EATING PLAN

Ok, I came up with an eating plan that should work for the first week or so as a transition. If there is a steady amount of weight lost, then this will be fine. If there is not enough weight being lost, then I will re-visit this plan and make adjustments.

I'm open to suggestions and recipes. :D

EATING PLAN

Three days and then repeat.  Boredom is a factor to reduced eating. Research shows that if you are bored with your food, you will not overeat. I have found that to be true, too. But I try to build in a nice treat every day like yogurt or a square of chocolate so I don’t feel deprived. Also, a small frozen yogurt can be substituted occasionally.  Of course, I will avoid the chocolate syrup and the junky toppings!

Day 1

Breakfast:
½ cup granola
½ cup milk
½ cup blueberries

Mid-morning:

1 piece of fruit

Lunch:

Salad, a little bit of lite dressing
1 serving  lean meat or fish

Mid-afternoon:

2-3 crackers
10-12 almonds (preferably raw)

Dinner:

Homemade soup with clear broth, small serving

Before bed snack:

1 small container of yogurt without high fructose syrup in it!
Multi-vitamin  (the kind that will dissolve in a glass of water within a few minutes)

Day 2

Breakfast:
1 egg
1 pc of dry toast
½ cup fresh squeezed orange juice

Mid-morning:

1 piece of fruit

Lunch:

Salad with drizzle of light dressing
1 serving lean meat or fish

Mid-afternoon:

2-3 crackers
1 tsp. peanut butter
Diet soda

Dinner:

Boiled or steamed veggies with salt

Before bed snack:

1 small container of yogurt with no high fructose syrup
Multi-vitamin
1 cracker

Day 3

Breakfast:
1 serving of oatmeal
1 tsp peanut butter
1 tsp brown sugar
1/4 cup skim milk

Mid-morning:

1 fruit

Lunch:

Salad with light dressing
1 serving lean meat or fish

Mid-afternoon:

2-3 crackers
4 Brazilian nuts

Dinner:

Baked Potato
Topped with a drizzle of olive oil or spray butter, salt, grilled veggies (in Pam)

Before bed snack:

1 small square of dark chocolate
Multi-vitamin
Herbal tea (optional)

OTHER SNACKS that can take the place of a snack:

Hard boiled egg

3-5 olives

1 cheese stick (no, not fried!!!) haha :D

1 cup of skim milk with a little Hershey’s chocolate syrup

The idea is to keep the snack  to around 100 calories or less. And the purpose is to curb my appetite so I don’t ever get hungry.  If there is hunger after the first couple of days, maybe a smoothie made with fruits and veggies will bring the nutrition up to speed so that hunger will go away.

I tried eating a donut one morning. After I finished the donut, I was still as hungry as before I ate it. Anything healthy, that gives us nutrition, will not leave us feeling so hungry. Nutrition is key.

So, why would I want to eat one little cookie when I could have a whole orange or apple for the same calorie count. A piece of fruit, even though our brain says "yawwwn, borrring" is much more satisfying for hunger than a cookie!