Height: 5'11"
Current Weight: 379.5 lbs.
Tomorrow is Day 1 of my Ideal Protein experience. It is also my first day on contract for the 2016-17 school year(I am a middle school math teacher). Since I knew this weekend was my last one of food freedom, I took full advantage and ate all the crap I could find.
The biggest challenges for me:
1. No cheese (or any dairy). I love cheese :(
2. No alcohol. I am not an alcoholic by any means, but it is a staple in my diet. I consider it a food group.
Advantages for me:
1. I can be liberal with the amounts of "allowed" proteins.. hamburgers, steak, chicken, turkey, shrimp. I have to have a minimum of 8 ounces of protein, but I have been quoted no maximum (although I was basically told that my ownership of a penis meant that I could see success without being strict on how much of the allowed meats I ate, and vagina owners have to be a little more conservative).
2. I can eat as many dill pickles as I want!
There are several restrictions even on what types of vegetables I can eat. First off, no fruit. Except tomatoes, which many people don't realize are technically a fruit. They are on the "no more than 4 cups per week" list. Carrots are not allowed at all. How often have you heard, "Dude, you're putting on some weight. You better lay off those carrots." But I will play by the rules because I want to see results.
I prepped a salad for tomorrow, and I also have some cold cuts that I am going to bring with me, as well as a few meal replacements. And water. Lots of water. I've been told the most successful people on the program drink 100 oz. of water a day. As a teacher, I don't know if I have enough opportunities to pee. So this will be interesting.
I am required to go to weekly meetings. Mine are on Thursday evenings. From this point on, I will check in every Thursday with my current weight and other progress on the program.
Wish me luck,
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