Postby LadyMaverick » Fri Oct 14, 2022 12:00 pm
Where there is a will...there is a way.
I didn't like the feeling of being left out, so I kept searching for a way to do similar eating plans like several of my DFriends are doing (and having such success!).
I might have found my solution. I found an online group called 5&1 Real Food. Today is day #3 of testing it. The group has massive amounts of free documentation for real food to eat in the correct portions. They also have prepackage recommendations in the recommended portion sizes for when you don't have access to real food.
Similar parts of the different plans that DFriends and I am doing =
** eating 5-6 times a day.
** 5 times a day the recommended amount to eat is 115 calories, <15 carbs, <5 fat grams, 10-15 protein grams. This sounded hard to me at first but once I started pairing my real food together to match the macros, then it started making sense.
** 1 time a day eating a bigger amount - under 400 calories, >25g protein,<25g carbs, <15g fat
** Using the Eatwise app. It is a free app that does one thing - it reminds you to eat every 2-3 hours (you set it to the amount of time you want).
Difference in our plans -
** EASY - They do prepackaged foods 5 times a day. I want to mostly eat real food.
** COST - their plan is around $3 for each pre-packaged item. I haven't figured out the cost for real food but I'm guessing it is around $1. For example my first time eating today I ate plain Greek yogurt & blueberries. My second time eating it was hardboiled egg & sauteed squash.
** TIME - I spend more time preparing real food instead of just grabbing a prepackage bar/shake/bag. I tend to prepare several at the same time, so the time isn't such a big commitment.
** COACH -Their plan comes with a coach to check on you frequently. I'm okay not having that because I like researching, tracking, documenting everything myself.
** CALORIES - They stay within 800-1000 calories a day. I prefer to eat more if needed and don't want to feel bad if I'm eating around 1200 calories.
ANYway, I'm not feeling left out anymore and feel like one of the cool kids to be doing a similar eating plan. (Even though I'm not cool....or a kid)
1. Know what you want.
2. Go after it relentlessly.