Vision Thing's MODIFIED 2468 DIET PLAN

[Vision Thing]

I decided not to do the ABC and instead designed myself a 2468 that I like better. I haven't tried it out yet, so I'll let you know how the weight loss goes.


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Firstly, I replaced the 200 cal portions with 1000 cal, in order to maintain metabolic function. Secondly, I added in a day for fasting, because I think it teaches better control over food. I did make it a liquid fast, so juices are allowed, but please try to prepare them at home as they won't have added sugar. ANY SORT OF SOFT DRINK IS BANNED. I don't care whether it's a diet coke with zero cals, its total crap for you.


So the allowable liquids are: water (flavoured water is allowed, max one bottle a day), home-made juices/smoothies, tea, and no more than one cup of full fat milk.

Non-allowable liquids: soft drinks, coffee, alcohol, milkshakes.


So that's what you can drink on the liquid fast days, and what you're allowed and not allowed to drink on the other days. I have also included exercise in this diet plan, for obvious reasons. The numbers are the time you should aim for in mins, and I've tried to make it fairly accessible for most people to do. It won't be too demanding, but won't let you sit around. I'll describe what I meant by the terms:

Cardio - aimed at general fitness. Cardiovascular activities like: stair climbing, biking, skiing, skating, jogging/running, swimming.

Strength - aimed at maintaining muscle mass and increasing endurance. Activities like: lifts with hand-held weights, leg weights, push ups, sit ups, lunges, squats.

Flexibility - aimed at improving overall motion through your joints. Activities like: stretching, yoga, pilates.


In the 20 Cardio / 20 Strength / 20 Flexibility days - divide the 'flexibility' portion in half, and use each half to stretch and warm up for the Cardio and Strength.

In the 40 Cardio / 20 Flexibility days - divide the 'flexibility' portion in half, and use half to warm up for the Cardio. Use the other half of the time to stretch throughout your body (you can add extra time to this if you wish).

In the 20 Strength / 30 Flexibility days - use 10 minutes of the 'flexibility' portion on warming up the body areas you wish to target for Strength. Use the remaining portion to stretch throughout your body.

In the 20 Cardio / 10 Flexibility days - use the 'flexibility' portion to warm up for the Cardio.

In the 30 Meditation days - spend this time in a very quiet location. Sit still on a soft surface, or take a bath with Epsom salts. Light scented candles of your choosing, and relax in a still, unmoving position. It may sound stupid, but it helps to calm and soothe the body.


Other notes:
- On higher cal intake days, there is more time allocated for strength. Therefore eat more protein as part of your cals to benefit your strength workouts.

- Yes, you have a cal limit, but don't fill it up with crap. If you eat fresh and vegetables you will have better results. Aim for lean red mean, fish and turkey or chicken on the higher cal days. Vegans and vegetarians can use what suits their needs, but must remember to balance in nuts and legumes for protein, and eat a balanced range of veg.

- This plan starts and ends on high cal days, to allow you to 'ease in' and 'ease out' of it better. I'm trying it for three weeks to see how it goes, but I wouldn't recommend staying on it for more than a month. It's really just something that I've made up, so if it's not working for you then don't do it.

- As you can see, everything is colour-coded. Same days have same colours, and each new week begins on 'purple'.


So please let me know if I’ve missed anything or haven’t been clear enough. And keep in mind, I'm no dietician. I'm just experimenting to the best of my knowledge.

[Static]

Wow, good job drawing that up, it looks fantastic. I might give it a go, but I would probably do more strength than flexibility just as a personal preference. I find it easier for some reason.

The only thing I think I'd have trouble with is avoiding coffee on liquid fast days-- I might not; I often prefer tea-- and meditation. Stuff I can find simple solutions for, at any rate.

Looks good.

[Static]

annnd... day one is here.

[Vision Thing]

Sorry, I haven't been near a computer in the last three/four days, so I couldn't update.

It's actually worked out well for me eating wise, each day I have been just under, although I went 40 cals over on my 600 day. I was a bit irked but I wasn't able to refuse all the food as I was around a lot of people (celebrating end of school).

I was able to do the exercise fine the first day, but haven't since then because I haven't been home until now. And I truly feel crap about that, I mean, forget the good endorphins your body gives when you exercise - I just need to get moving. I hate sitting around. And although I was walking around most of the time shopping and what not, it's not really the same as pushing yourself flat out.

