some say it's all about the numbers...it's a numbers game - you have to burn more calories than you take in. well i disagree...speaking from first-hand experience, this is not necessarily true.
for a few months, i went on a vegetable hiatus. i decided not to eat them and fill in my hungry places with more protein or fruit or grains or whatever. i'd think to myself, instead of eating 16oz of squash, i will have an extra piece of bread...it's only 80 calories! it all works out - 80 cals of bread instead of 80 cals of squash.
well guess what happened? i gained weight! foods from different food groups process differently in your body and so it doesn't work to replace foods like that. your food plan needs to be balanced.
this is what i ate today:
breakfast
protein: 2 large eggs (3oz), 1/2 cup milk (1oz)
grain: 1/2 english muffin (ezekial bread - flourless)
fruit: banana
fat: skipped it because the egg yolks have fat
lunch
protein: 2.5oz swiss cheese
grain: 1/2 english muffin
vegetables: 16oz roasted butternut squash
fat: skipped it because the cheese has fat
dinner
protein: 5oz chicken
grain: 1 cup whole wheat cous-cous (equivalent of 2 grains because i trained tonight)
vegetables: 1 cup mushrooms and onions
fat: olive oil for making the cous-cous and mushrooms & onions
i think that's pretty damn good if you ask me. how do i eat all that and still maintain my weight? because it's balanced, i don't skip meals, and i'm not eating too much of one food group. for example, if i didn't eat all that squash, i would have needed to fill it in with something else to stave off hunger. perhaps i could have eaten some triscuits or some cottage cheese with fruit or nuts and raisins...but all those items fall into other food groups that i already ate enough of today. so it doesn't work.
you gotta eat your veggies. i believe it is the key to being able to eat the appropriate amount of foods from other food groups (less than what you'd like!) and still feel satisfied and satiated. :)
happy eating! xo
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