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Tyler:
One of the biggest problems that I had with losing weight was that my wife and I are always on the go.  Because of this, it was hard to make sure that I had something healthy to eat when I only had a couple of min to prepare it and eat it.

Here are a couple of things that I do now:

Smoothies!

I make a lot of smoothies and usually have one sitting in the fridge so I can grab it and go.

My favorite smoothie consists of
1 cup lowfat/nonfat milk
2 tablespoons of nonfat/lowfat vanilla yogurt (or plain for less sugar)
3/4 cup of quick oats (instant oatmeal) - I like it raw, but you can nuke it in the microwave.  Make sure you DON'T use the flavored oatmeal.
2 scoops (1 serving) of chocolate whey protein
2 teaspoons of peanut butter
1 handful of ice cubes (6 to 8 cubes)

This makes 2 8oz servings of the smoothie.   I have one in the morning and then keep the second serving in the fridge to have after my evening workout.

You can also substitute the chocolate protein for vanilla and the peanut butter for fresh or frozen fruit.

PB & F sandwich
This is just two pieces of Whole Wheat or Whole Grain bread, lather on some Peanut Butter and put some fruit on top.  I like to use black berries, razzberies, apples, or strawberries.  It's like PB&J without the sugar.

This is great if you top it off with a glass of milk!

Yogurt Shake and Almonds

If I can't make it home, I'll usually stop at the grocery store and buy a lowfat yogurt shake/smoothie (I try to find one that is also low on sugar) and a small bag of whole raw almonds.   Eat a handful, about 10 to 15 almonds and wash it down with the shake.  It will satisfy your hunger for a couple of hours and tastes yummy!

These are all ideas I got out of the Abs Diet book I read.

ChadinSO:

Nice ideas brah, I love fitness.  I plan on gaining 20 pounds of muscle before March 31st.   I started a contest at work for better fitness.  A FRIENDLY contest, for all coworkers to improve and be postive.

Chad

PigPen:
that PB&F sounds wicked tasty

I had PB&J for lunch today...usually three sandwiches will hold me, but I was still hungry. Guess I'll make four tomorrow for lunch.

Tyler:

--- Quote from: PigPen on January 08, 2007, 06:06:09 PM ---that PB&F sounds wicked tasty

I had PB&J for lunch today...usually three sandwiches will hold me, but I was still hungry. Guess I'll make four tomorrow for lunch.

--- End quote ---

Yeah, they are yummy!  You can also sweeten them up by adding a bit of honey.

PBurke:
i had a piece of king cake( MARDI GRAS season ) for lunch. and jambalaya for dinner. cajuns eat too much unhealthy stuff. gotta go to the other office for a week though. maybe i can start doing something healthy there.

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