Today I am trying intermittent fasting to get back on track. 2 meals, all whole foods, just herbal tea, water or black coffee in between.
Hah, that sounds like what my diet has been for the past month. I found it hard to fit three meals into dieting, and often I felt too full after meals. The easiest way for me was to just cut out one of them. I know the common advice nowadays is to eat 5-6 meals a day but I haven't been able to get into that kind of routine.
Breakfast: fiber supplement until I run out. This includes 500ml of water.
Between: 1 500ml cup of black coffee, and about 1000ml of water
Lunch: alternating days of granola + fruit + soy milk(around 6g of fiber), and whatever my wife had last night (generally about 500-700 Calories of some Asian cuisine.)
Between: another 1500ml or so of water, maybe a piece of fruit
Dinner: salad + protein. Spring greens, romaine lettuce, olives, croutons, 1 measured serving of dressing (important because of the extra sodium, calories are usually about 60 Calories per 2tbsp serving), rotating through bbq chicken breast, brautwurst, and hamburger patties, and 3g fiber supplement with 500 ml of water. This is around 600-700 Calories
Before Bed: more water, maybe some fruit
Average water in a day is around 4500ml, fiber intake is 14g supplemental with around 14g or so of natural fiber, and 1400 Calories. I'm working on upping the calories a couple hundred and increasing my natural fiber intake. Once I'm done losing weight I plan on doing 2 weeks for every 200 calorie adjustment until I stabilize. With the additional calories it should be easy to get rid of any fiber supplements.