Menu
Folks were asking about my diet the other day, so I decided to put my typical menu out here for y'all to see. Now, I don't adhere perfectly to this, but it's what I eat, if I'm being "good". As you can see, there isn't really anything bizarre on the list.
A few of bits of advice, if you're trying to diet yourself:
- The biggest thing is portion control. If you pay attention to the recommended serving size, there isn't much you can't eat.
- Get yourself a food scale. It doesn't have to be fancy, or special or anything. I picked one up in the Kitchen section of Wal-Mart for about seven bucks.
- 8 fluid ounces equals 1 cup. Take a 12-ounce glass, and put marks on it (I used a Sharpie) at the 1/2-cup and 1-cup levels. Then, just fill to the appropriate line, or all the way for 1 1/2 cups.
- If you're ever unsure about how much a portion is in "human" terms (for example, if they list everything in grams), Google is your best friend. Just search for grams to ounces gives you the answer in no time. It works for just about any unit conversion you can think of.
- Calorie-Count.com is your other best friend. It gives you nutrition information for just about any food you can throw at it, even some restaurant items.
- Don't be afraid to substitute. If you're out of bananas at breakfast time, go ahead and have an apple instead. I've even played around with my portions here over the past few months - having 1 cup of milk and a whole apple at lunch, instead of 1 1/2 cups of milk and 1/2 apple, for instance.
- Single-serving packages! You're going to get tired of this stuff at one point or another. I was ecstatic the day I discovered they make microwavable, single-serving Hamburger Helper now. Only about 200 calories, depending on which kind you get. Add a glass of milk, and you've got yourself a decent evening-snack substitute.
7:15 AM - 453 cal
- Milk, Skim (1 cup)
- Post® Grape-Nuts Trail Mix Crunch (1/2 cup)
- Egg, Large
- Banana, Medium
- Flour Tortilla, 6"
- Lo-Fat Mozzarella Cheese (1/4 cup)
- Apple Juice (1/2 cup)
- Orange, Medium
- Wheat Bread (2 slice)
- Miracle Whip® - Light (1 tbsp)
- Tuna, Drained (2 oz, about 1/2 can)
- Apple, Medium
- Milk, Skim (1 cup)
- Orange Juice (1/2 cup)
- Wheat Bread (2 slices)
- Miracle Whip® - Light (1 tbsp)
- Turkey, White Roasted (3 oz)
- Baby Carrots (3 oz, about 10 carrots)
- Milk, Skim (1 cup)
- Wheat Bread (2 slice)
- Miracle Whip® - Light (1 tbsp)
- Ham (3 oz)
- Milk, Skim (1 cup)
4 comments:
so when all is said and done, you should think about starting your own online weight loss help site or something. Sounds like you got it all down to a science!
I already told Ryan this, but I think he should be a personal trainer! He would know exactly what people are going through, and he's straightforward enough not to put up with a bunch of excuses from people. I think it would be great!
Yeah... but I'm lazy
You may not like to work out, but you still do it. You may not like eating healthy every day, but you still do it. You put in the work, and it's paying off--big time.
You have lost 86 freaking pounds!! That doesn't happen to lazy people. Maybe you USED TO BE lazy, but guess what? You're becoming a "new me" both mentally and physically. The new you is definitely not lazy.
The best way to motivate other people is to show them you know where they're coming from. If you could take everything you learn on this journey and use it to help someone else, wouldn't that be fantastic?
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