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#1 Support
#2 A meal plan constructed by an expert (even if you know what you are doing! remove all doubt!)
Today's post will build on #2 because I have a lot to say on the subject of food!
a) Changes need to be permanent
The most important thing I have learnt about changing your body through nutrition so far is that absolutely any change you make needs to be for good; there is no point making any temporary changes because any results you get will also be temporary and you might drive yourself mildly cuckoo in the process. For example, the brain comes up with all sorts of crazy 'quick fix' ideas when one is desperate- I remember at times feeling so disgusted with my body that something would snap, I just wanted the fat OFF NOW! So in an attempt to 'jumpstart' the process I would severely restrict calories 'just for a few days' etc you know how it goes. But even just a few days of any low calorie diet was enough to send me headfirst into the fridge not to be seen for another few days. I did 'succeed' a few times at torturing myself for extended periods with low calorie diets and a lot of cardio (something like 12 hours high intensity per week) only to regain the weight plus a bit more for good measure.
I am grateful that I did not waste more of my life on this yo yo rollercoaster. This year, I have had to learn to be patient, consistent and persistent in my efforts to lose the excess weight for the LAST TIME. (I intend to maintain at about 10% over the weight I will compete at). Everyone is different and some people need to 'relax' more during their offseason but I think what will work for me is to stay relatively lean year round so that i don't have to make drastic changes to my lifestyle.
So in order to create a meal plan that I would be happy to stick to indefinately- of course, the meals need to TASTE GOOD :) Keep tweaking your recipes and come up with suitable variations for variety til you love it!
We were chatting on lindyolsen's forum this week about BREAKFAST my most loved meal of the day. This is what I look forward to every morning after my 30min walk:
Omelette with vegies
(pictured beans, cabbage and onion) I also like broccoli, tomato, mushroom and red capsicums
Seasoned with garlic, black pepper and either parsley or oregano
Oatmeal
I slow cook rolled oats in water on stovetop
at the end, I mix in cinnamon, splenda, lecithin, psyllium husks and sometimes vanilla and LSA
8 comments:
Hi Steph, look forward to following your blog. You have done great so far! Cheers, Charlotte
YAY!! Steph finally joined blog world, woohoo. Welcome little partner ;-)
Debs xxx
Its good to see you here and blogging lovely. I'll have to add your blog to my blogroll this afternoon.
Hugs
LJ
xoxx
Thanks Charlotte, Deb and LJ- you guys have all been great motivation to me through your blogs and/or on the forum the last few months so i hope i can return the favour a little bit!
Hi Steph, you mentioned in one of your other posts about the amount of food prep that you do. Have you considered doing a frittata for breakfast? I got sick of cooking eggs every day, so now I cook up a massive frittata (in a lasagne dish) on Sunday, then cut it into slices for our breakfasts. I reckon it would be nice with your broccoli, tomato, mushroom and red capsicum mix. Hope that helps!
That is a great idea, thanks Charlotte. Do you make like 5 days worth? Do you have to freeze them or do they stay ok in the fridge?
I also got an omelette maker so that I sometimes I can chuck the mix in there and do other things instead of standing over stove in the morning- time management is so important for us isn't it! Steph xx
Hi Steph, just had a thought re you liking walnuts on your oats. Do you usually have a yolk with your eggs and oats for brekkie? If so, could you swap the yolk for some walnuts to have on your oats sometimes? Cheers, Charlotte
Sorry, just saw your comment about the frittata. Yes, I make five day's worth. Seems to keep OK but if worried you could put half in the freezer. I use an omelette maker sometimes too - very handy! I've ticked the 'email follow up comments' box this time so if you reply I'll get it.
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