I originally wasn’t going to write today and save some more words for tomorrow but I have quite a few things on my mind that I want to talk about. I’ve been thinking about my meal plan for next month and I do intend on taking a few days break but I think I’ve formulated a few ideas for the direction I want to go.
The reason I feel I’ve been so successful with this particular plan is the set up and organization of it. I love the style of how it’s spread out and I can eat anywhere from 4-6 times a day and having these times being convenient in doing so. I want to keep this next month but I also want to add more variety in my plan as far as fruits and vegetables go, and I want the freedom to eat out occasionally. I also love to cook and this has taken away some of my creativity of cheffing, reducing me to merely making packets of ramen, batches of spaghetti, bagels, and things of that nature.
As far as sticking to the $2 a day, I think that would be tough to do long term, not because I haven’t shown the possibility, but because of the discipline it takes and the sheer lack of foods you can purchase. I want to continue to spend relatively little on food, which I think I can do as long as I continue to limit or stop the purchases of things like fast food and soda. I think that realistically I can spend in the neighborhood of $3.50-$5 a day for a much wider variety of foods and a much healthier variety of foods.
I want to do something along the lines of trying to stick for the same goal of average calories, protein, carbs, and things like that I’m doing now so hopefully I’ll continue to lose weight, and do it in the same style of eating more times per day at a smaller portion. This, to me, seems like it will fulfill me in a much more efficient manner. I would think I could shoot for the 1500-2200 calorie mark, something like 50-70 grams of protein, and as long as the carbs are nutty high and the sodium isn’t nutty high I’d be happy.
I also have been talking to my friend CODYmcfly about possibly trying this with me. He is quite the chef and is a good writer (check out his movie reviews), and had been talking about trying to drop a few pounds. I think he’d be a sweet addition and he loves to chef, and happens to be damn good at it.
I’m looking at starting this new meal plan hopefully on February 18th, which would give me a few days off to eat a few more things and relax more. I’m excited about what we’re thinking about and the things we can do.
