Protein Diet Trick

[Nothing]

For those of you who are like me and try to minimize fat intake, moderate complex carb intake, and maximize protein intake, you probably live off of chicken breasts, tuna, and protein supplements. But we all know that can get boring, real fast. Given that we also usually live busy lives, there's not a whole lot of time to be creative and cook complex meals that require a variety of ingredients.

<<enter my solution>>

So here's what I do. On Sunday evenings, I cook 6 - 9 chicken breasts - cut up in to chuncks and flavored with a neutral seasoning - pepper/garlic/a little olive oil. Then, I stock up on frozen Lean Cuisine meals, and with each meal I add about a chicken breast worth of meat to add proteins and enough volume to fill you up, while taking advantage of their low-fat content. This adds great variety to my meals and helps me accomplish my dieting goals.

The only drawback is that these meals are high in sodium (i.e. water retention), so if you're doing a photo shoot, a fitness show, or just going on vacation, you'll need to cut them out 7 or so days before to shed the water weight and get the lean six pack look.

N.

 

[knucks]

(good) fats are the best thing when dieting.

It's an interesting idea, but I have to say that the high sodium and carbs from those lean cuisine makes it almost useless. I say that with my old mindset when I was eating under 30g of carbs a day on my cut.

 

[Nothing]

I'm not a big fan of low carb diets. Although they work, I find them to give only temporary results and not very good for an active person. I guess I think this way because carbs are the most efficient source of fuel for your body and I need this fuel for building muscle. I work out twice a day, carido training in the morning and weight training in the early evening, 6 days a week. But I try to stick to complex carbs vs. simple (refined) carbs. I also try to get enough poly and monounsaturated fats in my diet to absorb the vitamins I take.

N.

 

[knucks]

Originally Posted by Nothing

I'm not a big fan of low carb diets. Although they work, I find them to give only temporary results and not very good for an active person. I guess I think this way because carbs are the most efficient source of fuel for your body and I need this fuel for building muscle. I work out twice a day, carido training in the morning and weight training in the early evening, 6 days a week. But I try to stick to complex carbs vs. simple (refined) carbs. I also try to get enough poly and monounsaturated fats in my diet to absorb the vitamins I take.

N.
Naw, i definitely hear you. The low-carb diet did the trick last year for me in cutting fat. I'm being more "whole" in my food on my current cut. I do not limit myself in carbs as much rigt now

 

[smw356]

I would think that the biggest drawback would be that frozen dinners taste like cardboard. Its really not that hard to just make a bunch of some dish when you cook once a week. Some sort of super lean high fiber chili or ww pasta dish that you can just shove in the fridge and have around for the next week or so.

 

[Nothing]

Originally Posted by smw356

I would think that the biggest drawback would be that frozen dinners taste like cardboard. Its really not that hard to just make a bunch of some dish when you cook once a week. Some sort of super lean high fiber chili or ww pasta dish that you can just shove in the fridge and have around for the next week or so.

Normally, but Lean Cuisine dishes are actually pretty good.

N.

 

[Dragon]

I eat horse and whale

 

[william]

Originally Posted by Dragon

I eat horse and whale

Baked? Stir fried? Or have you succumbed to consuming your cordovan shoes?

 

[bachbeet]

I'm rethinking high protein intake due to the latest news that it's linked to higher cancer risk.

 

[fatherseanfan]

Originally Posted by bachbeet

I'm rethinking high protein intake due to the latest news that it's linked to higher cancer risk.

Huh? Got a link?

 

[bachbeet]

I read it in an article I linked to from msn.com. Recent study showed that lower protein diets had lower risk and higher had a higher risk.

 

[Maklar]

http://www.antara.co.id/en/seenws/?id=24761

 

[smw356]

If thats the actual study it seems to be making some pretty big leaps in determining that its just the protein intake that is causing the difference between vegetarians/people who exercise a lot/ your average fatass.

Its no surprise that your average fatass is worse off then the rest.


But they seem to be excercising pretty substantial tunnel vision when examining the vegetarians vs the runners. They just make the judgement that because the vegetarians had a lower IGF-1 than the runners that it was because of the reduced protein intake. I think they would need to take a look at thier diets as a whole. I'm willing to bet the vegetarians anti-oxidant intake was significantly (due to getting a higher % of thier caloric intake from fruits/veggies) higher on an average than that of the runners group. and anti-oxidents would have a very very significant effect on the results of this study.

In order for this study to show anything conclusive what so ever they would have to strictly regulate both groups diets.

 

[zatarregaza]

Ever looked into quinoa? I've read a lot of good stuff about about it lately - low carb, low GI, relatively high in protein itself, gluten-free, etc.

I do the same (cook about 4-6 chicken breasts at the beginning of the week), but instead of adding them to pre-made meals I add them to a bed of quinoa. Quinoa when cooked is a lot like rice only better for you. There are also some pasta variations.

Some days I'll go with plain quinoa with some garlic salt for taste. Or I'll cook up some quinoa pasta and add some low sugar pasta sauce for taste. The added chicken breast really completes it.

 

[vanity]

Originally Posted by Nothing

So here's what I do. On Sunday evenings, I cook 6 - 9 chicken breasts - cut up in to chuncks and flavored with a neutral seasoning - pepper/garlic/a little olive oil. Then, I stock up on frozen Lean Cuisine meals, and with each meal I add about a chicken breast worth of meat to add proteins and enough volume to fill you up, while taking advantage of their low-fat content. This adds great variety to my meals and helps me accomplish my dieting goals.


HAH
I made a post on another forum about the Lean Cuisine Chicken Enchilada. That thing is GOOD. I also add 1/2 to 1-whole chicken breast to it.

Weird we both do that.