re: Eating to lose weight on the road

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I just use it as a means of consuming less calories overall. Not really concerned with whether I'm "breaking the fast" when I have a coffee or whatever.

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Same- I drink coffee with probably 100 calories of half/half in it, but I don't count that as breaking the fast. I guess I could be stricter, but it's working to the tune of 1-2 lbs/week and I'm ok with that pace.

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skip breakfast. eat some type of salad with a protein and light dressing or oil and vinegar every single day. no snacks besides beef jerkey. sunflower seeds and drink tons of bottled water to fight cravings. if that doesnt work try adderall.

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jeez that’s no way to live dude

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I don’t think it’s a good idea to start off the day consuming 400-500 calories unless you are engaging in some serious exercise.

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WUT? Almost all science says otherwise unless you are trying to fast or something of that nature.

I also think everyone's metabolism is different. If I don't eat in the morning my energy levels plummet about 10am. Now I know plenty of people that don't eat all morning and that's fine. I'm not sure what eating a small breakfast would have to do with the OP's issue about eating on the road though?

I'd probably argue that if he hate a large healthy breakfast and then 2-3 snacks through the day that may be better. Like hummus and vegetables or peanut butter and an apple.

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So you don't intermittent fast

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No, it was a typo, I meant to say 50 cals or less before LUNCH, I can keep it under 50 with a coffee and a green juice. The green juice is celery-heavy, so it has a distinctly savory flavor that satisfies my AM appetite.

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We both know there's no evidence breakfast is incrementally better to eat, but if you are on the go and away from a kitchen for 8-10 hours its going to be difficult to eat healthy when you skip breakfast. If you eat when you are at home, that's a hell of a lot easier then eating healthy on the road.

You disagree?

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It's not really that hard to eat healthy on the road at all. Cheap, not really, but hard no.

That's not what you said in your post though. You posted a bunch of stuff that just isn't true.

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What did I say in my post that's not true?

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You said almost all science points to eating 400-500 calories being healthier unless you are trying to fast or something like that.

Im not even sure what that means, but you can't provide any scientific evidence to support your position because it's not true.

You also said it's healthier to eat a bigger breakfast and then 2 to 3 snacks throughout the day. Also not true. Then you moved the goalposts about earthing healthy verse unhealthy.

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And you tried to make an argument that you know my metabolism and body more than myself...

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If you are like 98% of other people your metabolism is very very similar to everyone else's. Plenty of studies to support that.

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I was referring to the OP which you were not, you were simply trying to throw out some BS and ask for links simply to be a contrarian.

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You gave the OP bad advice, that's not my fault

Rouses

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When on the road, what are some of the best salad places that you can grab a quick, healthy salad from? Lately for me, it has been Subway salads, but I don't think they are all that healthy.

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I should preface this by saying I haven’t had any of these in years, but family of mine really likes FF salads. McDonald’s southwest salad, any salad from Wendy’s, and the salads at CFA all are pretty good.

If you use their app or mobile website to view the menu, they all give nutritional info for the salad + whatever dressing you choose.

That said, you don’t have to eat a salad to eat a low cal meal. Chicken wraps, grilled nuggets or tenders, Wendy’s chili and baked potato, etc. are lower on the calories than most FF items. Even some burgers and sandwiches are not bad if you skip the fries and you know which condiments to add/leave off.

I lost 20lbs since Dec doing this:

No breakfast just coffee and water. For me coffee keeps the hunger cravings away until around 10-11am. From then you just graze to keep the hunger away until dinner.

I start eating 100-200 calorie meals usually 1 to 2 hours between meals.

Lettuce pre-packaged fresh pico de gallo and pre-packaged seasoned Tuna (or deli lunch meats) makes a nice easy 120-150 calorie meal. Sams sells pre-cooked grilled chicken breasts that are ~110 calories each that you can throw on a salad or in a wrap to make a quick easy meal. Lots of hidden calories in salads and sandwiches with dressing, croutons, and cheese so minimize or find low calorie options. Those Extreme Wellness tortillas are just 50 calories v 180 for a traditional tortilla or 140 for a couple of slices of bread and have a ton of fiber and make good wraps. Small handfull of mixed nuts and pork rinds then wait 10 minutes and often it will satiate your hunger for an hour. Small handfull v. half a bag or a jar of nuts. Portion control is important.



After a couple of weeks of this you get used to not eating big meals. You will start eating less calories during your grazing period and when you do eat your big dinner it won't take nearly as much to make you feel satisfied as it used too. but you eat until you are satisfied not until you are stuffed or full. Portion control is key. That's where an app like My Fitness Pal helps with counting and tracking calories. I can get to dinner having only consumed 500-600 calories. That leaves me a nice big calorie budget for a decent dinner.