The two biggest changes you can make for dieting / calorie control are calorie tracking & meal prep.
Use something like MyFitnessPal and literally track everything that goes in your mouth. It quickly becomes second nature and very quick. Not only will this let you make sure you stay at your goal but more important it will let you see where you’re getting additional calories that you can cut out really easily.
Then meal prep makes sure you stick to the plan. I tend to make lunches on Sun & Wed nights in one go so they are there and ready. Much quicker when you’re making 2 or 3 at a time rather than individually. Means shoving a few chicken breaths in the over and prepping a simple salad is quick and easy.
Eating raw veg is probably a step too far for me. Great for fibre and nutrients I imagine, but then will taste like shite and be soul destroying imo!!
Calorie control and sugar control is something that I have been following since 2013. I have removed white sugar from my diet altogether. And no artificial sweetners as well. I use jaggery and palm sugar instead. And no aerated drinks and none of the deep fried items. For me, the major problem is the cooking time. I cook for 2 days. Sunday night,Tuesday night, Thursday night. And Saturday we usually go out. So I have that part covered.
But the apps you mentioned seem to have what I am looking for. I want to segregate my diet into colours of food. For me, I should see 4-5 colours everytime I cook. So I end up losing a lot of time. So wanted to give it a shot, with raw veggies, but with an ability to track what I eat.
This 100% works. I have done this past three summers and end up losing 2-3 kilos a month.
Basically from what I understand exercise will help you have a good body shape and is great for your health but won't help you lose weight by itself.
Losing weight is just about making sure you eat less calories than you burn. If you eat just a plain vegetables for lunch that is almost 0 calories for a meal and you still feel full. As long as your other two meals are not too big and unhealthy you should lose weight.
I usually eat boiled eggs and toast or Oatmeal for breakfast.
Salad for lunch.
Mix up the dinner a bit to ensure I get good nutrition but still try to keep it healthy.
There are few apps that can help you keep track of calories you eat and set goals for you. MyFitnesspal is the one I have used.
MyFitnesspal is what Craig also recommended and I will give it a shot.
The bolded region is what my colleague suggested. And he lost 7 kilos a month. I am not aiming for 7 kilos a month. I think 10-12 kilos in 3 months is a realistic target. Dont you think?
Onion, capsicum, carrot, sweet corn, leafy stuff etc ok. But what about cauliflower, broccoli, asparagus, kale etc? Do they also help?
