stab it with a fork multiple times and microwave it. When the shell gets soft, scoop dem bitches out and enjoy
I usually only go once a week. If I go on a Sunday, I can easily get through the work week without having to go until the following weekend. My game plan it typically to have my breakfast and lunch figured out for the week. So for one week I could plan to do yogurt/fruit/granola for my breakfast (it's usually that or eggs, toast, and tomatoes/avocado/insert random veggie). I'll get a big thing of greek yogurt, whatever fruit I'm feeling, and the granola I buy usually lasts me a few weeks. Then I plan out lunch. Sometimes I'll go with some variation of a turkey sandwich for the week and get roughly a pound of lunch meat, bread if I need it. And I always plan for two snacks per day while at work (one in the morning, one in the afternoon at least). One of those is usually always an apple. So I get 5-6 of those. Then for the other snack I usually mix it up with whatever I'm feeling when I'm there (trail mix, pretzels, KIND bar, etc). For dinner I never really have a set plan on what I'm going to make, but I usually just get a couple different proteins (chicken, pork chops are the mainstays), then I buy like 3-4 different kinds of veggies that I can mix and match throughout the week with the protein (sweet potatoes, brussels, broccoli, carrots, tomatoes, zucchini, onions, avocado, etc). My typical cost for one week of meals is around $50, give or take $10 depending on a few things.
besides the stuff I buy in bulk like rice almond milk 2lbs ground turkey 5-breast boneless skinless chicken 1lb angel hair spaghetti sauce most of the time but not all the time: ahi tuna or salmon, zucchini, bell peppers, asparagus, brussel sprouts, couple carrots the last group is if I don't have a blue apron coming that week and am actually cooking dinner
I try to go twice, I find I spend less and prefer eating fresh food. Also, I don't like to lock myself into a specific meal. I generally buy the following Chicken/Steak/Pork Chops (I try to buy bulk at Costco) Brown rice (steamfresh) Frozen veggies (steamfresh) Fresh veggies, carrots, broccoli, radish, celery, peppers, cauliflower, etc Greek vanilla yogurt in a large container Bananas, apples, berries, citrus Salad Eggs Hummus ww English muffins and pita bread Some dark chocolate I try to make a larger meal that I can eat throughout the week - stir fry, roast and veggies, grilled chicken, sweet potato hash, etc etc etc.
need to start going back to costco once a month to buy meat. one of those bulk chicken breast packets normally lasts a whole month. and I used to buy big steak packs and vacuum seal them to have whenever I wanted because the ribeyes normally averaged out to like $8 for a good sized steak. What's a good porkchop recipe? I legitimately don't think I've ever cooked one before. been a pork tenderloin guy
I pretty much always brine any pork chops I buy. Sometimes I'll buy them off the bone since they are usually really cheap. But the risk is it drying out a lot quicker. If you have a jar of pickles or banana peppers or something like that sitting around, I usually put the chop that I'm going to cook that day in a small plastic bag and then pour in a little bit of pickle juice or the juice from the banana peppers jar. Instant brine and let that sit in the fridge while you're at work. Or you can sit it in a little worcestershire sauce or soy sauce depending on what kind of flavor you're going for (southwest/bbq, asian, etc). Pork chops paired with onions, mustard, and/or apples is always a great option. But you can also use coconut milk/ginger/soy sauce/fish sauce/chili paste/sesame oil for a great asian take.
I generally grill or broil my chops. Just made some pork and sauerkraut in the crockpot. 10 chops, a bag of kraut some S&P. 8 hrs on low. Edit: if you can get your hands on ground chicken, I highly recommend ground chicken patties wrapped in Boston lettuce.
need to fucks with a mass chicken patty cook sesh at the apartment grill area. put a bunch of ground chicken in a bowl with bread crumbs, diced jalapeños, and goat cheese or bleu cheese. have done the lettuce wrap burger a couple times I'm definitely gonna do that
a really easy recipe for pork chops: - salt, pepper, garlic, olive oil, throw on grill or grill-cast iron, or just regular cast iron in separate pan, cook these bad boys: then top pork chops with them
Starting Diet this morning, (Low Carb) Brought with me: Chipolte Cheddar Cheese Colby Jack Cheese Celery with Peanut Butter Leftover Mississippi Roast Beef Sticks Supper Tonight Taco salad without shell Also trying to drink 1 gallon of water today
Logging food on MFP can be pretty obnoxious. Especially when doing something like making a salad or a smoothie. But it's also highly effective. Donuts been out in the break room all morning and I ain't touched one of em.
No gym tonight. :( Was able to hit the grocery store and prep some grub for rest of this week. Turkey sausage. Also, got some peanut butter powder for my PWO shakes.
Food for today: Celery With Peanut Butter Colby Jack and Chipolte Cheddar Cheese Beef Sticks Salad from local deli for lunch Sun Dried Tomato Chicken Breasts for supper. Have to wait approx 1 week to hit gym for finger to heal after chopping off tip of finger the other night.
Have lost 4 lbs since beginning of the year and I haven't even worked out yet. Been eating about 1200 cals a day which is basically nothing. Goes to show you we don't need to workout to lose weight, just stop eating, but of course that is the hardest because it's the most satisfying.
I know, Did it while using a box grater to slice a cucumber. Told them at the hospital that is what happens when you try to eat healthy.
I'll start eating more as time goes, but still below maintenance. I just needed a break from food after the holidays. Calories in vs Calories out, bruh.
This is basically what I'm doing. I set a goal to eat 1850 a day but am coming in well below that. I'll start ratcheting up over the next couple weeks. Once I'm down about 5 more pounds I'll just try to maintain. I used to run about a marathon (in total miles) a week and what I loved about that is that I could eat mostly whatever I wanted without gaining any weight. I stopped running as much when I got back in to lifting but I'm trying to shift that back a little more.
