So here is another miracle I am hoping to test. Tim Ferris seem to suggest that eating protein based breakfast with in 30 minutes of waking up is super good.

I am going to test this month and record here what happens. One of the claims is that it can impact weight. That is what I am going to measure and see what happens.

satya - 5/3/2013 9:28:50 AM

The breakfast


1 or 2 Eggs or Egg white
Spinach
Onion
a bit of olive oil
2 Plain Wheat Roti (equivalent in weight to 2 slices of bread)

satya - 5/3/2013 9:29:57 AM

What I want to document


snack
lunch
snack
dinner
before bed

Document light/medium/heavy

satya - 5/3/2013 9:33:17 AM

Morning routine for this month


5:45 wakeup
Coffee
   1/2 a cup of 2% milk, 
   2 splendor packets
   A tea spoon of Nescafe Toasters choice

6:00 Newspaper

6:30 Roti and Eggs
   as indicated above (spinach, onion, egg whites, plain roti)

8:45 at work
   Green tea, no sugar, no cream

satya - 5/3/2013 9:37:15 AM

I have started this yesterday


Same breakfast routine
10:45 Crackers and Tuna

1:00 medium lunch
4:00 Oats and Honey bar
Lots of green tea all day

8:00 Light Dinner
   Strawberries
   light snacks
   Milk based tea
   lots of papaya

Overall eating 
   medium

General feeeling/energy level
   not bad 
   (At my age and stress levels, not bad is very very good!!)

satya - 5/3/2013 9:37:43 AM

I need to buy a scale!!

satya - 5/3/2013 10:33:01 AM

What else can I measure


weight
cravings for unhealthy food
capacity to bear tasteless healthy stuff
stress levels
hunger pangs
will power

satya - 5/3/2013 12:53:12 PM

Lunch


Salmon
Rice
Carrots

satya - 5/4/2013 10:16:21 AM

Last evening


3:00 Soaked almonds
4:00 A glass of beer
Light dinner

satya - 5/4/2013 10:18:44 AM

Measurements for the day


weight 
  not measured

cravings for unhealthy food
  ok

capacity to bear tasteless healthy stuff
  No

stress levels
  low

hunger pangs
  low

will power
  Medium

satya - 5/4/2013 10:20:14 AM

A new day: saturday/breakfast


7:00 wakeup
usual morning rituals
eggs, spinach, onion, roti
a cup of cofee

satya - 5/4/2013 10:20:58 AM

I have tried to meditate for 10 minutes, a disaster!

satya - 5/4/2013 12:37:37 PM

1:00 lunch


oatmeal
orange

satya - 5/4/2013 4:34:37 PM

4:00 more lunch


1 roti
chicken
light

satya - 5/4/2013 4:35:58 PM

Day 2: Measurements on this very rainy saturday


weight 
  not measured

cravings for unhealthy food
  ok

capacity to bear tasteless healthy stuff
  No

stress levels
  low

hunger pangs
  low

will power
  Medium

satya - 5/8/2013 10:39:46 AM

5/6/13


weight: 172.4
walk: yes
steps: yes
water: yes

Dinner
  very light
  rice/dal/fish

wellbeing: good
sleep: not good

satya - 5/8/2013 10:41:40 AM

5/7/13


weight: 172.0
walk: yes
steps: yes
water: yes

BC
 same

Lunch
 Salad

Dinner
  Medium
  rice/dal

wellbeing: good
sleep:  good
stress: medium

satya - 5/8/2013 3:09:48 PM

5/8/13


bf same
lunch 
  salad
  soup

walk yes
steps yes

3:00 snacks
  peanuts

satya - 5/9/2013 9:12:21 AM

5/9/12


weight: 170.8

Yesterday dinner:
  light
  half a sandwich
  very small portion of rice/chicken
  Good bit of watermelon

cravings for unhealthy food
  medium

capacity to bear tasteless healthy stuff
  Yes - had salad didn't I

stress levels
  medium

hunger pangs
  medium

will power
  Medium

Key thing:
  Didnt bring any afternoon snacks ended up 
  raiding the vending machine for peanuts

satya - 5/9/2013 9:14:16 AM

So in three days the weight progression in 3 consecutive days


172.4
172.0 (0.4)
170.8 (1.2)

satya - 5/9/2013 12:48:03 PM

5/9/13


bf - same
snacks
 watermelon, 2 bananas

lunch
 salad
 soup
 walk

walk: yes
steps: yes
water: yes

satya - 5/10/2013 9:09:07 AM

5/9/13 evening


I didnt bring enough snacks
so I go home hungry

Dinner - full
  rice, fish, dal
  so ate too much

why?
  I need to pre-portion/package meals!
  Keep fruits out at home

So wonder what the weight is going to be this morning?

