Need help getting down to a six pack! Kill the belly!

lightingbird

lightingbird

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I've been on P90X for over a year and I've gotten great results. My body and overall strength has increased drastically. The last month or so I have backed off due to some family stress that I've experienced. So I'm getting back on board today. Kind of pumped about starting up again with a new goal. Anyway, I'm having a slight problem.

Eating at work.

I work in an office environment and my biggest problem is eating here at work. Why? Time is the biggest factor. I don't often have time in the morning to make breakfast. The cafeteria at work doesn't really have the best options for healthy food for breakfast or lunch. Usually for lunch I don't have time to make a quick lunch and take it with me. Anything I've tried to buy in the grocery store for a quick microwave lunch is too high in sodium and not healthy, too fatty, or just not filling. I've been dealing with this for a long time and I'm sure this is what’s keeping me from finally killing my mid section so I can get that six pack. It's the only real area where I see results but nothing huge. I've tried following the tuna and water diet, p90x lunch diets, and a few others. I'm concerning just eating 1-2 servings of oatmeal at work for breakfast, a salad for lunch (mainly just Romanian lettuce and fat free/sugar free dressing). and lots of water. Any ideas or tips? This is killing me.
 
Sounds like you simply need to plan better.

My schedule is pretty insane too. But I know how important proper nutrition is for my performance and physique goals so I prioritize it. I don't give myself an option of not eating well regardless of schedule.

This usually takes some planning for it to work though.

I tend to stick with shakes in the morning. The one I always turn to is:

1 scoop chocolate protein powder
1/2 cup fat free vanilla yogurt
1/2 cup fat free milk
1 tbspn natty peanut butter
1 frozen banana
2 ice cubes

It's yummy. And of course you can tweak it to meet your caloric goals. You can blend and drink it as you're walking out the door.

For my other meals, I pre plan everything. Twice per week I cook my meats in bulk and weigh out and bag everything from my cooked meats to my nuts, veggies, fruits, etc. At times when things are really tight I'll even pre cook pasta and rice and divvy it up into serving sizes. That way everything is a) easily accessible... I pack my meals for the next day the night in advance and it's as simple as reaching into the fridge and grabbing baggies and b) doesn't take a lot of prep time at all when it comes time to eat... all you need is a microwave at most.
 
Great idea with the shakes and preparing meals for the day. Ive never thought of that. I just need to research shakes a bit more.
 
You're welcome.

Shakes aren't complicated. Throw whatever the hell you want that you think would taste good into a blender and let it rip, lol.

The important thing is accounting for calories, is all. But that's easy. Once you know how much of each ingredient and how many calories are in that amount, you're on autopilot. Just use a scale and measuring cups.

The Abs Diet book has a lot of shake recipes in it if I recall correctly.
 
Thanks good replies. I think I'm going to start making a morning shake and using the crock pot for the week. How do you people feel about slimfast as well? Girlfriend bought me a case and I'm wondering if I should drink it or toss it.
 
I'd stick with as much whole food as possible. There's much more nutritious whole food options available compared to SF shakes so why use them?
 
Ok I was just wondering. So what about in between breakfast and lunch and after lunch? I usually hit the gym when I get off of work. Then afterwards I eat dinner.
 
Well the main thing is picking a caloric goal and then dividing that by the number of meals you want to eat per day.

There's no real rules here.

If you want to eat 3 standard meals, great.

If you want 6, that's fine too.

3 meals and a few snacks, okay.

I'd go into a workout fueled by a balanced meal an hour or so beforehand if possible.
 
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