your meal plan looks ok. remember you need 30 grams of protein 30mins of waking up. 2 eggs wont do that. i achieve that by making an omelet, 12 tbsp of egg whites and one whole egg. might want to try to add some fish in there. depending on the cut of turkey and steak you could be eating way more fat then you think. although its not one of those things tim says to watch personally i would. although right now it may not matter too much how much high fat meats you are eating long term health you should eat some fish for the omega 3s we all need. try cutting down to three meals a day instead of four as well see if that helps. are you drinking sodas, even diet, or using artificial sweeteners? those can slow weight loss as well. make sure you are drinking PLENTY of water as well.

not to be a party pooper but the first week you probably lost a lot of water weight so expect the weight loss to not be as dramatic the following week. the weight gain after cheat day should go away a few days later, again thats water weight as well.

look into taking the supplements he mentions as well. i take them i think they are working as well (there are pill combos that are premade kinda like a multivitamins so your not taking 4 pills every few hours)

so moral of the story......cut back on the red meat, insert in some fish, very important to increase your protein at breakfast.

when in doubt theres also a great blog that you can post to and get some good answers as well 4hbtalk.com its agreat community full of people who are on the diet!! hope my little essay helps!

@trkinsley: i was just about to ask how much legumes people were eating, I'm not sure I could find the amount in the book. I just started, and didn't think one should eat two eggs and a whole can.

That being said, where does one get a can of lentils? I'm not much for canned foods, I usually make things from scratch, including beans. But I can't say I've eaten this much legumes since I was a full-time vegetarian (thankfully recovering . My regular grocer (Trader Joe's) doesn't have lentils in a can...

Here are the meals that I had today.


Breakfast---330 cals
Pure Protein - 100% Whey Protein Powder- Vanilla Cream, 34 g (1 scoop)
Skippy - Creamy Natrual Peanut Butter, 2 Tbsp

Lunch---477 cals.
Crystal Farms All Whites - 100% Liquid Egg Whites, 15.9 tbsp
Sauders - Large Egg, 2 egg
Kroger - Black Beans, 0.5 container (1.8 cup (130 g) ea.)
Sam's Salsa, 1 serving

Dinner---545 cals.
All Recipes - Caramelized Onion, 2 oz
Trappey's - Jalapeno Black Eye Peas, 1 cup (125g)
Prairie Fresh Prime - Pork Loin Filet, 4 oz
Kroger - Recipe Beginnings 3 Pepper & Onion Blend Fresh Frozen Vegetables, 1 Cup
Caramelized Onion, 3 oz

Total cals for the day---1,352

I also did 30 mins. of cardio.