For four weeks I ate intentionally and according to a specific nutrition plan from the Love Yourself Lean Program. “Our 4-Week Coaching Program combines an online course, live group coaching, and 1-on-1 support to help you predictably boost fat loss, energy levels, and mental focus.” I’m a fan of charts and challenges and had fun documenting everything I ate in the last month along with my activity level and workouts. I’m always fascinated to look at the details and specifics of what people eat and enjoy the “what I eat in a day” videos on Youtube. I like seeing how the food is prepared and the portion sizes so I decided to take pictures of meals and snacks as much as possible. At the beginning of this program my partner and I did a Bodyscan and I was surprised that even though the scale tells me I am the same weight that I was two years ago, I’ve gained 3% bodyfat in the last 1.5 years. After we finish our P90X workout program we plan to do another Bodyscan and I’ll be able to truly see the effects of continuing with the Love Yourself Lean nutrition program.
Goals for the month:
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Goal |
Explanation/Comments |
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Cook 99% of meals (84 meals not including snacks) |
I prepared 82/84 of my meals = 98% |
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Eat more veggies |
So many veggies! |
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No added sugars |
Kombucha with low sugar, dark chocolate, milk chocolate bar, juneberry homemade jam with small amount of white sugar |
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No cheese or dairy |
Jalapeno cheese in the hot dog I ate, ricotta cheese in the GF pasta I made, Haggis (sheep’s milk cheese) = 4 meals out of 84 with dairy in them |
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64oz water/day (28 days total) |
17/28 days drank >64oz water = 61%, 1744oz total or 62oz average per day |
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No gluten |
Chicken wings, Where Ya Matt beignet and bites of prepared foods for 2/84 of the meals |
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No alcohol |
Low sugar can of hard cider over two meals and two days near the end of the four weeks |
From the Love Yourself Lean Program: Avoid as much as possible:
- GLUTEN GRAINS
- DAIRY
- Soy
- Artificial ingredients
- Alcohol
- Caffeine
- Sugar
- Corn
- Legumes
- Vegetable Oils
My daily meals, snacks, water intake, activities, steps from my Oura ring counter, mile walking equivalency from my Oura ring, total burn in calories from my Oura ring, weight every morning, and any significant feelings or issues are detailed below. I noticed that the first week I craved corn chips. I could eat corn chips for every meal every day that whole week. I slowly adopted more of the nutritional guidelines into my meals after the first week while focusing on my 7 main goals.
Rachel Author Barnard 