My Version of the Military Diet

Hey hey hey!!  You know I’ve been busy with this little kitty and everything, so please accept my humble apology for neglecting you to care for my new fur baby.  Forgiven?  Ok, cool.

So, you may not think it’s yet time to be gearing up for the New Year, but if you know me, you know I’m a preparer.  A prep monster, if you will.  I am SO READY to set some goals and knock them out in 2019, but I too realize I’m a few months ahead of myself, so I’m doing something a little unique.

I’m going to be testing out some of my goals I have for this next year.  I’ll be dipping my toes into a regular running routine and healthier eating.  I have some cool professional and personal growth goals I’ve set, but I wanted to talk to you about my diet to get back to when my body was capable of handling the mileage and rigor of regular hikes, trail runs, and hours of basketball.

I want to be really clear here.  I am dieting in order to lose that first chunk of weight holding me back and making it difficult for me to get in the shape I want to be in for ABILITY, NOT AESTHETICS.  I know I carry more than a couple extra pounds on me, literally weighing me down.  This diet is meant to jump start my slow weight loss and healthy eating habits, not to try to become the next VS Angel.

For me, it’s about what my body can do, not what it looks like.

I gotta man.

Alrighty, so my test run of my diet is a sort of version of the Military Diet.  The three day meal plan seemed super bland to me, and included things I absolutely cannot stomach (hello grapefruit), so I made some adjustments and this is my version of the military diet.

Here’s a day of their version. Yeah, no thanks grapefruit.

Obviously a three day adjusted diet plan is not a great way to actually change my eating habits, so I created a custom weekly outline to help me adjust. Here’s my weekly plan.  It’s loose enough to leave the weekends flexible enough to go out, eat with Austin, or just try something new.

So far, I’ve eaten Day 1 and Day 2 of the diet, but it’s early.  I’ll keep you updated!