Have you ever read someone else’s series of blog posts and asked yourself, “Yeah, but what’s the freaking point?!?” Yeah, me, too. And several subscribers have asked me about why I am dieting so publicly this week.
“What are you trying to prove?” they’ve asked.
First, that, yes, if we can seize and maintain control of what we eat and do, when, where, how, and why we eat and do it for a finite course of time, then, we can crash off 5% of our body’s fat mass in a week. So, the MRB Weight Loss Plan is just as good as all the others advertised on TV.
Second, that, yes, just like my darling, soon-to-be board-certified in obesity medicine, wife informs me, a person can get along just fine for at least a week on food bars. Though, in this case, I only did it for a work week.
Third, that, portion-controlled, balanced meal plans, sufficient to support a fairly active adult human, can be obtained easily and inexpensively for the amazing low-low price of $6.00 a day — not including drinks, mind you, but decent water is free in most of the civilized world.
Fourth, that, yes, I can do the first and second of those things using the third and feel very good, both physically and mentally.
All that being said, however, it is not the way I would like to live out the rest of my life.
While there are some good things to say about it, eating nothing but a third of a food bar, even good ones like mine, every waking hour for a work-week is not as “fun” as letting my culinary muse soar in the kitchen thrice daily and sharing my bounty with family and friends in exchange for social contact and affirmation of my Greatness! putting food on the table. (Though the time spent with my best accountability partner this week was a good as it always is).
The next challenge is to figure out how to eat real food of a reasonable variety, in reasonable amounts, at reasonable times, for a reasonable cost and keep losing at least some weight each day until I get back done to my ideal BMI of 25 at 155.
On Monday, I’m starting the 3-Day Real Food Tapas Crash Down Weight Loss Plan based on hourly 100-calorie tapas of tasty salads, loaded with vegetables, fruits, seeds, nuts, cheese, eggs, fish, and meat.
See you here next week.