Eat More..Weigh Less?

So, I was tallying up my food intake for the day and realized that I need to eat more.

Wait. More?

Yea, I know - that’s what I said! Currently, I’m doing the Body-for-LIFE 12-Week Challenge (it’s how I lose 65lbs in 2004) - and they recommend ‘frequent feeding’ - eating often throughout the day works with your body, not against it. By eating at regular intervals throughout the day (approximately every two to three hours) you keep your metablism elevated and energy levels stable.

BFL’s sample daily intake:

8am - Breakfast: Breakfst burrito, 2 cups water.
10am - Snack: Chocolate BFL protein shake (these rock!) and 2 cups of water
12pm - Lunch: Chicken sandwich, 2 cups of water.
3pm - Snack: Strawberry BFL protein shake, 2 cups of water.
6pm - Dinner: Grilled Salmon, potato, salad, 2 cups of water
9pm - Snack: Protein enhanced pudding, a fruit, 1 cup of water.

My intake today?
5:30 am - 1 chocolate BFL protein shake, 2 cups water
8:00 am - 6 dried apricot halves, 2 cups water
2:00 pm - 1 Chocolate BFL shake, 1 8 ounce protein juice, 2 cups water, 1 cup herbal tea
7:00 pm - 10 baby carrots w/ fat free ranch dip, 2 cups water
9:00 pm - 6 ounces roast lemon pepper chicken, steamed asparagus, brown rice, 1 cup herbal tea, 2 cups water, 1 NoPudge Fudge Brownie

Total coffee today: 3 cups

So, I’m doing… OK. I totally skipped the lunch meal today and breakfast mean, opting, instead to use the protein shake as a meal replacement rather than a snack, replacing breakfast and lunch with a shake.

I’m going to try adding those two meals into my daily intake - and use the shakes as in between fillers.

Oh - and 35 minutes on the treadmill today! Go me!