shrinkingLeon
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Tim Ferriss, author of The Four Day Workweek has a blog in which he suggests eating the same things on a frequent basis with one cheat day a week. He claims this will help you lose 20 lbs of fat without exercising. Of course, I know results may vary.
Based on his plan, he calls for eating a piece of baked or broiled meat, mainly chicken or fish for lean protein (he also suggests pork, but hypertension runs in my family, so I'm trying to avoid that), sticking to vegetables, green and leafy mainly, and a low GI Carb foods such as legumes.
For example, I cooked a Roasted Asparagus & Mushroom salad, broiled Tilapia with Pinto Beans for my lunch and dinner. I eat egg whites & spinach with beans in the morning.
I've been doing this about a 5 days or so and so far so good. My cravings are going down, and I feel pretty "light" I do exercise in the evenings 3-5 times a week, so that should help me with my goals.
My main concern is the beans though. This is a low-carb, high protein diet, and while Beans have "good" carbs (Low GI), I'm concerned about consuming too many beans or bringing in extra fat. I cook with cooking spray to cut down fat.
I haven't done a cheat day yet, but even on those days, I'll be careful. Ferriss suggests it in order to "shock" your metabolism every once in awhile, so it won't be complacent with the reduced calorie load.
I did something similar to this in college and lost a lot of weight. Main issue was that I was popping Epehdra pills like candy, so that didn't help.
Anyhow, I am 6'0", 340 lbs, and my goal is to lose 140 pounds. I know I'll have to look at this in 10-20 lb increments, because otherwise, I'll go crazy. I know I didn't gain this weight overnight, and I sure won't lose it overnight, but it can be frustrating.
Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated!
Based on his plan, he calls for eating a piece of baked or broiled meat, mainly chicken or fish for lean protein (he also suggests pork, but hypertension runs in my family, so I'm trying to avoid that), sticking to vegetables, green and leafy mainly, and a low GI Carb foods such as legumes.
For example, I cooked a Roasted Asparagus & Mushroom salad, broiled Tilapia with Pinto Beans for my lunch and dinner. I eat egg whites & spinach with beans in the morning.
I've been doing this about a 5 days or so and so far so good. My cravings are going down, and I feel pretty "light" I do exercise in the evenings 3-5 times a week, so that should help me with my goals.
My main concern is the beans though. This is a low-carb, high protein diet, and while Beans have "good" carbs (Low GI), I'm concerned about consuming too many beans or bringing in extra fat. I cook with cooking spray to cut down fat.
I haven't done a cheat day yet, but even on those days, I'll be careful. Ferriss suggests it in order to "shock" your metabolism every once in awhile, so it won't be complacent with the reduced calorie load.
I did something similar to this in college and lost a lot of weight. Main issue was that I was popping Epehdra pills like candy, so that didn't help.
Anyhow, I am 6'0", 340 lbs, and my goal is to lose 140 pounds. I know I'll have to look at this in 10-20 lb increments, because otherwise, I'll go crazy. I know I didn't gain this weight overnight, and I sure won't lose it overnight, but it can be frustrating.
Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated!