Two days ago, I started this 3-day military diet. It wasn’t a gesture of unkindness to myself. Rather, I wanted to bring some of a meal plan discipline to my life. All of this was further spurred on curiosity. Can you really lose 10 pounds in 3 days while eating hot dogs and ice cream? F’real???

On day 2, I woke up at 5am and had breakfast at 6am, which made the prospect of a long day of calorie-restricting pretty daunting. I told myself to try to stick to it, but by the end of the day, I was exhausted, dizzy, and cranky. It just wasn’t worth it. My happiness was not a good trade-off for this diet, so I gave in and ate until I felt somewhat normal. I still lost 0.9 pounds. 3.6 pounds total in 2 days is not bad!

Breakfast: Day 2

Slice of whole wheat bread
1 hard-boiled egg (substituted scrambled with no added oils)
Half banana
Tea or coffee (went with tea)

Once again, I felt pretty full after breakfast.

Lunch: Day 2

Hard-boiled egg (substituted an omelette with no oil added)
5 saltines (substituted slice of whole wheat bread)
1 cup of cottage cheese (substituted slice of cheddar cheese)
Tea or coffee (went with iced coffee from my favorite, Gail’s)

It was a long time between breakfast and lunch. I started to feel a bit cranky.

Snacks and Dinner: Day 2

What it should have been:

2 hot dogs (no bun)
1 cup broccoli
1/2 cup carrots
1/2 banana
Scoop of vanilla ice cream

What I had instead:

Afternoon snack – large quantity of peanut butter (too lazy to leave the house for snacks – one spoonful turned into many…should have remembered that I have an insane nut addiction!)
Dinner – 3 ounces grilled chicken, 1 yogurt

Well, I didn’t quite keep compliant, but I am not going to be too hard on myself for it. What this is teaching me is the concept of regular meals and portion control. I am pretty happy when there is a routine.