See I used to be a thinner girl. I was never "skinny", I played too much soccer for that. But I used to have a flatter stomach and toned legs and since high school, well that's all gone downhill. In 2008 I decided I wanted to get back to where I was then and I went on the Slim4Life program and it WORKED! I went from 180 to 145 in just a few short months and I kept it off for 2 years but then I got lazy about my eating. I was going through a lot of sad stuff at that time (we'll save that for another blog) and I'm a comfort eater by the very definition. Have a bad day? Make a pot of mashed potatoes. Have an awesome day? Let's eat ice cream!!!
Plus, I started a new relationship and man, isn't that a waistline KILLER! Dating revolves around food so much! You go out to dinner, you meet for lunch, you make each other breakfast, you get drunk and make pancakes at 3 am... No? That's just us then.
Oh and the boyfriend, well I won't name names here because frankly, he doesn't know I'm writing this yet. He's never been a skinny guy either but as I gained weight, so did he and finally we've decided to do something about it.
We can't afford to do the whole Slim4Life program again so we're just going to stick with the diet part and see how that goes. He won't get on a scale yet but me, well I'm at my heaviest right now at 214. That's right, in 2 years I have packed on almost 80lbs. I didn't feel like I was gaining weight, It just seemed like I woke up one day and I could feel my back fat. Gah-ross!!!
So, we're in the "prep" phase of the diet. It's pretty basic ALL THE MEAT YOU CAN EAT! Ok not all the meat but pretty much! It lines out like this:
The Prep Phase lasts three days. You will be required to eat the following each day:
- 2-3 pounds of proteins from meat. (beef, poultry, fish, shellfish, no pork)
- Unlimited raw green vegetables. (celery, lettuce, cabbage, etc., no peas)
- 2 eggs or equivalent egg substitute.
- 1 orange. 1/2 in the morning, 1/2 by 6:00 pm.
- 2 8oz glasses of thermoboost. 1 in the morning, the other by 6:00 pm.
- 8 8oz glasses of water (80 oz total, including thermoboost)
- 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon of Morton's Light Salt
You can season your food with natural seasonings like garlic powder and onion powder or with products like Mrs. Dash. You can also use oil or Kraft Fat-Free Dressings, which have the added benefit of being great for marinades.
Oh and I can't eat oranges so I'm substituting a grapefruit like I did back when I did this the first time.
Today has gone good so far, we woke up and had breakfast steaks and hardboiled eggs. We've been snacking on celery and drinking so much water I think I've peed like 35 times already. We had steak salad for lunch and are having plain hamburgers (no buns) for dinner. The bf is already bored with it but I know it works so hopefully he'll stick with it.
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