6 Weeks Down... with pics!

Edit: Sorry, I forgot to hit quote. This was a reply for Brandie 43

Yes, I still have another 6 weeks to go before the contest ends, but I plan on maintaining the exercise/eating plan I've been following (except for I may allow myself one cheat meal every 2 weeks after this 12 week period is over).

For my eating plan, I started out thinking I'd eat Paleo, but that's not really what I've been doing. I stopped eating all wheat products, dairy products, and MOST grain products. I still eat oatmeal and/or rice a few times a week (although for the past week, I've been eating oatmeal each morning because my fiance has been saying I should eat more carbs. Adding in more oatmeal doesn't seem to have had a major effect, but I'm going to reevaluate after another week or so to make sure). I also eat peanut butter (not Paleo, but I only eat Crazy Richard's All Natural, whose only ingredient is peanuts). I do not eat any processed food or sugar.

A typical day might look like
Breakfast: Oatmeal made with unsweetened almond milk, peanut butter, bananas, and cinnamon
Snack: Any vegetable I feel like eating
Lunch: Salad (with lemon and/or olive oil), some type of meat (usually chicken, beef, or shrimp), 1 piece of fruit
Snack: Vegetables, almonds, hard boiled eggs
After Workout: Whey protein shake (so I guess there is still a little bit of dairy in my diet) with peanut butter
Dinner: Meat and Veggies, possibly some rice if I feel like it

I found at times that my calories were actually too low (eating a lot of lean protein fills you up quickly), so in cases like that, I added a little extra peanut butter here or there, added olive oil to a meal, or ate a few extra eggs in the afternoon/evening. It was definitely hard to get used to the diet for the first few days. I was craving carbs a lot. After a few days though, I was fine and I rarely, if ever, get cravings anymore.