Tips
These tips are things that I do on a regular basis. Though some of these tips are standard for all pro-ed web sites, I know first hand that they are useful because I see results.
- WATER: Yes, this is very typical, but it's still good to stress this one. Drinking water thoughout the day should keep you from feeling so hungry. Drink it during meals to fill up quicker, thus consuming less calories. Try a sip between each bite. It is helpful for your metabolism and cleanses your system too. I used to HATE water with a fiery passion, but I've gotten used to it. I actually enjoy it now.
- TEA: I drink green tea. I like the kind I get from Peet's. Natural teas still taste good without sugar. Green tea makes you feel good and curbs your appetite. Drink some in the morning to jump start your metabolism. I smoke a cigg, drink a big cup, and watch the sunrise every morning. I probably drink 4-6 cups per day on average.
- GUM: Chew sugar free gum when you feel hungry. It fools your system into thinking that you're really eating. Chewing burns extra calories too. I like to chew Trident instead of eating lunch.
- BINGE FOOD: Have something satisfying, filling, and low cal around in the kitchen to prevent a calorie collecting fest. I have friends who will go as far as to eat the chocolate chips out of the bag when nothing's left. Knowing how horrible I feel after exceeding a certain calorie count per day is what prevents me from bingeing, but no one is perfect. Don't expect to be. I used to get two cans of green beans, boil them, and eat it like soup. Very filling, but less appealing. Now, I always have Tofu Shirataki on hand. Noodle shaped tofu at 40 cals per package. I eat a 20 calorie serving as a normal meal. I use it with marinara sauce. I'm stuffed for less than 50 cals as opposed to thousands I would be consuming if I ate all the Carl's Jr chocolate shakes and sunrise croissants I was dreaming of the other night. I shop at Whole Foods for the noodles.
BROTH/BULLION: I used to drop two bullion cubes into a water bottle and drink it on the go. They come at about 5 cals a cube. I keep vegetable broth around to boil veggies for soup. I add seasoning and sometimes sauces for flavor. The vegetable broth I use is 10 cals per cup.
SOY MILK: I use light or unsweetened. I rarely eat meat, so soy milk is good for protein. It contains almost no fat, and I love the taste. It tastes better with grainy cereals. That's more of a reason to get your fiber. I like it in my oatmeal, total, honey bunches of oats, etc.
- The following are rules I have in place for myself for when I go to restaurants:
*Before I go to a restaurant I make sure to go to the website, if they have one, to look up nutritional information on what I could possibly order.
1. Don't eat at all the same day that I go to the restaurant.
2. Never order an appetizer unless that's what I intend to eat in place of my meal.
3. Never eat the bread served beforehand.
4. If it's at all possible order a soup or salad instead of a normal entre.
5. If I really am super hungry, I will order something that I don't like. I am very picky, and that makes me lose my appetite all together.
6. Order the smallest portion option for my meal.
7. Always eat half of my order and take the other half home to my dog.
8. Never try things off of other people's plates.
9. Only order water with my food.
10. Never order anything battered and fried.
11. Never order desert.
12. Take an obscene amount of diet pills after my meal. This is punishment for eating restaurant food. I don't deserve it.
- This is my old exercise routine (Six days a week):
*I typically weigh myself before and after my complete workout. I drop 2-4 pounds on average each time I work out. I know this just loss of water weight from sweat, but I get a rush from quick results. It lets me know I'm making a difference.
1. I warmup with a three mile run on the indoor track.
2. I do a 30 minute total body workout on the elliptical.
3. I do 200 crunches on the flat back machines.
4. I do 100 reps. on the hip abductor and 50 reps. on the hip adductor.
5. I run another two miles on the indoor track.
6. I do 100 more crunches.
7. I do 40 reps. on the tricep resistance machine to work off "flags".
8. Finally, I do a 20 minute jog on the elliptical.
