Day Three

Starting weight: 246.2

First day of VLCD (very low calorie diet). 500 calories is a daunting reality... remember, a single McDonalds Big Mac has 540 calories!... and the Simeon protocol is very specific about what types of foods you can mix and match.

Coffee, Tea and water with Stevia or artificial sweetener: as much as you want, a min of 2 litres per day!

Other than that, no breakfast.

I prepared 2 meals in advance because I was going to be in Salt Lake all day and put them in a cooler with ice and off I went.
They were:
a 100g (its pretty small and you need to measure it on a scale) chicken breast that I seasoned and grilled on the grill. About 2 or 3 hand fulls of chopped lettuce in a tuperware. I made a dressing out of Apple Cider Vinegar, some seasonings, a shot of soy sauce...

The chicken breast piece is small so here is a hint: put it in a zip lock bag, put a thin kitchen towel over that gently pound it with a mallet to get the entire thing into an even 1/2 inch thick. Chicken breasts are difficult because they go from very thin to very thick and its hard to cook them evenly. So, pound them out to an even thickness so you can cook them quickly without over cooking them till they are dried out and tough.

I ate the chicken and the salad slowly, it seemed like such a small amount but if you eat slowly it works out ok. You also get a fruit portion but I saved mine for later.

I felt ok, flavors were ok but I could tell I was going to need to start planning some variety and looking for recipes.

Dinner was the same, on the road. I ate an apple that night about 8pm... kept drinking water and teas. (I have excellent healthy caffeine free herbal tisanes if anyone is interested)