30 Days Chef Boyardee Weight Loss Diet: Day 4

January 5, 2009 by Trevor Watkinson · No Comments »»

This may have been the best day of my 30 Day Chef Boyardee Weight Loss Diet yet.

Today passed as another successful day where I did not experience any discomfort due to headaches except for a momentary twinge near dinner time.

I think I may be adjusting to the new food now because my hunger never seemed to get out of control at any point.

I did eat my first of two cans of Chef Boyardee earlier than yesterday. I had my first can at 11:00 a.m. rather than waiting until lunch time because Lyann and I had some errands to run at that time.

I had to pick up some new black dress pants for my other job, where I meet the public in person each day. As usual, the shopping experience was a pleasant one because after having followed my own diet plan for the last two years, I am now able to fit into the same size clothing I wore in high school.

I remember vowing to my sister when I was only eight years old that I would never be fat. Though that turned out to not be entirely true, I took personal responsibility for my weight and fought back from being slightly obese.

It is a pleasure to be able to buy clothes that “hang” on me rather than having to live with things that make me uncomfortable all the time.

I want to help as many people as possible to have enjoyable clothing shopping experiences in the future by helping them realize the potential they have to improve themselves today.

I think my best improvement over the past couple of days has been avoiding the afternoon naps that were hounding me when I first switched to eating nothing buy Chef Boyardee products.

Here are my current stats:

Weight and Body Fat

My Salter scale showed me weighing in at 158.4 lbs today, which equates to a net loss of 2.8 lbs in only three days. My body fat percentage reading showed 22.3% for a net loss of 0.7% since I started this 30 day food trial.

Remember that I mentioned before how my scale takes its body fat reading with an electric current and is somewhat unreliable? Well, I compared the readings it is giving me during this trial with the ones I recorded during my original weight loss period two years ago and things look much the same.

The readings my scale gave me for body fat percentage at a certain weight two years ago are the same today for the same weight. Just remember that my body fat percentage is not actually 22.3% – that is just the number my scale shows me. I’ll be proving this with a picture post at the end of this trial. You’ll see that there’s no way my body fat percentage could be that high.

I expected to weight less today than I did yesterday. Most weight loss that happens on any kind of calorie-restricted diet comes quickly at the beginning and gets slower near the end. My only concern now is that my lightest weight ever is 150 lbs and it looks like I may end up going below that long before the end of this 30 Day Chef Boyardee Weight Loss Diet comes.

Lyann is concerned about me already and I have my own worries too, but I am still resolute about seeing the diet through to its original completion date. What kind of leader would I be if I quit, right?

General Mood

The whole day has gone great for me. I felt strong and alert for most of the day and did not experience any cold spells. Yesterday, I got really cold before supper. My hands were like icicles. I threw on a sweater before supper and once I ate, I seemed to get over the chills.

There have been funny times over the past few days where I will be finished eating and looking over at Lyann’s plate, which usually still has some cheese or pickles left on it. I think momentarily about grabbing a piece of cheese off her plate and then suddenly remember about my commitment.

The toughest part of the day for me was smelling the stuff Lyann ate for supper tonight. She got to have scrambled eggs with fresh veggies. It was a great looking stir-fry and it smelled even better. I had to satisfy myself with a few deep breaths as I went about heating up my canned food.

I thankfully did not have any bad dreams last night. I actually don’t remember dreaming anything at all. I did ask the Lord Jesus Christ to keep me from having nightmares, so I will have to assume that He granted my request. I might keep a running tally of peaceful nights versus spooky nights for the duration of this trial.

What Chef Boyardee Products I Ate Today

My selections for today were one 418 gram can of Chef Boyardee Big Super Beefaroni and one 418 gram can of Chef Boyardee Spaghetti and Meatballs. So, I consumed a total of 780 calories today. This was much closer to the 800 calorie per day limit I set for myself.

I found that I drank quite a bit of water today in order to offset my feeling of hunger. It may be that having such a large quantity of water is what kept me from getting sleepy early in the day.

I do know that foods that are high in starchy carbohydrates are likely to make you sleepy after eating them. My normal diet does not include rice, bread, potatoes or pasta and I usually don’t feel the need to take an afternoon nap. Two days must have been long enough for my body to adjust to a new routine.

Extreme Emotions

At the same time as I am conducting this 30 days of Chef Boyardee trial, Lyann and I are going through a bit of a financial struggle. It has been going on for some time now and has cast somewhat of a shadow on our usually cheerful household.

We are doing our best to cope and trust that the Lord has something good in store for us once our financial trial is over. This food trial has not yet affected me emotionally where depression is concerned. If anything, I’d say the challenge of surviving on nothing but Chef Boyardee products has given me more life and vitality.

I had been at a standstill when it came to finding new dietary topics that excited me. This year of trials is already changing my dull outlook. I am excited to see what the end result of all this struggle will be.

I have not found myself getting angry for no reason yet. Our brains use carbohydrates to function and I am eating around 50 grams of carbohydrates each day. This is unlike the bodybuilding diet where you eat no carbs at all. On the bodybuilding diet, you can experience wild mood swings, forget things easily and become confused.

I’m going to be vigilant in watching for any similar signs, but my brain seems to be getting along just fine for now.

Summary

This marks the end of day four of my 30 Day Chef Boyardee Weight Loss Diet. My total calorie intake for the last four days works out to 3080 calories total. That is an average of 770 calories per day. I expect my weight to be lower again tomorrow.

It did not take long for me to not be so excited about the next can of Chef Boyardee pasta I have to eat. I really didn’t enjoy my Spaghetti and Meatballs earlier tonight. I was actually wondering at the time what parts of what animals went into the making of my “meatballs”.

Though the food may continue to become less appetizing as the days go by, I will prove in the end that if anyone chooses to exercise their will power, weight loss is an easily achievable goal for them. Even if you can only afford to eat Chef Boyardee canned pasta.

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