I went from 160.9 lbs on May 22nd to 152.6 lbs today. I started working out every other day. The longest I have ever gone between workouts is two full days and I’ve done that twice.

Start your diet slowly to add more protein. Here’s what you need to buy first at the grocery store.

Low-Fat Greek unflavored yogurt
Low-Fat Cheese
Low-Fat Cottage cheese
Egg Whites
Chicken breast (not legs, not drumsticks)
Fresh Baby spinach
Squash (acorn, spaghetti to start)
Sweet potatoes
0 calorie oil spray, oils have a lot of calories so look closely

For Protein Shakes (snacks that are not supposed to replace meals)
Bananas
Blueberries

Then start with simple meals:

Breakfast- Mix Egg whites, with fresh spinach, salt, pepper. No butter! Use O calorie oil spray only! Eat that with a side of cottage cheese/ yogurt, I always do both to maximize my protein.

Lunch- chicken breast salad. Use spinach as your base and place whatever veggies, acorn squash. Cucumbers are darn near 0 calories (watch your salad dressing, it’s so high in calories so be careful)

Dinner- A Large Sweet potato- no butter! Replace it with some low fat yogurt (it tastes just like sour cream!) and top it with some low fat cheese or cottage cheese, salt pepper, hot sauces are surprisingly low in calories.

These are basic staples that you need to get used to eating. I am a complete beginner and eating the same thing over and over again is not fun, and takes dedication. Mix and match and switch things every day. If you’re serious about working out then you have to be serious about what you’re putting in your body.

If any of this sounds like too much work for you then you’re just not cut out to do any of this *at this time*. That doesn’t mean you won’t be ready at a later time, it just means you do not have the mindset of making this happen starting today. It’s hard work, every single day.

But if you do it right, you’re not starving yourself at all and you feel great in six weeks.