My Goals From 5.7.14 to 6.21.14 (summer)
I am going to do a no-binge clean-eats challenge for 46 days!
Rules I've Set For Myself:
no more than 1200 calories on weekdays.
no more than 1500 calories on weekends.
you can indulge in something small once a day at night (such as a piece of chocolate) ONLY if you ate well the entire day.
you can eat 5 times a day (breakfast, lunch, mid-afternoon snack, dinner, after-dinner snack)
meals must be no more than 300 calories each.
snacks must be under a total of 200 calories.
FOODS BANNED FOR THE TIME BEING:
pizza, sandwiches, wraps, calzones, cupcakes, cake, pie, muffins, bagels, paninis pasta, pastries, bread, gluten, brownies, etc.
FOODS LIMITED FOR THE TIME BEING:
chocolate, ice-cream, cookies, (can be indulgent snack after dinner), protein bars (only with lacrosse), cliff bars (only if ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY with lacrosse), bananas (so much calories and sugar.. sugar spikes), nuts (one type of nut, 12 of that one nut, and done for day) cheese (only when necessary such as eating out), soup (sodium factor) POPSICLES (25 CALS EA GREAT FOR SWEET CRAVINGS)
FOODS ENCOURAGED FOR.. WELL ENCOURAGED ALL THE TIME:
ALL THE VEGETABLES, fruits, green smoothies, probiotic yogurt, multivitamin, gluten-free bread, gluten-free oatmeal, gluten-free granola, unsweetened almond milk, rotisserie chicken (no skin), turkey burgers, boca burgers, eggs, etc. RAW FOODS (in the sense that they are not processed)
RECORD ALL CALORIES, this will keep me from saying "oh, another 10 cashews is fine" or "another bag of oatmeal is fine" it will really help me keep my calorie intake in tact so I can efficiently space out my calories, instead of eating 900 in the morning and trying to squeeze in as little calories as possibly (normally this is where i fail).
GET FOOD NOW, a house full of junk food is only going to make it harder to eat healthy. "out of mind out of sight" is my favorite saying when getting rid of junk food and going to whole foods and restocking my pantries with yummy healthy eats!
ACCEPT BUMPS IN THE ROAD, there may be a day where i eat more than i planned, or i eat something i wasn't supposed to.. thats okay. i cannot give up, or beat myself up over it, i will move on because theres always tomorrow!
I think this covers everything for me, I'll show you guys progress and let you know how it goes!