escheriff
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It's pretty much just common sense, but I figured I'd share my diet with y'all. It's worked well so far for me and I don't seem to have lost much, if any, muscle. I'm 6'2" and weighed 230 before I started this diet 4 weeks ago. Pretty athletic guy, broad build/ shoulders, but since Thanksgiving I had gained 25 lbs. drinking beer and eating whatever I wanted.
After 4 weeks on this diet along with very moderate cardio, I am now at 213. I sized down from 46L to 44L. This has saved me an enormous amount of money, as I was on my way to needing some of my favorite jackets re-fitted. Hardest part has been avoiding beer and bread.
Aside from the 50 morning/50 evening pushups I always do, the cardio has been very minimal, 20 minutes at 5.5mph on the treadmill 2-3x per week and lots of walking between classes. I'm too busy these days to get a lot of gym time in, unfortunately.
Diet:
2 or 3 meals a day. ABSOLUTELY NO BEER (which really sucks). Only booze I've had is vodka/soda or red wine. Drink lots of water.
Breakfast: I try to eat breakfast but sometimes don't have time. When I do have breakfast, it's been 1 or 2 hard boiled eggs with salt, pepper, and hot sauce. No bread, no starches, no butter.
Lunch: Usually re-heated leftovers from dinner (see below) in smaller portions. NO BREAD, so no sandwiches. If I go out to lunch with friends/work, I stick with fresh blackened dolphin with steamed veg. (easy to find in South Florida), but basically just a grilled fish or chicken with a steamed vegetable will work, and you won't look like much of a ***** (you wont be the guy who orders salad).
Dinner: Typically dinner is a protein cooked healthy--baked or grilled--served with a green vegetable steamed with salt and pepper, and a salad with homemade balsamic. No butter, no olive oil, except for a very trivial amount with the balsamic and mixed greens. NO BREAD.
Here are some of the dinners I've had this week:
Chicken breast baked with red wine, sage, and mushrooms; sliced cucumber and yellow squash, steamed with salt and pepper.
HALF of an 8 oz NY strip (yes, I realize this isn't ideal for dieting, but I refuse to give up everything I like for the sake of a diet, and 4 ox is a small serving) or a smaller top sirlion (much less ***** than a NY strip) grilled with salt and pepper and a side of steamed asparagus and a mixed green salad with balsamic to start.
Grilled shrimp with lemon, salt, pepper, green onion, and cayenne pepper hot sauce, served with steamed broccoli and a mixed green salad with balsamic.
Diced eggplant baked until browning with low fat mozzarella from a local Italian deli, basil, homemade tomato sauce, and a dash of rosemary. Incredible dish. Ate with salad with balsamic and a small cube of leftover chicken.
After 4 weeks on this diet along with very moderate cardio, I am now at 213. I sized down from 46L to 44L. This has saved me an enormous amount of money, as I was on my way to needing some of my favorite jackets re-fitted. Hardest part has been avoiding beer and bread.
Aside from the 50 morning/50 evening pushups I always do, the cardio has been very minimal, 20 minutes at 5.5mph on the treadmill 2-3x per week and lots of walking between classes. I'm too busy these days to get a lot of gym time in, unfortunately.
Diet:
2 or 3 meals a day. ABSOLUTELY NO BEER (which really sucks). Only booze I've had is vodka/soda or red wine. Drink lots of water.
Breakfast: I try to eat breakfast but sometimes don't have time. When I do have breakfast, it's been 1 or 2 hard boiled eggs with salt, pepper, and hot sauce. No bread, no starches, no butter.
Lunch: Usually re-heated leftovers from dinner (see below) in smaller portions. NO BREAD, so no sandwiches. If I go out to lunch with friends/work, I stick with fresh blackened dolphin with steamed veg. (easy to find in South Florida), but basically just a grilled fish or chicken with a steamed vegetable will work, and you won't look like much of a ***** (you wont be the guy who orders salad).
Dinner: Typically dinner is a protein cooked healthy--baked or grilled--served with a green vegetable steamed with salt and pepper, and a salad with homemade balsamic. No butter, no olive oil, except for a very trivial amount with the balsamic and mixed greens. NO BREAD.
Here are some of the dinners I've had this week:
Chicken breast baked with red wine, sage, and mushrooms; sliced cucumber and yellow squash, steamed with salt and pepper.
HALF of an 8 oz NY strip (yes, I realize this isn't ideal for dieting, but I refuse to give up everything I like for the sake of a diet, and 4 ox is a small serving) or a smaller top sirlion (much less ***** than a NY strip) grilled with salt and pepper and a side of steamed asparagus and a mixed green salad with balsamic to start.
Grilled shrimp with lemon, salt, pepper, green onion, and cayenne pepper hot sauce, served with steamed broccoli and a mixed green salad with balsamic.
Diced eggplant baked until browning with low fat mozzarella from a local Italian deli, basil, homemade tomato sauce, and a dash of rosemary. Incredible dish. Ate with salad with balsamic and a small cube of leftover chicken.