cravings for unhealthy food
  medium

capacity to bear tasteless healthy stuff
  Yes - had salad and soup again

stress levels
  medium

hunger pangs
  high - due to lack of snacks in the afternoon??

will power
  low

Key thing:
  Didnt bring any afternoon snacks ended up 
  Need to have portions
  Continue to eat once start (Need a way to control this)
  Keep fruits out

satya - 5/10/2013 9:10:07 AM

5/10/13


weight: 170.2

The darn scale is oscillating between 168.9 to 170.4
that's a large variation!!

satya - 5/10/2013 9:10:49 AM

So 4 days


172.4
172.0 (0.4)
170.8 (1.2)
170.2 (0.6)

satya - 5/10/2013 9:12:06 AM

5/10/13


BF usual

Snacks
  banana
  mango
  Somekind of green juice

satya - 5/10/2013 12:56:01 PM

5/10/13 lunch


not light but medium
fish
rice
mixed veggies

walk
steps

satya - 5/13/2013 9:42:27 AM

5/11/13/Saturday


5/10/Friday dinner
  El Ranchito
  medium 
  salad with chicken

5/11/13/Saturday
*****************
Usual BF
Worked on AR for a chapter
Take Narayan to Flag foootball
Lunch
  Chickfila half sandwich
Slept for a few hours
Went to Joannas
Dinner
  Medium, rice, dal, chicken
  2 oranges
  1 scoop ice cream with 

Weight
  Don't remember

satya - 5/13/2013 9:46:40 AM

5/12/Sunday


woke up late 8:30 as I went to bed late
bf
  ran out of eggs
  instead, gorbonzo beans, spinach, onion, roti

went for a 4 mile long walk

Helped Narayan with the science fair project

Laundry, dishes, kitchen, vaccuum, trash

Stress levels
  medium to high
  science fair project

5:30 snack/Dinner
  oatmean, pistachios

8:00 dinner
  2 winglets
  2 bites of a choclate cake
  2 fried wontons

Weight at noon after the walk:
  166.0

Not sure how to explain this!!!!

satya - 5/13/2013 9:49:14 AM

5/13/Monday


Weight: 170

BF
  roti, spinach, chicken

Not sure why the weight was low at 166 on sunday and back to 170 this morning. Are those pieces of Chinese food that bad?? Or is it extra stress?

satya - 5/13/2013 9:50:30 AM

Progression so far


172.4
172.0 (0.4)
170.8 (1.2)
170.2 (0.6)
didn't measure
166.0 (??) //not sure! why? Anomaly?
170.0 (0.2)

satya - 5/13/2013 9:52:11 AM

Relationship of sleep to weight?

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satya - 5/13/2013 9:52:39 AM

Do I loose weight if I sleep more??

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satya - 5/13/2013 4:14:05 PM

Lunch


soup
half a sandwich

4:00 snack
  sandwich

satya - 5/15/2013 2:28:24 PM

5/14/Tuesday


Cup of cofee 
peanuts
walk
steps
dinner: chicken and roti
stress: high
Lunch: rice fish veggies

satya - 5/15/2013 2:29:54 PM

5/15/Wednesday


weight: 171.0

Not sure why the weight is creeping back up again!!

