Going to knock down the blocks by one starting today!

According to the Zone charts, I should be doing 11 blocks, but in the past when I’ve tried that, it’s just been too difficult.  So this time I started at 13 blocks and things have gone really well.  Now that it’s been a bit and thing are in a routine, I’m going to go from 13 down to 12, give that a few weeks and then go down to 11 from there.

Also considering cutting cheese out or at least minimizing, but that’s one of the reasons the Zone was hard for me before.  I’m actually allergic to milk and milk products, but because of the way the Zone works I tend to eat more dairy when I’m doing it than when I’m not.  But then my head clogs up for days at a time.  I’m trying to figure out if I like cheese more than I like having clear sinuses.

8:30am
2 block snack: 2 eggs scrambled with 8 green olives, 1 apple

11:45am
2 block snack: 2 oz cheese, 2 cups raspberries, 6 cashews

2:45pm
3 block meal: 2 slices turkey, 1 oz cheese, 9 cashews, 3 cups strawberries

5:00pm
2 block snack: 2 oz cheese, 8 olives, 1/2 cantaloupe

8:30pm
4 block meal: 6oz ground beef (1.5 patties), 16 olives, 2 cups green pepper (1 block), 4 cups zucchini (3 blocks)
I cooked up the burgers with the olives, and the peppers and zucchini in another pan.  Huge dinner.

8:15am
2 block snack: 2oz cheese, 1 apple, 6 almonds

11:30am
2 block snack: 2oz cheese, 2 cups raspberries, 6 almonds

1:20pm
3 block meal: 3oz deli ham, 3 cups strawberries, 9 almonds

4:15pm
2 block snack: 2 oz cheese, 6 almonds, 1 apple

9:45pm
4 block meal: 4 eggs scrambled with 16 olives, lots and lots o’ cooked zucchini

7:16am
2 block snack: 1 apple, 6 almonds, 2 oz cheese

11:00am
2 block snack: 2 cups raspberries, 6 almonds, 2 oz cheese

1:15pm
3 block meal: 3 cups strawberries, 9 almonds, 3oz deli ham

4:30pm
2 block snack: 2oz cheese, 1 apple, 6 almonds

10:00pm
4 block dinner: 12 cashews, 2 boca burgers, 2 apples

Entirely too many apples today, but I was too tired to slice and cook up veggies when I got home.

8:15am
2 block snack: 6 almonds, 1 apple, 2 oz cheese

10:15am
2 block snack: 6 almonds, 1 apple, 2 oz sliced deli ham

2:00pm
3 block meal: 3 oz meat, 9 almonds, 3cups strawberries

3:00pm
2 block snack: 6 cashews, 2oz cheese, 1 apple

5:15pm
4 block meal: 2 boca burgers, 16 olives, 1 bucket zucchini

10pm
2 block snack: 2oz cheese, 6 cashews, 2 cups raspberries

13 blocks total

9:30am
2 block snack: 2oz cheese, 1 apple, 6 cashews

1pm
3 block meal: 3 eggs scrambled, 9 cashews, 3 cups strawberries

I don’t “Zone” on weekends, so I don’t log them here, for anyone wondering.  I eat sensibly—eggs, chicken, salads, etc. but I don’t worry about Zone amounts.  I “Zone” Monday - Friday.

5:30pm
2 block snack: 6 cashews, 2 cheese sticks, 1 apple

9:30pm
4 block meal: 4 oz chicken, 1 tortilla, 12 olives, 3 almonds, 2 2/3 cups zucchini

Very hungry.

8:10am
2 block snack: 2 cheese sticks, 2 cup raspberries, 6 almonds

11:00am
2 block snack: 2 oz ham, 1 apple, 6 almonds

1:30pm
3 block lunch: 3 oz turkey, 1 tortilla, 1/4 cantaloupe, 9 cashews

5:00pm
2 block snack: 2 cheese sticks, 6 almonds, 1 apple

9:30pm
4 block meal: scrambled eggs with olives, tortilla, zucchini, and cantaloupe for dessert.

8:20am
2 block snack: 2 cheese stick, 6 almonds, 1 apple

11:30am
2 block snack: 2 oz turkey, 1 tortilla, 6 almonds

1:45pm
3 block meal: 3oz chicken, 1/4 cantaloupe, 2 cups raspberries, 9 almonds