Strategy #2: My Diet

Here is an explanation of what I eat throughout the day and when:

Breakfast

I eat a fairly high protein cereal every morning for breakfast - it's an "Irresistibles" muesli (you can buy it at Food Basics or Metro). It has whole grains, dark chocolate, raspberries, cranberries, almonds, and hazelnuts and is delicious. It also keeps me from craving chocolate (my biggest vice), if I have a little bit each morning. This also ensures I get a good portion of dairy every day - calcium is good for the bones!

Lunch

For lunch, I'll eat a combination of the following: salad, a yogurt, cold cut veggies, fruit, polish sausage, and cottage cheese. I'll occasionally eat soup, but not too often as many soups have high amounts of salt in them which retains water and adds to your weight. I'll also occasionally eat a whole wheat wrap filled with mixed greens, chicken, cucumbers, etc.

Dinner

For my last big meal of the day, I make a lot of stir fry’s with plenty of veggies and meat. I have a few different bottled sauces that I like to eat on my stir fry’s including tangy thai, general Tao’s sauce, and just plain tomato sauce. Salads are also a good dinner. Sometimes it’s very difficult to think of new ideas that don’t use bread, potatoes, rice, noodles, or other pasta for dinner… but I’ll keep you updated on my new ideas as I try them once I get to my daily blogging. :)

Tip: Stay conscious of how long eating various foods takes to digest. Eating meat takes your body around 6 hours to digest, and if I eat within 6 hours of going to bed, it's generally fruit and/or veggies (which only take around 4 hours to digest), but could also be a 100 calorie snack, yogurt, or almonds.