BF: usual
+ cup of cofee (stress)
Lunch: carrots, salmon
Eye appointment

satya - 5/15/2013 2:30:49 PM

Progression again


172.4
172.0 (0.4)
170.8 (1.2)
170.2 (0.6)
didn't measure
166.0 (??) //not sure! why? Anomaly?
170.0 (0.2)
171.0 (going back up!!)

satya - 5/16/2013 2:13:33 PM

5/13/wednesday


Snack: salad and soup
Dinner
  medium
  pasta, meat sauce
  watermelon
  mango

satya - 5/16/2013 2:15:50 PM

5/16/Thursday


weight: 170.4

BF usual
snack 
 watermelon, 
 banana, 
 Tea
 almonds

lunch 
  long walk
  salad, soup

satya - 5/16/2013 2:16:33 PM

weight


172.4
172.0 (0.4)
170.8 (1.2)
170.2 (0.6)
didn't measure
166.0 (??) //not sure! why? Anomaly?
170.0 (0.2)
171.0 (going back up!!)
170.4 (thursday)

satya - 5/16/2013 2:17:51 PM

Visit the indian store for


plain rotis
evening snacks that have pepper

curious to see if they lessened dinner time hunger and hence the early loss in the week!!!

satya - 5/20/2013 9:09:28 AM

5/17/Friday Missing


So hard to keep these ghastly diaries

satya - 5/20/2013 9:11:36 AM

5/18/Saturday


Usual Breakfast
watched google i/o
took narayan to flag football
long walk

lunch:
  chicken sandwich at Bonos
Slept
Publix
Dinner
  A whole half a liter of coconut water
  Light pasta and pepper

weight: Lost track of this

satya - 5/20/2013 9:15:26 AM

5/19/Sunday


long walk
weight: 169.6
Usual BF

Home work with Narayan
Cup of cofee
2 cups of tea all day
Laundry
cooking

Lunch: 
  Not sure what I ate
  must be indian snacks

Dinner
  Rice, Curried Kidney beans

Saw Argo

Stress levels: high as every sunday

satya - 5/20/2013 9:17:10 AM

5/20/Monday


weight: 169.0
BF: just snacked a few things
  packed it to take to work
Stress levels high

Snacks brought to work
  bananas
  apple
  water
  water melon
  almonds

satya - 5/20/2013 9:18:28 AM

weight again


172.4
172.0 (0.4)
170.8 (1.2)
170.2 (0.6)
didn't measure
166.0 (??) //not sure! why? Anomaly?
170.0 (0.2)
171.0 (going back up!!)
170.4 (thursday)
unknown (friday)
unknown (saturday)
unknown (sunday)
169.0 (Monday)

satya - 5/20/2013 9:19:52 AM

I guess even google knows this now, I see liposuction adds at the bottom of the page!!!

satya - 5/23/2013 2:01:19 PM

Looks like I slacked for a few days writing notes

satya - 5/23/2013 2:02:39 PM

5/22/wednesday


weight: 170.0
lunch light
  chick-fil-a chicken salad sandwich

Snacks medium
  mixed-nuts

Dinner medium
 rice, kidney beans, banana, snacks etc.

satya - 5/23/2013 2:03:28 PM

5/23/thursday


weight: 169.6
bf usual, cofee
cup of tea
lunch
  salad/soup olive garden

satya - 5/23/2013 2:05:40 PM

weight


172.4
172.0 (0.4)
170.8 (1.2)
170.2 (0.6)
didn't measure
166.0 (??) //not sure! why? Anomaly?
170.0 (0.2)
171.0 (going back up!!)
170.4 (thursday)
unknown (friday)
unknown (saturday)
unknown (sunday)
169.0 (monday)
unknown (tuesday)
170.0 (wednesday)
169.6 (thursday)

satya - 5/28/2013 2:44:01 PM

5/23/thursday


snacks trail mix, 2 cups of tea

Dinner
  single peanut butter sandwich
  2 chinese fried wings
  2 fried dumplings
  2 cups of fruit - melon

No walk
No stairs

satya - 5/28/2013 2:45:09 PM

5/24/Friday


weight 170.8

I wonder if even a small amount of sweet would unevenly increase the calorie absorption!

satya - 5/28/2013 2:46:33 PM

5/26/Sunday


weight: 169.6
lunch/dinner (medium)
  3 hot dogs, rice, chicken
2 candy

satya - 5/28/2013 2:49:42 PM

5/27/Monday


weight: 169.6
walked 5 miles
bf usual

3 pieces of candy
light pasta
eggs and dal
Rice and dal
A small glass of grape juice

Coconut water - may be 90 calories worth

Very small amount of sugar seem to do this again!

