Drowning In Food!!

Oh my gosh, I've never ate this much food nor been required to eat this much food in my life! 

A little history first:

Last September Boon and I joined the Body Upgrades Boot Camp basically because the first month was free and we had been meaning to do something (workout-related) for years, literally, and neither one of us had the self discipline to actually start and/or stick with anything on our own.  We figured, WTH, it's only a month...what do we have to lose?   Well, low and behold, at the end of the free month we both really liked it, were committed and were already noticing a difference in both our bodies and energy levels so we signed up and have been doing it ever since.  (BTW, Mike Johnson with Body Upgrades is great!  If you've never heard of him and want somebody to kick your butt (in a very nice way), he's your man.  Click "Body Upgrades" to check him out.  (I should get a free month for that right?!)) 

Now to the point:

At the beginning of the year Mike sent out a new meal plan for us to try.  I quickly glanced at it, but for those of you who know Boon, know that when it comes to food he "just knows what he likes" (read: picky eater, but don't tell him I said that!) and I'm not all that great about sticking to a "diet" (as I viewed it) either so I brushed it off.  But then one very unmotivated Monday at work, I happened to come across the meal plan in my inbox so I thought I'd do what I do best and make a spreadsheet of the different meal options for each day.  I wasn't sure if I'd even use it, but who cared...I got to make a spreadsheet!!!   Well, which I'm pretty sure you can tell from the title of this post, that by the Grace of God [disclaimer: not sure if Grace is supposed to be capitalized or not, but erring on the safe side I capitalized it] I talked Boon into giving it a try and the spreadsheet ended up getting used. 

So when we first looked at our "rules" and saw that it was very important to eat Breakfast, Snack, Lunch, Snack and Evening Snack every day with each meal spaced no more than 3 1/2 hours apart, we thought we were going to starve!  I mean no dinner!  Who doesn't eat dinner?!  I even asked Mike at camp that day thinking he made a mistake and accidentally left it off.  Nope...he didn't make a mistake...no dinner.  I figured I was going to lose Boon at that, but he hung in there!  And, just like that we were on our way to a healthier lifestyle...at least for two weeks! 

The first step to our healthy lifestyle was to look up the definition for this word he kept referring to as "vegetables."  It is a scary word for both of us, but no worries, we are surviving!  Second step: head to the grocery story to purchase probably the most healthy cart full of food we have ever purchased in our 8 years together.  Third step: starting last Monday morning (because who starts a meal plan on any day other than Monday) dive into this new meal plan full force totally expecting to starve for the next two weeks. 

And that brings us back to my very first sentence - oh my gosh, I've never ate this much food nor been required to eat this much food in my life! 

So for the past week and a half we've been eating very healthy mini-meals...that aren't really that "mini" at all.  In fact, being me, I again assumed Mike had made a mistake and assigned us too much food to eat - that he really didn't expect one single person to eat this much food in one day so I asked him at camp that day.  Nope...no mistake...he wants us to eat that much food.  In fact, Boon is supposed to double the meal plan!  (I secretly laughed when Mike told us that and by secretly, I mean not-so secretly at all...out loud in fact, while pointing at Boon! Hehe - still laughing!  If I have to eat this much, then it only makes sense for him to eat more, right!?)  To give you an idea of one of our days, here is an example of the meals I eat - now remember Boon is supposed to eat twice this much:        

• Breakfast:  grapefruit; cheese; 2 whole eggs w/2 egg whites
• Snack:  1/2 c. 1% cottage cheese; 1 apple, 2 fish oil caps
• Lunch:  whole grain tortilla, 3 oz lean meat, 1/2 avocado, 1-3 oz veggies
• Snack:  1 cheese stick, 1 apple, 1 scoop protein mixed in water or unsweetened almond milk
• Evening Snack:  small salad w/3 egg whites or 3 oz lean meat with 1/4 avocado, low fat dressing, add non-starch veggie if want

YES, that is just in ONE day!!!   If it doesn't seem like a lot to you, let me give you an idea - 3 oz. of lean meat is 2 1/2 large slices of deli meat and 2 whole eggs w/2 egg whites scrambled is 1/2 a plate full of eggs!  Yikes!!!

Ok...so on the upside...we are doing it! Go us!!  Also, on the upside, I actually feel better and have learned that eating healthy isn't as bland as I thought it would be.   Thank you, Mike!!  On the downside...all.I.do.is.eat....all day long...which sounds great, but really it is very time consuming!

Now, I must go...it's time to eat again.  Thanks for letting me vent...I feel better!  (And on a serious note, I really do appreciate Mike...he is absolutely great at what he does!)