Vin's Diet: Vegetarian
Breakfast A: Bowl of Sugary Cereal and Skim Milk
Breakfast B: Bowl of Oatmeal with a spoonful of Brown Sugar, Slice of Whole Wheat Toast,
Glass of Orange Juice
Breakfast C: Granola Bar/Nothing
Lunch: Varies depending on dining hall meal.
Generally some combination of:
Salad: Lettuce, Onions, Italian Dressing, Green Peppers, Tofu cubes, carrots, hot sauce, red pepper
flakes
Pasta with Marinara SauceSandwich/panini: 2 Slices of Whole Wheat/Multigrain Toast, Lettuce, Tomato, Pickles, Onions,
Hummus, Hot Peppers, and possibly a slice of some sort of cheese
Dinner: Varies but usually has a serving of Pasta and a Slice of Whole Wheat Toast in there
Aight, aight, aight.
Let's start over. This is MY domain, this whole eating/dieting thing. Sure, Vinit's got his vegetarian stuff but let's face it: he's skinny. You know what they say: never trust a skinny chef (you can trust Vin though, he's a pretty good cook). The point is that I've had the full-on fat experience and I've lost weight (somewhat successfully), so I can give you some tips as well as what has worked for me in the past.
*DISCLAIMERS*
- REMEMBER: everyone is different. There is no panacea for weight loss. Each person loses weight differently, has different calorie goals, and needs their own special attention. All the tips and tricks I discuss here are things that work for me, personally. They are only suggestions.
- I'M NOT A DOCTOR, or a nutritionist, or anyone certified to give practical dieting advice. I'm a nineteen-year-old undergraduate student whose read tons of papers, articles, and essays on the subject. That being said, take everything here with a grain of salt.
- IT TAKES WORK to lose weight. It's not easy. You have to be disciplined, hard-working, and attentive. Diet is a large part of successful weight loss, but it's nothing without the whole exercise part. Stay active, and hit the weights.
I think that's about everything I wanted to say, so let's get started...
- Figure out what's wrong. Are you overweight, underweight, flabby, fat, skinny, or an extraterrestrial? The first step is always identifying the problem. Analyze your eating habits, figure out your basal metabolic rate (BMR, more on this later), and keep track of the calories you consume daily.
- KEEPING TRACK OF CALORIES. I cannot stress how important this is. To me, it's become second nature. I've kept track of calories for so long that I can accurately estimate the calories within almost any food, no matter the cooking method or where it came from. A great tool for this: www.thedailyplate.org. I love that site. It's easy, free, and simple. Based on your weight, activity level, and weight loss goals, it will tell you your recommended calorie intake. From there, just start typing out what you last shoved into your mouth and it will offer several suggestions out of a wide variety of foods in its database.
- That's all I got for now... more to come...
