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The Plan
I currently weigh 157.7 pounds (deep breath).
I want to lose 30.
I’d like to reach this by my birthday, which means I have a little over three months to reach this goal. More specifically, 13 weeks.
That means if I lose 2 pounds a week (which is, to my credit, the most weight trainers and nutritionists and other professional types will tell you is still healthy), I can lose 26 pounds before my birthday.
This means being strict about my workout and my food intake. It also means, however, that even if I have one bad day, I can’t get down on myself and give up entirely. I must forge ahead.
The Rules:
1. Work out cardio at least 5 times a week. In addition, try to do Jillian’s workout 2-3 times a week.
2. No more gluten. This means beer, bread, pasta, cereal, cookies, cake, chips, crackers, anything made with wheat flour. If I do eat bread, it must be whole wheat or multi grain.
3. No more “white foods.” No white rice, no white sugar, no white flour.
4. No more regular sodas.
5. Make every meal 50-25-25: 50% vegetables, 25% lean protein, 25% starchy/carby vegetables
- “Good” vegetables (in order of lowest to highest carb count): sprouts (bean, alfalfa, etc.), greens (lettuces, spinach, chard, etc.), hearty greens (collards, mustard greens, kale, etc.), radicchio and endive, herbs (parsley, cilantro, basil, rosemary, thyme, etc.), bok choy, celery, radishes, sea vegetables (nori, etc.), cabbage (or sauerkraut), mushrooms, jicama, avocado, cucumbers (or pickles), asparagus, green beans and wax beans, broccoli, cauliflower, peppers (green, red, jalapeno), summer squash, zuchinni, scallions, bamboo shoots, leeks, brussels sprouts, snow peas, tomatoes, eggplant, tomatillos, artichokes, fennel, onions, okra, spaghetti squash, celery root, turnip, water chestnuts
- Lean protein: Lean beef, buffalo, lamb, chicken, turkey, ostrich, fish, shellfish, egg whites
- Starchy/carby veggies or non-gluten grains: pumpkin, carrots, beets, peas, winter squashes (acorn and butternut), parsnips, potatoes, sweet potatoes, corn, plantains, peas, quinoa
6. Since not drinking at all is clearly not possible, the only booze allowed is: red wine, white wine, champagne, clear alcohols (rum, vodka, gin) with soda or diet soda
