Net 100 diet Day 1: Maybe a Valentines day start was a bad idea

Alright, so note to self, Valentines day is probably not the best day to start a diet.  I was good all day however until I got home from work and the wife surprised me with an awesome dinner that had chicken, rice, and sauteed veggies.  That doesn't sound too bad, including since I was good the entire day.  However we did have dessert as well, chocolate dipped strawberries.  Below I'm going to list what I ate (not including my meal with Kate haha).  The good news however?  I still lost weight and I'm down to 195.4 this morning.  It looks like my morning exercise routine kicked into gear yesterday.

Breakfast: 

	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Fiber	Chol
Isolate Advantage - Whey Protein Isolate - Rich Chocolate, 1 Scoop (30g)	110	6	1	20	1	10
Franz - 50 Calories Per Slice Bread 100% Whole Wheat, 1 slices	50	10	1	3	2	0
Adams - 100% Natural Peanut Butter Creamy Unsalted, 1 tbs	105	3	8	4	1	0
Blue Diamond Almonds Breeze - Almond Coconut Blend, 2 cup	120	14	0	2	2	0
Whole Foods 365 Organic - Wildflower Raw Honey, 1 Tbsp (21g)	60	17	0	0	0	0
Add Food  Quick Tools	445	50	10	29	6	10

Lunch:

Homemade - Turkey Chili , 1 Cup	196	20	1	24	6	42
Sargento - Pepper Jack Shredded Cheese, 1/4 cup	100	2	7	6	0	25
Add Food  Quick Tools	296	22	8	30	6	67
Dinner
Fresh Express - Heart of Romaine Lettuce, 2 cups	9	1	0	1	1	0
Kraft - Light Raspberry Vinaigrette Reduced Fat Dressing, 2 Tbsp	50	5	4	0	0	0
Victory Garden - Sweet Grape Tomatoe, 15 tomatoes	15	5	0	1	2	0
Chicken of the Sea - Pink Salmon Skinless & Boneless (6 oz/170g Pouch), 2 oz (56g)	70	0	2	13	0	20
Generic - Pumpkin Seeds (Pepitas), Raw, Organic, 0.1 ounce (28g)	15	1	1	1	0	0
Add Food  Quick Tools	159	12	7	16	3	20
Snacks
Archer Farms - Raw Almonds, 1 oz. - 10 almonds	106	4	9	6	2	0
David - Pumpkin Seeds 2.25oz Bag, 2.25 oz / 64g Bag	280	6	22	15	2	0
Add Food  Quick Tools	386	10	31	21	4	0
Totals	1,286	94	56	96	19	97
Your Daily Goal	1,790	246	60	67	21	300
Remaining	504	152	4	-29	2	203
	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Fiber	Chol

This again does not include my meal with Kate.  So if we look at this we can see that I had 94 carbs, but 19 fiber.  So in total I had 25 net carbs still to work with.  Something tells me since I had brown rice and melted down chocolate chips I didn't get too far over that 100 mark and it has showed this morning.

Workout:

For my morning workout yesterday I did the following:
40 side crunches
20 bicycle
20 reverse crunches
40 regular crunches
2 reps of 16 shoulder press at 60 and 80 pounds
2 sets of bicep curls using a tension band
and playing around with an 8 pound medicine ball.

Net 100 Diet

For the next month I am going to be doing my new diet that I have created called the Net 100 diet.  Over the past year I have really studied dieting and nutrition and I feel that this is the best way to really lose weight.  You still get your fiber, your fats that your body needs, and enough energy to perform.  So over the next month I'm going to be showing a day by day comparison on what I eat, how much I weigh and how much energy I have in the morning, afternoon, and evening.  I hope as you follow along we are able to see progress.  If you decide you want to try this diet I will help you and would love if we kept track of your progress as well.

Net carbs are the carbs that are left behind after you take out fiber and alcohol sugar.  However to be honest I personally stay away from alcohol sugars.  These are your names that end normally with a -tol like maltitol.  If you want something that's a good substitute for sugar I recommend Stevia or Truvia.

So as of today I started at 196.6, tomorrow I will post what I ate, amount of carbs/calories/fats and we'll see where I stand in a month!  

