bravehamster's Journal: Day 2 - The Plan

Here we get into the nitty-gritty of my weight loss plan. It all boils down to this very complicated statement: less input, more output equals weight loss.

Part 1: Reducing Energy Input

a. Replace all sodas with diet versions.
b. Replace 2 meals a day with either a Slim-Fast or Lean-Pocket
c. Eat a regular third meal, either lunch or dinner.
d. Reduce portion sizes
e. Stop eating when no longer hungry, not when full.
f. Take diet supplements to ensure a full supply of vital nutrients and to reduce appetite.

Part 2: Increasing Energy Output

a. Exercise every day
b. Take diet supplements to increase metabolism
c. Attempt to keep at least 1 part of body in constant motion when sitting or laying
d. Park at the far end of the parking lot each morning.
e. Engage in at least 1 outdoor activity each weekend.
f. Play racquetball twice a week with fiancee.

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I'll go into more details with each of these steps as the days go by. This plan is obviously a work in progress and will be modified as necessary to achieve objectives.

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Todays summary:

Breakfast: 1 Strawberry Slim Fast (I like these, they taste like the leftover milk from a bowl of captain crunch)
Lunch: 1 Pepperoni Lean-Pocket
Dinner: Burger on Sourdough with Cheese. Only ate half of the burger. Had fries as well. Ordered diet coke, despite the tempting offer of Mountain Dew. Curse you Dew! You'll be downfall yet.

Diet Supplements: 2 taken in the morning, 2 in the afternoon. Lipo 6, which is no longer sold in the States due to the ban on ephedra.

Exercise: 25 minutes on stationary bike. 3 sets of 20 on leg curls, 3 sets of 20 on bench press. Keeping the weight low with fast reps to increase stamina and endurance.

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Hacker's Diet

[Ender_Stonebender]

Did you get any of these ideas from John Walker's The Hacker's Diet: How to lose weight and hair through stress and poor nutrition? I once lost 55 pounds following Walker's weight loss plan. (I've since gained all but 20 of it back due to moving in my SO, and am now in the process of getting back down to 190 pounds or so; but I now *why* I gained it, so I'm not all that pissed at myself for putting weight back on.) The lowest I ever got was 180, from a starting point of 235; I was at 215 about a week and

Re:Hacker's Diet

[ACPosterChild]

Don't forget that too little calories will put your body into starvation mode, and 1200 is getting low for somebody at 235. 2500 sounds better, with only going down to ~1400 for real weight loss .

Re:Hacker's Diet

[bravehamster]

I haven't read that, and I hope my weight plan doesn't end up with me gaining most of it back a few months after I stop. As I approach my goal I will up the daily caloric intake until I reach a happy equilibrium point. I think the key thing however is mainintaining an active lifestyle, which should be easier the more weight I lose. We'll see how it goes...