The Adventures of Fat Yip

So today was officially the first full day of FatYip 2.0 and this is how it went…

Breakfast

4 Free Range Organic Eggs Scrambled (3 whites only)

3 Oz Pan Seared Salmon (leftover from last night)

1 Organic Roma Tomato

Breakfast

Lunch

Drove over to the new Sprouts that opened up by my office in Petaluma to pick up some mixed greens, tomatoes, and some cashews.

6 Oz Pan Seared Lemon Herb Garlic Chicken Breast

1 Organic Haas Avocado

1 Organic Tomato on the Vine

3 Oz Mixed Greens

A little bit of organic red onions

Lunch Salad

Breakfast and lunch were both SOOO DELICIOUS and was doing great until about 4pm when I started getting SUPER hungry. Decided to have a banana and then moved on to some cashews and then had a few lightly salted potato chips. Had to try SO HARD to not eat all of the chips.

When I got home from work I played 3 sets of tennis with my buddy Will (won the 1st and 3rd!) and was exhausted and so sore from yesterday’s workout too. Got home and was STARVING and forced myself to keep being strong.

Dinner

6 Oz Pan Seared Salmon (left overs)

3 Oz Mixed Greens

1 Organic Roma Tomato

Right after finishing my dinner salad I felt pretty content but then after a few minutes my stomach started growling and I was definitely still hungry. I went with chugging more water and then made the fatal mistake of opening my fridge/freezer where I was tempted to drink a soda and also eat my last Chocolate Almond Vanilla Haagen Dazs. After some reasoning with myself and with the help of Will I decided it was ok to eat and enjoy the ice cream but not the soda. I worked out a bunch yesterday, played tons of tennis tonight, and was eating so well all throughout the day. I also realized that my goal isn’t to re-do FatYip 1.0 and not enjoy ANYTHING. My goal is to incorporate better and healthier eating habits into my daily life. The ice cream bar has never tasted so damn good!

Haagen Dazs Tempation

171.0lb/22.2% (my scale sucks…lol)

FatYip Out

Wow. So where to begin? I think I’ll start with a quick summary of what’s gone on in the last year and a half since I last posted. New apartment in North Beach, new job @ Enphase Energy, new girlfriend :), Solvang Century Bike ride and another Sprint Tri under my belt, growing my hair out to 12″ to donate it to Wigs for Kids, and yeah I’m kind of “Fat” again.

My last post on 12/27/11 talked about how my 19 days of FatYip were successful in terms of weight loss and giving me a pretty good ripped body but it was not sustainable for the long run. I wrote at the conclusion of that experiment that I would focus on 4 main things that I learned which are listed below:

1. EAT BREAKFAST – I used to not eat breakfast so anything will be better than nothing BUT I decided I’m going to continue eating 3-4 egg whites and drink 1/2 re-con every morning.

2. EAT LESS CARBS AND MORE VEGGIES – I used to thrive on eating more and more rice or pasta or bread. I’ve learned that veggies not only taste great but are also quite filling and easy to prepare.

3. AVOID 4th MEAL – I need to make sure to not eat a meal late at night after dinner and especially right before going to bed.

4. TRY TO STICK WITH WATER – I’m going to continue focusing only on water with the occasional alcoholic beverage here and there but definitely not drink as much beer as I used to.

Sadly, I did not really follow ANY of these things. I am still eating way too much fast food, I don’t drink too often but probably too much when I do drink, still eating tons of carbs, eating both 4th and 5th meals, etc…The only good thing that I still do on a regular basis is exercising (running, swimming, tennis, lax, bball, or anything else outdoorsy and active) and also drinking tons of water.

My goal from today on is to try to focus on these 4 items and see what happens. I will blog as often as I can about my days which will include what I’m eating, my workouts, my drinking, and everything else that is probably more interesting to me than to you guys! I’ll continue the weight & body fat measurements just because we all know it’s a fun/easy stat to track.

Let’s start with the baseline of today…

Breakfast – Subway 6″ Flatbread: egg white, pepper jack cheese, light onions, lettuce, extra tomatoes.

Lunch – Sprouts Whole Grain Wheat Sandwich: turkey, lettuce, tomato, onions, avocado and some lightly salted potato chips.

Dinner – 8oz of Fresh Salmon from Real Foods Company with 2 cups of organic spinach and organic tomatoes

Pan Seared Chicken Breast and Salmon

Pan Seared Salmon with Organic Baby Spinach and Organic Roma Tomatoes

Also went on a nice 4.4 mile run after work from my apartment to the outdoor gym near Marina Green where I did some stretching, box jumps, pushups, and pull-ups. Route is here.

So just a reminder that I am using a body fat scale that you stand on. I am confident the weight is fairly accurate but I understand that body fat % is a much harder measurement to make thus I will be focusing on a) taking my measurements at the same time each night before bed and b) to pay attention to the relative change and not the absolute numbers especially for the bf%.

I hope you guys will join me on this new adventure as this 26 year old continues on to figure out how to become a healthier adult. Please note that I don’t know everything and just am going with the flow with what I do know. Remember that everyone’s body is different. Also if you have any comments, suggestions, or questions feel free to post here and I’ll answer them!

Day 1 FatYip 2.0 (7/1/13)

173.0lb/21.0%

FatYip Out