do you find it easy to stick to a diet?

[AKIRA]

To tell you the truth, Id say that the hardest part isnt saying no to certain foods and yes to bland taste. Its the time to make this shit! Grilled chicken isnt so bad fresh off the grill, but reheating it is terrible. Because of the effect of reheating food, I dont find it important to plan ahead..even though I should and do sometimes (which makes this hard).

So, I eat what I can when whatever its available. However, sometimes places that sell good food that arent open, arent local to your current position, or their variety is limited. So this makes it harder as well!

 

[juggernaut]

i agree that prep time is a pain in the ass. I teach and own a cafe, and when I teach there's no time in my day to prep a grilled chicken breast, which is why I usually make enough for 7 days straight. I freeze half and thaw it out when needed the night before. When contest training, I double up and dont teach in the summer, enabling me to concentrate on contest training and my place. Kind of longwinded but still its a pain in the ass.

 

[JimSnow]

I'll never have to cut-up for a contest because I'll never enter one.

The hardest part of dieting for me is eating when you absolutely do not want to cram another single morsel of food down your throat.

I spend a whole day cooking in bulk when I get a day off. I store them in Glad containers until I can't stuff anymore of them in my freezer.

My new protein shake (3 Servings):

1/4 cup soy nuts
1/4 cup peanut butter
1/4 cup oat bran
1/4 cup honey
1/4 cup dates, or blue berries, or strawberries
2 large eggs
4 scoops whey protein
4-5 cups whole milk

I'm actually starting to gain a pound or two off this over the last three weeks, in addition to my 3-4 meals a day!

Anybody have an approximate calorie count for that concoction devided by 3?


BTW - The peanut butter really makes it taste okay.

 

[katt]

Should be fairly easy to figure out - What kind of whey are you using?

also - you have these 3 shakes in addition to your 3-4 meals? When I make a shake, I have to drink it right away, because the longer it sits - it just doesn't taste the same

I'll never have to cut-up for a contest because I'll never enter one.

The hardest part of dieting for me is eating when you absolutely do not want to cram another single morsel of food down your throat.

I spend a whole day cooking in bulk when I get a day off. I store them in Glad containers until I can't stuff anymore of them in my freezer.

My new protein shake (3 Servings):

1/4 cup soy nuts
1/4 cup peanut butter
1/4 cup oat bran
1/4 cup honey
1/4 cup dates, or blue berries, or strawberries
2 large eggs
4 scoops whey protein
4-5 cups whole milk

I'm actually starting to gain a pound or two off this over the last three weeks, in addition to my 3-4 meals a day!

Anybody have an approximate calorie count for that concoction devided by 3?


BTW - The peanut butter really makes it taste okay.

 

[JimSnow]

Should be fairly easy to figure out - What kind of whey are you using?

also - you have these 3 shakes in addition to your 3-4 meals? When I make a shake, I have to drink it right away, because the longer it sits - it just doesn't taste the same

I figure it's about 1,000 or so extra calories a week (limited data thus far), and given a fairly static routine. What does it matter the protein type when I'm throwing all sorts of other proteins into the shake?

I'm new... it takes a while to accumulate this info. I'm not going to bother to put too fine a point on this yet.

 

[DP81]

Im a newbie. I had a terrible time with my diet in the beginning, but the longer I focused on only eating high value/nutirtious foods my body seemed to adjust. I work in marketing/communications in the health food industry and so I come across a lot of good tips. It has been found that protein rich diets curb hunger which can redirect away from less than nutritious eating choices.

 

[Mista]

I get tired of "chewing" when I'm cutting... all those vege's, my jaw gets tired.

I only have problems (irritibility problems) when I get under 15% and my family has mac & cheese, while I eat salad.... then it's totally hard for me

When I get low the same thing happens to me.