I do not consider myself to be “dieting”. I have changed the way that I eat. Now that I have\u00a0hit my target weight, I don’t intend to revert to my previous eating habits. I consider these behaviors to be a permanent change, though\u00a0I still experiment and modify.<\/p>\n
Most of the changes\u00a0to my diet\u00a0come about as a result of repeated\u00a0experimentation and modification, and I don’t consider myself to be “done” making adjustments. Each dietary change has the following goals in mind:<\/p>\n
During the week, I eat breakfast and lunch at work. My requirements for food to take to work with me are:<\/p>\n
I have worked pretty hard, and experimented quite a bit, to find foods that meet the above goals, and I’m still occasionally refining my menu. Here’s what it looks like today.<\/p>\n
Breakfast is the easiest. My budget<\/a> is 200-400 calories for this meal. I have settled on Dannon Light & Fit Greek Yogurt<\/a> as my breakfast of choice. Cherry is my favorite flavor, but blueberry is a very close second. They are delicious, and only 80 calories per cup (0.5 cal\/g). I tend to eat two every morning, although I occasionally eat only one, and sometimes will eat up to four cups for breakfast. I frequently supplement the yogurt with some fresh fruit, usually bananas, with the occasional apple, orange, or grapefruit.<\/p>\n I also like\u00a0to drink an energy drink\u00a0before\u00a0work. Rockstar is my brand of choice. My favorite flavors are: lemonade (yellow can<\/a>), orange drink (orange can<\/a>), and their zero-carb soda (blue can<\/a>). They are all low-calorie, and taste good.<\/p>\n My lunch budget<\/a> is 400-600 calories. I mix it up a bit for lunch, but I always try to have some fruit, vegetables, grain, and protein. Here are some of the options that I pick from:<\/p>\n So, on a typical day, my lunch might look like:<\/p>\n 1 qt tomatoes (160 cal), celery (35 cal), 2 apples (200 cal), 2 pitas (100 cal), 5 egg whites (85 cal), 1 quart water – grand total: 580 calories. That’s a huge amount of food (about 4 lbs, not including the water) with a very minimal overall calorie density of about 0.4 cal\/g.<\/p>\n – danBhentschel<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I do not consider myself to be “dieting”. I have changed the way that I eat. Now that I have\u00a0hit my target weight, I don’t intend to revert to my previous eating habits. I consider these behaviors to be a permanent change, though\u00a0I still experiment and modify. Most of the changes\u00a0to my diet\u00a0come about as … Continue reading On losing weight (Part 6 – Meals to pack for work)<\/span> Lunch at work<\/span><\/h2>\n
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