That's right! I have lost exactly 20 pounds in exactly 1 month. I truly did not expect to lose that much in so short a time. The one thing I have noticed is I would lose a pound or more on the days I drank one glass of water (2 cups) before, during and after each meal. I lost the most weight when I didn't use all my points but still felt full thanks to plenty of veggies and fruit. Also my sodium intake has to be low.
Here's a good day:
8am - One glass of water
8:30am - One glass of water and one up of cooked oatmeal with fruit of my choice (sweeten with Splenda and a dash of salt)
9am - glass of water
11:30 - A fruit and start sipping on a glass of water
1pm - Glass of water and lunch, typically a ham and turkey sandwich (both meats are super lean) on Nature's Own 40 calorie White bread, slice of fat free cheese and maybe some Dijon mustard and put on a gridle.
1:30pm - glass of water and fruit
3pm - Fruit and glass of water
4:30pm I start dinner for family. Usually a chicken dish but whatever I cook it is about 10 points and I add two veggies to it. We eat about 5:30 and I drink my water with it
6:30 - Glass of water
7:30 - Glass of water (I guess you can call this my flushing out period)
8:30 - Glass of water and fruit (If I haven't had enough water and fruit I start opening and closing the fridge and I get so tempted to snack on stuff we still have from before we started.)
From here to bed I typically sip on water. If I follow this strictly I will have lost a pound or more by morning. It's basically a guaranteed thing for me but I can't follow it as I get tired of drinking all that water after a few days and when I stop my weight loss stops too.
So what is a bad day? Well, if I don't want to lose or gain any weight I cut the water intake in half and make sure I watch my sodium. I use all my daily points but I eat less fruit and more fat or meat. On days that I have gained a pound back I can fairly contribute it to the following:
8am - Nothing
8:30 - Oatmeal w/ fruit or 2 large eggs with with goat cheese(the latter will have more salt)
9:30 - 1 glass of water
10:30 - sneak a haystack out of the fridge. They are only two points but it contains sugar.
11:30 to 12pm eat a sandwich or two. I'm still well within my points but notice I am eating earlier because I am hungry.
12pm 1 glass of water
1:30pm - haystack
2:30pm - fruit
5:30pm dinner - two of the main entree and no veggies (still in points range but only a couple left)
Glass of water
haystack closer to bedtime.
In this routine my process sugar intake and salt intake is doubled and my water consumption is only 1/3 of what I normally drink and I feel hungry all day and unsatisfied. The following morning I will weigh myself and find a 1/2 pound to 1 pound added back on.
My calorie intake is probably near the same between the two but the lack of water and increased sodium makes me retain weight I guess as I can have two bad days like this where I gain or stay the same and the third day follow the first routine and the next morning I am two pounds lighter!
So what have I done for food today? It's not lunch time but I can tell you my plans.
This morning I drank a glass of water with my oatmeal and I just finished a glass while typing this. I don't feel hungry at all and I'm about to down another glass to catch up. For lunch I am going to have a turkey sandwich but I think I'm gonna splurge a bit and have light mayo on it this time. Just a tablespoon and a half. By this time I will have drank 4 or 5 glasses and an apple or pineapple. I had strawberries with my oatmeal. For dinner tonight I am using shredded chicken, mixed with Navy beans in Enchiladas with Green Chile sauce using La Tortilla Factory tortillas . I love this brand and I highly recommend it! Each enchilada is about 6 points with fat free cheese on top and a dab of light sour cream. I will of course drink all my water and probably have strawberries after dinner sometime. Since it will have beans in it I will have to come up with another veggie. My son loves broccoli but that somehow doesn't seem like a good fit for this. Maybe green beans will work.
Results so far? My face is looking thinner. the rest of my body still looks big, but I do notice my clothing feeling slightly different and that's encouragement enough for me to stay on target and focused.
My only big complaint about this diet is that my food bill has doubled with the purchase of fruit. I am going to resort to frozen blueberries and blackberries for my oatmeal fixes instead of fresh. That should shave off 20 bucks a week right there!
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