the plan

Ok, so I ate like crazy this weekend on my trip and I have already told you that I want to lose all this weight.  Well tomorrow is my big start date.  I have one bowl's worth of ice cream in the freezer that I'm going to eat tonight.  Below is the plan, how I'm going to tackle the weight loss.

• DRINK ONLY WATER - no more diet soda or anything else with sugar or artificial sweetener.  Only exception will be a little milk  a couple of times a week in a bowl of cereal.
• NO MORE SUGAR - no more candy bars or other sugary foods.  Only exceptions will be some fruits with natural sugars and I intend to eat these early in the day.  Again milk has natural sugar and this only at breakfast 2 times a week max.
• EAT LOW CARB - no potatoes, white bread, white rice, corn, carrots and other root veggies, or anything made with white flour.  Brown rice and wheat bread in small portions a couple of times a week are permisible.  Beans and peas are permisible.  They are good carbs.
• REDUCE RED MEAT CONSUMPTION AND EAT MORE FISH AND POULTRY
• STOP EATING DAIRY - Again, the only exception is a small amount of milk a couple of times a week with my cereal. 
• DO A TARGETED EXERCISE ROUTINE IN THE MORNING AND WALK FOR 1 HOUR IN THE EVENING - I have digital cable and I get FITTV.  They have all kinds of workouts playing most all of the time.  There is also FITTV on demand where I can select a workout whenever I want to.  I am going to concentrate my morning workouts on toning/flexibility and get my cardio on my walks, which eventually I will turn into runs.
• NO MORE EATING OUT OR FAST FOOD - I am going to prepare my own meals and bring my lunch to work everyday.  If I do have to go out for a special occasion or something like that I will follow the plan but I will make a concerted effort to only eat what I prepare.  Eating out is too big a temptation for me right now.
• GET 8 HOURS OF SLEEP EVERY NIGHT - Most diet plans recommend getting plenty of sleep so your body can work at it's best.  I'm a night owl so I may have to take some Tylenol PM to help me out at first but from now on I'm going to be in bed by 10pm so I can be up at 6am.
• TAKE MY VITAMINS - I have all these vitamins that I bought to take for this diet plan that I never did.  They can't hurt and I know that B12 helps my mood.  They will keep me well at the least and that will help me maintain my plan.  I can't diet when I'm sick, it just doesn't work for me.
• TAKE PART IN A MAJOR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY EVERY WEEKEND - A hike, a long bike ride, walking all over a fair or flea market, swimming, canoeing, playing sports or something such as that that will last all day or all weekend.  Something to challenge me and help me see the progress I'm making from my workouts.
• RECORD MY PROGRESS TRUTHFULLY - If I succeed I record it, if I fail I record it, all here in my blog.