The Challenge

My bloggy friend Karen over at adiposediet.com is holding a challenge check it out here. I have decided that it would fun to jump on board and do this challenge.

Everyone gets to pick their own goal to meet by February 4th. I have been thinking on this for the past few days and came up with a goal.

My goal is to develop a diet plan and stick to it 100% all the time. By this I mean eating the same thing in the same portions everyday. (more or less because I will be tweaking the menu weekly depending on what produce is on sale.) I would love to lose 9 lbs while doing this but that is not the ultimate goal. This is about self control. I want to prove to myself that I can maintain self control and that when I set out to do something I CAN do it. I am aiming to grow as an individual and become a more driven and stronger person.

This is important to me.

I am also hoping that this will help with my many gastric issues, and I will be tracking them as well.

Now for what I plan to eat, here is the menu (more or less).

Lunch:
12 oz Gatorade
1 Salad. My salads will consist of 1 cup of lettuce, 1 cup of spinach, 1/4 of a tomato, 1 TB bell pepper, 1 TB red onion, 1 piece of fat free turkey, 2 TB of low fat dressing. I will also be adding in a few extras each week that will change weekly. This salad will total about 115 calories.
1 Fresh Fruit (whatever is on sale)

Dinner:
12 oz Gatorade
1 Salad
1 Cup of white rice with 1 TB of low sodium soy sauce
1 Fresh Fruit (whatever is on sale)

So the total calories per day will be around 600 on days that I am working late into the night I will allow 1 cup of coffee (because I will not survive without it). I will also be taking calcium supplements because I plan or eliminate dairy from my diet completely.

And there you have it! I plan to start on October 1st. I know I can do this. And I WILL do this! I am extremely determined.