Monday, October 28, 2013

Food Diary Feedback: How do I drop a few more pounds of body fat?


Hi Ariane,
Yesterday's workout was great.  I was feeling really down on Monday because I had to miss all last week due to work and then when you said we were at the half-way point already I was surprised! I'm not even close to where I wanted to be, but I'm feeling back on track with my eating this week and yesterday's workout really energized me. I'm feeling stronger so I wanted to send you my food diary for the week to see what advice you can give me about it to really burn a few more pounds of body fat. 

MONDAY
Breakfast - 12oz homemade protein shake w/ Spirutein powder, raspberries, blueberries, ice and 1/2 cup milk
AM Snack - 1/2 whole wheat english muffin w/one egg white
Lunch - Salad with tuna, avocado, garbanzo beans, blue cheese and 1 tsp olive oil
Dinner - Baked fish, kale, 5 bites macaroni and cheese
Desert - 3 pieces dark chocolate

TUESDAY
Breakfast - 20 oz of same protein shake from monday
Lunch - Baked fish, kale, 5 bites macaroni and cheese
Snack - Baby carrots, 1 tsp peanut butter
Dinner - 1 baked chicken breast, 1 pc. corn on the cob
Desert - 2 pcs dark chocolate

WEDNESDAY
Breakfast - 20 oz of same protein shake from monday
Lunch - Salad with pesto chicken, garbanzo beans, blue cheese, no dressing
Dinner - 1 chicken taco, refried beans
Desert - 2 pcs dark chocolate


Thanks for your feedback, Celine


Celine, 
your food diary looks quite clean, but if you really want to take it to the next level of fat burning then i suggest the following:

  • limit your fruit intake to about 20-30g of carbs per day from fruit or cut it out entirely. fructose leads to fat storage faster than other carbs.
  • cut out all bread for the last week and any starches,  such as mac and cheese and beans. If you have just a few bites, then that's fine to keep in your diet since you are so lean to begin with. 
  • you're doing fine re your fat intake and stick mostly to healthy fats. i'd skip the blue cheese because it's not just high in fat but the moldiness of it isn't great in terms of your digestive health.
  • the 2 pieces of dark chocolate are a good treat. you can keep that if it does the trick of satisfying a sweet cravings. It's high in antioxidants and fiber and helps raise your serotonin levels. 
  • the special k protein shake is not great. you're better off with a whey protein shake - simply mixed with water
  • skip the dairy in your shake. make it with water instead. dairy can cause breakouts and the milk sugar and hormones in milk aren't great for your body. 
You've done well on cutting down on the booze and that will definitely show at the weigh-in. 

See you for the next workout!

Ariane

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