So I am new to this site...noticed that there weren't many guys on here...I guess cause of the name of the site ....btw yes i am a guy....anyhow....i decided to post up since I decided to start up this diet....I started phase 1 last saturday, july 7th, and honestly..i have done really well....and believe me there has been TONS of temptation at work...on a DAILY basis by food being bought for us...i held back and followed the FS strictly...i actually started working out about 3 weeks ago at the gym...light weight lot of reps....dont really need to build mass at the moment (although a couple years back it was the opposite)...today is day 8 for the fs...and the only small items i have missed are mainly meats....chicken or steak....which will start monday on phase 2 ....aside from that...i like this diet mainly because its not really a "diet"...it trains your body and mentally trains you as the individual to eat right and healthy...

ONE of the questions i have is....what happens if you slip up?...where do you pick up?....its bound to happen...we are only human...i know for me right now it will happen probably in phase 2 although i will try not to...do you just continue from where you left off before you cheated?....or do you start from scratch again?....

this is the routine i have been following food wise:

breakfast (around 7:30am)
oatmeal
or
4 hard boiled egg whites
or
banana shake (1 cup of non fat milk, 2 tbsp of nonfat yogurt and banana)

second meal (around 10:30-11:30am)
~1 cup of brown rice
~1/2 cup of veggies
~1/2 cup of black beans or garbanzo beans

third meal (around 1:30-2:30pm)
4 hard boiled egg whites (if i didnt have any for breakfast)
or
cherries or grapes (enough to satisfy me)

fourth meal (around 4:30pm - 5:30pm)
~1/2 cup of brown rice
~1/2 cup of black beans or garbanzo beans
or
4 egg whites with rice if egg whites were not consumed earlier in the day

workout around 7-7:30

banana shake after work out (1 cup of non fat milk, 2 tbsp of nonfat yogurt and banana)


through out the day if i get a craving in between meals...i'll have a pear...cherries...or grapes....im thinking of adding pineapple to the mix for a little bit of a sugary taste...

anyone think this is not good or if i should follow a different plan?

btw...kudos to everyone that has tried this and has not veered off...it is very tough...it takes a lot of will power right now....i have weighed myself through out the week and i am happy to say i have lost around 6 or so pounds already...already got a compliment at work from someone saying i looked thinner...so thats promising

oh one other question...i knwo the book says NOT to do weights...is there a reason for this?...im not doing heavy lifting...im doing more light weight lots of reps to build up my heart rate and tighten up my muscles along with the cardio 5 times a day...

Welcome....

That looks like a pretty good menu you got going there. Is that an eveyday menu or do you switch it up adding different foods? If it's everyday maybe you should look into adding some sweet potatoes or maybe even some veggie burgers. I saw a recipie for sweet potatoe fries that looked great. Also a great on the go snack for me is blueberries slightly frozen...yum!

I believe in the book it says if you fall off or cheat you can pick up from where you started or go back to the beginning of phase 1 do a couple of days and then return to where you left off.

I think the book states not to add weights until the last phase. I'm guessing so you can lose as much fatas possible during the 1st part of the diet. I'm not sure though.

Congrats on making it through the 1st phase, I hear it's the hardest. I do not start until Monday so we shall see how it goes.

Welcome! Regarding what to do if you slip, I think it depends how long you slip before starting back. I think if it is a meal or a day, just start back where you were. If it is a week or two slip (and we know these will happen in life), I plan to do Phase I again and then continue. Regarding weights, I think the book does say you don't have to start that until a later Phase but I'm doing light weight training in Phase I just because I love weight training - I can get myself to walk if I get to do weight after.
Good Luck!
Janzie

thanks for the replies!!!

as for the menu....its pretty much as static as it is...i havent realy added much more to it since im not that big on cooking honestly...so i try to keep it simple...i can practically live off of rice and black beans as long as i can add some chicken or steak to it....which starts on monday ...

as for the weight training....yea not sure why he doesnt want you to do it right off the bat....it actually helps with the anaerobic side of working out while cardio helps out the aerobic side....the only thing i can think of is that he doesnt want you to do heavy weight training on some people are not disciplined to keep it light....we'll see...going to the gym in a couple anyway...want to weigh in to see where i am...

and so glad you posted!

Thanks for posting your menu too - i tis always great to see what people are eating!!

Wishing lots of luck and post often

not a problem...dont mind helping out where i can

lost either 11.5 or 12.5 pounds in phase 1 (can't recall the original weight) ....well phase 1 technically ends tonight so i may lose either 12 or 13 total between today and tomorrow since im hitting the track tonight for cardio....not too shabby

That's great!! You give people, like me, motivation that it CAN BE DONE!! I start tomorrow.