Carbs? Hmm. Yes.
Kristian from Denmark writes:
I really enjoyed browsing through your site. I thinks it’s a great project you’ve got going, and I found a few dishes that I’m gonna try soon as well. [ … ] going through the meals shows that you eat hardly any carbonhydrates. Of course you get some from fruit and vegetables, but I worry that you might in fact compromise your health that way, rather than getting healthier …
Thanks for writing Kristian. To answer your question. I don’t consider myself on a ‘diet’ in the fact that I’m on a strict plan that limits my food intake to a certain amount of foods. However, I have limited my calories per meal to 300-400 calories.The average potato has 168 calories. ( http://is.gd/4uRAf ) Then add in oil or butter and this starts to really add up. Vegetables have carbs in them as well but have MUCH less calories and provide tons of vitamins. A sweet potato has about 30g of carbs. Romain lettuce has about 2g. ( http://is.gd/4uRN6 ) I can eat a ton of vegetables and still feel full without using too many calories.The amount of calories I limit myself too are custom to my height, weight, gender, age, and goal weight using the Lose It! iPhone/iPod touch app.Every once in awhile, I get a craving for baked french fries or breaded fish sticks. Those include much more carbs than my normal daily intake. You can view some of those meals at:
• Baked fish sticks and baked spicy french fries
• Chick-fil-a grilled chicken sandwich with a wheat bread bun
• Grilled salmon with sweet potato baked fries ( a favorite! )
• Breaded salmon fish sticks
And of course cheat Saturdays are filled with enough carbs to last me a week!
I hope this helps answer your question. And if anyone else has any questions feel free to ask. I’ll do my best to help.
Healthy Eating is Expensive [ Not Really ]
How many of us have heard the following?
Eating right is just so expensive.
Healthy eating costs so much money!
I just can’t afford to eat healthy.
I have said it myself. The only problem was I never analyzed the data to see how true my excuse really was.
Well I’m single and on my own, eating out is much more economical for one person.
Yea, that’s what I used to think. Except I noticed that even at McDonald’s I was spending close to $6-8 on each meal. A bistro meal? Make that $10-15 a meal. Using this data for just two meals a day:
$10 ( avg ) x 2 meals x 7 days a week x 4 weeks = $560
Over the last 7 days, I’ve been keeping record of how much I’ve been spending on groceries. Most days have been $7. I’ve been going every day and only buying what I need for that day. I keep an eye out for sales as well. My high day was $11. I believe that was because I also bought tin foil which isn’t technically food. Now keep in mind this is for three meals a day:
$7 grocery shopping x 7 days a week x 4 weeks = $196
It actually saves me $364 to eat healthy, cook at home, and I’m losing weight. That is win win on so many levels.
For those with families, I encourage you to divide the food costs per person. The ratio of savings should be in the same ballpark.
It is possible to eat healthy without breaking the bank.
Why It's Okay to Cheat [ On Food ]
I restrict my caloric intake to lose weight as outlined in my plan. However, on Saturdays, I take a day off of the diet and splurge. I was inspired from an article by Tim Ferris,
Rule #4: Take one day off per week
I recommend Saturdays as your “Dieters Gone Wild” day. I am allowed to eat whatever I want on Saturdays, and I go out of my way to eat ice cream, Snickers, Take 5, and all of my other vices in excess. I make myself a little sick and don’t want to look at any of it for the rest of the week. Paradoxically, dramatically spiking caloric intake in this way once per week increases fat loss by ensuring that your metabolic rate (thyroid function, etc.) doesn’t downregulate from extended caloric restriction. That’s right: eating pure crap can help you lose fat. Welcome to Utopia.
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