Fast Food Bites, Vol. V- Starting tips.
August 24, 2010 by OCstrength
Filed under Diet, Featured
Fast Food Bites is a series of short posts, designed to set you free from the media lies that have plagued the nation for far too long. Made possible thru huge food corporations, and active lobbyists, the common folks have been brain washed into believing lies about the current state of our food supply. These posts are designed to educate my beez in peez, in order to make better diet and nutrition choices.
Phase I: Infant stages of ‘new diet changes’ being implemented. If you’ve been actively eating healthy for awhile now- this may seem like old news to you.
The Hat of Wisdom, speaks.
1. CALORIC NEEDS: How many calories do you really need? I hear ya…counting calories sucks, and it’s bullshit. And it’s only for girls, girls with eating problems and disorders…well, that- and fat people trying to lose some weight. For now, we need to do it. This starts off with education. Read labels, visit websites like www.calorieking.com and get an idea of what contains what, in terms of the big 3….fat, carbs, and protein. These end up making the ‘calorie’ content we are going to count. There are also many ways to get an idea of how many calories you need to survive.
What you eat, you need to burn. If it doesn’t burn, it stores. It stores as fat. It’s pretty simple.
It sucks, but it is science and it is a good way to get an idea of what you’ve been doing for a while now. This site embedded HERE has a CALORIE CALCULATOR. Many will differ, but this one seems to be pretty accurate. Not only will you count calories, you will record them along with the foods you eat and the times…continue below.
2. KEEP TRACK: There is a ton of studies that show the success rates sky rockets when individuals actually WRITE down what they eat thru out the day. No…not ‘remember it and log it later’ on your computer. As soon as you have eaten it, you WRITE IT DOWN. Track it for at least 3 weeks to a month. Track everything, from water to cheat meals. Among many other benefits, this will make you ‘think about writing it down’ before you even eat it. There are many paid sites which have pretty good software programs designed to make this easy for you…but a good ol’ notebook and pen works the same. If you want to go hi-tech, transfer it to an excel spreadsheet once you get on your PC. Whatever. Just get it done.
It's not the notebook that needs to be in good shape.
3. VARIETY IS CRUCIAL: This goes for everything. Hold on, before you start bitching ‘Mike, you said keep it simple…stick to the basics, etc” let me explain; You WILL NOT eat the same foods everyday for very long, so it’s not sustainable over a long period of time. Yes, it’ll work to get your ass (maybe fat ass) started- but you won’t stick to it. Try a shit ton of different vegetables, try picking by colors. Not only does it keep variety, it also allows you to get as many ‘phyto-good things’ (made up word of course) from our non meaty friends.
God made a gang of plants.
Try many different veggies, and fruits- but I suggest you stick to lean meats and good quality bread and grains if you choose to continue to eat them. Meaning, don’t use white flour and white rice as part of your variety…and raisin bread, bagels, and white toast isn’t variety either. That’s called a recipe for a trip to fatville.
Ok. Sorry, that was pretty rude.
4. PLAN YOUR FOOD: Listen, if it’s too much trouble…than just find comfort in the spare tire around your gut. Personally, mine is PISSING ME OFF! So, let’s just shake that excuse right this moment. I don’t have time, it’s too much trouble…oh well then, keep hitting the drive thrus and enjoy your size 44 waist. Sorry, just another self served rant.
Plan your meals, you’ll soon see how much food you really DON’T NEED. We eat way too much for our bodies and digestive tract to handle. Try doing it for 3 days in advance. ‘I can’t, I have lunch meetings all the time.’ Ok, be a fat corporate weakling then…who cares? The scale, my pants, and the mirror have all let me have it lately…and it hasn’t been good. “Mike, you chose to eat that shit, not us. Now look at us, we have built in hip pads just in time for football season. Nice work, fatty.”
Plan on eating plenty of these, or fail.
5. EAT MORE, EARLIER: Eat breakfast, dummy! OK, that was rude…and could technically be bad advice…but since we’re just sticking to Phase I suggestions for today; eating a heavier breakfast is a good idea. The old saying rings true, breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, and dinner like a pauper. And yeah…also, especially for the ones looking to fine tune their physique…after lunch, sleep a while- after dinner, walk a mile.
Enough with the cliches and wise quotes…just start eating LESS as the day progresses. Genius…
No matter the time, AVOID this.
There you have it, folks…pretty simple, pretty basic, and over looked by way too many people.
Be on the look out for our next Phase I post…we will discuss a couple days worth of meals and take a quick shopping trip for the basics.
I am not very happy with our current condition, it’s time to step it up and make a change!
-Mike.
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For keeping track of food and counting calories, FitDay.com (or the downloadable version of it) can be very useful.
Good stuff. Ive also heard of dailyplate.com. I cant vouch for either one tho.
Mike.
My go-to method of keeping track of what I eat is a voice recorder. It’s especially handy if you have to eat in the car. At the end of the night, I transcribe the voice notes into a food log. Many cell phones will have a built in voice recorder so often there is no need to carry an extra device around.
Hey Vic,
I agree! I have one on my phone too…im sure most people do these days.
As you know, it comes down to people actually making the EFFORT..voice recorder, note pad, video camera, your trainer following you around..whatever. The point is; you need to do it!
Thanks for stopping by, Vic! Hope everything is well and youre cracking a bunch of cases!
-Mike.