At my first therapy session, after we had talked about my food issues, my therapist recommended that I try the Gundry Diet. I was familiar with the Gundry diet because last year my sister-in-law followed the diet for a few months and lost more than 30 pounds. Back then she tried to get me on board but I remember thinking that the diet was a bit too extreme. What I didn't know was that the diet is broken up into 3 phases. Phase 1, or the Teardown Phase, is the most extreme. However, you are only supposed to do this phase for, at most, 6 weeks. My sis-in-law did it for 3 months. Craziness.
Are any of you familiar with the Gundry Diet? So, it's basically a low carb, high protein diet. Phase 1 is the strictest and you MUST follow the diet religiously in this phase in order to get the weightloss ball rolling. In Phase 1, you focus on protein, nonstarchy vegetables, and healthy fats. No grains of any kind, no starchy vegetables, no sugar, no fun. Just kidding. Kinda. You lose a good amount of (water) weight in Phase 1. My goal is to follow Phase 1 for 4 weeks and lose 10-12 pounds.
I'll begin Phase 2, or the Restoration Phase, on March 12. Phase 2 is awesome because you can start eating small portions of fruit, whole grains, and legumes. Yum! (God, I can't wait until Phase 2). That phase should last until you have met your goal weight (my goal weight is 160 pounds). Dr. Gundry says you should lose about 4 pounds a month during Phase 2. However, he doesnt mention anything about exercise, which I plan on doing. With cardio and strength training added in, my goal is to lose 6-7 pounds a month on Phase 2.
Phase 3, or the Longevity Phase, is the final phase. Dr. Gundry recommends that we follow a low carb, plant-and-protein based diet for the rest of our lives in order to live a long, healthy life. Sounds good to me :)
Yesterday was my first day of Phase 1 and at the start of the day, I weighed in at 248.9lbs. Today I weighed myself again (I will be weighing myself every day during Phase 1. I know that is a big no-no to a lot of people, but i've always enjoyed weighing myself everyday while I diet to see where I'm at) and I weighed in at 246.6 pounds. Later on today, I am going to take full body pictures of myself to mark the start of Phase 1. At the end of Phase 1, I will post both before and after pics. The changes will probably only be slightly visible at that time, but I want to document everything!
My diet in the next 4 weeks will be pretty simple, but healthy. For breakfast I will be eating two eggs (either scrambled or fried) cooked with olive oil, and turkey bacon. For a mid morning snack I will be eating a 1/4 cup of raw almonds. Lunch will be protein and veggies (spinach salad topped with tuna, chicken wrap, lettuce-wrapped burger). Afternoon snack will be some more almonds. Dinner will be protein and sauteed veggies. Night time snack will be a glass of red wine, WHICH IS ALLOWED (!!!!!!)
Oh, it's gonna be hard, friends. I'm not pretending it's not going to be. The next four weeks are going to be hard (the first two weeks will be downright painful), but this diet is something I really believe in and really feel is right for me and my health and my life.
I mean, it's all in my head....that's where the 'hard' is coming from. I need to figure out that 80% of the time I ate, was because I was bored and trying to comfort myself. In therapy, I've come to realize that I went from comforting myself with weed to comforting myself with food. What I need to learn to do is deal with my problems, speak up, and quit holding it all inside....where it all has formed a huge huge hole that I have been desperately trying to fill up with food.
Ahh, but more about that next time.
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