Quote Originally Posted by Crankin View Post
Tiger Mom, have you thought about changing your breakfast to something more substantial, that includes protein, like eggs or egg whites, veggie burgers, or even tuna? You might find you are a lot less hungry.
You and I are about the same height and I recently shed 5 lbs., to get to the same goal weight you have. I eat quite a lot, but I lost the weight with the above, plus absolutely no white rice, Asian food (too much salt and high glycemic carbs), increasing my veggies and watching my intake of carbs overall. I lost the weight in 8 wks. and I pretty much have continued eating the same way (which wasn't much of a switch for me), except for fueling for my longer rides.
You will get sick of having water and protein powder for breakfast. There are a lot of good things to eat for breakfast that are real food; they don't have to be traditional breakfast foods. Instead of focusing on getting to a goal weight for your wedding, it might be easier to think of it as a quest to find a new way of eating that you can sustain for life.
I guess I should clarify about the wedding weight...I've been married 11+ years and want to be 104 pounds again like when I was younger.

Actually, having the water and protein powder with a splash of milk for breakfast and the protein bar about 45 minutes later is a lot less than I used to eat (my typical dinner at age 18yo used to be 1 basket of chips and salso from Acapulcos along with the entire chicken enchilada combo platter and a dessert. Now I eat about half that amount at age 38yo).

But, in answer to your question, yes, I do eat 3 eggs and 4 slices of bacon on the weekends for breakfast along with the protein and water and skip the protein bar on the weekends before lunch. I do eat an energy bar/granola bar before bike rides though for the carbohydrate energy to prevent the "bonking" that everyone talks about. I eat so much veggies that my daughter thinks that my favorite food is "salad". I'm hungry all the time and think about either food or biking...the protein powder in water helps curb my appetite, so that I crave snacks a lot less than before. Luckily, biking is a good food distraction.

The only really good part of my diet plan is that I don't like juices/sodas/alcohol. So, I don't drink any of that stuff.


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