Here's the honest truth: I haven't been feeling totally confident in my body. As much as I've been working out, I know that a lot of what weight loss is is diet and what you put into your body. The thing is that I don't totally love what the word diet implies and means, because the main connotation that I have is excluding something and experiencing cravings to get to a place that might not last forever unless you keep it up. Moreover, some of them get complicated to understand, and others can be downright unsatisfying.
Then I heard of the One One One Diet, and I kind of thought that it was too good to be true. It's a diet that doesn't really cut things out, but it does require a bit more mindfulness when it comes to eating. I'm now taking control of my happiness, and I'm going to give this a try for the next 90 days (roughly 13 weeks), and I wanted to share my honest experience with how it works out for me. Here's week 1.
A Little About Where I'm At...
As I've mentioned, I'm not totally happy with where I'm at. For years, I've been able to consistently fit the same size, and because I buy clothing of a nice quality, I hardly have to go shopping for new things to wear. Now, things are starting to fit with a squeeze, and my doctor says that it would be better if I lost some weight and did some cardio. Now as we start this, I stand at 5 feet and half an inch tall, and weigh about 138.4 pounds. My ideal goal would be to go back down to 115 pounds, but I will settle for 120 pounds because that's probably healthier.
One-One-One Diet Guidelines
The reason that I find the one-one-one diet so appealing is that nothing goes on a "don't eat" list. Things go on a "don't eat at this time" list. That's because the main idea of the one-one-one diet is that for every meal, you can consume one fat, one carb, and one protein. Very straight forward and simple, once you've researched what foods fall under what category. Outside of meals, you can eat all the fruits and vegetables you want.
It's very straightforward and simple, and the restrictions didn't seem too restrictive to me. So planning it out, I gave myself 3-5 meals a day (breakfast, brunch, lunch, dinner, and snack time for an extra long day). Maybe snack time is cheating, but for someone who works hard and who has long days, I gave myself that leeway. I can, because I'm doing this diet for me. So, here we go.
Day One
Breakfast: Breakfast Burrito
Carb: Tortilla
Fat: Cheese
Protein: Ground Beef
Brunch: Banh Mi (Vietnamese Sandwich)
Carb: Vietnamese Baguette
Fat: Mayo
Protein: Pork
Lunch: Noodles+Soy sauce
Carb: Noodles
Fat:
Protein:
Dinner: Sushi
Carb: Rice
Fat: White Sauce
Protein: Salmon
Snacks
Carb: Chips
Fat:
Protein:
Misc: Orange Juice, Coffee, Salsa, Lettuce, Cucumbers, Carrots, Radishes
Exercise: 2.5 miles of walking/running, and walking Damian (which could be 10 minute to an hour and a half depending on his day)
Notes: For the purposes of keeping my sanity while on this diet, coffee is going to be considered a vegetable for this diet. Coffee grounds are made from beans, and if I go too long without coffee, I start to get headaches. So I'm going to keep the coffee in my diet and not count it towards my meals.
Day Two
Breakfast: Cereal
Carb: Rice Krispies
Fat: Milk
Protein:
Lunch: Sushi
Carb: Rice
Fat: White Sauce
Protein: Salmon
Dinner: Salad
Carb: Croutons
Fat: Dressing
Protein: Beef
Snacks
Carb: Chips
Fat:
Protein:
Misc: Orange Juice, Lettuce, Cucumbers, Carrots, Go-Go Squeeze
Exercise: Walking Damian
Notes: I can easily say that, since I can have all of the fruits and vegetables that I want, I am obsessed with all sorts of Go-Go Squeezes and have even started trying the store brands of them.
Day Three
Breakfast: Chicken and Waffles from Metro Diner
Carb: Waffle
Fat: Strawberry Butter
Protein: Chicken
Lunch
Carb: Rice
Fat:
Protein: Chicken
Dinner
Carb: Rice
Fat:
Protein: Vietnamese sausage (lap xuong)
Misc: Orange Juice, Coffee
Exercise: Walking Damian
Day Four
Breakfast
Carb: Waffle
Fat: Butter
Protein: Egg
Brunch
Carb:
Fat:
Protein: Brisket
Lunch: Chipotle
Carb: Rice
Fat: Sour cream
Protein: Steak
Dinner: Chicken Noodle Soup
Carb: Noodles
Fat: Broth
Protein: Chicken
Snack:
Carb: Chips
Fat:
Protein:
Misc: Tomatoes, Corn, Lettuce
Exercise: Walking Damian
Day Five
Breakfast: Glaze Donut
Carb: Donut
Fat: Glaze
Protein:
Dinner
Carb: Rice
Fat: Sauce
Protein: Chicken
Exercise: Walking Damian
Notes: There are days I'll have like this one where I get so caught up in my work and what I'm doing that I won't eat much. I know it's not the greatest thing, but it will happen.
Day Six
Breakfast: Waffles
Carb: Waffles
Fat: Butter
Protein:
Brunch: Udon Noodles
Carb: Udon
Fat: Stir-Fry sauce
Protein:
Lunch: Chipotle Leftovers
Carb: Rice
Fat: Sour Cream
Protein: Steak
Dinner:
Carb: Rice
Fat:
Protein: Chicken
Snack:
Carb: Potato Chips
Fat:
Protein:
Misc: Coffee, Tomatoes, Corn, Lettuce
Exercise: Walking Damian, Walking 2 miles
Day Seven
Brunch:
Carb: Corn Muffin
Fat: Macaroon
Protein:
Dinner:
Carb: Pasta
Fat: Sauce
Protein: Shrimp
Misc: Celery
Exercise: Walking Damian
And that's a wrap for week one. I never thought that I would be the girl keeping a food journal, but this is where I'm at in my life and I thought I would open up and share. Maybe some of you will enjoy it, and maybe others of you will join me for the ride.
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