I am eating tuna fish and peas right now, stirred together in an ordinary plastic bowl that was warmed in the microwave. Both came from a can in our pantry, from the organic section at the grocer's. Exciting, right? Of course it is!
Why?
First, we are going to explain EFFECTIVE nutrition and on a budget. Eating fresh can be expensive, so I advise to grow your veggies in the backyard or even inside, whichever suits you. Don't know how? Learn. Change your attitude so you can succeed in weight-loss. The moment you start to think you need to complicate the process by purchasing weird things you have never eaten before will cause you to relapse, so don't buy it, or grow it. Stick with what you know and like. It is key for success. This is effective nutrition, not Frilly Tilly Weight-loss Program.
You cannot do yourself a better lifestyle change by dropping the high carbohydrate items, meaning all bread and pasta, including whole grain products, while increasing protein. Fast-carbohydrates mask your hunger for nutrients and if you're not eating every 3-5 hours depending on activity, you are wrong. (Don't worry because six days you eat right and the seventh day I am giving you free range on what you want to devour, continuously, not just one week either people!) This is why:
An entire can of tuna fish in water, not oil, has:
2 servings = combined total of 120 calories, plus
23g of protein, plus
1g of fat, and most importantly
NO carbohydrates.
I will tackle sodium later because I want to focus on the protein content of this item. Protein is essential due to the fact your body consumes protein well before fat. If you deprive yourself of the magnificent nutrient, your body will consume the protein presently in the muscle. So, ladies quit starving yourself by skipping meals thinking you are losing weight. Your losing muscle and keeping your fat. The metabolic fluctuations get so inconsistent that you're causing yourself to maintain the weight you have or worse, gain in areas you never thought possible plus be flabby. That looks great and all, but there is a better way to tackle weight sustainability and fat loss. Mind you, I am not talking about exercise right now.
The calorie content is low enough that you can devour tuna fish along with other items. It is also a nutrient dense food giving what your body is begging for. The low-carbohydrates, or slow-carbohydrates, content of this item is beneficial because you are not going to maintain heaviness compared to the grain and bread category. Understand you are unconsciously causing yourself to be sluggish and tired at the end of the day because you are eating fast-carbohydrates in breads, pastas, rice, etc... Whole grain or not. Do not touch it.
Protein fullness dissipates in the body quickly as the energy is being use correctly, which is why you are hungry sooner. Not a bad thing, so eat, eat, eat. (The right foods, of course.)
What are the right proteins to be eating?
Legumes, canned and all sorts (rinse them off in strainer before eating or cooking, to prevent flatulence)
Examples are: Re-Fried Beans (watch Sodium = Bloating)
Kidney Beans
Black Beans
Lean Meat, Seafood
Tuna and Chicken, (In to-go pouches are handy)
Eggs, Fat Free Cottage Cheese (they have travel sizes)
Nuts, Nut Butters (I love Almond Butter)
Almond Milk
So, what are the proteins not to eat? The goal is to stay away from anything WHITE.
Dairy Products
Examples are: Milk, of any kind
Yogurt
Cheeses, of any color (With fat-free cottage cheese exception)
Anything processed and enhanced with protein
Are you concerned about the discontinue of milk? If you are truly serious and want a change in your current nutrition, health, beauty, energy level, then taking out the dairy is going to make you feel better. Not only that, if you have acne, it will help clear the skin. Dairy has artificial hormones interfering your biophysiological makeup. Your hormones do one thing and the interference of artificial hormones are disrupting your natural processes. Stop the madness!
The only other topic I need to cover before we head into fiber and vegetables is water, preferably purified water. You need to drink a lot, more like a gallon of water a day, I don't care if you reached eight glasses and it is noon. Keep drinking water because headaches are caused by one of two things most of the time and they are:
1) Not drinking enough water
2) Not eating enough (of the correct foods)
For breakfast, eat within one hour of waking, if not, you will not succeed effectively. I want you to succeed so breakfast needs to look like lunch, check this out:
Caveman Breakfast Omelet
(Use a small amount of real butter, no salt added, to cook with otherwise use unrefined cold-pressed oils)
2-5 Organic Eggs, depending on male or female and hunger
Legumes, any kind
Peppers
Onions
Spinach
Tomatoes
Eat until you are rolling on the floor stuffed because you will be hungry really quick thereafter, save some if overly stuffed for when hunger hits. When hunger hits, it is on, nothing can get in your way to eat so watch out. Have fresh veggies and nuts available for snacking and a lot of water!
Each feeding needs to consists of at least 20g of protein. Do it for one week and you will see instant results.
Stay tuned, more to come - JLO
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