I mean, undereating can definitely put your body into starvation mode and slow your metabolism. But I don't think that applies to eating 1200 calories a day for a week or so, depending on your weight.
That person would need to be about a 100lb person. If he/she is, then keep on keeping on, but if you're north of that you're not fueling your body properly. Why do it for a week? Short term thinking instead of long term success
You're also probably not losing fat at that caloric consumption. The weight you're probably losing is muscle.
Anyone follow any blogs or websites for healthy living? Mostly for change-ups in recipes from the norm.
Fair enough. I see the point of what you're saying and I agree that eating 1200 calories a day for an extended period of time is not a good idea. But for me its just about reintroducing discipline and I prefer to see coming in under a goal as an accomplishment rather than a setback. 1200 calories is not my goal for the day but if I end up there by making good choices, so be it. I'm just logging food this week for the first time ever and getting a good sense of how much I'm eating. I don't view it as a long-term sustainable weight loss plan or even a short-term one.
Your maintenance is likely in the mid 2000s to 3000s per day. So you can eat 500 kcals less than that and lose 1lb/week and maintain normal bodily function.
So, if I finish logging food for the day and I'm at 1300 calories, should I go downstairs and eat a peanut butter sandwich? Or say, okay that was too little, eat a little more tomorrow? I've been approaching it like the latter. I'm not trying to be snarky that's a genuine question. I'm also probably underestimating what I log in MFP because I've been making a lot of salads and smoothies and stuff where the ingredients are hard to approximate.
Yea, I'd eat way more than that. Especially if you're doing any kind of resistance training i.e. lifting, or running more than a mile or two. Find a TDEE (Total Daily Energy Expenditure) calculator online and that will give you a good baseline for your calories needed to maintain your weight at your current activity level. Shoot for 500 kcals less than that. As for eating more, if you've been eating salads, I'd eat some carbs and protein. Make a sandwich, chicken and rice, steak and potatoes, etc.
learned via hazing in this thread (i mistakenly thought i ate ~1200 cal/day for a week) that you're probably not factoring in everything to your my fitness pal logins, i.e.- cooking with olive oil. average amt of EVOO i use for cooking something adds probably 250cal that I never thought to enter. not to encourage starvation or gross undereating but when I was cutting - cooking with just pam or something like soy/worster solved that EVOO extra calories issue
To be clear, I eat protein with every meal or else I can't stay full. Breakfast has been 2 eggs and a glass of metamucil. Lunch is a cup of soup and half a sandwich or a salad with chicken. Dinner has been a spinach salad with almonds and craisins and this: http://www.kimscravings.com/2015/01/skinny-greek-yogurt-chicken-salad/ (Which I highly recommend - It's much better than I thought it would be). I lost 35 pounds of college beer weight and gained most of it back in muscle. I've been exercising and watching my diet for 8 years or so now. I understand macros and balancing your diet. I'm just trying to lose 5 pounds or so and this is week 1 after the holidays.
Not that I'm advocating eating 1200 calories a day, but it is really hard to do metabolic damage, and you can rebound fairly quickly. I would advise against it mostly due to not being able to hold on/build muscle at those calories. No one really wants to be skinny fat, that's not a good look either.
Fact is, there are different schools of thought as far as metabolism goes. There's conflicting evidence every where you turn. What does harm in one person, may not in another. Same reason nobody is sure why some people's metabolism slow in their late 20's and 30's and some don't. This will turn into bodybuilding./com with all the opinions from everyone. Fact is try different things food wise, eat healthy, and exercise.
Today's Meals Celery with PB Colby Jack Beef Sticks Lunch Sun Dried Tomato Chicken breast with Steamed Green Beans Supper Jalapeno Chedder Skinless brats (No Bun) Sliced Cucumbers
Breakfast was eggs, turkey sausage and ww English muffin with peanut butter and raspberries. I made a huge chicken and Swiss pita bread sandwich for lunch with cucumber, peppers and carrots with hummus as my side. Going to run a 5k tonight at the gym and hit the sauna. Smashed week 1
I make my own reese's style PB protein smoothie sometimes using this stuff to save the calories but keep the flavor..god tier.
One scoop protein One banana 3 cubes ice About a cup of milk, maybe 1/4 cup of water too Dark chocolate cocoa powder Tablespoon of peanut butter Decent amount of kale Pumpkin or cinnamon spice Chia seeds if you're a cunt The recipe for a delicious and healthy protein shake or meal substitute
went HAM on my workout. done a workout and/or yoga every day since christmas. breakfast was oatmeal, quinoa, chunky peanut butter, and a banana all bowled up. protein shake two scoops protein bar lunch was a banana with a packet of justin's almond butter, a spinach salad, and my go-to lunch dessert of plain greek yogurt with almonds and raisins let's get aesthetic, boys.
If you ain't on quinoa you ain't doing it right I make a two cup quinoa salad every Sunday for lunch. It does wonders to my digestive skills
two cups cooked quinoa of choice diced pineapple diced tomato black beans feta mint mix lemon juice, dijon mustard, olive oil, and S&P to taste toss serve over bed of spring mix the bowels will sing, the velvet robes will part, etc etc
Besides actually starting to learn how to cook the easiest way I have cleaned up my diet is buying a rice cooker. Throw the rice into that thing and you have unlimited, healthy options to explore with it. It helps so much when you are time tested and rice is one of the few things that taste good the next day (rice bowls all day everyday). The little bastard has prevented me from throwing in a frozen pizza and instead taking 10 minutes to throw together something to compliment the rice. Not worried about throwing food out because it taste great at lunch the next day if you make a huge meal.