It Begins

I finally kicked it off today. Yesterday was a nice primer for my new eating habits. I fasted two meals and then had beef stroganoff with rice along with several ice cream bars. It was my last hurrah before getting serious. I have set a short-term, mid-term and long-term goal for myself since last writing, somewhat amending my current goals. So here they are. I will be heading to Illinois in two months for a wedding. I want to lose 30 pounds before I leave for that trip. As mentioned in my first post I want to lose 100 pounds this year. That means I should be somewhere around 265 on June 1st of next year. Long term I want to lose a total of 172 pounds leaving me at 195 pounds when I am done. Here is my meal plan for today.

Breakfast - 2 Eggs 2 bacon strips

AM Snack - half a cucumber, peeled

Lunch - 6 oz Chicken Breast Ranch salad

PM Snack - Mozzarella stick

Dinner - Hamburger Steak 8 oz, 2 Tbs Dijon Mustard and an Avocado & Romaine salad with 2 Tbs of Ranch dressing

Total Stats today 15 Net Carbs, 1700 Calories

One thing I am liking already is I feel a difference in my body. Like my blood is cooler. This is a good sign that ketosis is already starting to kick in. My body responds so well to this diet. I don't know why I ever eat any differently. I am almost a little worried that I don't have enough carbs in my plan today. I was a little shocked I came in at only 14 grams. I will probably adjust it upward as the week continues. I don't want to be too far under. I do like my calorie level. I am going to try 1500 calories this week to see how that feels. If I lose slowly or not at all I will probably be more likely to bump up my calories as opposed to dropping them. Last time I low carbed I was around 1300 calories a day and that wasn't working. I plateaued for 6 weeks while also working out. It was very disheartening. I do have a few pictures I will post of my meals. The first is breakfast, which will pretty regularly be bacon and 2 eggs. I will occasionally change it up by adding in zucchini to an omelet now and then. Probably a good way to bump up my carb count a little. I will be buying a new scale for me and a food scale as well today so I'll post my first day stats shortly.