As I alluded to earlier, much of this country's dietary information is out of whack thanks to Ancel Keys's Lipid Hypothesis in the 50s, the McGovern Commission's declaration that Americans should eat less fat and more carbs in the 70s, and now perpetuated by Big Agra and Big Pharma that hope to sell you statins and erectile dysfunction pills. We have fat-phobia in this country, and the medical literature simply does not support that fat is bad for you. Look at the French, who eat lots of fat and have little incidence of obesity, metabolic syndrome, or heart disease.
You really only have three macro-nutrient choices: Fat, Carbs, and Protein.
You should eat fat & protein, and lots more of it. Fat & proteins provide the most dense nutrients and keep you feeling full longer, which curbs your hunger pangs and deters snacking and over eating. They're also the most efficient sources of fuel for your body and do not promote insulin production, which inhibits the release of testosterone and HGH (which you need to grow muscle) and prevents your body from releasing fat from its fat cells.
A lot of people seem mortified at the thought of going on a full-saturated fat pig-out, but it really does work. It is how our bodies have worked for 2.5 million years. Your cells are made of fat. Your brain is made of fat. We cut out Whole Fat Milk in our schools and replaced it with Skim, now all our kids have ADHD ... go figure!
That said, I see two things in your daily intake that jump out at me:
1) Skip the single hard boiled egg and have a massive three or four egg omelette filled with ham or bacon! This will give you energy for half the day with NO 2:30 crash in the afternoon. Skip the StoneyField Fat Free Yogurt (seriously, if there is no fat than it MUST be offset with the addition of carbs) and instead try some Fage Total Full Fat Yogurt. If you're going with tropical fruits, save them for post-workout when your body can quickly burn the ethylene sugar most effectively.
You're at 25g fat/112g carb/95g protein before dinner, when you really should be at 75g fat and 25-50g carbs instead. Do you like avacados? Nuts (particularly almonds or macadamias, NOT peanuts)? Those would be a more ideal snack than a banana, let alone two bananas.
2) You've had three fruits but no vegetables! That's backwards. Eat less fruit overall and more vegetables. Make yourself a Big Ass Salad in a 5-cup bowl. Half a head of Romaine, some carrots, cucumbers, mushrooms, onions, bell peppers ... whatever you've got. Dress with Balsamic & Red Wine Vinegars. Good stuff.
You really only have three macro-nutrient choices: Fat, Carbs, and Protein.
You should eat fat & protein, and lots more of it. Fat & proteins provide the most dense nutrients and keep you feeling full longer, which curbs your hunger pangs and deters snacking and over eating. They're also the most efficient sources of fuel for your body and do not promote insulin production, which inhibits the release of testosterone and HGH (which you need to grow muscle) and prevents your body from releasing fat from its fat cells.
A lot of people seem mortified at the thought of going on a full-saturated fat pig-out, but it really does work. It is how our bodies have worked for 2.5 million years. Your cells are made of fat. Your brain is made of fat. We cut out Whole Fat Milk in our schools and replaced it with Skim, now all our kids have ADHD ... go figure!
That said, I see two things in your daily intake that jump out at me:
1) Skip the single hard boiled egg and have a massive three or four egg omelette filled with ham or bacon! This will give you energy for half the day with NO 2:30 crash in the afternoon. Skip the StoneyField Fat Free Yogurt (seriously, if there is no fat than it MUST be offset with the addition of carbs) and instead try some Fage Total Full Fat Yogurt. If you're going with tropical fruits, save them for post-workout when your body can quickly burn the ethylene sugar most effectively.
You're at 25g fat/112g carb/95g protein before dinner, when you really should be at 75g fat and 25-50g carbs instead. Do you like avacados? Nuts (particularly almonds or macadamias, NOT peanuts)? Those would be a more ideal snack than a banana, let alone two bananas.
2) You've had three fruits but no vegetables! That's backwards. Eat less fruit overall and more vegetables. Make yourself a Big Ass Salad in a 5-cup bowl. Half a head of Romaine, some carrots, cucumbers, mushrooms, onions, bell peppers ... whatever you've got. Dress with Balsamic & Red Wine Vinegars. Good stuff.
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