The GOZO Diet Plan®

As promised (or threatened) I am here to post about my thoughts on dieting and possibly my planned approach(es).  While I respect that some of you are not in this to lose weight - weight loss is a huge motivator for me.  I want to do it healthy and a way that is sustainable.  I watched a Discovery episode of Extreme Bodies over the weekend and it had an interesting stat (whether it is true or not is not known to me).  It stated that 97% of people who lose 100 pounds or more put it (or more) back on within 5 years of meeting their ideal weight.  I think the reason for this is because they are losing weight in a way that is not sustainable long term - be it purchase food plans, extreme diets, starvation, etc. it is not something that can be done long term. 

I watched another show, don't remember the name, but it followed a AU guy on a 60 day juice diet.  He managed to lose a ton of weight in 60 days and years later still has it off.  He has retrained his taste and body to welcome fruits and vegetables which in the past had almost been completely absent from his diet.  He also incorporated much more activity into his lifestyle.

This is a lot of build up isn't it.

I am going to try and incorporate many ideas into one diet.  My doctor wants me low carb and I have done that for a while but it caught up to me and I now eat carbs, just fewer.  I enjoyed Weight Watchers but do not want to pay for it.  Live Strong has a free calorie counting tool that I like but honestly I am just too lazy to do it every day.  I am not a huge meat eater and think I could do a vegie thing but not 100% juice (like the show I watched - plus I don't have a juicer).

So here is what I am going to do.

I am going to plan many 500 - 600 calorie meals.  Live Strong says I should be eating no more than 2300 calories if I want to lose 2 pounds a week with moderate physical activity.  Small portioned calorie counted meals would allow me to eat 3-4 meals a day and snacks between.  I am going to make my own 100-200 calorie snack packs of things I like but portioned out to avoid splurges. 

I also want to recognize most of what I eat - meaning as close to its natural form as possible.  This means limiting processed foods which are usually high in carbs, sodium, calories, and low in nutritional value. 

I think this plan will work for me because I can still eat the things I like, the meals are planned taking out the thought process, no daily recording or counting because that has been done already, and finally it will work because I am destined to make it work since I invented it (an element of pride in it). 

How does this plan sound to all of you?  Any one have a juicer the want to sell/give/lend to me??