Meals

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Here's my meals; would love any comments; I'm trying to have slightly more

protein than carbs and ONLY low glycemic carbs.

7:00: 1 C cottege cheese; 1 scoop vanilla whey protein powder; splenda and a

dash of ff/sf pudding mix blended w/ice and water/Apple

1 TBSP Udo's Oil

9:30: 5 egg whites/orange

12:00: This is bad I know; but I don't cook a lot: Lean cuisine or Healthy

choice PROTEIN portion (not the carbs); usually 17-24 g. protein OR a can of

tuna w/ff mayo w/a salad (tomatoes, some lettuce, carrots and kidney beans)

2:30: Pure Protein Bar (21g protein; 6 g " net carbs " )

5:30: Egg Beaters mixed w/ham to give flavor; fat free cheese on top w/usually

oatmeal or some Kashi and broccoli or snow peas.

Usually go to bed pretty early so mostly don't get a meal 6 in (I get up at 4:00

to get to the gym). Calories are usually between 1200-1500/day; I'm trying to

lose the last 30-40 lbs of fat. Sometimes I'll go out to lunch and have shrimp

coctail or fish; but this is the usual menu.

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[Guest guest]

The sixth meal is essential for success. I wouldn't expect to see

even half the progress of most people in the " before and after "

pictures with only 5 meals. Klein, a nationally renown

nutrionist, states it very well ... basically, your body only

utilizes a certain amount of fuel each meal. The rest either gets

stored (fat) or excreted. By having 6 meals, you are able to

maximize this utilization. If even 50 calories are wasted because

you stored them in 5 meals instead of 6, that multiplied over a year

translates to pounds of muscle that could have been built and the

opportunity to raise your metabolism (thus making fat loss easier)

by hundreds of calories (it is incredible that people will pay for

thermogenics which affect metabolism by 50 - 100 calories per day,

when in fact there are completely natural methods, such as eating 6

meals, that do the same without the cost or side effects).

Remember, you are allowed to eat meals every 2 - 4 hours. This is

what research of diabetics has shown us: that typical meals are

completely absorbed and processed in 2 - 4 hours. If you are having

trouble getting in the meals, I'd space them closer together. I go

to bed at 9:00pm to wake up at 5:00am ... what time do you go to

bed? 3 hours after your last 5:30 meal would be 8:30, which is a

perfectly decent time to have your last meal. I hope you're not

skipping it because of the myth (which is untrue) that cutting out

meals before bed somehow helps fat loss (it doesn't).

You also mentioned it yourself - " This is bad I know; but I don't

cook a lot " ... the processed/engineered meals like the bars and

lean cuisines aren't going to benefit your progress at all. I never

liked to cook, I work full time about 50 - 60 hours per week,

commute 1 hour in each direction, and devote the rest of my time to

a 14 year old son and 2 1/2 yr old daughter, so I know about " tight "

schedules. However, all it takes is 1 - 2 hours on a Sunday to cook

for the entire week. Once you cook and store the foods, it only

takes about 5 - 10 minutes to throw them together in preparation for

the day.

You will get out of this as much as you put into it. If you want

mediocre results, then I would stick with a mediocre plan. There is

*nothing* wrong with that - I'm not saying that to belittle you or

sound condescending. Some people aren't looking for incredible

results, or are just so busy that they are willing to trade a

spectacular transformation for convenience. That is certainly your

choice!

If, however, you want to maximize your transformation, I would try

to put in the extra effort of preparing additional meals and also

getting in that 6th meal. A little extra effort will produce

phenomenal results in the long run.

In health,

Likness

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> Here's my meals; would love any comments; I'm trying to have

slightly more protein than carbs and ONLY low glycemic carbs.

>

> 7:00: 1 C cottege cheese; 1 scoop vanilla whey protein powder;

splenda and a dash of ff/sf pudding mix blended w/ice and water/Apple

>

> 1 TBSP Udo's Oil

>

> 9:30: 5 egg whites/orange

>

> 12:00: This is bad I know; but I don't cook a lot: Lean cuisine

or Healthy choice PROTEIN portion (not the carbs); usually 17-24 g.

protein OR a can of tuna w/ff mayo w/a salad (tomatoes, some

lettuce, carrots and kidney beans)

>

> 2:30: Pure Protein Bar (21g protein; 6 g " net carbs " )

>

> 5:30: Egg Beaters mixed w/ham to give flavor; fat free cheese on

top w/usually oatmeal or some Kashi and broccoli or snow peas.

>

> Usually go to bed pretty early so mostly don't get a meal 6 in (I

get up at 4:00 to get to the gym). Calories are usually between

1200-1500/day; I'm trying to lose the last 30-40 lbs of fat.

Sometimes I'll go out to lunch and have shrimp coctail or fish; but

this is the usual menu.

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