Lee's New Diet

My husband is in the USAF and he had his yearly fit test last week. And he failed it. Boo. :( His weight has jumped from 230 up to 245 pounds and his waist from 39 to 43 inches. Yikes! He now has 3 months to lose the weight, or risk a discharge from the military.

We've already cut down on the beer (and if you know us, that's HUGE! LOL) and I've stopped buying red meat all together. It's all fish and ground turkey and white meat chicken for us now. Lunches are salads with a light vinaigrette dressing and dinners have been baked chicken breasts or fish with broccoli. I'm working on keeping his caloric intake to around 1500 calories. He has a granola bar for breakfast (100 cals), lunch is kept to around 300-400 cals, and dinner is kept around 800. He then gets an evening snack of popcorn or a piece of fruit. He's promised me that he won't be sneaking fast food, too. I used to find at least 2 McDonald's bags in the car every week! He's also promised not to have any more sodas at work, and no more chips, either. He's went to the gym twice last week and that's more than he's been in the past 2 years we've been stationed here! He's serious about passing his retest in 3 months and I'm determined to help.