Hmph. I'll turn this into a log for now, and I'm about to go for a long run. I've promised myself I won't weigh myself to the end of this, but I peeked on the scales a few hours ago and I was a kilo down. But no more looking!

[Vision Thing]

Writing this here for the moment:

Body fat % - 20%
Kgs of body fat - 12kg
Lean body weight - 48kg

So that means I'll be trying to lose 12 kg (26 pounds).....I'm thinking 4 before Xmas, then 1 between Xmas and New Year, and the rest of the 7 before my bday.....

[angelinaballerina]

thats a great chart! i am jumping in on this, fasting today and then i geuss stick with your schedule for the rest of the time and it's perfect because i want to lose a few pounds before i see everyone at thanksgiving!

[Vision Thing]

Yeah well don't get too excited because I totally fucked up today. The fast yesterday went fine, although I did have like half a dozen plain rice crackers throughout the day just to keep that water taste out of your mouth that you get when you drink too much water.

But yeah I thought I was fine because its 1000 cals today but no, someone left the biscuit barrel out on the counter and as soon as I saw it (no one was home) I ate like 20 chocolate chip biscuits. I don't even know why! I'd eaten breakfast an hour earlier so I wasn't hungry - I don't even really like chocolate. I just ate it...because I could, I suppose. So now I feel like shit and am going to try a few other things to get rid of the weight I know I'll put on.

[Static]

I fucked up too :x

Don't feel too bad about not really getting what's behind things like eating the biscuits-- happens to the best of us, I think. At least that's usually why I'm so frustrated when that happens; it always seems like a 'because I could' thing. Like some semi-passive inner rebellion.

Anyway. It's still monday on my planet, but it was last night that I buggered everything up. Because I could, apparently. :P

Oh well, back on the horse and all that. I'm so effing determined to at least lose 1 size in pants so I can justify buying new ones.

[Vision Thing]

Yeah, the worst thing is not knowing why you do what you do. I haven't eaten since then, but I don't feel that's good enough.

Shopping is really great when you get to buy the smaller sizes. I'm into thrifted clothing, which can be quite depressing - a vintage size 14 (AU) is like a modern 10 AU sometimes....just reminds me of how fat we all are.



Feeling really dirty right now. Full of toxins and poisons floating around in all the parts I hate. I keep thinking of a blinding white beach, and I want to try and match it's purity through physical change of myself. It's a strange feeling.

[Static]

Did much better today. My problem with thrift stores is that the men's small section of things only ever has like... six god-awful shirts and two pairs of disproportionate jeans. Kid's section, though! Total jackpot, sometimes.

[Vision Thing]

Hahahahaha. I don't tend to look for 'modern' clothes at those places, because I know I can buy them anywhere. I tend to look for older, unique things.

I'm glad you did better, I wish I had that kind of motivation.

[Static]

Man. I dunno about motivation so much as potential swine flu, haha. Whatever it is, it's making it terribly easy to avoid food.
& the thought of purging is downright horrifying at the moment, too. Ah well, I've finally broken my plateau, so let's hope it keeps on so well (minus the sick part)... I've got a long ways to go yet.

[Gaja]

how much in those 2-3 weeks did you lose?
//G

[Static]

how much in those 2-3 weeks did you lose?
//G

We're only halfway through yet... though I've lost at least 1lb so far. all other changes occurring around my scale I am considering to be water weight unless I've just chugged three (read: six, with my mug) cups of tea.

[Vision Thing]

Well I just remembered that I was making this my log but I'm really too depressed to write anything substantial. I was reminded today, however, by the mirror that women with huge cheekbones and wide jaws and small chins just look gross when fat aka me. And then I came across this girl in some of the blogs I follow, and her facial structure is very similar, although she is perfect and I am not. Arhghdgsdfhgsfaadaagf my god I will get into the low 120s soom or I will die.

[Vision Thing]

Still depressed so I really haven't been able to muster enough enthusiasm to really want to talk to people. Hopefully I'll feel better soon so I can catch up on all these missed threads. On the upside I've lost three and a half pounds over the last 2 days so I really want to keep that up in time for Xmas. I think what's spurring me on now is that I have nothing left to focus on but this, after school ending, no job, and it seems like no more boyfriend either. It's a shame when all you have is your cynicism to keep you here.

