Second Restart

Here we go.  I'm prepped.  I have a 30-day supply of healthy foods.  I bought some supplements, a crap top of protein powder, and a complete ban on alcohol.  With my baby-step method, I've managed to get to the gym, and slowly increase the number of vegetables I'll eat.  However, as I improved in one area, I'd slack in another.  In the end, I've achieved negative results these past couple months and even these past couple weeks.  It's time to change that.

COMPLETE OVERHAUL OF SOME OF MY PROCESSES!

Strict diet.  I've got a plan, and on top of that plan, I'm going to work on accountability by recording what I eat and posting it.  I had started doing that personally, but stopped because I was discouraged on what I ate.  I did do well with my diet at times, but I would get bored of it because it would just be a salad at lunch, or just a sandwich.  Now, with this new meal plan that I bought to get me kick started, I'll have variety, portion control, and plenty of vegetables.

My core diet:
Breakfast:
3 Eggs: 210 calories
One piece of Toast w/ butter: ~120 calories
Sausage/Bacon: ~150 calories
Mid-morning protein shake: 170 calories
<Lunch> 200-400 calories
Mid-afternoon protein bar and banana: 245 calories
After-workout protein shake: 170 calories
<Dinner> 200-400 calories

Total: ~1465-1865

Now, for the record, I'm going entirely for cutting.  I'm aware that my working out will probably not net me much muscle.  This month will be for me to A.) Cut a chunk out of fat and encourage me that I can do more, and B.) Get into the habits of working out 5 times a week, a vegetable at every meal, and smaller portions for lunch/dinner.  I'll evaluate how I feel for a couple days and make any modifications that I need.  I'll do this by taking notes about any time I'm feeling hungry/off.

This first stage will be about 30 days, but I'm kicking off a 3 month plan this time instead of the 6-month one. I wasn't ready for it.  I'll be working on before/after pictures as well as weight/Body fat %.  As for those... embarrassingly, I'm at 213.6, with 26.8% body fat.  That's a total of 57.25 pounds of fat.  Time to finally make a change.