Week 1 Results

This diet so far seems to be working out for me.  For my diet, I need 1550 calories, which is odd because I’ve always been told to be on a 1200 calorie diet. Also, I need to load up on protein and because I’m not that big of a meat eater, this was actually a challenge to add to my diet.  In addition, I should only have one snack, not two, with my given meals a day.

Here is my meal plan for the week:
1. Breakfast needs to be about 390 calories with at least 30g of protein.
3x light Greek yogurts (they are about 100 calories and 10g protein each)

2. Meal 2 (appetizer) needs to be about 300 calories
4oz cooked Velveeta 2% milk shells and cheese - however, I don't think I care for this so much anymore. It was kind of bland.

3. Meal 3 (lunch) needs to be about 300 calories
Easy One-Skillet Lasagna - I used bow tie instead of lasagna with fresh mozzarella (it's the same amount of fat and calories as part-skim mozzarella), with part-skim ricotta, a little sauce and mostly diced tomatoes and spices, it’s delish

4. Meal 4 (dinner) <300 calories
Skinny Cheesy Pizza Pasta (all 2% milk cheese, turkey sausage, and sauce with diced tomato and spices)

5. Meal 5 (dessert) <300 calories and must be eaten before 8pm
Low-fat chocolate cupcakes (from mix, instead of oil, I used applesauce but this recipe uses spinach)

Between meal 3 & 4, I’ve been struggling because I’m looking for that 3pm snack.

Exercise:
There’s a lot but what I’ve been doing is if I can’t do the weights, I just get on the exercise bike for 30-45 minutes. However, I plan to make up for lost time during the weekend.

I started out at 176 and now I'm down to 174.5.  Also, I worked out three times this week, so not a bad start.