First Post

Welcome:

My new lifestyle plan starts today (02/23/2009).

Here's the plan:

Breakfast:

• tip: You don’t have to eat meat at breakfast
• Good:
• Eggs – especially boiled because the yolk can be removed
• Oatmeal – maple/cinnamon apple is okay (remember moderation)
• Fruit – fresh fruit or canned fruit packed with water – pineapple, apples, oranges, cherries, etc.
• Cottage cheese

Snacks:

• Measure snacks with a small Dixie cup (the size used for water in the washroom)
• Grab the big bag, and then measure with the dixie cup or grab a small handful. Put the big bag away
• Good:
• Almonds
• Raisins
• Small bag of microwave popcorn
• Fruit
• Yogurt
• Pretzels
• Beef Jerky
• Peanuts

Lunch:

• Take a 30 min break for lunch - relax
• Good:
• Wheat or Jewish Rye bread
• Low fat mayo
• Tuna
• Salmon
• Boar’s head turkey
• Deli cheese
• Beans (including baked beans)
• Corn
• Greens
• Hot sauce
• $5 footlong at Subway – beware what you put on the sandwich

Dinner:

• Enjoy dinner
• Make dinner easy
• Good:
• Hamburger
• Chicken breast
• Tuna filet

Schedule:

• 6:00am breakfast
• 9:00am snack
• 12:00pm lunch
• 3:00pm snack
• 6:00pm dinner
• 7:30pm cut-off time for food
• 2 liters of water a day

Exercise:

• If you feel dizzy, STOP!
• Make a contest out of how far you can walk within allotted time – try to walk a longer distance every session
• Start with 10 min of walking a day – as you get more comfortable, add more time