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FB - WTH plan are you following?!?!?! Please share!!!!!!!!!
Heya Miriam....
I'll try not to blather on and on. You really want to know? I feel bad cluttering the challenge thread with my lengthy chitchat!
When I first started I had no idea on how to proceed, because I had so much weight to lose. So, what I did was look through every diet plan I could think of, and what successful losers had done. I mosh-poshed it all together and made the FB plan! I count calories, eat really clean, focus on proteins and get my carbohydrates from their 'natural' state (like veggies, grains, legumes), avoiding carbohydrates that are refined. My problem was crap food - doughnuts, hotwings, chips, candy. This way of eating doesn't include those, but I don't miss it because I feel so much better without it.
I paid attention to what the lean mean bodybuilders at my gym were doing, so later on I upped the protein even more (usually seafood and poultry) and the healthy fats. I don't think I'm on a low carbohydrate diet, because I don't concern myself a ton with counting carbs, the way I eat just eliminates the junky ones.
I eat about 6 small meals a day, comes out to 1500 calories. I also put in my cardio and weightlifting time. Ultimately I'd like to be a dangerous, lean, mean fighting machine myself!
I think the reason I'm doing okay is because I've never taken a day off, I stick to my plan regardless. Also, that I've made all of my own 'rules' - so with my diet there's nothing truly off limits. I'm glad I've been able to stay so focused (or obsessed as my husband likes to say) or I don't think I could have come so far this year.
HTH!
