After years of "dieting" I have realized the best way to keep the weight off is not to restict yourself, but rather modify your foods into healthier options.
To do this I am now changing my favourite meals into healthier options. This weekend, I drank white wine with Perrier to limit the calories, and I choose a 1/4 mango sorbet and fruit, over ice cream and brownies.
I ask you... what do you do to make your meals healthier?
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Define "healthier" first. It sounds like your definition is just "less calories". That's pretty easy then. Lean meat, fruits, veggies, and some moderate amount of fat from sat, mono and poly in roughly thirds of each. Some of the mono should be fish oil. There you go.
ReplyWhy the super-emphasis on "lean meats"? Our ancestors ate the whole animal including fatty organ meats. Really I'm curious.
ReplyThe OP was obviously equating healthier with less calories. Lean meat contains fewer calories.
Replyour ancestors expected life-span was 30 too.....40 if they were lucky.
Reply"Healthier" does not necessarily mean less calories... adding veggies to your pasta sauce, switching from pop to milk... "Healthier" could mean a variety of things. Answer based on what you have done recently.
ReplyI cut out the carbs and vegetable oils. No trans-fats, no fried foods. Lots of protein and healthy fats. Can't really go wrong there.
Replyif you eat too many calories you can most certainly go wrong there.
ReplyThe best way to "diet" is to not diet at all. Make a healthy eating plan a way of life.
I base my meals around natural cuts of meat (approx 1-1.5 grams protein/lbs bodyweight), fresh veggies & fruits. Supplement with plenty of fish oil and also have a moderate amount of starchy carbs around workouts. I set total calories to around 14x my body-weight (roughly). This outline has worked wonders for me. Even as I'm approaching 10%, I continue to see my body being transformed.
ReplyTo eat well you also need to think in terms of adding foods in, not just removing or modifying.
ReplyAdd in water as your main drink and add in fruit and vegetables in your meals and snacks.
Who cares what our ancestors did? They hunted their prey for twelve or more hours a day! Think 10,000 calories burned. We shouldn't eat the same way they do.
ReplyCorey, Paleo diet has its good points and I think they could be a decent guideline for the average person who just wants to eat healthy and lose some weight. However, like all lines of thought, the Paleo stuff is often taken to ridiculous, cult-like extremes by some. The funny thing is that they don't even realize just how highly speculative the "science" behind Paleo is. Getting in your SUV to get your paper-bag full of whole, organic, grassfed meats, fruits and veggies is far from being "Paleo". Let's just call it what it is... eating natural, unprocessed meals based on meats, fruits & veggies.
ReplyTony, I like your take on paleo re "Let's just call it what it is..."
ReplyMy way of eating healthier is to increase fiber and reduce starch. I've found that starch is my biggest problem so cutting that and adding fresh vegetables and fruit seems to help a lot.
ReplyOatmeal in my breakfast because my body needs fiber. Vegetables in the afternoon. And I don't eat at night.
ReplyI eat the Zone diet to stay healthy (and lost 100 pounds in the process!). I have eliminated some foods altogether, mostly in the families of grains, sweets, and fatty meats. I'm also careful to add monounsaturated fats to my meals instead of polyunsaturated Omega 6 fats and saturated fats (meaning I use olive oil instead of corn oil, sunflower oil, soy oil, lard, etc). My meals consist of lean proteins (both animal and soy), lots of veggies and fruit, and monounsaturated fats like olive oil, almonds, and avocadoes, to name a few.
ReplyStay away from your salts and peppers, also other spices that you may often find yourself eating when you really do not need to. Try staying away from greasy food, and fried food. None of these will help you in the long run.
ReplyI follow Canada's Food Guide. Healthy, my choices and a good weight loss tool!
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