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Low-carb skinny-fat office lunch ideas

post #1 of 29
10/13/09 at 12:31am
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Ok, so I'm starting to get skinny fat due to working an office close to few food options (pizza and pho are the most popular options), and not going to the gym.

I need something that I can easily pack up and prepare at an office with a fridge, toaster oven and microwave.

Any ideas or recipes, just shoot em out there!
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post #2 of 29
10/13/09 at 1:34am
I like organic canned soups, they usually have less salt than conventional brands (but check the label). A high fiber cereal is OK too for a mid-morning snack (so you don't pig out at lunch).
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post #3 of 29
10/13/09 at 1:40am
As many raw vegetables as you can carry, and tuna. Skip bread. If you want a little extra diversity, add some nuts.
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post #4 of 29
10/13/09 at 2:08am
Leafy green vegetables. Canned tuna and salmon. Add olive oil and spices as desired. Over on a zero-carb paleo forum, a guy claims he cooks up steaks in their office toaster oven. He also makes his own pemmican.
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post #5 of 29
10/14/09 at 12:01am
-Cut up a fuckload of bell peppers.
-Cut up and cook a fuckload of strips of cheap cut steak.
-Mix them with a sauce that isn't chock full of sugar.
-Put them in a container and take some out every day.
-Eat it.

-Cook a fuckload of bell peppers.
-Cut up and cook a fuckload of chicken.
-Mix them with a sauce that isn't chock full of sugar.
-Put them in a container and take some out every day.
-Eat it.

Shall I do salmon and tuna steak or are we good?
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post #6 of 29
10/14/09 at 12:04am
Chicken, Steak, Tuna, Brown Rice, Low Glycemic Fruit, Green Veggies, Extra Virgin Olive Oil.....

Add spice as neccessary....I cook 2-3 lbs of meat in the morning to last me throughout the day.

Do a lot of research. Don't just think, 'I HAVE to take in low carbs to lose weight'. Very common misconception. I fluctuate between 200g to 400g of carbs a day...I DO have a fast metabolism and am active though. There's such a ridiculous amount of factors you have to take into consideration...
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post #7 of 29
10/14/09 at 8:10am
Whisky
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post #8 of 29
10/14/09 at 11:15am
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Originally Posted by why View Post
Whisky

That answer proves you work at a REAL office.
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post #9 of 29
10/14/09 at 1:00pm
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Originally Posted by bbaquiran View Post
Leafy green vegetables. Canned tuna and salmon. Add olive oil and spices as desired.

Over on a zero-carb paleo forum, a guy claims he cooks up steaks in their office toaster oven. He also makes his own pemmican.

what forum is that?
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post #10 of 29
10/14/09 at 1:02pm
^It's actually just written in blood on a cave wall.
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post #11 of 29
10/14/09 at 1:04pm
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Whisky
Apparently my granddad always kept a bottle of Crown Royal in his desk at work back in the 50's. In any case, with that and his smoking, he lived a happy 57 years.
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post #12 of 29
10/14/09 at 1:06pm
Heh when they let one of our senior patent prosecutors go, they found 6 bottles of Grey Goose in his filing cabinet. Oh yea, and about 300k of unsent invoices rofl.
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post #13 of 29
10/14/09 at 1:52pm
Zintintin's method is exactly what I've been doing. In addition, I would: Cook some green vegetables and bring them in a separate container. They can just be defrosted in the microwave and enjoyed (frozen peas, broccoli, green beans.) Apples are always a delicious and healthy option. Fruit and vegetables are not going to be "bad carbs" unless you're doing some sort of atkins-y ultra low carb diet, which I am personally against. Bring some unsalted almonds. Buy them at a bulk food store and then portion them out with a food scale at home into ziploc bags - you don't want to go overboard (i.e. nuts) on nuts. Protein bars can also be good, though I wouldn't overload on them. They're a good thing to keep in the desk or backpack for when you need to skip a meal. I've been enjoying the Supreme bars, in the chocolate / caramel flavour.
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post #14 of 29
10/14/09 at 1:58pm
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Thanks all. The only carbs I'm really looking to avoid is the more refined ones such as white bread, potatoes, noodles/white pasta and rice. Been having a boiled egg with a peice of fruit or oatmeal for breakfast, and then yesterday bought some bagged spinach, whole grain tortilla wrap, deli meat, cheese and low-cal balsamic vinaigrette. Also got cottage cheese, celery with natural peanut butter for snacking. We'll see how many days I can do this for before I get bored of wraps then I'll move on these other options.
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post #15 of 29
10/14/09 at 2:00pm
A chicken breast and apple is about as clean as clean eating gets.
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