Here is a great way to 'diet'. Using this simple eating guide developed by Alan Aragon, M.S., a nutritionist in Thousand Oaks, California you don't even need to count calories or weigh and measure food. All you have to do is eyeball your portion sizes and eat.
Step 1 - Divide your daily menu into the six food groups below, which include every category except 'junk'.
Step 2 - Eat two servings a day from each food group, split any way you want into four meals. Also, regularly drink 50 ounces of water, or 80 ounces on the the days you workout.
Here are the food groups:
PROTEIN - 1 serving
Meat (beef, pork, poultry, fish), eggs or protein powder.
A piece of meat the area and thickness of your palm; one egg; two scoops of protein powder.
FRUIT - 1 serving
1 fist size piece of fruit or a heaping cup.
FAT - 1 serving
Oils, butter, nuts, seeds and avocados.
2 tablespoons of oil; butter (regular, peanut or almond), or avocado; a handful of nuts and seeds.
DAIRY - 1 serving
Milk, yogurt, and cheese.
1 cup of milk or yogurt; 1 slice of cheese.
VEGETABLES - 1 serving
Any fiber-rich vegetable that's green or that you'd eat raw.
It doesn't matter - feel free to eat as much as you want.
STARCH - 1 serving
Any plant food not categorized as a 'fruit' or 'vegetable'.
1 cup of cereal or cooked pasta, rice or other grain; two slices of bread; one medium potato.
Step 3 - Two meals a week, eat whatever you want.
That's it. Now go and lose some body fat, will ya?
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