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Chameleon · 10-13-2006, 07:05 AM

okay... I have a couple of comments... first... carb's dont' need to be limited to mornings only... actually, at the moment ALL of my carbs come in the evening.. it is NOT bad... needing to avoid carbs in the evening is a MYTH!!!!

my meals are all protien & good fats during the day and my carbs are centered around my workouts in the evenings... as long as you stick to CLEAN carbs you're okay..

now.. for a list of good foods:

CARBS:
- oatmeal (no sugar added... use splenda & cinnamon and make it with WATER not milk)
- potatoes (white & sweet... just watch your portion sizes... the size of your fist is a good measure for a portion)
- rice (make sure you don't cook it too long... over cooked rice becomes higher glycemic)
- VEGGIES!!!!!! this is a BIG one... eat a TON of good dark green veggies... take some in a bag with you to school to much on so you don't hit the vending machines
- Fruit (just be careful of overdoing the fruit... fruit has a lot of natural sugars in it... banana's are especially high in natural sugars and are best used in your post workout shake/meal)
- whole grain bread (check the label if you can because a lot of breads SAY they are whole wheat or whole grain but they still used processes, bleached flour and a lot of sugar... look for multiple sugar listings... ie: sugar, corn syrup, molasus, etc.)
- egg noodles are okay too (I can't eat too much because they are higher glycemic but my husband can eat them and still lose weight)

PROTIEN
egg whites
egg beaters
protein powder (whey is a good choice for during the day and whey isolate is a great choice for post workout but it isn't necessary)
chicken
fish
lean cuts of beef
lean cuts of pork (includes center cut bacon)

FATS
almonds
peanuts
natural peanut butter (also proviedes protien)
flax seeds
flax seed oil
saflower oil
center cut bacon
small amounts of cheese (some saturated fat is okay, but try not to have too much too often.. a little bit each day will NOT hurt you)

this is just to give you some ideas.. the list can be expanded on, this is just what I can think of right now

my morning meal would probably supprise you... I have

2/3 cup egg beaters
2 slices center cut bacon
1/2 cup shredded low moisture, low fat mozzarella

I cook the bacon first (until it's crispy), drain the fat out of the pan, spray some Pam in the pan & pour the egg beaters in and crumble the bacon into the egg beaters, scrable the eggs and when they are just about done add the mozzarella and finish cooking the ooey gooey mixture... then dump it on a plate & much down.

I make four to six servings of this on Sunday and then portion it out into containers to take to work with me... if your school has a microwave in the cafeteria (which I can't imagine it wouldn't) you can heat your eggs up and eat them whenever you need them

another thing that wasn't mentioned was how many times a day you eat... I would suggest eating 5 to 6 times a day spaced about 2.5 to 3 hours appart.

what are you currently eating? and when?

how often do you make it into the gym? what do you do when you're there (excercises, reps, sets, etc.)

the more information you can give us, the more we can help

oh... how much do you weight? how tall are you? how old? have you figured out your base metabolic rate? do you know what your %protien/%carb/%fat breakdown is right now?

10-13-2006, 07:05 AM	#9
Chameleon Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 28 Reputation points: 48 No blog available. Qualifications Avid Bodybuilding Reader Transformationed I've Been to the Gym	Re: Cutting Weight, College, and ROTC okay... I have a couple of comments... first... carb's dont' need to be limited to mornings only... actually, at the moment ALL of my carbs come in the evening.. it is NOT bad... needing to avoid carbs in the evening is a MYTH!!!! my meals are all protien & good fats during the day and my carbs are centered around my workouts in the evenings... as long as you stick to CLEAN carbs you're okay.. now.. for a list of good foods: CARBS: - oatmeal (no sugar added... use splenda & cinnamon and make it with WATER not milk) - potatoes (white & sweet... just watch your portion sizes... the size of your fist is a good measure for a portion) - rice (make sure you don't cook it too long... over cooked rice becomes higher glycemic) - VEGGIES!!!!!! this is a BIG one... eat a TON of good dark green veggies... take some in a bag with you to school to much on so you don't hit the vending machines - Fruit (just be careful of overdoing the fruit... fruit has a lot of natural sugars in it... banana's are especially high in natural sugars and are best used in your post workout shake/meal) - whole grain bread (check the label if you can because a lot of breads SAY they are whole wheat or whole grain but they still used processes, bleached flour and a lot of sugar... look for multiple sugar listings... ie: sugar, corn syrup, molasus, etc.) - egg noodles are okay too (I can't eat too much because they are higher glycemic but my husband can eat them and still lose weight) PROTIEN egg whites egg beaters protein powder (whey is a good choice for during the day and whey isolate is a great choice for post workout but it isn't necessary) chicken fish lean cuts of beef lean cuts of pork (includes center cut bacon) FATS almonds peanuts natural peanut butter (also proviedes protien) flax seeds flax seed oil saflower oil center cut bacon small amounts of cheese (some saturated fat is okay, but try not to have too much too often.. a little bit each day will NOT hurt you) this is just to give you some ideas.. the list can be expanded on, this is just what I can think of right now my morning meal would probably supprise you... I have 2/3 cup egg beaters 2 slices center cut bacon 1/2 cup shredded low moisture, low fat mozzarella I cook the bacon first (until it's crispy), drain the fat out of the pan, spray some Pam in the pan & pour the egg beaters in and crumble the bacon into the egg beaters, scrable the eggs and when they are just about done add the mozzarella and finish cooking the ooey gooey mixture... then dump it on a plate & much down. I make four to six servings of this on Sunday and then portion it out into containers to take to work with me... if your school has a microwave in the cafeteria (which I can't imagine it wouldn't) you can heat your eggs up and eat them whenever you need them another thing that wasn't mentioned was how many times a day you eat... I would suggest eating 5 to 6 times a day spaced about 2.5 to 3 hours appart. what are you currently eating? and when? how often do you make it into the gym? what do you do when you're there (excercises, reps, sets, etc.) the more information you can give us, the more we can help oh... how much do you weight? how tall are you? how old? have you figured out your base metabolic rate? do you know what your %protien/%carb/%fat breakdown is right now?

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