Category: Hobbit Diet

5 Thoughts

• A friend emailed me to ask a question: “Hey, it’s about 9 a.m. So, what, you’re at Second Breakfast by now?” That totally made my day. 🙂
• I felt exhausted all day. Then again, being on prescription allergy eye drops, prescription allergy nose spray, AND Claritin might have something to do with that.
• My sinus seems to be punishing me for riding INTO the wind yesterday, adding to the exhaustion, I’m pretty sure.
• I almost fell asleep at dinner. So I cheated a little bit on the meals and calling my dessert dinner.
• I ate dinner at 6 p.m. I took a Benedryl and I was in bed by 7. I woke up 12 hours later.

Today’s Photo

Weight

110 lbs.

Seriously. I think I’m just going to weigh in once a week on Friday now. Weighing everyday is kind of obsessive, don’t you think?

Breakfast

The other half of Chic-fil-A Breakfast Platter with Bacon. That’s scrambled eggs, a biscuit, bacon, and country gravy with sausage. I ate the other half a few days before.

Second Breakfast

1 of the Livingraw Organic Darkest Cacao Truffles.

When your CEO brought you a present, you will eat it. And actually, that was pretty good!

Elevensies

A wedge of Laughing Cow Original Swiss, 1 stone ground wheat cracker, and a handful of heirloom cherry tomatoes. 

Lunch

The other half of the heat-and-eat Salisbury steak meal from Sprouts. That’s Salisbury steak, vegetables, and mashed potato with gravy. I also had the other one of the Truffles for dessert.

As you can see, I’m cleaning out my leftover today. LOL 

Afternoon Tea

A small slice of birthday cake–white cake with strawberry cream filling and butter cream frosting.

Supper

A SPAM musubi and about a cup of leftover Kraft Mac & Cheese from dinner the other night. Yep.

Cleaning out the fridge here at home too!

Dinner

About half a cup of Haagen Daz vanilla ice cream

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ETA: For those who just now joined in, here’s why I’m going on “The Hobbit Diet” of eating seven times a day for a month.

 

5 Thoughts

• Calorie counting and logging food SUCKS. So much. Sure, the app helps. But hot dang!
• Finding food to nibble on SEVEN times a day takes a lot more energy than expected. Thank goodness my desk is well stocked.
• I don’t think I got a chance to feel hungry except for that gap between Tea and Dinner. Then again…
• …I rode my bike to and from work today. The ride home was brutal with the Santa Ana wind blowing into my face all the way home…on a beach cruiser. Longest mile and a half ever!
• And now my sinus is killing me. That’s just great.

Today’s Photo/Video

Weight:

111 lb.

I totally missed the morning weigh-in so I just did it right now.

Breakfast

Honey Bunches of Oats with fresh blueberries and whole milk.

And a few sips of coffee before I forgot it was there…

Second Breakfast

A handful of heirloom cherry tomatoes

Elevensies

A wedge of Laughing Cow Light French Onion and 2 stone ground wheat crackers.

While my other “meals” seems to be more of a snack, I’m trying to make Elevensies more substantial.

Lunch

Chicken thigh from Braised Chicken with Baby Artichokes.

I tested the recipe on my coworkers today. Heehee.

Afternoon Tea

A can of Fanta and a Mandarin orange

Supper

A SPAM musubi, one Hawaiian barbecue spare ribs, and a few leaves of cabbage. Oh also a bottle of Angry Orchard traditional dry.

Dinner

Two Girl Scout short bread cookies and a sip of whole milk

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ETA: For those who just now joined in, here’s why I’m going on “The Hobbit Diet” of eating seven times a day for a month.

Alright. I’m doing it, kids. I’m going on the Hobbit Diet for a month starting May 1.

7 meals a day. For a month.

Why are you doing this?

Curiosity.

I want to see if it’s possible to sustain the Hobbit Diet. That’s it. Pure and simple.

This is a chance to prove once and for all if all Thais are descendants of Hobbits! I mean, we’re tiny people who love food, love to eat and have a good time.

Okay. Maybe it’s just me.

I set this as one of my 2014 goals. Before the summer gets crazy, leading into an even crazier fall, I’m going to embark on this quest NOW.

Are you trying to lose weight?

Nope. I don’t have anything to lose, really.

Besides, remember that whole thing about eating several small meals through out the day will help you lose weight? Once again the medical world flips on its head on this in March according to Time Magazine. Apparently, those small meals do nothing to your metabolism. None. And we’re back to the 3 square meals plus a snack, more or less every 4 hours, and watching your calorie intake.

You’ll be Jabba the Hutt by May 30!

Not if I can help it! It comes down to the thing I hate most: calorie counting. I’ve never counted calories for once in my life, so I’ve signed up for MyFitnessPal to help me keep track.

If I can stay within my daily calorie limit then I should be okay. However, finding that magic number has proven to be a bit of a challenge.

A 5 foot tall, 110-lb., 37-year-old woman with moderate activity level needs 1,625 calories according to Self Magazine. Fitness Magazine puts me at 1,924 calories. American Cancer Society won’t let me be 5 foot even in height so I need 1,865 calories at 4′ 11″ or 1,904 calories at 5″ 1′.  And finally, MyFitnessPal puts me at 1,550 calories.

All of those numbers average out to 1,773 calories per day. So, I’m going to allow myself anywhere between 1,550 – 1,773 calories per day. That’s 221-253 calories per meal.

For example, I can have 3 slices of bacon for breakfast for 132 calories. I can have 6 slices and still be within range…ish. This will work.

When will you eat?

I have to eat every 1.5-2 hours, more or less. Schedule would look a lot like this:

• 8 a.m. Breakfast
• 9:30 a.m. Second Breakfast
• 11 a.m. Elevensies
• 1 p.m Luncheon
• 3 p.m. Afternoon Tea
• 5:30 p.m. Supper
• 8 p.m Dinner (aka late night snack)

I’m sure I can adjust this for the weekend. The problem isn’t eating 7 times a day but I have to remember to eat. I see a lot of calendar alerts in my future.

How are you keeping track of your journey?

Here, of course with the help of a few apps.  I’ll pop in for a quick note on my Facebook page too.

So, there you have it folks. Tomorrow we begin on this adventure. I hope you will come along for the ride!