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Originally Posted by maka2184
Going to Honolulu, Hawaii for 1 week with wife during St. Patricks 0 reservations for dinner any recommendations?
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Going to Key West July 4th week with wife, parents, older sister. Any dinner reservations reccomended would be appreciated.
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Need to lose 10 pounds in 1 week. Any reccomended safe diet would be appreciated.
Plan on 7min workout daily morning & night. Jog via intervals 30-60min daily. Skip dinner.
The quickest way to lose weight is to cut carbohydrates since that's what we tend to eat too much of. One of my bodybuilding friends has a simple recommendation : be able to point at what you're eating and say what it is in one word. Apples, chicken, broccoli, etc. Sauces are mostly sugar, so stick to clean/fresh ingredients and incorporate spicy as the key flavor ingredient rather than savory or greasy.
Breakfast is a good time to skip carbs and there are a few options for this. My favorite is to blend bananas, strawberries, blueberries, yogurt, and a bit of fruit juice or ice with a significant amount of chickpeas for protein. The fruits overcome the starchy flavor of the chickpeas, and it gets you the fiber/protein you need to be energetic until lunch. Another decent option is to just get (or make) an egg white wrap. Egg and avocado in a wrap is actually fairly pleasant if you like to eat bird eggs. If you need a bit more flavor, use some hot sauce (or add mozzarella if it's really too generic still).
Lunch is where you wanna get a good chunk of protein and veggies imo. Grilled chicken (if you enjoy eating the birds), lettuce, tomato, and jalapenos is a pretty clean but refreshing lunch. When I was weight training but working also this is mostly what I ate for lunch. You can go a bit sideways and get grilled chicken, avocado, and mozzarella in a wrap, but generally if you're looking to lose weight quick cheese leads to more unhealthy foods since it triggers a little dopamine production in your brain, and this tends to get us into "what else would make me feel good" cycles that (for most people) circle around mildly destructive behaviors. You can also go with a salad for lunch, but just keep adding contrasting flavors and skip the dressing. Red onions pair well against avocado and jalapenos, peppers and cucumbers provide a clean flavor, and if you add diced tomatos (the Tom Brady diet kinda goes against tomatos) and mix well there's a fluidity and an intermingling between those juices/flavors that can be really refreshing by the time you get to the bottom of the bowl.
If you're eating clean foods, it takes a while before your body begins to crave them, but it helps if you go full-nelson with it. Drink ice-cold water with all your meals. Prepare them before your workouts so you go right into the next healthy behavior. Eating before a workout is great but we tend to feel very "not want move" after eating.
Idk about skipping dinner completely, but if you are planning to eat less I'd still look into some healthy snacks. Choose a nut or two that you generally enjoy, and buy some unsalted quantity of it. It's a bore to eat that, but if you buy a back of unshelled chili pistachios and mix them in it can really save the day. If you wanted to go clean for dinner, brown rice, chickpeas, and avocado is the way to go. Peruvian restaurants make a green sauce that can absolutely lend flavor to a dish like this, but there's a bit of mayo in it so it might not be your option. Obviously, chicken or steak can be substituted here, I just find the protein/nutrient profile of chickpeas to be one of the best.
The trick with working out/eating healthy is that it takes a while and a good bit of discipline before you really feel the rewards. You regularly see ppl who get good at working out stick with it though. Vegans/health nuts are always waving their arms trying to get people to join them. It isn't that they are just salesman or think it's the only way, they genuinely are enjoying the practice and the benefits, they just can't quantify it in words well enough to sway anyone. Get into it, see for yourself. It's good ****, and at worst you're setting a good example for your family and friends.
Last edited by RosaParks1; 03-07-2023 at 05:28 PM.