satya - 5/28/2013 2:50:50 PM

5/28/Tuesday


weight: 170.8

BF usual

snacks: 2 bananas, watermelon

lunch: Rice and dal

walking no

My back is hurting a great deal

satya - 5/28/2013 2:52:16 PM

weight


172.4
172.0 (0.4)
170.8 (1.2)
170.2 (0.6)
didn't measure
166.0 (??) //not sure! why? Anomaly?
170.0 (0.2)
171.0 (going back up!!)
170.4 (thursday)
unknown (friday)
unknown (saturday)
unknown (sunday)
169.0 (monday)
unknown (tuesday)
170.0 (wednesday)
169.6 (thursday)
170.8 (friday)
unk (saturday)
169.6 (sunday)
169.6 (monday)
170.8 (tuesday)

satya - 5/29/2013 10:36:14 AM

5/28/Tuesday


Dinner
  tea, indian snacks, a bit of eggs, croissant, banana

satya - 5/29/2013 10:37:18 AM

5/29/Wednesday


weight: 168.8

bf: usual

snacks
  banana, apple, almonds, water melon

satya - 5/31/2013 10:30:21 AM

5/30/Thursday


weight: 168.2

bf usual

lunch medium chicken sandwich from larry's subs

snacks almonds

dinner
  tea
  indian snacks
  croissant
  Heat Vs Pacers

satya - 5/31/2013 10:31:06 AM

5/31/friday


weight: 167.6
bf usual, a cup of coconut water, 2 cups of water melon

satya - 6/5/2013 2:09:02 PM

6/4/Tuesday


i see a good bit of break

lunch, cafeteria, light, soup and salad

dinner - medium, 2 rotis, tea, chenna, indian snacks (lots)

satya - 6/5/2013 2:09:52 PM

6/5/Wednesday


weight: 168.0

bf - usual, mango
snack - orange

lunch - light, soup, veggies, 1/4 of a sandwich

satya - 6/7/2013 8:52:07 AM

6/6/Thursday


bf usual
lunch 1/2 tuna sandwich
dinner - medium heavy
  snacs, 2 sweets, tea, apple, rice, chicken

satya - 6/7/2013 8:53:12 AM

6/7/Friday


Thursday weight: 166.6
weight: 167.2

My suspicion is even a very small amount of sweets seem to throw everything into chaos!

satya - 6/7/2013 1:07:24 PM

5/4 to 6/7 thats about a month: 172.4 to 167.0 = 5.4 pounds in a month!!

satya - 6/7/2013 1:10:09 PM

Key observations


+
Breakfast: egg white, spinach, onion, pepper and salt
A scale to weigh

-
Even small amount of sweets seem to trip it

The protein based breakfast combined with the scale seem to control my desire to eat better throughout the day. I don't have that many hunger pangs! I will watch it for another month and see!!

satya - 6/8/2013 9:21:28 AM

6/8/Saturday:For the first time I see 165s on the scale: 165.6 this morning

satya - 6/8/2013 9:22:22 AM

the new good things I am able to eat


salads
soups
chicken caesar
tuna sandwiches

satya - 6/8/2013 9:22:59 AM

what is considerably missing in the diet this month


I ate lot lot less rice

satya - 6/8/2013 9:23:22 AM

what is still hard to do


to avoid eating even small amounts of sweets

satya - 6/8/2013 9:24:30 AM

172.4 ==> to 165.6 (Not bad in a month and few days and clearly not starving)

satya - 6/8/2013 9:25:24 AM

As my back is so hurting the last few months even my exercise is minimal to none!!

satya - 6/10/2013 9:31:01 AM

6/8/saturday


BF usual
Lunch super light
Dinner
  A day of total abuse!!!
  A Burger
  A hot dog
  rice/chicken
  2 gatorades
  2 sprites
  3 cocktails

satya - 6/10/2013 9:31:53 AM

6/9/sunday


bf usual
long walk
coconut water
cofee

Dinner light/medium
  light
  tea
  rice/chicken

satya - 6/10/2013 9:32:55 AM

6/10/Monday


weight: 167.8
bf usual
cofee

Looks like the saturday put a good 2 pound dent!!

satya - 6/17/2013 9:32:18 AM

6/17/Monday


weight: 169.0

Two prior days of misuse:

BF spotty
coke
rice
choclate
bread
chiken burrito