[Static]

I definitely feel that last line. Actually, most of that post.

[Vision Thing]

Hooray for depression really. But I'm really wanting to lose more than ever this weekend so I'm going to go for a run I think. I've been blasting my iPod every time there's a silence now, just so I can concentrate on that. Especially listening to music in other languages.

[Vision Thing]

I have lost 2 kilos and I will keep them off. I will keep them off, and another 2 and another 2. And I will make sure they never come back.

Today is the absolute worst day. I will not fail myself on this last thing. It doesn't even take effort to not eat. If I can count numbers and measurements I can keep myself grounded. It could not get any worse.

[Vision Thing]

About 900 cals yesterday and 550 today.
Going on a liquid fast for tomorrow, because I want to be 55-56 by the end of the month. I felt the whole way through the last few months of the relationship not to lose, you don't want to scare people. But now for the first time I feel like I can do this for myself, without having someone to consider what they'll think. Maybe that's shallow, but if feels cleansing.
Anyway, the plan:


8.00 am
Herbal tea - 0 cals

10.00 am
60 ml orange juice, 420 ml water - 25 cals

12.00 pm
125g jelly - 80 cals

2.00 pm
60 ml orange juice, 420 ml water - 25 cals

4.00 pm
Herbal tea - 0 cals

6.00 pm
Home-made soup - 45 cal carrot, 35 cal cup of tomatoes, 10 cal 1/4 red capsicum, cup water, 5 cals tabasco, basil and balsamic vinegar (95 cals)

Total: 225





I didn't plan it to be this way but there's about 350 cal difference between the days so maybe I should roll with that? At least its sortve a routine. Then again, I don't want to be eating the 900 cal again, even though I know I should do 1200. I think I'll try doing about 600-800 the day after tomorrow, so I can make a dinner so it doesn't look weird. Hmph.

[Static]

I'm kindof feeling that way myself, actually. The bright side of breaking up leaves me free to starve/obsess/etc. Not very healthy, for a bright side, but still a bit of a relief...

Hope things go well for you.

[Vision Thing]

It's a nice form of self abuse.
Somewhere in the back of my mind I'm still going 'maybe if you keep losing, and he notices, he'll want you back because you're more attractive now'. And then I realise, I'm not attatched to him anymore, I don't have to think that way. I can make myself happy for myself and by myself.

[Static]

Yeah. I can't avoid my ex, she lives just upstairs, but I've definitely had that, "maybe she'll wish she hadn't, or wish she'd waited..." until I remind myself that I really don't want her to regret it that badly, & that I've always been better off on my own, anyway.

On another note, I've actually been messing with liquid diet ideas myself, lately. How have they worked for you? So far I'm not really seeing or feeling anything special, but I also haven't given it much time. It's been about a year since I've been into really big fasts and elaborate diets, but for some reason they seem pretty appealing lately.

[Vision Thing]

Hah, yes, I just sort of happened upon the idea of doing another liquid fast cause I was working out some maths yesterday about how much I want to lose in X amount of time.

If I do an actual fast I'll do one like this 40 hour fast chaity thing they have in Aust. It's called 40 hour famine, and when I don't do it for charity (didn't do it last year, but both the years before that) I take some of the ideas. Basically you just have water and barley sugars, and if you sleep at the start of it you've already done 8 hours.

With liquid fasts I only really try them a day at a time, because if you end up drinking too much your stomach bloats and you just put on water weight. I end up having just over 2L of liquids on the day that I do, and allow 2ish hours in between. Everything is water based or very diluted. In the Aussie summer I can the take a walk/jog/bikeride and sweat out all the fluids.

I'll update with any amount of weight loss tomorrow (I weigh in the mornings), but it will probably be only like a pound. I just like liquid fasts for the control, and because I've lowered my intake so much so that whatever I eat tomorrow speeds up my metabolism again. I'm really just doing things a day ant a time and seeing where I can take myself.

[Vision Thing]

Update: lost a kilo instead of a pound which is good.
I'm still only one pound under my pre-xmas/nye weight though, so things will have to be done.

[Static]

Good that things are happening for you. I've been doing a <100 calorie liquid fast for the day, and it feels pretty refreshing. Planning to detox on a random hippie/organic diet I'm in the process of constructing.

