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« on: February 01, 2012, 04:13:42 PM »
hey im finding it difficult to stick to a healthy diet ,im in school so its not that easy to get the 5-7 meals a day
can any one tell me if they have had this problem and what they did and how to avoid temptation from unhealthy foods ?
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« Reply #1 on: February 01, 2012, 05:00:42 PM »
Since I'm at work for 4 out of my 5 "meals" what I do is take a small snack size ziplock bag with me to work. half way between breakfast and lunch, then lunch and dinner I munch on half a bag of nuts.  pistachios and cashews.  I can easly make up the bags on the weekend.  In fact prepareig your meals ahead of time ie on the weekends and freaze what you can cook at home helps alot also.  Lunch, a good salad can be made the night before and taken to work the next day.  try to plan ahead and around things that would hold you back.  Unhealthy food for me usuly only becomes an option for me when I've failed to plan ahead and I go for a quick way out. 
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    « Reply #2 on: February 01, 2012, 09:06:22 PM »
    Well, for starters, you don't need to eat 5-7 meals per day.  You can have as few as 2 or 3 and reap all the benefits of your workouts/diets.

    As for being in school, this is why I eat protein rich meals in the middle of the day in an attempt to remain satiated until I get back and can cook dinner at night.  Temptation all comes down to willpower, though.  If you have your own place, simply don't keep junk food around.  If you eat in the university cafe etc., just do your best to resist and load up on healthy foods that they undoubtedly offer.
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    « Reply #3 on: February 02, 2012, 01:50:46 PM »
    As a sophomore in High School here is what I eat, Breakfast Usually 3 whole eggs with salsa peppers spinach and mushroom and a Kashai Granola Bar a banana 1-2 cups of 1%milk, Midmorning 2 pieces of Fruit, Lunch a sandwich with 2 pieces of whole wheat bread small amount of meat (2-3 ounces) and a small amount of full fat extra-sharp cheddar cheese (>1oz) with a $%^@ ton of raw or left over cooked veggies. When I get home from school I have 1/4 cup of almonds and 1 cup of milk (or 2 cups if I only had one cup of milk in the morning). Dinner is usually 6 ounces of lean meat a potato (sweet or white) and another crap ton of veggies the trick is loads of fiber and loads of veg, after a while unhealthy food will seem unappetizing
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    « Reply #4 on: February 03, 2012, 08:22:41 AM »
    I would eat a big breakfast that's high protein and fat before you leave for school. It'll keep you full and satisfied without causing an insulin crash after a few hours. Or you might find eating a big meal in the evening leaves you feeling full the next morning, and you eat later. The number of meals is not as important as companies that sell meal bars and shakes want you to think (because it's oooh so easy to just eat a bar or drink a shake they sell for one of those 6 meal AMIRIGHT?)

    You can take a ziplock bag full of "trail mix" with you, pack sandwiches that won't spoil at room temperature, eat a big meal before class and another once you return, plus a big dinner (aka 3 squares a day), or look into something like LeanGains/IF. 5-7 meals a day is one of the biggest lies ever perpetrated on the lifting community. If it works for YOU to control your hunger that way great or to fit in all your calories that's great; it certainly isn't needed to gain muscle mass,loss body fat, or "stoke the metabolic furnace" as so many parrots claim. I'll get off my soap box now.  Cheesy
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