'11" tall and my weight has fluctuated from 200-240 pretty much my entire life. I must admit I'm not the healthiest eater around, and I always seem to come back to this point. In the months leading up to summer I bust my a$$ dieting hard and working out/running to drop the pounds I gained in the winter.
Well, I'm sick of it. I'm sick of the constant see-saw of my weight. I want to make a change, to be more conscious of what I eat and get my full confidence back. I spend too much time tugging on my shirts, and deleting the pictures that are taken of me. I'm tired of it!!!
I decided to join this site because I have been reading the board for awhile and I love all the support that everyone gives each other. My mom turned me onto this WOE. She lost about 35 lbs with it and she was able to keep it off for quite a long time..
So now that that's out of the way.... This is my 5th day of induction. I have read "some" of the book, but I must admit, not all of it. My mom has been receiving about 10 phone calls a day from me about what I can and cant eat.
I think the hardest thing for me to get used to, is eating some things that I would NEVER normally eat if I was trying to lose weight. I was always brought up to believe that a low fat/low calorie diet was the way to go to shed pounds. So, I'm struggling to try to get used to that.... but I was hoping I would post a couple examples of what I'm eating, and maybe I could get some imput.
Ok, I haven't really weighed myself, and I don't plan on doing so. The scale messes with my mind, it doesn't motivate me at all, it actually makes me obsess about things and that's not what this is all about from what I gather.
I assume I weigh around 235 lbs. I want to be in the 170-185 lb range. I feel like that is a healthy weight for myself. Its what I weighed 6 short years ago!!! I have been doing about 40 mins of cardio (either p90x or running) 3-4 days a week since early January. but of course, I just began my induction 5 days ago.
Ok so here is what I've been eating
Breakfast: 3 egg omelet w/ half cup of green peppers, 3 THIN slices of deli american cheese (about an oz) and 3 slices of bacon crumpled in. also: 2 cups of black coffee.
Lunch : 4 cheese and turkey rollups. - (only about 2 slices of deli turkey, and again, about another oz. of cheese)
Dinner: EITHER Chicken breast, steak, turkey burgers or sausage with usually another cup of peppers and about another oz of cheese.
Snacks: I have some celery and a no carb blue cheese dip.
Also I've been drinking 8-10 glasses of water a day and if I do have something else to drink, a glass or 2 of crystal light iced tea. (Quite a big difference from the 8-10 heavy beers I normally drink a week)
Everyone who I talk to claims that I am doing just fine, but It just feels so weird to be eating some of this stuff. I am not quite sure of myself with it yet.
Sorry for ranting on... guess I just had a lot to say. Any feedback on my diet or anything would be greatly appreciated. I look forward to talking to everyone on my way to a healthier/thinner me!
I figured I would introduce myself because I've been lurking around here for quite a bit. I'm a 26 year old male in the Philadelphia area and I'm trying to change my life for the better. I'm 5'11" tall and my weight has fluctuated from 200-240 pretty much my entire life. I must admit I'm not the healthiest eater around, and I always seem to come back to this point. In the months leading up to summer I bust my a$$ dieting hard and working out/running to drop the pounds I gained in the winter.
Well, I'm sick of it. I'm sick of the constant see-saw of my weight. I want to make a change, to be more conscious of what I eat and get my full confidence back. I spend too much time tugging on my shirts, and deleting the pictures that are taken of me. I'm tired of it!!!
I decided to join this site because I have been reading the board for awhile and I love all the support that everyone gives each other. My mom turned me onto this WOE. She lost about 35 lbs with it and she was able to keep it off for quite a long time..
So now that that's out of the way.... This is my 5th day of induction. I have read "some" of the book, but I must admit, not all of it. My mom has been receiving about 10 phone calls a day from me about what I can and cant eat.
I think the hardest thing for me to get used to, is eating some things that I would NEVER normally eat if I was trying to lose weight. I was always brought up to believe that a low fat/low calorie diet was the way to go to shed pounds. So, I'm struggling to try to get used to that.... but I was hoping I would post a couple examples of what I'm eating, and maybe I could get some imput.
Ok, I haven't really weighed myself, and I don't plan on doing so. The scale messes with my mind, it doesn't motivate me at all, it actually makes me obsess about things and that's not what this is all about from what I gather.
I assume I weigh around 235 lbs. I want to be in the 170-185 lb range. I feel like that is a healthy weight for myself. Its what I weighed 6 short years ago!!! I have been doing about 40 mins of cardio (either p90x or running) 3-4 days a week since early January. but of course, I just began my induction 5 days ago.
Ok so here is what I've been eating
Breakfast: 3 egg omelet w/ half cup of green peppers, 3 THIN slices of deli american cheese (about an oz) and 3 slices of bacon crumpled in. also: 2 cups of black coffee.
Lunch : 4 cheese and turkey rollups. - (only about 2 slices of deli turkey, and again, about another oz. of cheese)
Dinner: EITHER Chicken breast, steak, turkey burgers or sausage with usually another cup of peppers and about another oz of cheese.
Snacks: I have some celery and a no carb blue cheese dip.
Also I've been drinking 8-10 glasses of water a day and if I do have something else to drink, a glass or 2 of crystal light iced tea. (Quite a big difference from the 8-10 heavy beers I normally drink a week)
Everyone who I talk to claims that I am doing just fine, but It just feels so weird to be eating some of this stuff. I am not quite sure of myself with it yet.
Sorry for ranting on... guess I just had a lot to say. Any feedback on my diet or anything would be greatly appreciated. I look forward to talking to everyone on my way to a healthier/thinner me!
I think your menus look good but more veggies and more variety of veggies would be better if you can manage it. Do watch the cheese intake--its easy to go over the allowance if you aren't very careful.
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