Soo many diets out there

I have a jacket potato everyday with cheese. Easy to weigh to get an accurate calorie count, and pretty filling. But you can eat anything you want as long as it's in your calories.

Frankilou25 wrote: »

thanks! so having potato or pasta at lunch isn't going to destroy my diet as long as its in my calorie allowance? I have it in my head that carbs are sooooo bad

Nothing will destroy your diet if it's in your calorie allowance.

You just need to improve your knowledge and get the basics right. All weight loss occurs because you are at deficit. Eat what you like, just less of it so you are at deficit. Its that simple.

You will probably want to learn a bit about nutrition as well, but for weight loss its all about the deficit.
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1080242/a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants/p1

No need to cut carbs unless you have a medical reason for it. I'm a total carbaholic. Love them. Can't get enough of them.

The most valuable thing I have learned on this journey is that weight loss doesn't have to involve huge complicated meals that take hours to cook. With the right preparation, you can go from walking in the door in the evening to sitting down to dinner in as little as ten minutes. Batch-cooking is a wonderful way of doing it (and quite vital to avoiding lasagne overdoses), keeping frozen pre-portioned ingredients is another great idea (roast chicken ftw!). Noodles are an awesome base and you can stir basically anything through them!

And a food scale is your ultimate friend.

Don't "diet". Diets are deprivation. Change your lifestyle permanently. Make a plan you can live with. Set small realistic goals. You didn't gain the weight quickly and you won't lose the weight quickly.

I agree. Instead of focusing on a particular diet to follow, focus on getting good at weighing food and counting calories.

As far as carbs I also agree that there's no reason to cut them out, but just keep in mind that getting enough healthy protein and fiber is great for keeping you feeling full. If you find that you're getting hungry frequently you may want to increase either of those a bit.

You don't like raw veggies at all? I don't usually eat them for lunch either. Sometimes I bring carrots or sugar snap peas in to work for a snack. As far as reheating, it doesn't take much time to nuke most veggies from raw. Just put some water in the vessel, and cover it with saran wrap. I usually put a little salt in too.

My lunches usually consist of a ham sandwich, and something else. So, maybe barbecue chips, or Cheez Its, or tapioca pudding. My sandwiches are minimalist, but that is my preference, not a dieting choice.

When I get tired of that, I just make something for dinner that is easily toted in a microwave bowl (or tasty cold). So gumbo, lasagna, home made mac & cheese, grilled chicken or steak, chicken wings (I actually really like cold chicken wings). Some times I buy a rotisserie chicken and just portion it out for lunch over the week, really cost effective, and tasty.

My suggestion is just to eat exactly what you like, just at more moderate portions.

As well, when you eat out, either plan to take home half of your entree, or order something lower in calories. So, for example, instead of sausage (or brisket, or ribs), I'd order a smoked half chicken at a barbecue joint. Both are tasty, but I can eat more chicken for the same number of calories, and can still fit in a side of new potatoes, or whatever.




If Garfield taught me anything, it's that you can never have too much lasagna.

Eat whatever you want as long as it's within your calorie allowance. Thats all.