my diet so far

Starting last Saturday, I bit the bullet and went on a challenge diet concocted by my chiropractor. A 3-week blitzkrieg on the fat. After 5 days, I am down 7lbs! I know it will slow now, as most of the first lbs lost are water, but still it is exciting to be down instead of up.

Basically, it is rough 1000 calories a day, 100g of carb, 100g of protein, and about 20g of fat. For someone like me, who loves to eat, this is a mere pittance. My daily intake is: 1 cup of cooked oatmeal or grits or applesauce for breakfast; 1 vitamin water for snack in midmorning; 1 cup of plain yogurt or lowfat cottage cheese with strawberries or blueberries mixed in, and a sliced up cucumber with vinegar for lunch; an apple for midafternoon snack; and 8 oz of chicken or tuna, or 5 eggs, along with a leafy salad with low cal dressing for supper.

I am continuing my 5 days a week of heavy weight training, and am walking in to the Y and work, then walking home at night, about 4 miles roundtrip.

I started at 223, am currently at 216, and want to be 195 or less by August 12, when we leave for our trip to Playa del Carmen.

I am so hungry