Day 1

Weight: 103 kilos (226 lbs)


Breakfast (8:30 am): 1 orange, 2 slices of toast with cream cheese and jelly, 1 cup green tea with 1 spoon of sugar.

Lunch (12:15 pm): 3/4 cup of pasta with sauce, 10 oz water

Dinner (3:30 pm): 1 cup of rice, 3 tbsp molokheya, half a chicken breast, 10 oz water

Ok, it's 7:20 pm right now. I think this eating more often and smaller portions thing is working. At least I feel like my metabolism has speeded up since this morning. After breakfast I didn't feel hungry till about 11 am. I felt hungry about an hour after lunch and 10 minutes after I ate dinner. So essentially, I've been hungry most of the day. Kind of uncomfortable. But I can deal, inshallah. I want to eat a little something before bed, but I haven't decided on what yet.

I had planned on doing some excersise today. Unfortunately I didn't get around to doing any. My brother and sister are so inspirational. He runs everyday and she goes to tennis practice. Another sister is on a basketball team. I'm really proud of them. I need to find some kind of fun regular activity. I loved going to the club when I had my membership. I really love weight-lifting. I just don't have money for that right now. In the mean time, I think I'll just try and do what I can in the house.

I have decided to have one beef patty and a small bottle of water as my fourth and final meal. That's it for now.

More later inshallah.