Last week was my first official week on the 3-Hour Diet. I really like eating on a schedule. My schedule, in case you’re wondering, is as follows:
5:30am – Snack (before my workout)
8:30am – Breakfast
11:30am – Snack
2:30pm – Lunch
5:30pm – Snack
8:30pm – Dinner
I managed to stick to this schedule for the most part. I never felt hungry and I didn’t overeat. Unfortunately, my eating schedule went south when my mom checked into the hospital Wednesday night with a terrible virus and severe dehydration. I ended up staying with her for the entire weekend. I’m not a fan of hospital food and I found myself eating off schedule and eating take-out food which usually doesn’t focus on whole grains, lean protein and fresh vegetables. Even worse I didn’t get any exercise since Wednesday. As a person who is use to daily exercise, sitting around eating (even if I did stay on track) will not help with my overall weight loss. In the end I didn’t gain any weight and I didn’t lose any. I’m still at my top weight of 173lbs.
I’m hoping to get back on track this week now that my mom is doing better. (Side note: Emergency Rooms are the worst place on earth. Completely understaffed and unconcerned. If me and my sister-in-law weren’t there, I doubt if anyone would have attended to my mom.) Today I got off to a good start by attending Boot Camp, but I got caught up in some stuff at work and missed my 11:30 snack. Instead of a snack I ended up having soup and croûtons at 12:30 along with a slice of apple cake the someone brought in. After that, the rest of my day was messed up. I wasn’t hungry at 2:30, my scheduled lunch time. I munched on chips and pretzels twice between 1:30 and 4:30 which is when I finally ate the salad I brought for lunch. So, I wasn’t hungry again at my 5:30 snack time. I’m going to skip my snack this evening and just have dinner at 8:30.
Tomorrow is our office holiday party at 11:30. I know I’m going to over eat, but if I get in a decent run in the morning it won’t be a problem.
