A Simplified Plan

Being depressed and angry won't get me any skinner but making and executing a plan will.

I have failed in all attempts in the past but current failure does not make it so that I cannot succeed in the future.

Here is the plan based extremely loosely on the food pyramid from The Culprit and the Cure by Steven G. Aldana.

These are my mimimums:

• Eight servings of whole grains
• Five servings of vegetables
• Two servings of fruits
• One serving of dairy or a calcium supplement
• One serving of protein
• 45 minutes of exercise every day
• Wake up by 5:30 am every day

These are the minimums. I can eat as much of any of the above that I want but the minimums must be done every day unless I am fasting.

The following are to be avoided completely:

• refined sugar except in regular whole wheat bread, pasta, or similar whole wheat product
• white rice or bread products
• sugar substitutes except honey

Here are the problems that I expect to have and my plans to overcome the problems:

Eating too much at dinner - load up a small plate or bowl once and do not get seconds
Avoiding candy and the vending machine at work - Leave my money in the car
Staying up too late thus making it hard to get up in the morning. - All screens and speakers are off at 8:30 pm.

Tomorrow is day one.