My weight loss story is pretty much the same as everyone else. I have tried it all, I mean it all. I have been on the cookie diet, the soup diet, the juice diet, and who could forget the baby food diet. Of course, none of these worked. Then I was told by a old boyfriend, "It's all math!, write down what you eat and what you do and as long as you eat less calories then you burn off you will lose weight." I thought I can do that! I wrote it all down and hit the gym. Months went by and nothing! I thought that there most be something physically wrong with me. So I went to the doctors. They gave me everything. They started me on the weight loss drugs, that didn't work. Then they thought you must be depressed. So I was put on anti-depressed meds. I losted about five pounds and then nothing. Finally, doctors (that's right more then 1) just wrote me off as a liar. I must of been eating donuts and sitting on my butt.
So fast forward to now.... I tried REALLY hard to only gain a few pounds when I was pregnant. Knowing that I can't seem to lose weight I didn't want to gain too much. I ended gaining only 25 pounds. I was so proud of myself. I lost 15 after I had Madison but then that last ten was just not coming off. I found a new doctor and thought maybe this time it would be different. After going back to the same old things he finally told me that some people are just healthy overweight. WHAT!? I was just not taking that! I was going to lose weight. I haven't been 170 my whole life. I ,at one time, had a size 4 uniform for my job I worked at in college.
I thought why not try a weight loss place. The doctor put me on the same weight loss drug and told me I could only have 20grams of fat and only 1200 calories a day. I told him that is super easy for me and I have done this. He then asked me about CARBS.... I had talks with my diabetic husband about my carb intake. He always told me that I have a lot more carbs then I even know. Then the doctor told me will try lowering it, and I could of swear he said to lower it to only 20 grams a day. I guess normally he has people lower their carbs to 100 grams. So I did it 20 grams of carbs a day... And it worked! First two weeks I lost 7 lbs. Then the next weeks I lose about 1.5 to 2 lbs a week! I am not saying that this wasn't hard because it was WAY hard! But it can be done and you can lose weight!
I am not saying that everyone should do this. My calories are very low and could be very bad for some. I have a doctor looking over everything I am doing. I think that you just have to find what works for your body. Not everyone that tries this diet will lose weight, just like I didn't lose weight on all those other diets. But once you find it run with it!
If you are still reading this wanting to move forward with the diet... Here is how it can be done.
Breakfast (pretty much the same thing everyday!)
Egg whites
Mushrooms or Spanish
Bacon bits
Fat Free Cheese
Mid morning snack
Protein shake that is super low carbs like around 2 carbs total
Lunch
Salad (lettuces, tuna or bacon bits, and no calories no carb ranch dressing)
Lunch meat roll ups (low carb lunch meat about three slices, with cut up one weight watchers string cheese and dijon mustard.)
Mid morning snack
Protein shake again super low carbs
Dinner
This changes a lot, mostly low carb veggies, spinach, asparagus and broccoli or cauliflower. and very lien meat like ground turkey, chicken, or even beef.
I have crated some receipts over time to keep with my strict diet and letting me live. Eating out can be hard at times, but what I have learned is to stay away from sauces. Even when it says "Blackened". This could mean blackened with herbs but it could also mean sauces. I use online apps to find low carb meals at restaurants. Sometimes, we would go places that there wasn't any nutrition info to be found or there wasn't ANY thing I could eat.... (Claim Jumper) So I made one just for me. I order a Chicken Caesar Salad... WITHOUT dressing. And with grilled chicken. As long as it's a normal caesar salad all it will have is chicken, lettuce, and parmesan cheese.
My biggest challenge for me at first was letting go of carbs. I wanted cake and crackers or cookies so bad! The third week was the worst. I was mad all the time and on edge. But now I see it as a detox. It's still hard but it's easier now as I go on. I even now give myself cheat meals. (not days) and I find myself not being able to eat very sugary things, or even large meals. But you have to be very strict at first. Only after the third month of being on this diet did I let myself cheat. Very important to detox fully before cheating you will never go back and quit.
Now my biggest challenge is keeping my calories up. There are days I only eat 500 calories a day. I try really hard not to do that but it happens. The biggest thing is when you know you are going to be out and about in the heat or walking for hours, you have to keep those calories up. So come prepared, pack a shake, or beef jerky. When you feel your energy going stop and eat.
So far I have lost 22 lbs in 12 weeks. Which is HUGH for me! I have gone from a size 12-14 to 8-9!
(If you really want to know how I live on this diet I will show some of my receipts)