I use to eat that #2

Its still crazy to really look at the things I use to eat compared to how I eat now a days.  I'm going to visit one of my favorite meals that I was able to eat all in one setting.  My favorite restaurant called Old Number 3 up in Ronald, Washington.  On the menu was a meal that was great tasting and came with a lot of food called "The Motherload."  This was one huge burger (2 patties) that came with 2 pounds of french fries and onion rings.  So let's break this old fav of mine down.  I know this isn't going to be 100% accurate because I can't find a menu online, however it is going to be pretty close.

Calories..........................2361
Carbs.............................271
Fat.................................110
Cholesterol.....................170

And that was just one meal for the day, oh man.

2 years ago

Two years ago on my birthday I was weighing in at 260 pounds.  This morning I was at 191.  That is a difference of 69 pounds in just two years, most of it come from last year.  It can show you that anything is possible.  On top of that I fit into size 32 pants today, two years ago I was in 42's.  I can only imagine what this has done for my heart, my health, and my life.  Great things are yet to come as well!

I used to eat that?

I decided it would be fun and interesting to reflect in different blogs things I used to eat at one sitting.  It is no wonder I use to be a big boy.  I thought not only would this be an interesting look back at the way I was, but also a good way for people to see just exactly what they may be putting into their body.  So for starters, a few nights ago I decided to have a little bit of mac and cheese with a turkey dog.  It brought back memories of what I used to eat.

1 box of Kraft Macaroni and Cheese.  2 Bar S Hot Dogs..

Total Calories                             1290
Total Fat                                       38g
Saturated Fat                                13g
Cholesterol                               175mg
Sodium                                   4150mg
Carbs                                          184g

That is one scary meal, including looking at the sodium.  Makes me very happy that I changed my ways.

Dedication

I decided I was going to create my own diet.  Using what I know works, and what I have researched I combined it all to have created a pretty successful plan so far.  I was sitting at 202 not just a few days ago, now I am already down to 194.  I am beginning to remember however one of the biggest factors to being able to lose weight.  You have to be dedicated.  Dedication is the key to anything you want to do in your life.

Dedication has gotten me to where I am today.  For 28 years almost, I could not dedicate myself to losing weight.  I would stop, look in the mirror, and say "I need to lose weight."  I would hate what I saw in the mirror to the point of where I'd almost want to just shatter the image that stood before me.  Why is it that we are able to dedicate ourselves to so much in the world but we struggle the most trying to dedicate to our health?

I was a dedicated husband, a dedicated father, and a dedicated worker but I left myself out to hang.  Last night I looked in the mirror and thought back to what I use to see when I would look at myself.  Why did it take so long for me to change how I use to look to what I am now?  I love working out and it can show, I love eating healthy, I love the fact that I can do more now and no longer do I really suffer from the heart troubles that once plagued me.

It's all about dedication.  If you want to diet, you need to become dedicated, end of story.  Once you are dedicated you can make the weight shed off.  

Which way to attack the last 30 pounds...

Last night I weighed in at 202 pounds, and that was a killer to see.  For so long I have hovered between 194 and 197.  Sure, I have had a few huge changes in my life, but is that really an excuse for me to be putting weight back on?  Or is it just more crap that I have to cut and realize that the best way to move on is to get back on track?  I will be picking the latter.  However I have come to a cross roads in how to tackle these next 30 pounds to get myself down to the 170 mark.

The diet that really started things off on the right path was doing a very low carb diet.  It allowed me to change my eating habits, and lose a good amount of weight.  This is also how I suggest people to start when dieting when asked what they should do.

On the other hand I can also just start tracking what I'm going to eat using Sparkpeople.com and see what happens using that program again.  It worked out very well for me after the initial weight loss from the low carb diet.

Either way I am going to need to add back in walking to my daily routine and working out with my weights.  It just becomes the question of which diet I use first to get me going once again.  However at this moment I am leaning towards the low carb alternative where I make sure everything I am eating 100 net carbs or less per day.  I am going to do this for 2 weeks and hope that it can kick start my weight loss once again.  I will keep you posted in how well this goes and what the results end up being, for now I have to cut the crap back out of my life and stop eating that darn candy!  Stupid Halloween!!!!! haha.