How my diet has changed
- By Lora
- 28 February, 2013
- 12 Comments
OK, so I’ve been yapping up a storm about my trip to the nutritionist and my diet and blah blah blah. But I thought I’d give you a breakdown of how much my diet has changed. And what I’m thinking about it all.
My before diet:
6 a.m. – Wake up, maybe have a drink of water and head out the door for a run
8 a.m. – Breakfast! Usually a piece of toast with peanut butter and CLICK Espresso Protein Powder with Silk Almondmilk and water
1 p.m. or 2 p.m. (depending on work schedule) – Lunch, which is leftovers from the night before. No leftovers? Peanut butter sandwich with animal crackers on the side
8:30 p.m. – Dinner… usually something with a starch, protein and vegetable. Like stir fry and rice. Or pork chops with potatoes and green beans (last night’s dinner, hehe)
Um yeah, so looking at that it looks awful for several reasons. The particular red flags that my nutritionist saw:
- Too much time between meals… 6 or 7 hours between lunch and dinner?! Totally messes up my body
- Along with that, no snacking… which is so important for athletes to keep the hunger at bay (I was usually coming home with a crazy bad headache and feeling exhausted)
- Not enough fruits!
- Not enough vegetables!
So now I’ve been working on transforming my diet. I am not a week into it and I am feeling 100% better and don’t get that headachey feeling after work. I still struggle with being able to eat my lunch around 12:30 or 1 (I do not know why people are obsessed with scheduling lunch meetings?) and fitting in my last snack of the day.
Anyways, here is what my diet looks like now:
6 a.m. – Wake up, grab some granola and munch on it while stretching and drink a few gulps of water
8 a.m. – Breakfast, piece of toast with peanut butter and an orange
10:30 a.m. – Morning snack! 1 cup of berries with Greek yogurt
12:30 p.m. – Lunch! Usually leftovers. My go-to sandwich is now turkey on whole wheat with low-fat cheese and tons of vegetables. With an apple on the side
4:30 p.m. – Afternoon snack! Hummus with one cup of veggies. I absolutely love hummus. So good!
8:30 p.m. – Dinner! Pretty much the same what we ate before
10:30 p.m. – Last snack of the day! A good one is 15 grapes + low-fat string cheese
So as you can see, food is always on my brain. Like 89% of the time. But it makes such a difference! One week in, I haven’t seen a big physical difference but I’m excited to see how it impacts my body shape overall. After all, if you can believe it, this is a diet that is below my calorie limit and should augment weight loss.
And I shouldn’t call it a diet, because it’s more of a lifestyle change.
I feel like diet is synonymous with restricting yourself… and this isn’t the case. I am indulging in more healthy foods than ever and it feels so great. Of course, I still sneak an occasional Mountain Dew but I find that my cravings aren’t as crazy as they used to be. Same with candy. My coworker has a huge jar of M&Ms and even though I don’t even like chocolate, I would find myself snacking on them. Um OK?
P.S. Speaking of snacking, don’t forget to enter my giveaway for some good snack foods!
Do you go 4 hours + without eating? (big no no from the nutritionist!)
What’s the biggest {unhealthy} thing you crave when you eat healthy?
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Your eating pattern looks much better now. Great job! How many calories is that approximately? I usually don’t go more than 4 hours with at least a small snack. Hummus is my favorite snack. I eat hummus everyday. The biggest unhealthy thing I crave would probably be chocolate…I love chocolate. It doesn’t help that we still have Valentine’s Day Hershey kisses in our kitchen.
It equals out to about 1900 calories… so I'm on track to lose a few pounds (I should be eating about 2400 calories a day to maintain).
Yeah I can't believe it took me so long to try hummus! It's sooo tasty!
My eating schedule looks about the same as your new one, aside from the night time snack! I tend to get crabby and headaches if I go too long without eating. I sometimes feel I may be eating too much, but my weight as stayed about where I want it so I figured it must be okay! The biggest change I would need to make would be my 4:30 snack.. I usually munch on whatever my preschool students are having for a snack (which is some sort of crackers… I need to pack more veggies). I also have a really bad sweet tooth so I’m working on that..
Working on the sweet tooth is always a challenge!
I get really crabby too without my food hahah
Hmmm. I think I need to change things up for sure! I typically eat lunch around noon and then nothing else until dinner which is around 6. Same with morning, I wake up at 5 to go to the gym, eat breakfast about 8:30 or 9 and then nothing until lunch. Thanks for the ideas
Hope it helps! By the way, my nutritionist would be very upset with you!
She said no more than 4 hours between meals/snacks…
Wow I am in AWE that you used to run without food…I would have been on the side of the road! I am glad that your shift in diet is treating you well
Ha! Let's just call it stupidity…
End of day before dinner is always a tough time…like tonight I left work and went to the gym…was hungry and probably could’ve made it until dinner, but was glad I ate a Pure Bar on the way to the gym. Good workout and no crash!
On average I probably eat about every 4 hours.
Sounds like you got it down! I'm the same way though, the worst at eating right before dinner… it's just soo tempting and usually I'm quite hungry!
I love this! I’m a big fan of eating small snacks throughout the day. It’s amazing what nutritional foods can do for a person (and what the less-healthy ones can do too!) I’m finally learning that it’s okay to indulge but that I really need to take care of myself (nutritionally) especially when working out a lot. Right now I’m trying to drink more water because I’ve been slacking…but I know my body REALLY needs it!
I love that you’re showing your diet pre-nutritionist and comparing it to how you’re eating now. Instead of just listing the information, it really illustrates the differences and how to apply the info in real life. Makes it easier for people to understand, in my opinion
Love it!
Thanks, girl! I agree — drinking water can be a challenge. I used to be a lot better at it!