Here's my problem.
I lost 25 lbs in about 4 months and have maintained that weight for almost a year now. I'd like to lose another 20lbs but i seem to have platteau'd in my routine.
I run 3 miles 3 times a week and lift 4-5 day per week with trailriding on my demo mixed in randomly. because of my rotating schedule i don't really have a set routine with working out but the above mentioned routine is about average. sometimes less, sometimes more.
the last month or so i've had to slack off a bit while getting moved into my new house but i'm ready to hit it hard again.
my main problem, i think, is not necessarily my fitness regime but my diet. I eat A LOT less than i used to but, with the nature of my job, i'm forced to eat out a lot. i'd like some advice on what i can bring with me to work to eat instead of spending so much money buying crappy food.
remember, i have 3 kids at home and go to school so whatever it is it has to be easy to make and portable.
my current "brown bag" plan consists of the following (breakfast represents my first meal of the day, sometimes dinner or lunch depending on what shift i'm working)
breakfast - whole grain cereal w/ cottage cheese/skim milk
snack- fruit or semi-healthy granola bar/cookie
lunch - 2 pbj's with reduced fat peanut butter, low calorie bread and sugar free jelly
snack - same as above
dinner - chicken breast/hamburger steak/something relatively healthy
*post workout snack - cereal w/ cottage cheese (only on workout days)
so...i need some suggestions on what i can bring with me to work that is
-easy to make
-relatively inexpensive
-will last all day in a cooler
-relatively healthy
my mind simply draws a blank when i try to think of other things to bring and i'll get burnt out on pbj's pretty quick.
i figure if i can cut out the fast food i'll be able to lose the remaining 20lbs and drop my body fat % by a bit. i'm at 18-ish% now and would like to be sub-15%.
thanks in advance for the advice
I lost 25 lbs in about 4 months and have maintained that weight for almost a year now. I'd like to lose another 20lbs but i seem to have platteau'd in my routine.
I run 3 miles 3 times a week and lift 4-5 day per week with trailriding on my demo mixed in randomly. because of my rotating schedule i don't really have a set routine with working out but the above mentioned routine is about average. sometimes less, sometimes more.
the last month or so i've had to slack off a bit while getting moved into my new house but i'm ready to hit it hard again.
my main problem, i think, is not necessarily my fitness regime but my diet. I eat A LOT less than i used to but, with the nature of my job, i'm forced to eat out a lot. i'd like some advice on what i can bring with me to work to eat instead of spending so much money buying crappy food.
remember, i have 3 kids at home and go to school so whatever it is it has to be easy to make and portable.
my current "brown bag" plan consists of the following (breakfast represents my first meal of the day, sometimes dinner or lunch depending on what shift i'm working)
breakfast - whole grain cereal w/ cottage cheese/skim milk
snack- fruit or semi-healthy granola bar/cookie
lunch - 2 pbj's with reduced fat peanut butter, low calorie bread and sugar free jelly
snack - same as above
dinner - chicken breast/hamburger steak/something relatively healthy
*post workout snack - cereal w/ cottage cheese (only on workout days)
so...i need some suggestions on what i can bring with me to work that is
-easy to make
-relatively inexpensive
-will last all day in a cooler
-relatively healthy
my mind simply draws a blank when i try to think of other things to bring and i'll get burnt out on pbj's pretty quick.
i figure if i can cut out the fast food i'll be able to lose the remaining 20lbs and drop my body fat % by a bit. i'm at 18-ish% now and would like to be sub-15%.
thanks in advance for the advice