Weight Loss

I’ve never been on a “diet” before so this will be a new thing.  Quite a few employees at a client of mine have had success on a Medical supervised PSMF (Protein Sparing Modified Fast) Diet so I thought I would give it a shot.

First had to attend a seminar that decribed the process.  Then had to visit our doctor to have a complete physical and bloodwork panel performed with the results sent over to the Doc that was supervising the diet (http://www.chiro-medcenters.com/).  BTW, she is listed in Phoenix Magazine as one of the 100 Top Doctors in the Valley for 2008.

Once the Doc reviewed the physical results we scheduled to meet at her office to discuss the details of the diet and make some goals.

At the Docs office I weighed in at 216.  My own goal is to get down to around 170 (46 lbs).  The measurement the Doc took around my abodomen was a 38 and with a goal to get that around 32 should see me around my target weight goal too.

I  had to sign a statement not to reproduce any part of the program for either prublic or private use. So I’ll have to be pretty general on this description.

Basically you are limited to a set number of servings of vegetables per day and to a set serving portion of proteins per day too. Unlike Adkins you are eating lean meats and no dairy (low fat milk, cheese, etc…) has been allowed so far.   The amount and quantities are more than sufficient to keep the hungry away.

You are also taking a set quantity of supplements (Multivitamin, Potaisum, Magnesium, etc..) each day and testing your urine with a ketostick each morning.

A Sample Daily Meal:

For Breakfast this morning I had

Lunch was

For dinner the other night I had a fish Soup made with Cod, Clams and Oysters (5 oz of Protien and a 3 oz of Mixed Salad) in a broth made with Green Onions.  It was quite tasty.

For dinner tonight I’ll be having Korean Bul-go-gi (obviously without the Rice) that is currently marinating in the fridge and smells great.

For lunch on Saturday and Sunday I had bought some cuts of Chuck Steak (5 oz portion) that a seared in the pan along with some Wocestershire sauce, a beef bullion cube.  Once the meat was seared on each side I dumped in a 6 oz can of mushrooms to saute along with a sprinking of Butter Buds.  Had a 2 oz Mixed salad (bigger portion than you would expect) on the side with a tablespoon of Walden Farms “Creamy Bacon” salad dressing.   Very Tasty actually.

Some of the recipes in the book to guide you on the diet sound pretty good too (Egg Drop Soup, Spaghetti Sauce over Italian Vegies, Swiss Steak, Beef Fajitas, Beef Stew, Taco Salad, Hot Wings, Mexican Lettuce Warps, Crab Cakes, Sweet & Sour Chicken, etc…).  They are obviously modifed to reduce both the fat content and to eliminate the carbs.

To drink with Dinner and lunch I have been making my own soda:  A glass of Selzer water (0 Carb, 0 Fat, etc…) flavored with an Extract (Cherry, Orange or Lime Juice, etc…) and sweetened with two packets of artifical sweetener (Natra Sweet).  It actually tastes good and does not have that nasty Diet Soda after taste.  Went over to AJ’s and bought some additonal extracts (Root Beer, Banana, etc…) to mix it up some more.

A guy on this diet is suposed to lose about .8 lbs per day.  I started the evening of 2/20 with Dinner.  The day (2/19) before at the Doc’s office I weighed 216.  Yesterday (2/22) I weighed in at 212 and this morning when I weighed myself I was at 210.  That works out for me to be 6 lbs in 3 days!

I’m going to take a picture (front, sides and back) on Monday of each week that I am on this diet and will animate them when I reach the goal.  It should look like I’m spinning around as the weight comes off.

Based on the goal weight I should be done sometime the middle of April if not sooner!