Okay, I am working on writing a new "diet". For me, it shouldn't be too difficult, because I wrote it for myself and it includes all of my favorite foods. I am going to share it on here just in case anyone is interested!
This is a minimal-counting diet. This is a diet that will focus on listening to my hunger signals more than counting calories, which is something tht I really want to work on! It's a mix of all of the best dieting approaches that I have used to lose 70 pounds.
There are a few "rules" to follow. There are 5 categories in this plan- Healthy Foods, Not as healthy, Healthy fats, Special Snacks, and Everything Else.
With "Healthy" and "Not as Healthy", I may eat anything from the lists as needed, to satisfaction. In other words, there is no calorie limit, just "eat to satisfaction" on these foods.
Healthy any and all vegetables any and all fruits any and all whole grains any and all beans/lentils tofu seitan tempeh textured vegetable protein any light or unsweetened dairy-free milk whole grain/ whole wheat pasta whole grain bread salsa air-popped popcorn
Not as healthy sugar free syrup calorie-free drinks sugar free gum Boca burgers any processed fake meat (no sauce!) light bread Wasa crackers most condiments Lara Bars vegan "cheese" pickles, unsweetened
Healthy fats, daily amounts listed peanut butter, 1 heaping tablespoon olive oil, 2 teaspoons
Special Snacks, up to 1 per day Luna Bars OR Cliff Bars non-dairy yogurt serving of dried fruit 100% fruit juice
Everything Else...? Eat up to 1000 calories per week of anything not on this list. Choose 1 day per week that you eat intuitively, ignoring ALL rules on this list and eating whatever you wish but only TO SATISFACTION. Exercise 6 days per week, 40-60 minutes per day.
Keep in mind that this is a new plan, and an experiment, so I will be adding and subtracting foods from the lists as I go along. Also, I will be adjusting the Everything Else calorie amount as needed, too. I chose 1000 calories to start, but I may be able to increase that or may have to reduce it.
I'm not going to update my official FS Diet (Healthy-ish Vegan Eating) yet, because I still feel as if this new plan fits into that nicely.
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1086 kcal
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Fat: 37.93g | Prot: 36.94g | Carbs: 160.42g.
Breakfast: JIF natural creamy, Kroger sugar free syrup, Quaker old fashioned oatmeal. Lunch: shredded carrots, extra virgin olive oil, hunts tomato celery, spinach, black beans. Snacks/Other: so delicious coconut yogurt, clif crunch bar. more...
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2118 kcal
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Exercise:
stationary biking - 45 minutes, Resting - 15 hours and 15 minutes, Sleeping - 8 hours. more...
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