My 6 Small Meal Plan - Weight Loss Update

To kick off Day 1 of my weight loss, I decided that I would spend the night before preparing my meals for the day. I created 6 small meal weight loss containers and put enough food in there so I hit 1600 calories (about a 300 or so calorie deficit). I tried to be as balanced as possible and include every single food group, and I think I did a pretty good job! The only thing is it took me a long time.

I divided my day's meals into the following:

1. BREAKFAST: 1 Pork Hotdog, 1 Cup of Rice, 1 Teaspoon Flax Seed
2. BRUNCH: 1 oz Almonds, 1 Package Crackers, a drip of Vegetable Oil, pinch of salt
3. LUNCH: 1 Cup White Rice, 2 Eggs, 2 Tablespoons Stir-fry marinade
4. AFTERNOON SNACK: 2 Cups of Green Welch's Grapes
5. DINNER: 1 Cup Broccoli, 2 oz Macaroni, 1/2 Cup Cheddar Cheese, 1 Tablespoon Flour
6. MIDNIGHT SNACK: 2 Frigo Cheese Sticks

I had forgotten to take a picture of my finished containers, so all I have is the below picture: lunch, afternoon snack, dinner, and midnight snack:

Why Making 6 Small Meals is Helpful

I'm the type of person that gets very hungry when I do not eat, and if I get really hungry I become irrational when it comes to food. Planning out my day not only gives me a pathway to follow (unlike the eat-whatever-I-see-as-I-get-hungry method that NEVER works), but it allows my stomach to continuously churn, maintaining my blood sugar at a moderate level. And as you may or may not know....

A spike in blood sugar means hunger and fat storage

According to caloriesperhour.com, eating a large amount of food (specifically simple carbohydrates) causes a spike in your blood sugar levels. When your body detects an abundance of glucose (the molecule that food gets turned into), it tells the body to store the glucose as fat. Not only that, but the rapidness of the glucose-to-fat process causes your blood sugar to decrease drastically.

A low blood sugar means feeling hungry and tired, making you eat more. I guess that's why when I have a meal at Olive Garden, I feel hungry only a couple of hours later! By having 6 small meals, as opposed to 2-3 large ones, I'm able to keep my blood sugar at even levels. 

My next challenge to tackle: Exercise

Creating a six small meal plan weight loss diet is easy because all I have to do is stay a bit under my maintenance calories. However, exercise is a completely different story. Granted, I've been exercising sporadically on my Wii Fit, but for the last three or so weeks my habits have been terrible. I'm going to work on exercising on a daily basis with Saturday as my day off.

Wish me luck!