| The last stretch of my wife's term has been stressful | | | | I call my meal schedule PRISONER'S diet. The first |
| for me. Doctor's visit, errands here, there and | | | | three weeks was pure torture for me, since my wife |
| everywhere. I wasn't able to exercise because of my | | | | was pregnant she can eat anything that she wanted. |
| time schedule and preparations for the coming baby. | | | | For me, I had to stick to my plan. I was grumpy all the |
| By the time we get home from work, eat dinner and | | | | time. But the grump was just temporary. |
| tucking in the kids to sleep I have been feeling weird | | | | My wife suddenly realized that I was able to tuck my |
| and dizzy all the time. I have gained weight and I | | | | shirt inside my pants. There was something different |
| stopped biking and running. I looked at my blood | | | | with my tummy bulge. I mean, it was there alright but It |
| pressure and true enough my diastolic was pretty high. | | | | wasn't as big three weeks prior. |
| With my 3rd baby coming and already way past my | | | | My head started to feel better and my blood pressure |
| prime I decided to change my food intake. | | | | started to normalize. When I took my wife for a check |
| I'm a fan of Frito Lays, Nachos, double cheese burgers, | | | | up I stood on the scale without anybody looking. I was |
| roasted chicken, PASTA!!!! I love buffet restaurants | | | | 9 lbs lighter. I didn't tell my wife then because I never |
| and pizza places. So do you get my drift? Can you | | | | believed the scale. |
| imagine how big I am? From 202 lbs I ballooned up to | | | | I tried a different scale on a different place and still I |
| 220 lbs. Enough said! | | | | was 9 lbs lighter. I got motivated and looked forward in |
| I decided to change my menu into something that is | | | | continuing my PRISONER'S DIET. |
| simply not greasy and starchy. I took out the chips, | | | | I shared this diet plan to my Mom who is also |
| chocolates, sodas and other kinds of sweets. I shied | | | | overweight. She followed and modified a few steps, |
| away from white carbohydrates such as white bread, | | | | such as instead of lean beef she changed it to fish. It |
| pasta and rice. | | | | worked for her as well. |
| Here's my meal schedule: | | | | Now the baby is out, it's a girl by the way, things are |
| Monday- Saturdaybreakfast - ice coffeebrunch - | | | | starting to go back to the way it was. I will start biking |
| chicken breast, corn/carrotssnacks - milk teadinner - | | | | once again and hopefully try out a weight lifting plan. |
| oatmeal | | | | I never knew it will turn out this way. My plan trickled |
| I alternate the chicken with hardboiled egg whites on | | | | down to my two young boys. Instead of cakes and |
| Tuesdays and lean beef on Wednesdays. Thursdays, | | | | ice cream for dessert we all eat fruits such as mango, |
| Fridays and Saturdays is just a repeat of the meal | | | | bananas and papayas after each meal. |
| schedule. But on Sundays I treat myself for a regular | | | | In realization, my Prisoner's diet was just a tool for my |
| eating day. Meaning, I can eat anything I want but in | | | | lifestyle change. It wouldn't be done without WILL |
| moderation. I just eat until I reach my fill. | | | | POWER. |