Strike that, Reverse it...

So, remember what I said about doing the very low calorie diet... yeah, strike that, reverse it... I started reading this book this weekend called Choose to Lose: The 7-Day Carb Cycle Solution, by Chris Powell. I am halfway through the book and it just completely makes sense!! I really need to try to FINISH the book before I start, but I have the gist of it... I will post stuff here as I get the program started, which I want to do right away!!:)

So, according to the book(which, if you plan to do this program, you NEED to read the book!!) there are 4 rules:

1. Eat more often
2. Eat carbs
3. Build muscle
4. Move your muscles 

Then he goes into having daily promises to yourself. There is a lot about integrity and making sure you keep your promises to yourself and others. Daily promises:

• Eat 5 meals daily
• Drink a gallon of water per day
• Do resistance shapers
• Do cardio shredders

I have not gotten to the exercise portion of the book yet lol so I am not really sure what those last 2 are yet! 

He also talks about having SMART goals:

• Specific: I will get my weight under 130 pounds.
• Measurable: My starting weight was 217, but as of today I am 206. I will lose 76 pounds to get to 130 pounds. 
• Attainable: walk 30-60 minutes every day or do the shapers and shredders every day
• Realistic: I will lose 2 pounds a week and make goal in 40 weeks
• Time-Sensitive: By April 3rd, 2013, I will be at my goal weight.

7 Day Carb Cycle(I changed the days around so that Monday is a high-carb day and went from there):

• Sunday: High Carb Day/Free Day
• Monday: Low Carb Day
• Tuesday: High Carb Day
• Wednesday: Low Carb Day
• Thursday: High Carb Day
• Friday: Low Carb Day
• Saturday: High Carb Day

This is what I will eat:

• Sunday: High Carb Day/Free Day 
• Breakfast(7 am): protein and fruit OR protein and starchy carb
• 10 am: protein and carbs
• 1 pm: protein and carbs
• 4 pm: protein and carbs
• 7 pm: protein and carbs
• Monday: Low Carb Day
• Breakfast(7 am):  protein and fruit OR protein and starchy carb
• 10 am: protein, veggies and fats
• 1 pm:  protein, veggies and fats
• 4 pm:  protein, veggies and fats
• 7 pm:  protein, veggies and fats
• Tuesday: High Carb Day
• Breakfast(7 am): protein and fruit OR protein and starchy carb
• 10 am: protein and carbs
• 1 pm: protein and carbs
• 4 pm: protein and carbs
• 7 pm: protein and carbs
• Wednesday: Low Carb Day
  • Breakfast(7 am):  protein and fruit OR protein and starchy carb
  • 10 am: protein, veggies and fats
  • 1 pm:  protein, veggies and fats
  • 4 pm:  protein, veggies and fats
  • 7 pm:  protein, veggies and fats
• Thursday: High Carb Day
  • Breakfast(7 am): protein and fruit OR protein and starchy carb
  • 10 am: protein and carbs
  • 1 pm: protein and carbs
  • 4 pm: protein and carbs
  • 7 pm: protein and carbs
• Friday: Low Carb Day
  • Breakfast(7 am):  protein and fruit OR protein and starchy carb
  • 10 am: protein, veggies and fats
  • 1 pm:  protein, veggies and fats
  • 4 pm:  protein, veggies and fats
  • 7 pm:  protein, veggies and fats
• Saturday: High Carb Day
• Breakfast(7 am): protein and fruit OR protein and starchy carb
• 10 am: protein and carbs
• 1 pm: protein and carbs
• 4 pm: protein and carbs
• 7 pm: protein and carbs

OK, I am going to try to read the rest of the book tonight and post more about this change I am making!:)