Day 2 (Accelerate Cycle)

I've been hungry all day...

Why??  Because I'm a big dummy and made 2 big mistakes today, that's why...

The day started off promisingly enough -- had the hot water/lemon combo right away, packed a great lunch and snacks for while I was at work (late shift today), saw my daughter off to school -- and then I made a BAD decision.  My son had a doctor's appointment first thing and I wasn't really hungry yet, so I put off eating breakfast until after I had dropped him at school -- drank a large, black Timmy's in the meantime and didn't eat anything until 10:30 -- mistake #1.  By then I was totally screwed.

So, when Dr. Mike says to eat your meals at roughly the same time every day, he's serious people!  You won't be able to catch up!!

Pay attention to the Fullness/Hunger Meter, too -- don't let yourself get to #2 on either scale, ever.  Once you notice you're at #1, deal with it, fast!

Hunger Meter 
1.  I'm a little hungry; my stomach feels as hollow as the promises of a politician.
2.  I'm so hungry I could eat the lining of an empty Spam can.  My stomach is growling so loud it scared off a junkyard dog.  I've got to get something to eat, and fast.

Fullness Meter 
1.  I'm starting to feel full.  I will stop now so that I can save on my grocery bill.
2.  I'm so stuffed I'll have to waddle over to the couch to collapse.


Today's menu:
Breakfast -- 2 poached eggs, 1/2 grapefruit, cup of green tea*, probiotic supplement
Morning Snack -- Granny Smith apple
Lunch -- turkey chili, raw veggies (baby carrots, grape tomatoes, cucumber), probiotic supplement
Afternoon Snack -- remainder of the raw veggies
Dinner -- large green salad with tuna, mushrooms, broccoli and dressing of olive oil and wine vinegar

* My green tea of choice:  Lipton's Green Tea/Mandarin Orange -- it has small bits of dried apricot, peach and mango in the teabag -- contains 24 mg of caffeine per serving and 55 mg natural flavonoid antioxidants (I have no idea what this means, but it sounds good, doesn't it?)

Now that I see the menu "on paper" it appears I didn't plan enough food, but it sure looked like a lot at the time -- I'll be taking extra fruit & veggies with me tomorrow, just in case.  Also, I eliminated most of the green tea today because of the extra coffee I had when I got to work.  That last coffee was probably a mistake -- more green tea is in the plan for tomorrow.  Coffee is allowed (max. 2 cups/day -- I had 3...) but Dr. Mike recommends 3 cups of green tea a day because the chemicals in it have been shown to increase fat burning and stimulate digestion -- so 3 cups of tea it will be...

Mistake #2 -- didn't manage to fit in the exercise today, either -- I'm a pro at avoiding physical activity -- not good, I know...

Back on track tomorrow!

Day 1 (Accelerate Cycle)

147...

That's what the scale said this morning.  Normally I would NOT be pleased to see that number, but today is the last time she's going to say that to me.  Supposedly I will drop between 10 and 12 lbs in the first 17 days.  That would be lovely...


Goal-setting time!


Number One: fit into the awesome white shorts and cream-coloured pants that I bought several years ago that are just that little bit too tight right now.  Hopefully this will happen at the end of Cycle 1...
Number Two: buy a new swimsuit that doesn't include a tank-style top and baggy swim-short bottoms.  Hopefully by the end of Cycle 2...
Number Three: the scale should read between 120 and 125 lbs.  Hopefully I will be here by the end of Cycle 3...


Dr. Mike encourages you to weigh yourself several times during each cycle, so I've decided that every 3 days I will check in with my friend the scale -- I will update as I go along as to whether or not we are still speaking to each other.  Unfortunately, I didn't fit in my two 17 minute workouts today -- will have to get on top of that tomorrow.  This is going to be the hardest part for me -- remember the part where I'm lazy??


People who have been interviewed about their experiences on this diet report that they never felt deprived of food.  I didn't believe that could be possible -- it's mostly salad and veggies right now.  However, I'm happy to report that, at the conclusion of Day 1, I have definitely had enough to eat -- I still got to have my morning coffee at work and I didn't miss my morning bagel with cream cheese all that much...

Today's menu:

Breakfast -- 2 scrambled eggs, 1/2 grapefruit, cup of green tea, probiotic supplement
Mid Day Snack -- Granny Smith apple
Lunch -- large green salad with mushrooms, red pepper, onion, tomatoes, cucumber and tuna topped with dressing made with extra virgin olive oil & balsamic vinegar, cup of green tea, probiotic supplement
Dinner -- baked chicken breast (cooked with lemon slice and poultry seasoning), steamed broccoli
Evening Snack -- nothing -- I'm still full!!

Oh, yeah -- 64 oz of water is A LOT of liquid...