Protein and Routine

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Goal: Good habits, which bring our lower passions and appetites under automatic control, leave our natures free to explore the larger experiences of life - Ralph W Sockman

I've decided to add protein and routine to my diet  in order to facilitate weight loss.    Each and every day I plan to try to eat almost the same thing.  Automatic pilot for me!  I will miss cooking new dishes but I  will not missing the overeating that often occurs when making and eating new dishes; especially when they turn out delicious.    Automatic pilot will also mean less time thinking  about food,  which should lead to a reduction in the craving/binging process.  My plan is to try to keep all dishes simple.   Steamed, Sauteed or broiled vegetables.  Fresh cooked eggs and shrimp. Once in a while I may make a homemade dish to eat over a few days. I still have some fine tuning to do but this is what I am contemplating.  Notice I am also trying to eat around the same time of the day for each meal.  I am not a creature of habit and complete habitual behavior is not something I strive for but sometimes it is sooo needed.

Breakfast 07:30AM
1 scrambled egg
2 tablespoons of 1% Cottage Cheese
2 tablespoons of Salsa

Lunch 12:30
1 cup of Unsweetened Soy Milk
1 Protein Shake Mix
1 Fruit serving (banana, blueberries, etc)
1 large salad

Dinner  05:30PM
3 Jumbo Shrimp
1 large salad
1 vegetable/bean dish

2 snacks in the day consisting of some sort of Fruit

You will notice that I have omitted white and processed carbohydrates.  There are various diets out there and I really do think that the best way to lose weight over a short period of time is to reduce these type of high glycemic carbohydrates.

Here is my average meal from Spark People.  Calories are a bit lower than they should be but my guess is my portion size is a bitter larger than captured in Spark People so I think I am around target.

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