Pauline, I could do better on the water... yesterday was kind of funny though, it's like my dinner didn't hit my stomach until 8... at which point I felt fine.
I've decided to cut calories for 15 days starting today. I've calculated that between the workout days and non-workout day I should be averaging 2050 daily. I'm decreasing that by 250, averaging 1800 a day over the next two weeks. So, according to my calculations, I should lose a solid pound. I hope that I'm off, or that I'll be able to eat less, and that I'll lose more, like 1.5. Then I'll go back to maintenance level, and repeat the cut after a while. I figure 15 days is doable. It's not as daunting as cutting calories for an undetermined period of time until I lose 10 lbs. I can stay focused for 15 days. Also, going back to maintenance that quickly should prevent me from ruining my metabolism. And I know I need the psychological break.
I made a list of all the foods I find really filling and give me the most bang for my buck: veggie burgers, imitation meat, almonds, cottage cheese, oatmeal, eggs and egg whites. I'll eat those for the next two weeks. I'm trying to think of it as period of food restriction, not starvation. Hope it works.
Today went well so far. I'm actually under, bit hungry, but fine. Maybe dinner will hit me again right before I go to bed.
Today's Food:
| Day 1 | Cal | Pro |
| oats | 150 | 5 |
| prunes | 50 |
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| sandwich (bread, cheese, soy-burger) | 250 | 30 |
| lunch (sauteed veggies w/ soy chicken) | 250 | 20 |
| dinner (sandwich - same as breakfast) | 250 | 30 |
| cc | 200 | 32 |
| almonds | 400 | 20 |
| Total | 1550 | 137 |
Today's Workout:
I was scheduled for the AMRAP work-out. I got bored after 15 squats with the bar. So then I ran for 2 miles. I'm starting stage 2 on Friday. Yay!