Dave Taylor
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Everyday diet...need some help.
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Dave Taylor
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Weird. I did this for 3 years. I would IF and do the first 2 hours fasted. Once at the two hour mark Inwould add some carbs in otherwise you can end up burning muscle. But the secret here is the first 2 hours need to be low zone 2.
But, what if your OCD is caused by your diet?
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JDurk
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Besides @Over the Bars, @stb222 and myself, is anyone eating portions of fruits and vegetables?
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@ OP; i start my day with a protein shake. Usually working 30-60m of waking.
ChrisG
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The “lighter dinner” that I referenced is usually vegetable-heavy, and no meat.
Banana after my morning workout, broccoli as my lunch side every day and our dinners typically have something in there (green beans/carrots/cauliflower).
Dave Taylor
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I am recovering from a head injury but I changed it up a bit this week. Limiting carbs. I have a protein shake for breakfast and snacks are strawberries and clementines throughout the day. I’m just eating canned tuna/chicken for lunch and a protein shake in the afternoon. I had homemade chicken pot pie for dinner. Tonight will be a salad with shrimp on the side. Not perfect but I am not working out at all for atleast a few weeks.
JDurk
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Yeah man, sorry to hear about that. Take the time to recover with rest and eating healthy.
Whatever you try to implement, the best advice I can give is it has to be simple enough to be sustainable, sure you can do all of these things for short period, But if you make anything too time-consuming to prepare or not easily obtained at the grocery store, you’ll likely fall off.
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Bang on. Being a B- dieter forever is better than being an A+ dieter who yoyos forever for a couple weeks then reverts to D/F for months. Consistency>anything else.
What do you mean by "portions" of fruits & veggies?
I pretty much track what I eat daily. Aim is 2-3 per meal, or around each meal
* breakfast is often oatmeal with apples, bananas, frozen blueberries
* lunch is salad - romaine, tomatoes, avocados, cucumber
* dinner is often carrots before, then some veggie with, maybe an apple or something after, or we eat 2 veggies with dinner
The above does not show the meats, cheeses, nuts, etc. They're in there also. But every meal has some fruits & veggies.
JDurk
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I'm usually 2 measured cups of vegetable. If adding fruit: banana, orange, apple, 1 cup of blueberries, drop the vegetable portion to 1 cup. I keep the vegetable to the green variety.
Hair Face
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I pretty much never miss breakfast, I'm up and moving early and start work at 7. I rotate through a handful of different breakfasts depending on mood and training load. But a couple of my easy go to favorites are;
-1or2 slice(s) of whole grain toast with PB, a banana and a protein shake
-A cup of white rice with 3 scrambled eggs
-Really large bowl of plain greek yogurt with a nice smattering of granola and berries
The aim is protein and carbs with a little bit of fat. I don't shy away from carbs especially early in the morning. My opinion is that you need carbs to fuel your day and any workouts so you should be front loading your body with them early and if you choose to cut out carbs you're better off doing that in the afternoon especially before bed.
Also as other's have noted, eating a filling breakfast makes portion control throughout the day much easier.
-1or2 slice(s) of whole grain toast with PB, a banana and a protein shake
-A cup of white rice with 3 scrambled eggs
-Really large bowl of plain greek yogurt with a nice smattering of granola and berries
The aim is protein and carbs with a little bit of fat. I don't shy away from carbs especially early in the morning. My opinion is that you need carbs to fuel your day and any workouts so you should be front loading your body with them early and if you choose to cut out carbs you're better off doing that in the afternoon especially before bed.
Also as other's have noted, eating a filling breakfast makes portion control throughout the day much easier.
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Hair Face
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Unless they're covered in butter, cheese or fattening dressing there's really no reason to worry about limiting green vegetables. Or are you measuring to ensure you're getting enough veggies?
SLug
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A calorie deficit by fasting (dinner only) with a whole food diet of proteins, fats/nuts/seeds/avacado/healthy oils, vegetables, fruits (in that order) is what has worked best for me. Along with a good nights sleep without electronics and light, which help stick with it.
The fasting all day with only dinner works for me because I love to binge eat. I can eat until I’m really full and satisfied once a day while eating clean and dipping in and out of ketosis.
Once you are where you want to be, weight-wise, you can tweak to maintain weight.
The fasting all day with only dinner works for me because I love to binge eat. I can eat until I’m really full and satisfied once a day while eating clean and dipping in and out of ketosis.
Once you are where you want to be, weight-wise, you can tweak to maintain weight.
I assume you are measuring to ensure you get enough, and not to limit it to 2 cups? I mean you should eat 5 cups of carrots if you feel so inclined.