meal management

[Nemesis7884]

a strange topic I know - im just interestend in the way you do it

I just changed my diet for my next cutting cycle. the problem I have is because I work 1.5 hours away from home I am not able to eat at home - neither do I have the time to cook all day in the office...I usally eat between 7-8 meals most of them are real cooked meals - the problem is obvious - I have problems to cook the 5-6 meals in advance and take them with me because I would need to take an extra bag just for food...and a the office stuff, and the gym stuff (no car)...I am sure a lot of you guys have similar problems with the management of their diet - how do you solve it? eat more alternatives such as mrp's?

 

[Techo]

It might not work for you since you can't carry your meals, but here's what I do:

1) Plan one week of meals (6 days plus 1 day off)
2) Make all meals on Sunday. Takes about 15-30 minutes...
3) Grab the pre-made meal that morning - before workout/work
4) Do workout, head to office
5) Enjoy food =)

I usually eat about 5-6 meals plus pre/post stuff... I got a lot of crap from coworkers when I switched to the freaquent meal plans since it appeared I was continually eating. They got over it.

Does your office have a fridge? Depending on the volume, maybe you could bring all your meals for the week and leave them there? Or if you make enough, buy your own minifridge?

 

[Rocckk]

Quote[/b] (Techo @ Aug. 03 2004,2:34)]It might not work for you since you can't carry your meals, but here's what I do:
1) Plan one week of meals (6 days plus 1 day off)
2) Make all meals on Sunday. Takes about 15-30 minutes...
3) Grab the pre-made meal that morning - before workout/work
4) Do workout, head to office
5) Enjoy food =)
I usually eat about 5-6 meals plus pre/post stuff... I got a lot of crap from coworkers when I switched to the freaquent meal plans since it appeared I was continually eating. They got over it.
Does your office have a fridge? Depending on the volume, maybe you could bring all your meals for the week and leave them there? Or if you make enough, buy your own minifridge?

Any meal examples man?

I hate cooking and preparing meals and usually have really easy stuff that's gross.

 

[Lance]

RULE # 3 - With whatever effort it takes, feed yourself every 3 to 4 hours throughout the day - each meal consisting again of protein and carbohydrate. Any combination of the following is perfect: tuna/rice, lean meat/baked potato, cottage cheese and fruit, chicken/pasta, etc. (Vegetarians - take particular care in order to get plenty of protein in your diet.)

Tooken from Dave Draper's General Nutrition rules. Some good examples.

 

[Techo]

Quote[/b] (Rocckk @ Aug. 04 2004,5:34)]

Quote[/b] (Techo @ Aug. 03 2004,2:34)]It might not work for you since you can't carry your meals, but here's what I do:
1) Plan one week of meals (6 days plus 1 day off)
2) Make all meals on Sunday. Takes about 15-30 minutes...
3) Grab the pre-made meal that morning - before workout/work
4) Do workout, head to office
5) Enjoy food =)
I usually eat about 5-6 meals plus pre/post stuff... I got a lot of crap from coworkers when I switched to the freaquent meal plans since it appeared I was continually eating. They got over it.
Does your office have a fridge? Depending on the volume, maybe you could bring all your meals for the week and leave them there? Or if you make enough, buy your own minifridge?

Any meal examples man?
I hate cooking and preparing meals and usually have really easy stuff that's gross.

My meals probably won't sound appealing, but here's some:

Cottage cheese (prepackaged, 1/2 cup) sandwich: Bread is 100% whole wheat, sometimes toasted

Oatmeal, cereal, milk and sometimes flax. I buy the milk in preportioned 2 cup bottles, and keep the measured cereal in one of those Glad containers. Then it's just a matter of grabing the container and dumping the milk...

Rice and corn - pre cook, add spices, store in fridge. If needed I'll add a bit of water and pop in the microwave for a minute before eating...

Meat sandwich - 100% whole wheat bread and some deli meat... Usually have an apple and some baby carrots (prepackaged) with this meal. Or add premeasured sunflower seeds...

Progresso Lentil soup - eat the whole can - instant meal

So as you see, I'm pretty big into the pre-packaged/portioned stuff... It makes calorie tracking and meal planning MUCH easier... Plus you don't have to bother with measuing spoons/cups or scales. Take a look around your grocery store and see what you find - you might be surprised =)