Yesterdays meals
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I'm not sure if I already have lost some weight… Before starting this new diet, I weighed myself in the evening before going to bed, and today I switched to weighing and measuring my waist in the mornings instead. I've lost 1,4 kg so far, but I'll wait til after tomorrows measuring/weighing before celebrating :)
Yesterday I ate:
- Breakfast: Bacon and eggs.
- Lunch: Tuna mix (mix tinned tuna with boiled, chopped eggs, add some cream cheese, parsley and lemon juice – delicious together with a sallad, or maybe a baked potato).
- Between meals: Cottage cheese with apple and cinnamon.
- Dinner: Chicken filet wih lime and garlic.
IMHO the best way to change your body is to do weight training. Also... it would put some of this protein to good use. Protein helps building muscle in a big way.
If you diet without growing muscle you will end up a smaller version of your current self. i.e. you lose as much muscle as fat (well nearly).
This is because you body will go into fasting mode and will lower your metabolic rate by shedding muscle. (it thinks there is a shortage of food and changes itself so it doesn't need so much). Your body works against you.
Weight training, eating plenty of protien - small meals 5 times a day will help you work *with* your body and end up in keeping muscle and only losing fat. The more muscle you keep/grow the higher your metabolic rate. Many bodybuilders aim for a PCF of 35-40,50,10-15 and elimante all sugars i.e. carbs are only long chain.
Catja and I have started 'eating clean'. Each evening we prepare food for that evening and leave enough for a packed lunch the next day. For breakfast I have rolled oats, fruit and a protein drink. I also have fruit and a protein drink at 10:30 and 2:30. Meals are very plain and consist of rice or potato (carbs) green vegitables (fibre + carbs) and a good lump of protien - normally chicken, pork or fish).
It sounds like prison chow eh? But I need to seperate enjoyment from food as that is what got me into trouble in the first place. Also... when you get used to it - not too bad.
Its going well so far... lost a stone in weight but grown in muscle... but it is early days (will keep you posted). I do not feel hungry.. thats the biggest change from fasting that I've noticed.
Training has been three days a week (1)chest/back (2)shoulders/arms (3) legs and lower back. Abs every day.It is important to go to failure and to increase intensity with each workout.
Different things work for different people... but it may be worth giving this one a go