Yeah Right! Just eat less food- that is all one needs to do to "lose weight"...Not that easy...I keep telling myself that is all I need to do...Okay let me tell you what my plan is. But first I need to bag on the shake replacement folks- I hate this type of gimmicky diet program. Just drink 2 shakes a day and magically you lose weight- duh! You have to "replace" two meals with only shake crap per day- I say this and I love to make shakes! But it is shake crap if that is all you get to eat and then you only eat 1 regular meal and watch the lbs melt off. I don't care who's shake you are drinking this won't satisfy me for more than a day or two- I have got to have something to chew- something to eat or that 1 meal is going to be BIG! So I have tried these kinds of diets and they don't work for me...I do love my protein shakes though and shakes are a great way to relax and refuel after a hard weight training session or intense cardio intervals. I like to make mine with water, splash of cream or half/half, good quality low carb protein powder (no soy) with frozen berries and ice or use the chocolate formula with some sugar free low carb chocolate syrup as a kicker. Yummy! But forget about drinking shakes as a meal replacement- I like to use mine to wash down the chicken breast or steak that I just finished as a desert.
Everybody says eat to "SATIETY" I know that is the point to when you just start to fill a bit full. The problem is it is hard to STOP at this point. I have been conditioned to "clean my plate" plus I like to eat and I am not eating unless it tastes good so then I want to eat the rest of whatever I have on my plate. So eat to satiety is difficult for me. I like to eat till I am full...and then the clean the plate still kicks in and I eat past that point until my plate is clean. So this going to be tough to overcome. Lucky that with a low carb diet my eating habits have a lot more room for allowance. It is true that if you eat too much you won't lose weight even eating low carb. But when you eat more fat the triggers for "FULL" happen if you can eat slower...which is another challenge in itself. The other idea is to put less on your plate- folks use a smaller plate or smaller bowl. Another tough habit to change- I tend to eat large quantity- my salads are gargantuan- and I know better but continue to eat past satiety, then full and on and on until the bowl is empty...What is a guy that needs to lose weight to do? Start somewhere and work on it. At least the best thing about low-carb once you have broken the carb addiction is that most of the intense cravings are muted...not totally gone- a little shifted...now I crave big time meat- I know I was over doing it last week- I went to OutBack SteakHouse and had a 12 oz Special plus a 6 oz fillet, split an order of babyback ribs with my friends, plus appetizers of wings, seared tuna and grilled shrimp with the side salad/blue cheese and broccoli with water and ice-tea (unsweetened). Plus my buddy threw me couple bones off his lamb chops. It was ALL SO GOOD! Now how the heck am I going to lose weight eating like that? I am sure that dinner would have floored the Weight Watchers People- Points OFF THE CHART. Well eating big is okay as long as you don't do it everyday...
So the plan is to vary the amount of food per meal and per day- I am good with extremes- I can skip a meal or just eat a Quest Bar say for lunch. I tend to skip breakfast and still don't understand why they tell you to EAT BREAKFAST? What is the difference if I sleep till noon or get up and go to work or even work out in the morning on an empty stomach? However, I like to work out in the morning on an empty stomach- cardio primarily. It makes me feel good all day long if I can get in a good cardio session in the morning. I tend to like to lift weights in the afternoon or evening so then I can relax at home recovering with steak, chicken or fish with a protein shake to wash it all down...
Key Points: Vary the amount, Eat Less, Eat More, Skip Some Meals (the ultimate "meal replacement") let's talk about Intermittent Fasting and 24-36 hour Fasting next time...
Goals for the week: last time I weighed in on Monday I was 307 lbs I am trying to break 300lbs this week- not sure if I can do it. Forgot we had Easter this Sunday- as the wife and kids are in China. I feel like I am working pretty hard in the gym. Plan to do some bicycle rides this weekend for the first time which should help-weather permitting or at least I can go for some long walks. I had a blow out lunch yesterday at Sweet Tomatoes- two plates stacked- spinach salad on one of them- hit there premium chicken hard! Blue cheese was rolling off the plate. I think I hit satiety at the 1/2 way point on the first plate, I was full by end of the 1st plate then had the second plate with specialty salad with grilled chicken (no croutons) that was a stretch. I should have taken a picture to post up...Oh Yeah- EAT LESS FOOD!
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