3 more pounds down! And I'm officially now done with the whole thing and am on my own. I'm being good so far about getting to the gym or going for a good long walk at least 3 times a week. Hopefully I'll keep that up. I'm still getting full from the smaller quantities of food, so I might just be able to keep this going for a while, and finish losing the weight I want to shed. Now where did I put that card... ah, here it is. So these are the "recommended rules" to help keep the weight off:
1. Follow the 5 Ps:
P-1: Portion control - watch the quantity of the food you eat (ok, no brainer)
P-2: Property of the food - choose high quality foods with good nutritional values (duh)
P-3: Proper time of consumption - continue to eat between 12pm and 6pm (I think I can do this - at least during the week, I've gotten used to it)
P-4: Preparation of food - stick to raw, steamed, grilled or baked, don't do fried (again, duh)
P-5: Physical activity - do at least 30 to 40 minutes of exercise a day (I see more walks in my future)
2. Make Thursdays a milk day (I can do that)
3. Make Mondays a fasting day (We'll see)
4. Choose in-season fruits and vegetables (makes sense - fewer preservatives that way)
5. Continue to take the vitamin and herb supplements (I'll probably switch to a generic multivitamin instead of their expensive stuff)
And they suggest repeating the program every 8 to 12 months as a booster. There's more tips and stuff on their website.
