So I lost twelve pounds in the first three weeks of my changed lifestyle. I’m actually quite eager to weigh in for week for Monday morning.
Some might think that I’m starving myself or that I’m on some sort of “fad diet.” This could not be further from the truth. In fact, I’m eating several times during the day. I’ll often wake at 5am and have a healthy breakfast. Something like two eggs and a slice of 100% whole wheat toast. I’ll then go for a walk in the morning, usually 3.5 miles or more.
During my morning walk, I burn around 400 calories, which is more than what I had to eat before the walk. After the walk, I’ll typically have a healthy snack. Either a fresh fruit, an ounce of nuts, or a yogurt. Because I have plenty of protein in the morning, this keeps me feeling full and satisfied till around 11am. That’s when I’ll have myself a very filling lunch.
For lunch, I’ll typically either have two servings of soup (only 140 calories) or maybe a deli sandwich. A deli sandwich for me would include two slices of 100% whole wheat toast, 2 ounces of deli fresh lean turkey meat, once slice of white American cheese, and a few slivers of red onion. Such a sandwich contains LESS THAN 300 calories total! With either my sandwich or soap, I’ll have a fresh piece of fruit, an ounce of nuts, or a yogurt.
A lunch like that listed above will get me through until around 3pm which is when I’ll allow myself about 200 calories for a snack. You guessed it, it will consist of either yogurt, nuts, or fresh fruit.
For dinner, my wife has been doing a terrific job of creating very low calorie dinner items which include fresh vegetables, whole grains, and lean meats like fish and chick.
When I follow this eating pattern, I’m usually WELL UNDER my allotted calorie allowance for the day.
So how am I losing so much weight? Sure I’m walking a lot.. But that’s not it. And yes, I’m counting my calories! That’s important also! However, the key is that I’m doing both of them. Perhaps even more important is the types of foods I’m eating when I take in those calories!
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