Tired of same plain chicken breast.HELP

[Sassy69]

This is one of the hurdles you have to overcome if you are going to go "hardcore".... the realization "Eat to live, not live to eat". It sucks. I'm good for about 6 weeks eating the same stuff every day - no problem. Then sometimes I just can't take it but nothing else looks good either. Then its time to go get some filet mignon and lobster tail. I never appreciated the taste of steak as much as I do now.

I also had to pass through these periods of denial -- you spend a lot of time trying to cook up "healthy" dinners, grilled chicken, different marinades, different vegies, cooked different ways, a variety of brown rice w/ vegies, etc. At this point if it takes more than 3 minutes to microwave and I'm out of grilled chicken, its down to either a can of tuna w/ some mustard in it (hate mayo, hate tuna) or egg whites w/ broccoli in it. I precut my 3 oz of sweet potatoe & nuke it at work, just put some pepper on. I can whip up a cup of brown rice in 7 minutes in the microwave. For pre-comp I even got down to boiling chicken breasts and eating them w/ flax oil poured over. Yum. NOT.

Sometimes I'll spoil myself and do a grilled swordfish (not politically correct either :-( ) or some hog snapper (a spear fisherman's delicacy). But otherwise its tilapia or orange roughy on the George Foreman w/ lemon juice and some paprika. I'm definitely A LOW MAINTENANCE CHICK!

The only bad thing about eating REALLY CLEAN "for fuel" is that sometimes you just can't take it any more and it seems a lot easier to have a binge session at those times -- and I've brought binging to a new level.... (I'm not proud to say....)

Anyway -- this subject is one of the hardest parts of pursuing bb / fitness & competition. Really changes your view of food. And often other people's view of you... (E.g. "Eating AGAIN?" "Yea, Meal #3!" or "What the hell is THAT??" " What? You don't like tuna w/ mustard???")

 

[FitFossil]

Why is this a cheat meal? I'm not sure what type of meal plan esteveze follows but this might fall into a 40/30/30.
kel

I was asking the same question. I do agree with ditching the cheese and the pickle (or saving those for cheat days). Cheese is high fat/calorie and pickle lots of sugar or salt. But unless Esteveze is in serious cutting mode as for a contest, her meal sounds healthy to me.

I'm not sure what kind of bread a "wrap" is, but if it's like pita and whole wheat it should be ok. You have to be careful with tortillias - some types can have high fat - check the label. Personally, I might pass on the bread and opt for a low glycemic complex carb.

 

[esteveze]

I am not in any type od diet..I just try to eat clean. I need to loose 25 lbs. Besides diet I also do 40min cardio and weight trainning.
I am just starting...being doing this for few weeks now.
About the "bread type" its called whole wheat tortilla...

 

[OTCbooty]

I think you're doing alright esteveze. I feel it IS important to enjoy your food, just don't forget WHY you really eat it. My advice to you would be to learn what the ideal, perfect diet would be, and make as many changes to your diet--one at a time--that you can be happy with on a day to day basis. Recognize that the saturated fats in cheese are not the best choice, and look for ways to substitute unsaturated fats for them. When that becomes second nature, think about minimizing prepared and processed foods like breads, tortillas, soups...Then tackle the next area that needs work. If you eat in a way you can live with and maintain, and you'll never have to lose those pounds again

 

[rez]

hey phem...

how is your cutting diet going?

 

[esteveze]

OH my goodness....
Today I went down to the cafeteria and asked the gay on the sandwich station , that I wanted to see the nutrition facts for the tortillas wraps. Oh lord..I almos fainted....Calories 320, total fat 10g....
This is just the tortilla wrap alone...
Uoooo...
Also ..just to let you know. Yesterday I did not eat that sandwich that I was craving so much..instead I eat Grill checken breast with roasted potatoes and tomatoes..