Post your favorite calorie restricted cutting foods and help me at the same time!!

[MatthewC]

welll, now that thanksgiving holidays are over, and now that i just threw out an empty bag of Flipz and Sour Gummy Worms (worst dinner I've had in a year? maybe 2?), certainly it was time to log onto the forum!

thankfully that horrible meal made me want to eat really healthy again.

the running sounds like a great idea, ive been wanting to do it for awhile, its just a pain that i live in a city and running isn't exactly the safest or most pleasant. any ideas around that? But as for excercise, I feel like I do nothing, maybe that is my problem.

also, wow that seems like a lot of fat! 10g!! plus avacados and nuts and whatever other food ya eat. If I stayed high fat, would that mean i should go for low carbs?

my run down lately has been somethin like..
kashi crunchy granola bar, pack of nuts, coffee black for breakfast
or
whole wheat/multi grain bagel w/ small amt of reduced fat cc.
or
old fashioned oats w/ water + salt

...

lunch..
sushi
or
subway.. whole wheat footlong turkey, no cheese, veggies, small amt of mayo
or
hummus w/ salad

dinner usually varies but i enjoy and feel im eating healthy when i make..

bag brown rice stir fry w/ minced garlic, tsp peanut oil, basil, crushed red pepper, egg white, random veggies usually peppers and string beans, small amt soy sauce, 1/4 lb ground lean turkey, sesame.

..i understand this isnt like the 'perfect' eating, but its damn hard to eat perfect. i know "you must sacrifice to get results", but i gotta keep my taste buds at least a little bit happy.

 

[GOtriSports]

welll, now that thanksgiving holidays are over, and now that i just threw out an empty bag of Flipz and Sour Gummy Worms (worst dinner I've had in a year? maybe 2?), certainly it was time to log onto the forum!

thankfully that horrible meal made me want to eat really healthy again.

the running sounds like a great idea, ive been wanting to do it for awhile, its just a pain that i live in a city and running isn't exactly the safest or most pleasant. any ideas around that? But as for excercise, I feel like I do nothing, maybe that is my problem.

also, wow that seems like a lot of fat! 10g!! plus avacados and nuts and whatever other food ya eat. If I stayed high fat, would that mean i should go for low carbs?

my run down lately has been somethin like..
kashi crunchy granola bar, pack of nuts, coffee black for breakfast
or
whole wheat/multi grain bagel w/ small amt of reduced fat cc.
or
old fashioned oats w/ water + salt

...

lunch..
sushi
or
subway.. whole wheat footlong turkey, no cheese, veggies, small amt of mayo
or
hummus w/ salad

dinner usually varies but i enjoy and feel im eating healthy when i make..

bag brown rice stir fry w/ minced garlic, tsp peanut oil, basil, crushed red pepper, egg white, random veggies usually peppers and string beans, small amt soy sauce, 1/4 lb ground lean turkey, sesame.

..i understand this isnt like the 'perfect' eating, but its damn hard to eat perfect. i know "you must sacrifice to get results", but i gotta keep my taste buds at least a little bit happy.

I agree with the keeping your taste buds a little happy, however, I am at the point now where I have learned to ALMOST ignore my taste buds.

I would rather "eat perfect" (I dont actually eat perfect, but I come pretty close 6 out of 7 days of the week) and see the results come faster than eat pretty good and see the results come more slowly. I am a perfectionist sometimes and I look at my diet as a challenge... one that I love to overcome haha

 

[ArnoldsProtege]

The ONLY bad thing that I encountered from the "perfect" diet, is insanity.

I was EXACTLY in your frame Gotri, ate every single meal as planned, down to the individual grams of carbs, fat and protein, for about 2 months. I got down to 190 (the lowest ive ever been) and wanted to go more, so I got even stricter, ate piles of food I really didnt enjoy, and was a food nazi for quite some time.

Then one day, i snapped. Its as if a wire in my head got jiggled lose, and I started binging my friends, and I didnt stop. The extra portions, the boose, the fresh BREAD, my god.... Long story short, im 200 lbs right now, still in good shape, but i definitely noticed weight gain around my stomach.

Ive come down from my recent histeria, have been hitting the gym on schedule, and have been eating back as I was, but more at maintenance now. I think alot of what I went through had to do with some SERIOUS stress I was going through in my life, but bottom line, I snapped. So it all depends on the person... personally, I got amazing results from the "slow and steady" approach of eating healthy, whole wheat carbs, and exercising and weight training. I have alot of trouble eating the same food all the time too...

btw, I plan on implementing ALL three of those meals u listed gotri, as they seem fantastic.

One of my favorite healthy meals is homemade chilli, with extra lean ground beef, and you drain the fat before hand. Beef, kidney beans, and a helluva lotta veggies: love.

 

[MatthewC]

So today I came across boca burgers... meatless burgers at 100 cals with NO fat, lots of protein, and lots of fiber?

They don't taste amazing, but with a whole wheat tortilla and salsa they become pretty good.


Am I missing something, or are boca burgers a really really good find?

 

[QuartersMostly]

Am I missing something, or are boca burgers a really really good find?

I'm certainly no expert (we can wait for Built for that), but I've been a vegetarian for a few years now, so I've eaten my share of frozen meat substitutes.

Long story short, I don't think the occasional Boca Burger (or similar) is a bad thing if you're in a hurry. But these things are mostly soy protein, which I think is probably best to have only in moderation. Plus, they're packed with sodium, as most pre-made frozen foods are.

 

[CG]

Sorry I missed this one, honestly didnt expect a respone to my light hearted remark about you not counting calories!

I also cant be assed to fight with you, Im here to learn and to help, not to have a shouting match with some kid whos a few thousand miles away.

Lol, sorry for jumping all over you, I was having a shitty day and that really just set me off, I think I was in carb depravation or something! The thing is, I don't eat diet shit, it tastes horrible and is typically rough on your body in the long run.. Similar statements can be made about low cal and low carb shit.
I do count my calories. And my carbs, fats, sugars and all that good stuff. Believe me I'm on top of my game with that, so for you to call my approach "half assed" was kinda bothering me.. Regardless, I offered one snack suggestion which is a favorite of mine.. Good luck buddy

 

[Ben dur]

i personally love kashi go lean crunch cereal
requires alot of chewing
pretty damn tasty to me
serving is rather large for the calories so its filling
lots of fiber
and lots of protein

but its mostly soy protein
and ive been told to avoid soy protein...

its been a long time sense i had any

 

[MatthewC]

yeh i love kashi. Their crunchy granola bars are awesome at 150 cals, and 25% fiber. some protein.

just got their frozen waffles yesterday, they taste really good. two waffles for 170 cals and no fat. plus 25% fiber. fair amnt of protein.