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So I know there were a few of you trying to lose wieght and in general just get healthier. I hope I can serve as some form of inspiration.
I've lost 25lbs since december. My biggest point is, i am not really dieting, allah willing I will remain eating this way till I croak (maybe not exactly like this but similarly healthy, i just don't cook).
5 days a week
breakfast - a nature valley bar, these are very good and only around 200 calories and they offer a big variety.
lunch - lean cuisine meal (replace with healthy choice, lean pocket, smart ones whatever) on of these brands is always on sale when I go grocery shopping) I just hate cooking, i am sure you could replace this with healthy cooking of your own, but for me having the pre made dinners helps with portion control, as that more often than not is peoples biggest problem, healthy choices are just that, but become less effective or not at all when you eat giant portions. By far lean cuisine has the best tasting options, and its honestly cheaper than going through those mail order diet programs. I probably only spend 50 bucks a week on food, if that.
Dinner - see lunch.
Snacks - usually keep around boxes of the low fat low cal popcorn option orvilles smart pop etc. only 200 calories for an entire bag, so you can milk a bag of that during the evening. I never really get snack attacks during the day, in fact oddly, I dont know what it is I can go all day without thinking about food, its from about 6pm-10pm that for some reason I like constantly desire to be eating something.
id say each day monday-friday I maybe consume anywhere between 800-1200 calories a day, i try to at least hit 1000 if im concious of it, normally I should but some of the meals are just ridiculously low in calories.
each lean cuisine meal will at MAX reach 400 calories, the majority are in the 2-350 range.
2 days a week
Now here is one helper to staying on track. I didn't give up beer and going out to eat. I just gave it up during the week. if someone orders a pizza while boozin it up, or wants to go out to eat, i am totally down for that. So Saturday and sunday or friday and saturday (I only alot myself 2 days, whichever they happen to fall on).
The only thing I slack off on is working out. I seem to lack motivation without a drill sergeant barking at me. This is one of the reasons i continue my search for my perfect K-9 companion, as it will get me out of the house because I have no choice but to walk it. I mean if i think about it, I'll bust out couple push up /situp pyramids, but im hardly consistent. I annoy myself because I have an encyclopedia of military fitness in my brain, but dont use it.
But so far i am happy with the change and accustomed to it. The key here is to never be satisfied with yourself, thats how I ended up gaining weight after the Army. I had a long term girlfriend, i didnt need to be in shape anymore, it just was not a priority, now I intend to keep it a priority and not just for more vain reasons, but My grandfather(age 50) and mother(at age 44, im not far off at 29) both had open heart surgery, i would prefer not having my ribcage cleaved in half to fix something I may have been able to prevent, although it could simply be genetics, neither my mom or grandpa are pictures of someone you would expect to have heart attacks, my grandfather was never overweight and swam at the Y and rode his bike every day since he was in his 20's.
I've lost 25lbs since december. My biggest point is, i am not really dieting, allah willing I will remain eating this way till I croak (maybe not exactly like this but similarly healthy, i just don't cook).
5 days a week
breakfast - a nature valley bar, these are very good and only around 200 calories and they offer a big variety.
lunch - lean cuisine meal (replace with healthy choice, lean pocket, smart ones whatever) on of these brands is always on sale when I go grocery shopping) I just hate cooking, i am sure you could replace this with healthy cooking of your own, but for me having the pre made dinners helps with portion control, as that more often than not is peoples biggest problem, healthy choices are just that, but become less effective or not at all when you eat giant portions. By far lean cuisine has the best tasting options, and its honestly cheaper than going through those mail order diet programs. I probably only spend 50 bucks a week on food, if that.
Dinner - see lunch.
Snacks - usually keep around boxes of the low fat low cal popcorn option orvilles smart pop etc. only 200 calories for an entire bag, so you can milk a bag of that during the evening. I never really get snack attacks during the day, in fact oddly, I dont know what it is I can go all day without thinking about food, its from about 6pm-10pm that for some reason I like constantly desire to be eating something.
id say each day monday-friday I maybe consume anywhere between 800-1200 calories a day, i try to at least hit 1000 if im concious of it, normally I should but some of the meals are just ridiculously low in calories.
each lean cuisine meal will at MAX reach 400 calories, the majority are in the 2-350 range.
2 days a week
Now here is one helper to staying on track. I didn't give up beer and going out to eat. I just gave it up during the week. if someone orders a pizza while boozin it up, or wants to go out to eat, i am totally down for that. So Saturday and sunday or friday and saturday (I only alot myself 2 days, whichever they happen to fall on).
The only thing I slack off on is working out. I seem to lack motivation without a drill sergeant barking at me. This is one of the reasons i continue my search for my perfect K-9 companion, as it will get me out of the house because I have no choice but to walk it. I mean if i think about it, I'll bust out couple push up /situp pyramids, but im hardly consistent. I annoy myself because I have an encyclopedia of military fitness in my brain, but dont use it.
But so far i am happy with the change and accustomed to it. The key here is to never be satisfied with yourself, thats how I ended up gaining weight after the Army. I had a long term girlfriend, i didnt need to be in shape anymore, it just was not a priority, now I intend to keep it a priority and not just for more vain reasons, but My grandfather(age 50) and mother(at age 44, im not far off at 29) both had open heart surgery, i would prefer not having my ribcage cleaved in half to fix something I may have been able to prevent, although it could simply be genetics, neither my mom or grandpa are pictures of someone you would expect to have heart attacks, my grandfather was never overweight and swam at the Y and rode his bike every day since he was in his 20's.
