Meal suggestions

Since today is my feast day I had a footlong sub at subway, and for dinner will have a bleu cheese burger with fries. Will be around my maintain weight.

and then from 2000 tonite until 2000 tomorrow I wont have anything other than maybe a small salad, and then for dinner something around 500 calories.


PRetty simple

Check out the 5:2, alternate day fasting, and the other similiar lifestyles. There are some groups on here, and alternate day fasting on facebook has some great groups. There are diff ways to go about it.

There are quite a few health benefits to it. I had a book called Eat. Stop. Eat.
They really do debunk alot of diet myths and tell why this does work, and yes it can be very healthy.

It is just another way of creating a caloric deficit.
I enjoy it as I go on 24 hour cycles, meaning I dont go a full day without eating, must 24 hour cycle of eat at your maintain calories, and 24 hours of fasting (some do up to 500 calories in that time). I do it 3 times a week, m-w-f and sat eat my maintain and the other 3 "feast" days I eat just below the maintain weight.

Here are a few of my go-to's:

Breakfasts... eggs, GF toast with almond butter or mashed avocado, oatmeal with nuts/fruit preserves/cinnamon, green smoothies
Lunches... soups/chili, dinner leftovers, whole grain salads, green salads
Dinners... lots of crock-pot meals for easy cooking, chicken & braised greens, "unfried" rice, quinoa pilaf, chicken sausage/pasta/veggies, taco salads

Breakfast: usually a slice of toast or half a bagel, with butter or cream cheese, and about 3 pots of coffee (OK, really, just 2-3 cups, with a little lowfat milk in each).

Lunch: (1) a sandwich with meat (ham, beef, or poultry), a little cheese, mustard, and lettuce, with a piece of fruit and sometimes some carrots or celery. Or (2) hummus with vegetables and pita or tortilla chips.

Dinner: I have about a hundred recipes that I rotate through for dinner. Cooking is a major stress reliever for me, and my wife hates eating the same thing day after day, so I usually try to have different meals at least 4 nights a week. Tonight was coho salmon with pepper sautéed in olive oil, with rice and steamed broccoli, followed by a tossed salad and (since we had guests) a cheese plate. Last night was turkey stew with spinach, sweet potatoes, and peanut butter—I made a huge pot of it with Thanksgiving leftovers and then froze containers that usually last until April or May. Sunday night was a vegan Ethiopian-inspired stew with onions, tomatoes, ginger, garlic, tempeh, and a mixture of spices, over rice.

In general, a lot of our dinners are a variant on protein (meat, poultry, fish, legumes) + starch (rice, pasta, bread, potatoes, sweet potatoes) + veggies (either in the main dish, on the side, or in a salad), with seasonings and condiments. I use MFP's recipe creator to enter the ingredients (after weighing) and figure out the calories per serving.

My snacks are usually just an after-work cocktail with pickles, carrots, or chips. I avoid snacking during the day.

This might seem glib but I eat food - what I feel like - I try to include some protein with every meal - that's it. Nothing special or magical I just keep an eye on portion size and total calories at the end of the day.

B-quiche, bagel w/ cheese, or toast w/ pb

L-turkey and spinach sandwich, baby carrots, yogurt w/ fruit or fruit

D-varies, but a big hit are banana pancakes! Also like english muffin pizzas or sloppy joes for quick meals

Snacks: pita chips, fruit, dry cereal, string cheese, pop-tart, etc

Breakfast: A green smoothie - a cup almond milk, handful or two of baby kale or spinach, one banana, 1 to 2 cups frozen fruit,

Here's the EASY delicious breakfast shake that I eat everyday. For me, you can't beat chocolate & peanut butter shakes!
1 C Almond Milk
1 Scoop chocolate protein powder
2 tsp. PB2 or Chocolate PB2
8-10 ice cubes
Blend & enjoy!