Time for a break in my normal rambling vaguely craft posts for a challenge put out by Leigh Peele, superstar author of The Fat Loss Troubleshoot, an e-book I would highly recommend.  I did about 6 weeks of the OPT program  included with the book and had great results.  My downfall was myself (as usual!) and some health issues.

Details: The 30-Day Fat Loss Challenge: One Big Meal

I love the one big meal concept and eating on it throughout the day.  I typically have been making a big pot of something, adding up the cals then splitting into servings.  The concept is simple, we’ll see how I do.  I like the idea of seeing everything I have to eat all day at once.

Goal: Not to win anything but see how much I can do in 30 days and to jump start my fat loss again.

Current Weight: 226lbs
Goal Weight: 145lbs

Measurements: (Will update Sunday and with pictures too)
Height: 5’7″
Neck: 14.575″
Bust: 40″
Under-Bust: 37.5″
Waist: 41″
Hip: 51″
Thigh: 28″
Calf: 16.5″
Upper Arm: 15.5″

Daily Food: (as calculated for me)

• 1600 calories a day: 145g protien, 36g fat
• 128oz of water (1 gallon)
• Multi-Vitamin and 5g Fish OIl

Training:

• 3 times a day max push-ups
• OPT workout (using plan from weeks 1-3)
  • weights 4x week
  • cardio 3x week steady state 50min total include warm up and cool down

Recovery:

• 20 min pilates
• Stretching/foam rolling

Additional Personal Goals:

• No soda or drinks with sugar/HFCS.  Water, tea, coffee only
• No splenda or other artificial sweetners

Now it’s time to go build a grocery list and some meal ideas and recipes!