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Originally Posted by beach_plums
I struggled with the food when I started, and again a few months in it. A lot of people offered up great advice, here's a summary of it with my own additions...
Alot of people seem to follow TNT. Others are eating clean (look at Tocsa Reno's books-her story is really inspirational and recipes are really good). I started eating clean about a month ago and have had so much more energy and considerably less cravings.
Plan your meals! If you're away from home often, pack lunch and snacks. Remember that you can plan treats into your meal plan as well. I know Easter was tricky for me. But, when I planned a treat, I was happy and didn't over do it.
Macro-wise, play around with it and find what works for you. I think the book recommends 40/30/30 with the 40 being carbs (anyone? feel free to correct me on this one), I'm better off with 35/35/30 with the 30 being the carbs, and only discovered that by trying different combos.
You might also try logging your food--fitday is great for this. Some people swear by it; I personally can't do it.
If you're not having a post-workout shake, add one in. This should count as a meal, and should just about bump you up to your workout day calories vs. non-workout days.
And, my personal favorite...Eat, eat eat! If you don't eat enough, you're not going to have the energy to make it through these workouts. At least not at the level that you should be working at.
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I usually do plan my meals, mostly because I find it's cheaper that way. I always pack my lunch and snacks for work. Right now I eat 3 meals a day, one snack, I always have a PWS as well. My thoughts on food are, I know what's good and what's unhealthy. But as far as reaching goals of getting a leaner body in addition to these workouts, the combinations of protein, fat and carbs is my main issue. I tend to overthink things, and I often worry I'm eating the wrong way. Here's just an example of my average day:
breakfast - oatmeal (oats, pb, banana) cup of tea
lunch - pita sandwich w/ lettuce, turkey and a side of one of other vegetable, something sweet like a granola bar
snack - yogurt
I usually go to the gym after work, but I'd love to be able to do it in the mornings.
PWOS (water and pp)
Dinner- a white meat of some sort with at least two vegetables, toast, maybe another cup of tea or some cereal later if I'm still hungry, which I usually am.
I shoot for 64 oz of water a day.
(I'm beginning too think I overdo it on the carbs)
I do feel fueled enough to get through the workouts so far. I dont know if I could possibly eat less though...