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Friday, June 4, 2010

Diet Plan Basics

For awhile now I have been planning on putting down the basics of my diet plan. Today a coworker, Jeaneen, asked me about it and I realized I hadn't done it yet. So here it goes.

GOLDEN RULES:

1. Figure out how many calories you can eat each day and lose weight. Divide that by 5 and that is how many calories you need to eat at each meal every 3 hours.

2. Try to eat some protein at each meal

3. Eat foods you like but smaller portions. No diet is going to work if you don't like the food. That doesn't mean packing away junk food. But try to find nutritional foods you like and focus on eating them most of the time. Try to avoid trans fats, partially hydrogenated oils and high fructose corn syrup.

That is the most important parts. There are other things I do because they work for me to avoid extra calories. For example I don't drink any soda even low Cal or calorie free. I use only olive oil for cooking, salads, etc. I try to limit breads and eat only whole wheat products. Most importantly I don't eat any candy or sugary sweets. This is because sugar is like an addiction for me and I can't just eat a little. I will want more and feel more hungry after I eat it. It is a vicious cycle I.choose to avoid.

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