On The Body Trim we are allowed 1 cheat day which consists on 2 cheat meals (breakfast and lunch).  You have to still have your protein snacks in between and after dinner.  The catch is that you have to have a PROTEIN ONLY DAY the day before your cheat day to balance out your cheat day.  My cheat day is the 7th day so it was only protein for me today.  I will admit that I’m looking forward to a burger king burger and fries tomorrow….I know the protein only day is supposed to make up for your cheat day but I just can’t help wondering if it will hinder my progress.  I guess we’ll find out on Weigh in day on Wednesday.

My Protein Menu Today:

Eating 6 times a day is soooooo great especially after the first 3 days.  My dilema at the moment is remembering the 3 hour rule.  The 3 hour rule on The Body Trim Diet is the frequency in which to eat.  They say to eat every 3 hours or if you want you can eat up to every hour by eating protein snacks inbetween your meals.

EXAMPLE GUIDE:
8.00 Breakfast Meal
9.00 Protein Snack
10.00 Protein Snack
11.00 Protein Snack
12.00 Lunch Meal

EXAMPLE GUIDE:
8.00  Breakfast Meal
11.00 Protein Snack
2.00  Lunch Meal
5.00  Protein Snack
8.00  Dinner

I think the 3 hour rule is crucial to your weight loss success as it’s feeding your metabolism and getting it into fat burning mode so that your body is always burning fat rather than storing it.  I have messed up where I’ve had a meal and have forgotten to have a snack and before you know it, its been 4 hours and the other problem I have is remembering to have a snack after dinner.  If I’m not hungry I easily forget to have my protein snack but it’s so important not to forget to have your protein before you go to bed because this will keep your body burning fat while you sleep.  I wonder how much of a hindrance this has had (if any) to my weight loss.  I guess only the results could answer that question.  Can’t wait for weigh in day on Wednesday!

THE MENU FOR TODAY

Yes Yes Yes!  I LOVE VEGIES so much.  Who knew that after only 3 days of full on protein that I could have found a knew appreciation for vegetables and this mornings toast was the most best piece of toast I have ever had in my life……lol…..oh and walking on the treadmill is sooo much more intense than walking around a couple of blocks in the neighbourhood.  After 10 minutes of walking in one speed Iwould get bord and increase the speed.  GREAT WALK….I think I over did it with dinner because I was too full to have a snack afterwards.  On The Body Trim we are supposed to have at least 3 meals and 3 protein snacks per day to feed our natural fat burning metabolism.

Day 4 Menu

The last day of the CARB DETOX (thank goodness) and I made it.  I have been having a little trouble with my protein portion size which is supposed to be 100grams (roughly the size of your fist) and 150grams for men.  I have been winging the portion size but I have decided to buy some scales tomorrow.  I don’t want the protein portion size of my diet to be the demise of my weight loss.

On the Body Trim Diet it is recommended to do 10,000 steps everyday.  I think I achieved that today with my 36minute walk this morning which is around 5500 steps and I took the kids to the museum today and walked around looking at the exhibits for 2hours so I think I’m safe….lol

My Protein Menu for today:

Day 1 on The Body Trim was a mission in a half.  First of all I was hungova from my birthday party the night before (the last day of self punishment) and if my friend didn’t come to get me for our walk I would have gladly stayed in bed…..lol. On The Body Trim we are only allowed to eat protein in the first 3 days.  They call it THE CARB DETOX which is eating meat, fish and eggs all day.  NO CARBS or vegies for the first 3 days.

On Day 1 (11 Jan 2012)

7am – half hour walk
10.30 – 2 boiled eggs
1.30 – mince stew, 1 boiled egg
2.30 – 1 boiled egg
5.30 – skinless chicken thigh
7.30 – 1 boiled egg

I am soooo excited and can’t wait to change my lifestyle for a new, healthier, fitter, skinny me.

I have discovered that the right MINDSET is probably the most IMPORTANT thing when it comes to weight loss and PREPARATION has put my head in the right MINDSET. I PREPARED myself by writing out a PLAN OF ATTACK which I will share more about on the 11th.

The second most important thing I discovered whilst researching is the FOOD we eat. Which ever way we choose we need to research it, fully understand it before executing it so that once its time to execute we will be more likely to stick to it because we are in the correct MINDSET and we know what we are doing and how to do it.

The third thing is EXERCISE and it doesn’t have to be strenuous exercise either – it could be taking the dog for a walk, walking the kids to school, doing the washing, vacuuming the house, wiping down the walls, mowing the lawn, pulling the weeds out of the garden…..parking the car further away from the workplace to walk a little further, taking the stairs……as long as you are moving and moving everyday which should be easy giving how busy our lives are today…

After so many failed attempts because I was in the wrong MINDSET and not PREPARED…….the light has finally switched on……..2012 is going to be the year…..

BuzzyGurl

Happy New Year to our fellow bloggers and us blog readers. New Years Eve was another alcohol fuelled party which was a very happy occasion indeed spent with family and friends. I am so excited for the possibilities this year has in store for me but first on the list is bringing out the skinny and healthy me. Goodbye to alcohol and fatty foods and hello to lean cuts of protein and healthy sides of greens….hello exercise and energy. A friend has suggested the Body Trim Diet which is a Low Carb, 6 meal a day with 10,000 steps a day program. I’m actually thinking about starting tomorrow…..

BuzzyGurl

Thank goodness Christmas Day is over……..This was the first year that we’ve stayed home for christmas and it was pretty cool. We had a Midnite Hangi for Xmas which was awesome. More awesome than any other hangi I’ve witnessed because my children and nephew did the hangi with their dads and uncles….it was awesome to watch…..soooooo we had pork, chicken, mutton, cooked fish, raw fish, kinas, stuffing, potatoe, pumpkin and kumara – a feast it was at 12.30am on xmas morning….lol…then we woke up to the kids opening their presents…..and another feed, and then another feed, and then alot of alcohol and the self induced punishment goes on and on……..anyway it is now two days after christmas and I have gained 4kgs since before christmas…..OMG….i soooo can’t wait for my birthday – which will be my last day of self induced punishment to my body…….hurry up 10th Jan…….

Love BuzzyGurl

Who would be interested in joining me in a Free Weight Loss Challenge for 2012. We can help each other with conversations of plans of attack and words of encouragement. If your interested please visit my blog http://buzzygurl.blogtown.co.nz/ and you will find a page called “Weight Loss Challenge” to see details. Would love to go walk through this journey with people who have the same goal……TO BE A HEALTHY AND SKINNY ME…….

Talk to you soon

BuzzyGurl..

Last night was our Netball teams breakup and that was a night filled with Cigarettes, Chinese Food, Fried Chicken and Chips washed down with a lot of alcohol.  Paying for it today.  I so cannot wait till after the holiday season and my birthday to start this path to a new healthy, skinny ME……