My wife and I have changed the way we eat for a good while now..A month, which is a lot for us because we're currently very stressed out at work and use food as a crutch. But we've been forcing ourselves to cook every meal and have stuck to lean proteins and veggies, without slipping once. We use fit day and are pretty religious about it all. I've lost about 10 pounds and she's lost 8 so far.. Long way to go!
We're ok with it but i think this is the point we're going to flip out, so we cut our meal plan by 200 calories a day plus upped our working out by 10 extra minutes (only 3x a week) to basically justify one day this week (no, not every week) where we can eat "freely." I put freely in quotes because all you can eat joints won't be allowed.
We're going to start the day off tasty but relatively healthy - egg whites, turkey bacon, and whole wheat waffles.
What do you guys suggest for lunch and dinner?
Also, I'm a little worried that I've personally conditioned myself to not think of food as anything but a life necessity - the things we're eating are so bland that cheating on our diet isn't really that appealing (everything in our fridge and cabinets are healthy ingredients, not tasty convenience foods).. I'm a bit paranoid that tasting yummy, salty, fatty food will have a bigger psychological effect than caloric, kicking us out of our "food for life not enjoyment" mode.
Does that make any sense? Thoughts?
edit: I also quit smoking and drinking, so I'm jonsing a little harder than some
We're ok with it but i think this is the point we're going to flip out, so we cut our meal plan by 200 calories a day plus upped our working out by 10 extra minutes (only 3x a week) to basically justify one day this week (no, not every week) where we can eat "freely." I put freely in quotes because all you can eat joints won't be allowed.
We're going to start the day off tasty but relatively healthy - egg whites, turkey bacon, and whole wheat waffles.
What do you guys suggest for lunch and dinner?
Also, I'm a little worried that I've personally conditioned myself to not think of food as anything but a life necessity - the things we're eating are so bland that cheating on our diet isn't really that appealing (everything in our fridge and cabinets are healthy ingredients, not tasty convenience foods).. I'm a bit paranoid that tasting yummy, salty, fatty food will have a bigger psychological effect than caloric, kicking us out of our "food for life not enjoyment" mode.
Does that make any sense? Thoughts?
edit: I also quit smoking and drinking, so I'm jonsing a little harder than some