This post is a continuation from Friday.
Alright, here’s my game plan:
Breakfast – 5am – aprox. 500 cals
Snack – 9am – aprox. 200 cals
Lunch – 12pm – aprox. 5oo cals
Snack – 3pm – aprox. 200 cals
Dinner – 6pm – aprox. 500 cals
At least 64 oz of water per day and as much coffee and splenda that I want. Cut off for coffee is 4pm. If I eat out, I’ll drink unsweet tea with splenda.
Morning workout: walk one mile and swim 1000 yards (20 laps)
Afternoon workout: walk one mile
I can have one free meal per week.
Also, I get one alcohol pass per week. This allows me to drink beer with my friends.
Also, on Saturday my schedule won’t be so strict. I can sleep late and then get my workout on. Sunday is an off day for exercise and schedule, but not for tracking calories.
My plan is to prepare my meals the night before and store them in plastic containers. This way everything I need is done. I won’t have the problem of thinking about what I should eat, nor will I be tempted to stop off for fast food.
Also, my meal timing is not to keep my metabolism stable but to keep me from getting hungry. I usually have lunch at noon, and then have dinner at 6pm. Usually by dinner I am very hungry and that can lead to me over eating.
Good news: I just finished preparing most of tomorrow’s food!!! 1812 calories and 2443 sodium. Not too bad.
I’ve got my alarm set for the butt crack of dawn so I can get my workout on.
Also, today I ordered a Garmin Forerunner 305 with heart rate monitor. I’ll use that in combination with Dailymile to track and share my walks. 
I’ve also got my ipod charged and loaded with tunes.
I just needed a little organization.
BTW, this weekend was a little rough on food. I’m aiming to maintain this week, and keep with my plans so the following week will be awesome.
I did manage to get a good swim in this morning.
Here’s to organization, dedication, and planning!!!
Kill it this week!!!
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yay! for swimming!
sounds like a plan! I'm tightening the belt and am being more strict with calories this week also. We can do it!
Hey Stephen..you have a great plan going. As a suggestion try having a snack in the niddle of the afternoon to curn the hunger before you get home to have supper and hopfully that will lead to you not overeating.
Go Go Go!! Awesome on the preparing your food and getting ahead of the time crunch. Step in the right direction!!
I like this plan so long as you are bulking it enough with good fibrous things you like to eat that fill you up and stave off hunger. It looks like the loose “diet” I shot for when I went from 525LBS (or so) to 358LBS. My exercise was not as organized, to my detriment, but I did pedal to the pub for my beer day!
I LOVE your energy & determination in this post!!! So inspiring. Probably my favorite post of yours to date!