Diet Tip for the Day - Variety in Meals

Alot of the success depends on how you apply the principles. 

So, we know that beef has more fat than chicken.  If you eat alot of beef, you are taking in more fat.  We also know fish is very lean.  If you have more fish and chicken in your diet you will have a leaner diet and I can tell you if you really want to loose weight increase the amount of fish in your diet.  There are all kinds of good fish. Salmon, talapia, catfish, bass, etc.  A good night time meal is this :

1. Serving of Salmon

2. 1/2 of a sweet potato (small to medium)

3. Vegetable such as broccoli, carrots, green beans, cucumber etc.

If you want to go super, super lean, cut out the sweet potato but there are really not that many calories in a sweet potato. 

Or, another option is to have :

1. A piece of fish (your choice) BROILED or baked chicken.  I recommend about 1/3 to 1/2 of a pound of fish.  1/2 of a pound is a lot.  It all depends on your hunger level, how active you are throughout the day, and your level of fitness if any. 

2. a small bowl of Diet Soup such as vegetable soup

This will be a low carbohydrate meal with some carbs in the soup ( such as potatoes ) Remember, you have to have carbohydrates because your body needs sugar.  The key is to have lower carbohydrates later in the day. 

Portion control on your side options such as the potato and the soups will be key.  You can eat tons of vegetables which will be low in calories but the carbohydrate or soup side is the one you will want to watch the portion amount.  If you need a whole potato to start, go for it.  You can always taper off to 3/4 then to 1/2 as is necessary.  Remember, you have to do what works for you!  If you need some more energy because you did alot of activity during the day, have a little more or a larger portion. 

My recommendation is : Do this meal 2-3 times a week to avoid burnout!