I started the first phase of my diets a few days ago. I realize that I can not do it all at once. I get too overwhelmed with counting and trying to figure out what to do. So I'm gonna do this experiment from all that I've learned. Right now I'm in the first phase. It's following the 16:8 fasting schedule and being portion smart. Basically I eat only between 11:30am and 7:30pm. I can as I'm beginning, have one fully fiber or fully fat snack under 100 cal in the no eat time. My goal is to not need it. So far so good. First day with 2 hours to go I had a single slice of cheese and 1 pickle spear. Second day, just one slice of cheese. Today, nothing with less than an hour and I am hungry as shit! ahaha but I'm trying to push myself. I don't have the classic oh-I-snack-and-like-sweets diet issues but I do have limited self control about not eating if I'm mildly hungry. The idea is that this is easy to follow. There is no counting really. You are just eating when your allowed. It can't really over whelm you. In addition though I am using small portions. Full meals are no more than a two cups. This amount will shrink as I progress through phases. I started this in the middle of the week like a doe-doe. But with a handy cheat sheet I will begin a small amount of counting this week. I'm making a sheet to keep in my purse that shows all common foods I tend to eat along with their fiber content and net carbs. This first week I am only counting fiber. Pushing myself to eat at least 25gs a day. I don't get enough and with all of my stomach problems I feel this may help. So to recap, Phase 1 is just eating only 8 hours out of the day, minding portion size, counting fiber, solely tracking carbs/water intake . Simple. It doesn't feel over whelming. Phase two will add in counting water intake and counting carbs. With this phase I will be pushing to reach 100oz of water a day and rotating my carb count. One day I can have 100 net carbs, then for 3 under 50. This doesn't include fiber, just sugar and starch. Phase three will add tracking exercise. I'm going to start basic with a lot of strength training and repetitive motions. Phase four will begin tracking protein and fat. Just tracking to see where I normally am at. After understanding it better I will set a goal and work on counting them. Phase five will track calories. Hopefully the smart habits I will have adjusted to at this point will prove that I've been in correct calorie zones. But if not then it'll be time to start counting those in the mix. I will be weighing myself weekly to see how it is affecting me and judging how things fit. It may not work at all. But I have hope if nothing else it will put me into some healthy habits.
