FIT B4 40 – The Plan

I’ve had a few emails and comments asking me what I’m doing so I thought I would write a post about the plan I’m following. This is something that I came up with on my own with input from some stuff that I’ve done in the past and some stuff that my friends are doing.

I eat six small meals a day. Two of those meals are protein bars. I get the bars that are under 200 calories. My preference are the Kashi or Special K bars. My four other meals are divided out as follows:

1) Protein, starch and fruit
2) Dairy and fruit
3) Protein and vegetable
4) Protein, starch and vegetable.

I adjust when I eat the meals based on my schedule for that day. Like last night I ate meal no. 1 for dinner (dried beans, brown rice and strawberries) and meal no. 3 for breakfast (spinach omelet). I also pay close attention to the serving sizes, like four ounces for chicken breast and three ounces for lean beef. Examples of starches are a half a sweet potato or two slices of low calorie whole wheat bread. Dairy servings are a cup of low calorie yogurt or two light cheese sticks.

I really like this plan because I’m hypoglycemic and this never leaves me feeling weak or shaky because it is spread out through the day. Also, it gives me enough structure balanced with enough flexibility. Another thing I like is that it is teaching me how to eat appropriately. I can’t even believe the size of the portions I was eating before. Way bigger than what they were supposed to be.

So this is what I’m doing. What have you done that works for you?

Other installments in the FIT B4 40 Series:
FIT B4 40
Saddling Up