Not a Great Start

I've been trying to figure out my diet for YEARS. I've zig-zagged (2500 today, 1300 tomorrow, 2200 the next day, 1600 after that), I've aimed for exactly 2,000 every day, I've gone way low and aimed for 1,500, and I've done 24-hour fasts each week.

No one thing has ever worked regularly. I've had the most success with eating around 1,700 each day, but the problem with that? I get way too hungry at night, and I'm prone to snacking that screws up my whole day.

Recently, though, I found that eating right at my suggested caloric intake of 2,200 seems to give me some pretty decent results. So, on day one of my quest to drop 6.2 in 6, I ate almost exactly 2,200 calories. My result? A .2-pound drop. So now I need to drop 6 in 5. Not gonna be easy to pull off.

So, as I look back at my best days, I can kind of put together a little formula. It's not exact, as there are always variables, but this still kind of tells me what works for me. It looks like this:

Calories: Roughly 1,800 per day
Carbs: 150g vs. 311g suggested - from fruits/veggies
Sodium: 3,500mg or less
Fat: 75g
Protein: 100-150g

I eat the bulk of the carbs early, and finish the day with lean meats and veggies, and a light snack, like an apple. Will it be enough to get me to where I need to be this week? Guess we'll see.