Eating Out Right - Where to go? What to get?

[CappyAA]

So I have just started (as of today) my workout/diet plan to try to cut down from 220 lbs. to 200 lbs. over the next couple months. I went food shopping last night and got a bunch of good food to make for breakfasts and dinners. However my job takes me all over and it's pretty impossible to make my lunch and take it with me. I spend most of my lunches getting some kind of quicker food. Where should I be going for my lunches, and what should I be getting?

Cappy

[TimM]

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So I have just started (as of today) my workout/diet plan to try to cut down from 220 lbs. to 200 lbs. over the next couple months. I went food shopping last night and got a bunch of good food to make for breakfasts and dinners. However my job takes me all over and it's pretty impossible to make my lunch and take it with me. I spend most of my lunches getting some kind of quicker food. Where should I be going for my lunches, and what should I be getting?

Cappy

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What kind of diet are you on?

Lunch was always hard for me, especially on a low carb diet, but I was usually able to bring food to work.

[LBK]

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So I have just started (as of today) my workout/diet plan to try to cut down from 220 lbs. to 200 lbs. over the next couple months. I went food shopping last night and got a bunch of good food to make for breakfasts and dinners. However my job takes me all over and it's pretty impossible to make my lunch and take it with me. I spend most of my lunches getting some kind of quicker food. Where should I be going for my lunches, and what should I be getting?

Cappy

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Subway. Duh...jared.

[skunkworks]

CappyAA,

Wendy's: Grilled chicken sandwich, no mayo, throw away as much bun as you can. Small cup of chili, no cheese.

Taco Hell: Chicken soft tacos, no nasty cream sauce.

Various Mexican places: chicken bowls with black beans, hold the sour cream. Stay with the guac though -- it'd be stupid to refuse the good fats from avocado.

[CappyAA]

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So I have just started (as of today) my workout/diet plan to try to cut down from 220 lbs. to 200 lbs. over the next couple months. I went food shopping last night and got a bunch of good food to make for breakfasts and dinners. However my job takes me all over and it's pretty impossible to make my lunch and take it with me. I spend most of my lunches getting some kind of quicker food. Where should I be going for my lunches, and what should I be getting?

Cappy

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What kind of diet are you on?

Lunch was always hard for me, especially on a low carb diet, but I was usually able to bring food to work.

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My normal diet for the day will be:

Breakfast (7 am): South Beach Cereal Bar and a Glass of Milk
Snack (10 am): Handfull of almonds I keep in my car
Lunch (1 pm): Eating out
Snack (4 pm): Meal replacement bar
Preworkout (6 pm): Protein shake
Postworkout (7:30 pm): Protein shake
Dinner (8:30 pm): Chicken breast with a side of vegetables

Subway sounds good, as does Wendy's. I don't dig on Taco Bell that much, as I think it's disgusting.

[skunkworks]

Cappy, I threw in Taco Hell just in case you happen to find yourself in a situation where that's the only choice. Really though, just find a place with lean meat, a wholesome carb choice (whole wheat, brown rice, potatoes), and hopefully some veggies/fruit too. Aren't you in and around LA?

[CappyAA]

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Cappy, I threw in Taco Hell just in case you happen to find yourself in a situation where that's the only choice. Really though, just find a place with lean meat, a wholesome carb choice (whole wheat, brown rice, potatoes), and hopefully some veggies/fruit too. Aren't you in and around LA?


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Gotya - I'm actually in and around Washington DC, but I'm sure the food choices are pretty much the same.

[Rootabager]

I think taco bell makes a healthy taco. I think it's called fresno style or something.

[mattnxtc]

Some quick things:

1. Green Tea in the morning will help boost your metabolism
2. Instead of a protein drink before and after workout..I would do a protein drink in the mornng with breakfast, then one after
3. A third protein possibility for you would be to get some casein protein. I started using last week and have loved it...basically you take it right before you go to bed and it breaks down real slow throughout the night to give u a boost all night...I have notice that i dont wake up hungry anymore

[CappyAA]

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1. Green Tea in the morning will help boost your metabolism


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Would you suggest this over a thermogenic like Hot Rox?