Diet confusion

Gilly

Gilly

Gilly

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Every summer I put on weight whilst footy season is over. Every year it gets more difficult to lose when it restarts and I'm struggling more than ever at the moment.

I want to drop about 3kg and although I thought I knew a fair amount about what was needed to drop weight in terms of diet and so on, I'm seeing lots of conflicting stuff though.

Current diet:

Sultana bran
Natural yoghurt + 2x banana
Light lunch (pasta, baked tater, etc)
Banana (afternoon snack)
Evening meal (protein + veg + carb)
Slice of toast for supper

Any glaring omissions? Anything I should cut? Am I too carb heavy?
 
I'm always hungry a couple of hours or so after the evening meal. Is there anything I can replace the toast with?

I struggle to get protein without carbs during the day. Any ideas?
 
I haven't explained my fitness routine, I'm already doing cardio.

My job doesn't really allow for me to eat every 2-3 hours.

When I said I was struggling to get protein without carbs during the day, I didn't expect 'eat protein' to be the answer ;)

Are we talking a tray of chicken or something?
 
The pasta at lunchtime is a very new addition, I used to have a curry from the supermarket (yes, ready meal :o) but they stopped doing the deals and now they're more than twice the price!

I could get a whole roast chicken from the supermarket and eat half one day and half the next, but I know with it there I'd eat the lot :D That salad sounds good though Will.

I was going to roast some almonds to snack on. Is that a bad idea?

I'm assuming the natural yoghurt and sultana bran is OK? Would supplementing the bananas with apples help?
 
How about I make a spinach, lardons, nut salad with an olive oil, tomato, garlic and onion sauce with it? I need to have some taste in there because although I can stomach the greenery much better these days, I still hate the taste :p

I couldn't face fish for breakfast, but could easily manage a couple of boiled eggs.
 
My problem on a morning is sorting out a kid for junior school, and sorting out bottles for a newborn, whilst sorting myself out and getting to work :p
 
Zefan said:
I'd say the ready meal curry would be a lot better for your goals then having pasta at lunch! This is assuming it isn't one of those half n half curry/rice packs.
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That's why that's what I was eating whilst the offer was on, but I can't afford the full prices! It's nearly £100 a month purely on lunches!
 
Should I drop the Sultana Bran altogether? Following the three boxes I already have :o

Having read them although they have a very good vitamin content they are also very, very high in starch.

Today's food:

Sultana Bran with SS milk
Apple
Banana
150g pasta in tomato sauce with mozzarella
400g chicken
I'll be having braising steak stew for tea with small amount of potatoes, loads of onions and spring onions and carrots
 
Microwave scrambled eggs. Blergh :(

More protein? I can't put chicken in my bowl with my bran :D
 
Today's diet:

Breakfast: 2x boiled eggs (got used to this pretty quickly TBF)
Snack: Lean ham with some cottage cheese
Lunch: chilli con carne
Evening meal: Lamb shoulder with roast veg

Improvement?
 
Loads of onions and tomatoes in the chilli, spring onions in the cottage cheese and parsnips and carrots and peas with the lamb shoulder.
 
That's only todays. Think we'll have hunters chicken tomorrow night, or perhaps fish tomorrow night and fresh chicken for lunch.
 
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