So, a little bit of an update. I eat nearly the same thing every day, and after four weeks, I've lost 8 pounds, and my adrenal fatigue symptoms have been getting better. I also walk about 20 minutes or more 3-4 times per week. I ALSO go to bed before 10pm, and sleep in until 9am on the weekends.
The more I lose, the more difficult it seems. I have serious cravings, and I feel hungry sometimes, but I've found that I can cope with it. I eat often enough. My husband loves to eat fast food, pizza, and macaroni RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME... but, I've decided not to eat garbage food, highly processed carbs, or coffee.
My saving grace has been being able to eat nut butters, dark chocolate every day, and LOTS of salt!
I use real salt VERY liberally, especially on my eggs and avocado.
I'm in a weight loss competition at work, so I've got a little bit more of incentive not to cheat on my diet. Come to find out, the high school wrestling coach is in the competition- NOT FAIR! Anyhow, I make 2 enormous bowls of salad two or three times a week, and they last me for a while so that I don't have to cook so often. I'm a graduate student, so I don't any ANY time to waste.
Here's what I have every day:
-2 cups of green tea throughout the day with lemon juice and apple cider vinegar; at least 2 glasses of water (I usually drink 3-4 extra large glasses)
6-9 am
Breakfast: 2 over-easy eggs, fresh broccoli and baby carrots
-4 vitamin C
-2 Magnesium
-2 B12
-Ashwagandha root
-Licorice root
(I'm waiting for Rodiola extract in the mail, and I just started taking B5 (Pantothenic acid) today)
9:30 am or skip if late breakfast
Snack: turkey or chicken meat muffin made with oats
12 pm
Lunch: 4 oz. of seasoned & steamed chicken or pork, giant salad with chopped apples, dried cranberries, walnuts, peppers, zucchini, etc., and homemade salad dressing (ginger root, fresh squeezed lemon juice, raw honey)
-Licorice root
-Ashwaganda root
2:30 pm
Snack: half of an avocado or raw nut butter (cashew, almond, peanut)
5 pm
Dinner: 4 oz. of seasoned & steamed fish, giant salad with lots of fresh veggies such as bell peppers, zucchini, tomatoes, etc. (salads vary); homemade salad dressing, and
1/3 70% cocoa dark chocolate bar!
-Multivitamin
7-8 pm
Snack: half of an avocado or raw nut butter (cashew, almond, peanut)