World Musings

Ok, so you are tired of reading all the magazines, and blogs, and fitness sites about what the best diet is for getting fit. I’ve written a few articles in the past with a few recipes also.  But sometimes half the battle of even eating a diet to get that trim body is the trouble it takes to prepare all the meals. And especially when it comes to working in the corporate world, it is tough to eat a healthy lunch. You only have so many options of places to eat, and cooking a meal at the office is out of the question of course.

First of all, I try to stray away from the word “diet”. To me, “diet” means that it is temporary and is something that is followed with deprivation. Modifying your way of eating to get fit should pretty much be a permanent deal. It should be a way of life.

So if you are tired of trying to figure out what the best way to eat is to get lean and fit and you are having a rather difficult time preparing any of the meals you are finding in magazines, or it is getting rather costly, then you can try what I am doing. It is a simple, low cost, healthy, and just as good as any meal plan out there. I simply call it the high protein sandwich meal plan. That’s it.

Recently, here is what I have been following. Each morning, I get about 3 scoops of whey protein (60+ grams) and about 2 tablespoons of PB2 dried peanut butter and put each together into a blender. I pour a little (not very much at all) unsweetened almond milk into the blender. I then fill a medium sized cup halfway full of crushed ice. I start the blender on high to blend the powders and the almond milk together. As it blends, I slowly pour the ice in, and keep blending until the ice is liquefied. It makes a rather tasty low carb high protein smoothie.

For lunch, I bring with me a lunch bag with the blue frozen packets. In the bag I have 3 pieces of whole grain flax bread that contains no corn syrup ( a lot of bread seems to contain HFCS these days). I also put in a bag of some sliced deli chicken and some lettuce. I also have some packets of mayo and mustard. So, for lunch, I make myself one full sandwich, and that is all I eat for lunch. Just once sandwich with no snack. It is so simple because I am getting my whole grain slow digesting carbs and my protein from the chicken breast. And I’m not stuffing myself either since it is only one sandwich. Now, a few hours after lunch, I get the last piece of whole grain bread and a little left over chicken breast, and make a half sandwich. I eat this as a third meal during the day to keep my blood sugar up so my metabolism doesn’t slow down and I don’t start feeling hungry.

Then, after work, I go workout. I come home and make the same high protein smoothie as I did during the morning. I sometimes add unsweetened carob chips to the mix. It makes it seem like I have chocolate chips in my smoothie. If you make the smoothie just right, it tastes just about as good as a Wendy’s frosty. A few hours after that, if I feel like another meal, then I’ll have some cooked vegetables with a little fish.

So there you go. That is a very simple meal plan to follow especially if you have a corporate office job. It’s easy to follow, it’s packed with protein, you are getting your whole grains, and you aren’t overeating. Combine this with a workout, and becoming lean and fit will be almost effortless. When it comes to lunch at work, just go with the whole grain chicken sandwich. It’s simple and well rounded and you won’t be stuffing yourself either. It’s perfect. Don’t waste your money on having meals prepared and delivered, and don’t waste your time preparing gourmet foods, the meal plan to get you lean and fit is actually very simple and easy.