1. Eat at meals until I am 3/4 full
1.a. 600 calories through lunch, 450 afternoon & later
2. Eat mostly plants (including reasonable amounts of whole grains, red wine, & dark chocolate!)
3. Only eat half of any meal that is "dinner" (go to bed empty)
4. Fully enjoy three bites of anything that is a treat
5. Lift weights
Abbreviations: WW-whole wheat HM-homemade LO-left over dd-dear daughter (dh-dear husband, and so on)
plan 1120 calories
evening result 1100 calories, only deviation added .5 oz choc w nuts, to compensate cut my fish portion down to 4 oz from the package 6.
I'd love a snack about now - but I won't
toast, bacon, strawberries
salad, whole grain bread, half banana
HM muffin, half banana, coffee
apple & hummus,diet coke
flounder stuffed w crab
brown rice
asparagus