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It’s the end of my first week on 1900 calorie / 150g Protein diet plan. Following my own menu plan, I think I did pretty well. The first couple days were tough. I felt like I was eating, nonstop! Mentally it was tough, too, because I wasn’t hungry, but I was supposed to eat. It was really hard to get my head around for the first few days. Something shifted on Friday, though. I actually started to get a little bit hungry at my “meal times”, but it was short lived because the weekend was really hard to stick with it. I kept forgetting to eat. Maybe next weekend, I will set myself a timer to remind me. The good news with all this is, as of this morning, I’m down 1.8 pounds since Monday morning. If this continues, I’m willing to make this a lifestyle change, but unfortunately, I’m still skeptical. Happy with my week one results, but skeptical.

Pros: Drinking more water because eating makes me thirsty; not feeling hungry, so not feeling the need to snack; no junk food cravings; it seems to be working in favor of my weight loss goal, so far;

Cons: takes a lot more planning than I’m used to; feels like I’m constantly eating; I feel limited on food choices trying to meet the calorie and protein goal, so I’m afraid I will get burnt out on what I am eating; Still not getting enough veggies or fruits because I’m too full to eat more than my serving of high protein whatever; I keep forgetting to eat every 3 hours.

Jerry and I ran today, for the first time in a while and I got to try my new compression pants I treated myself to. The pants were great. I could really feel the compression working in my favor, even though we only ran a mile. I also managed to get myself a 1 mile PR, finishing at 12:41. Not bad for not running in so long!