Started my new diet | 1,000 Calorie Restrictive Diet | Intermittent Fasting Plan

I have tried many diets in last 3 1/2 years. Trying to improve my health and trying to find and develop the right eating habits that works the best for my body. I see people getting older and developing many health problems. I don't want to develop bad eating habits and develop a serious illness because I wasn't taking care of myself. I believe a lot of our health diseases are due to lack nutrients and too much process foods.

I've tried the high carb vegan diet for nearly 2 years. I created a collection of vegan recipes to replicate some of the flavors of foods I once missed. I wanted to share my vegan dishes with the world so I created this website food blog.

While I was vegan, I tried the Omad (intermittent fasting, with one meal a day) diet for 6 months. I lost about 20 pounds and felt good. I really loved the vegan lifestyle it taught me a new world on how to eat healthier. However, I don't feel its for everyone. Just from my own experience, I noticed I was lacking some nutrients and my hair was slowly falling out. I just felt like my health just plateau and didn't feel the same energy that I had when I started the vegan lifestyle the first year.

So then, I decided to change up my diet and wanted to try the keto diet. I kept seeing this trend come out and was actually very hesitant to try it. But when I did some research, it started to make sense. So I started to create low carb, keto friendly recipes and added my low carb recipe collections to my food blog. I like the keto diet but as I was exercising more and I stand on my feet all day as a chef, I wasn't getting the energy that I felt I needed. My weight again just plateau. I need to loose 10 more pounds but they are just the most stubborn 10 pounds ever!

However, I know for a fact though, intermittent fasting is a great way to loose weight and maintain weight if needed. I got to a point in my keto diet, that I didn't feel it was a sustainable diet. Even though, I did loose some weight, I felt like I was again lacking nutrients. I wanted to eat fruit again and perhaps have real bread, pasta, and rice now and then. But how could I do that and loose weight without giving up all my favorite food? This is what I came up with...

I develop this 1,000 calorie restrictive diet plan with intermittent fasting. So, just once a week I fast for 36 hours. Then the rest of the week I would skip breakfast and then start eating at 11:00 am with a meal of only 350 calories and then have a snack at 3:00 pm with calorie consumption of 150. Then for dinner, I would eat a meal of only 500 calories.

Here is the kicker, I can eat anything that I want but within the amount of calories for that meal. However, I still steer clear of process foods as much as possible. I just want more of a variety of whole foods like potatoes, fruit, beans, and rice again.

Here is an example of the week...

Sunday:

Fasting All Day for 36 hours

Allowed to drink only water or herbal teas with no creamer or sugar.

Monday: 6:00 am

Morning - drink 8 fl oz glass of orange juice to break your fast (111 calories)

(Coffee or tea use no creamer or regular sugar. Sweetened with monk fruit or Stevia sweetener; 0 Calories) If you need cream then subtract the amount of calories used and deduct from either lunch or dinner calories to keep calories at or under 1,000.

Lunch - choose a meal of 350 calories

Dinner - choose a meal of 500 calories + add a dessert to your meal 150 calories.

**Or you can have a big brunch and use 500 calories for lunch and then eat 350 calories for dinner as an option.

Tuesday:

Morning - Coffee or tea use no creamer or regular sugar. Sweetened with monk fruit or Stevia sweetener; (0 Calories) If you need cream then subtract the amount of calories used and deduct from either lunch or dinner calories to keep calories under 1,000.

Fast for breakfast.

Lunch - choose a meal of 350 calories

Snack - choose a snack of 150 calories

Dinner - choose meal of 500 the calories

Wednesday:

Morning - Coffee or tea use no creamer or regular sugar. Sweetened with monk fruit or Stevia sweetener; (0 Calories) If you need cream then subtract the amount of calories used and deduct from either lunch or dinner calories to keep calories under 1,000.

Fast for breakfast.

Lunch - choose a meal of 350 calories

Snack - choose a snack of 150 calories

Dinner - choose meal of 500 the calories

Thursday:

Morning - Coffee or tea use no creamer or regular sugar. Sweetened with monk fruit or Stevia sweetener; (0 Calories) If you need cream then subtract the amount of calories used and deduct from either lunch or dinner calories to keep calories under 1,000.

Fast for breakfast.

Lunch - choose a meal of 350 calories

Snack - choose a snack of 150 calories

Dinner - choose meal of 500 the calories

Friday:

Morning - Coffee or tea use no creamer or regular sugar. Sweetened with monk fruit or Stevia sweetener; (0 Calories) If you need cream then subtract the amount of calories used and deduct from either lunch or dinner calories to keep calories under 1,000.

Fast for breakfast.

Lunch - choose a meal of 350 calories

Snack - choose a snack of 150 calories

Dinner - choose meal of 500 the calories

Saturday:

Morning - Coffee or tea use no creamer or regular sugar. Sweetened with monk fruit or Stevia sweetener; (0 Calories) If you need cream then subtract the amount of calories used and deduct from either lunch or dinner calories to keep calories under 1,000.

Fast for breakfast.

Lunch - choose a meal of 350 calories

Snack - choose a snack of 150 calories

Dinner - choose meal of 500 the calories

Finish eating at 5:00 pm

I have actually, lost 2 pounds in the first week! Without exercising!!

I had to take a break from exercising because I have injured my knee (but that's a another story).

Anyways, if you're interested in trying an intermittent diet and you'r not sure. Trust me it works and you can train your stomach not to eat on your fast days. It does get easier, what is great, is that you are shrinking your stomach at the same time. So then, you will get full faster! It trains your body not to over eat and still have the foods you love!

If you decide to do this diet plan, please check the right amount calories you should maintain to loose weight for your body. I am 5' foot 1" inch and weigh 130 pounds. My goal weight is 120 pounds. So my 1,000 calorie restriction is primarily based on my body type.

If you want to know how much calories you should be eating.

Click here for the calorie calculator.

Disclaimer: Any information you find here is believed to be accurate at the time of publishing, however, that could change with product reformulations and new medical information.

I am not a doctor, nutritionist, or dietician. I have no medical training at all. The information I share is based on my own experiences and information I learn from my own research. Any products/ingredients mentioned in this diet plan are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. Please consult a doctor before altering your diet in any way, including going on a intermittent fast/restrictive calorie diet or taking any supplements.