10 days in - down 5 lbs - I guess I'll take that.
I've got to let the science behind the program work and let it go that I'm not going to lose 10 lbs a week.
As a wrestler from the age of 8 through 21, I'm used to being able to lose 19 lbs in a week if I needed to make weight.
That's actually a big reason I got so damn fat. Once I was done with wrestling and could eat whatever I wanted, I went crazy for 10 years.
Couple other things:
I didn't go wild Saturday but I definitely went OVER my cal limit. It was a holiday and I probably ended up over by 200-300 calories. I've still lost since Friday so I must be fine. What really killed me was over night eating. I was up very late and put down 2 fiber one bars and a pack of PB crackers which meant Saturday morning, I had already eating 400 of my 1600 calories for that day.
Secondly - Trader Joes is pretty awesome. Since I am a bachelor and have trouble cooking for myself that often, I decided to check out Trader Joes this weekend and grab some pre packaged junk. I can portion things out on my kitchen scale correctly and scan the barcodes right into the program. Had some bomb-### eggplant parmesan last night and since I portioned correctly, ended up well under my cal count for the day.
Lastly - to avoid the late night munchies. I've been leaving some of my dinner left over and just reheating it at 10 PM when I usually get cravings. This is eating close to bed time, but it's working for me. Instead of finishing my dinner, I stop with about 1/4 of the portion left and re-heat that when I get the late night cravings.
My favorite part about the program is eating tiny bits for breakfast and lunch and then having the freedom to eat almost as I used to for dinner. I really enjoy dinner foods like pasta, steaks, etc. This diet allows me to plan for eating heavy at dinner time and still lose weight