We totally had the 40 hour famine thing in this place I used to live, I did it a few times, we'd all just hang out & play games or amuse ourselves individually. Someone always would order a pizza at the end of it, though, and I only escaped it because I'd never tell anyone I was vegan until after they'd order.

[Vision Thing]

Hah, clever. Yeah, I feel so much less hungry on liquid ones than super restrictive, if I don't drink too much. What did you drink throughout the day that kept you under 100?

[Vision Thing]

ugh I am a dumb gay babby
"everything is terrible" - me, 2010, complaining about my lovely first world life
"why does everything not work out ever no matter all the time and energy you invest in everything and how much of yourself you have put into trying and then you realise that you're some shallow fragment trying to imitate a sense of happiness when this is just creating more problems" - me, 2010, lil emo crybabby realising what 'real life' is
ffffffffffffffffffff I am me ranting on the internet as opposed to a few hundred years ago when I would pick up my quill and scrawl "i am moste lonesome", hey look some perspective set against your silly life sghghsghsgh

[Static]

Don't worry, we all have those moments.

to keep it under 100 I was drinking lots of tea, this nestea active drink mix (it's like instant gatorade but it tastes better and is 5cal for 2cups), a v8 shot, low-sodium bouillon(I always think I've spelled that wrong), and a tea-based smoothie thing that was about 25cal.

[Vision Thing]

Pretty much at 55kg as of this morning. I gained about 2kg over about a week and a half, so I've used this last half of the week to get back to 55 again. Don't want to plateau again, but I guess I'll find out what my body is going to do. I wish it was more predictable, but each time things change.

I need to get my head back.

[Vision Thing]

Got under 54 but binged yesterday. Gonna try for under 300 cals today and until whenever. But when I find its getting too hard I want to maintain for a while so I'll eat around 600-700. Want to be 53 or less by the 22nd. Plans have changed and I don't have to defintely lose by then but I know just with the things going on it will be so much more awesome.
The last fortnight has again been killing me, so I totally killed off my internet presence except for here, and one or two other sites. It made me feel instantly better, yesterday (cause youtubed all day haha) and today. If you don't have those people around you that remind you how much they hurt you then you can do anything. I barely even go on msn anymore, and everything else is disabled/deleted.
We'll see how everything goes, and what places things fall into.

[Vision Thing]

New low weight at this height. 52.4kg. Been a long time since I've been this low, 53-54 has been the lowest I've gotten over the last year and a half. But now there's no more school to worry about and no person to please. That was on weds night though, and I haven't been home since then. I had to eat out at thurs night and fri night a drank a bit so if I get back over 53 I will die. I NEED to get to 50. To 48. To 45. To 42. To 40. To 38.

[Vision Thing]

fuck everything

125 lbs

I KNEW this would happen. It always does. Lose, then gain. Gain, then lose.

But all isn't lost. I was 117 lbs two months ago. I must remember that just because things begin to look up, doesn't mean I'm allowed to be a fucking fatso.

Today is Saturday. I want to fast until Monday the 13th.

13th Sept - start at 56 kg
20th Sept - aim: 54.5 kg
27th Sept - aim: 53 kg
4th Oct - aim: 52 kg
11th Oct - aim: <52 kg

That's a month to be back to my low weight.
No, below it. I have to go lower.

All my binging weight has come back just on my stomach. 5 kg. 11 lbs. Just on my stomach and thighs. Eurghhhhhhhhh.

All those sociology and philosophy lectures on body image....so what? Skinny will always be desirable. You can't be fat like me and be attractive.

This time, no going back up!

I know I haven't posted for so long. But I'll make myself, I'll promise. Because I'm not going to break a promise. I'm not gonig to be fat.

[drawn badly]

fuck everything

125 lbs

I KNEW this would happen. It always does. Lose, then gain. Gain, then lose.



sweetie I've been in limbo like this for so long :[ I hope we can both get out of it

[ixrockxconverse]

Hey, I want to see your plan (Cos I'm thinking about doing it), but the picture isn't showing up for me... do you have it on a blog or anything?

[locknessmonster]

i dont fully understand...i've heard of it before lots of times but am not too sure how to do it...can you explain one more time...please...im kinda slow :( sorry