Share your best food tips/strategies

[thebulldog]

Hello hello! I have been mia for a bit.

after a long boozy bachelorette weekend coming up i need to get my ass in gear on tuesday.

I will do better tracking on mfp but want some food tips.

have you cut off a certain food entirely? How do you get more protein? What are your favorite healthy snacks?

I am not looking for paleo or cutting out carbs totally but need something new.

I eat ok right now but i would like to lose about 10lbs by march.

i be typing from me phone. typos and grammer dont count.

[emilyinchile]

I haven't cut out sugar entirely (ha. ha. ha. NEVER!) but when I want to get rid of that little stubborn stomach pudge added sugar has got to go. It really makes a difference for me in that one area. It's hard to break the habit of having a sweet afternoon snack, but after a couple days it's not too bad.

I also drink protein shakes for more protein. I tracked on MFP for a couple weeks and saw that I wasn't getting as much protein as I wanted and would have to really focus on diet more than I wanted to in order to get more without also going over on fat (red meat) or general quantities/calories, so I decided to go for a supplement. I drink it after my workouts and feel like it helps with recuperation.

"Healthy" snacks are kind of going to depend on what you're looking for...veggies with hummus or a yogurt-based dip, non-junky tortilla chips and salsa, fruit, cheese and charcuterie, whole grain crackers, etc. are all options along with millions of others, but some obviously aren't low carb or have higher sodium or sugars.

[lb2006]

Jan 16, 2014 9:58:18 GMT -5 emilyinchile said:

I haven't cut out sugar entirely (ha. ha. ha. NEVER!) but when I want to get rid of that little stubborn stomach pudge added sugar has got to go. It really makes a difference for me in that one area. It's hard to break the habit of having a sweet afternoon snack, but after a couple days it's not too bad.

I also drink protein shakes for more protein. I tracked on MFP for a couple weeks and saw that I wasn't getting as much protein as I wanted and would have to really focus on diet more than I wanted to in order to get more without also going over on fat (red meat) or general quantities/calories, so I decided to go for a supplement. I drink it after my workouts and feel like it helps with recuperation.

"Healthy" snacks are kind of going to depend on what you're looking for...veggies with hummus or a yogurt-based dip, non-junky tortilla chips and salsa, fruit, cheese and charcuterie, whole grain crackers, etc. are all options along with millions of others, but some obviously aren't low carb or have higher sodium or sugars.

This is interesting.  I'm always lacking in protein (only eat seafood/eggs) and thought about protein powder to help with that, but wasn't sure if that would increase my sugar overages even more.  It seems on MFP i'm always over sugar - even with eating relatively healthy.  Which powder do you use?

[runaways]

I eat at least one egg sandwich on a whole wheat English muffin every morning (2 if I'm running double digits that day). I try to snack on Greek yogurt and beef jerky a lot, and I always drink chocolate milk post-run. I should probably do a protein powder but I just really don't like them. I should also probably cut out sugar, but I have such a hard time sticking to it. I may give it another shot after my next half, at which time I'm going to be reevaluating and changing up my workouts and diet.

[lb2006]

I am in-between trainings and eat an egg each morning, but am still low on protein with other additions.

[emilyinchile]

Jan 16, 2014 12:01:20 GMT -5 lb2006 said:

This is interesting.  I'm always lacking in protein (only eat seafood/eggs) and thought about protein powder to help with that, but wasn't sure if that would increase my sugar overages even more.  It seems on MFP i'm always over sugar - even with eating relatively healthy.  Which powder do you use?

I am using Mutant Whey. Honestly, I am NOT an expert, I just asked my Crossfit coach which of the protein powders he had in stock he'd recommend for me, and I bought more because I like the taste and feel good on it. I know there have been a couple threads about people's favorite protein powders lately if you want to do more research.

It's 4g of sugar per shake. I felt like MFP had pretty low sugar limits, and I was always over even if just from fruit, so personally I try to focus more on cutting out sweets and things that I know have extra sugar in them (cereals, yogurts, fruity cocktails) vs. sticking to an exact grams/day limit.

[labbie]

Jan 16, 2014 9:49:18 GMT -5 thebulldog said:

Hello hello! I have been mia for a bit.

after a long boozy bachelorette weekend coming up i need to get my ass in gear on tuesday.

I will do better tracking on mfp but want some food tips.

have you cut off a certain food entirely? How do you get more protein? What are your favorite healthy snacks?

I am not looking for paleo or cutting out carbs totally but need something new.

I eat ok right now but i would like to lose about 10lbs by march.

i be typing from me phone. typos and grammer dont count.

I've lost 20 pounds over the past year (so very slowly but that includes a couple of long-ish falls off the wagon), 17 since tracking on MFP. Tracking has been the KEY. I am not the cleanest eater, but I have not given up one thing, including my wine, sweets,etc. MFP helped me to become aware of what I was eating and the direct impact it has on the scale and how I feel. For me it was all about portion size and getting a reality check on what I *thought* I was burning off during exercise and how much food I was putting in my mouth.

I eat a protein smoothie for breakfast, a huge salad for lunch 4-5x/week, and for healthy snacks I love clementines, hummus/bell peppers, pb and apples, and a recent find that I'm addicted to- Oikos Greek Yogurt French Onion Dip  with bell pepper slices, celery, baked chips.  I also eat a lot of 1% cottage cheese with fruit, or plain, in the afternoons and the protein keeps me ok until dinner.

I tend to struggle with keeping my carbs in check (per what MFP thinks) but I'm focusing right now on losing 5-10 more lbs before I worry about that further.

[Deleted]

I stop the booze when I want to cut down. Amazing how that piles it on me. Nowadays I drink vodka and low cal ginger beer or tonic. Or champagne, but only a couple of glasses.

[katietornado]

I've been meal planning. I shop every Friday. I make a list of the week's meals, and shop based on what I need for those meals. I haven't "cut out" foods, exactly, but I don't plan them into my meals either. You won't find any junk food at my house because I'm just not able to control myself. No cookies, candy, ice cream, chips. Nothing It is very effective though.

More protein = eating more. Egg whites for breakfast, protein shakes and yogurt for snacks, fish or tofu for lunch/dinner.

Healthy snacks? Um...yogurt, roasted chickpeas (http://www.sugarfreemom.com/recipes/garlic-parmesean-roasted-chickpea-snack-recipe/), protein shakes (boring, I know), Kind bars (http://www.amazon.com/KIND-Spices-Madagascar-Vanilla-12-Count/dp/B007PE7AUW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1385217632&sr=8-1&keywords=kind+bar+vanilla), etc.