How did I test a meal delivery service and try to lose weight? Personal experience

We are again on the phone with a thin guy who has little time to work on himself, but a great desire to change something. With my example within the framework of the project “Championship. Lifestyle” I want to motivate similar “wide-boned” people not only to watch soccer on TV, but also to be able to play it without grabbing the heart. In the previous installment, I discovered the world of the right approach to nutrition. I told you how I analyzed my daily diet with the help of cool apps and almost lost all my achievements because of my negligent attitude to the menu on vacation. Today I will also tell you how I tested the Grow Food food delivery service , convinced myself that systematic eating is the most important thing in the weight loss process, got burned and “fell down but got back on the scale”.

Satura rādītājs

Divided but not ruled

No, we will not talk about separate nutrition in the general sense. I just want to once again remind one of the few common axioms that should be followed by thinning guys – instead of one large portion at a time eat two smaller ones in two meals. Rare but dense meals are a real source of overweight problems.

Overeating has haunted me since I was a little girl. I’m sure everyone remembers the stories when parents used to say, “You can’t leave the table until you eat.” When I was young, there was also the added problem of time. You had to eat very quickly in the short period of recess at school. In the military institution where I studied in high school, things only got worse. Yes, we had a second breakfast and an afternoon snack, but in a very short period of time we had to just swallow food. The routines were harsh.

In the end, a big but rushed lunch and an energy-consuming day led to an all-you-can-eat dinner. I didn’t chew my food, I ate at night and I couldn’t help it – it was a habit. Overcoming it was a major challenge.

First, I put breakfast back into my routine.
Second, I minimized dinner. I haven’t given it up, it’s just that now it’s sliced vegetables, bread and tuna in its own juice. Vegetables are rich in fiber and give you a feeling of satiety without hurting your waistline. The nutritional value of a one hundred gram serving of tuna in its own juice is only 100 kcal. It has 20 g of protein and very little fat. The absence of carbohydrates makes the product completely safe for use in weight loss. For example, one can contains a daily norm of animal protein, vitamins and minerals.
Thirdly, having studied the menu suitable for myself, I chose the necessary products and began to stock up on them. I gave up fried food a long time ago, so the steamer became my friend. Buckwheat, rice, breast of chicken or turkey – my set was not diverse, but quite suitable. Fourth, I bought 8 small containers in “Auchan” and portioned food into them. Morning one, morning two, lunch, second lunch, etc. It would have been the perfect meal schedule.

If it weren’t for new challenges

Discipline. I sometimes forgot (sometimes I was just lazy) to put food in containers from the evening. And in the morning, there was trivially no time.
Work and personal matters took up a lot of time. I thought about food at the last moment. Sometimes I could take food with me and not eat it all day long. As a result, the refrigerator at work was full of my containers.
Sometimes I wanted to eat on the side – lunch with coworkers, dinner with friends at a bar with a beer. Temptations are always there. It’s hard to fight them.
Portālsmonotony of eating just got tiresome!

Eating once again took a back seat. The new habit was very difficult to fix. The head simply refused to obey the requirements to eat according to the schedule. The number of workouts at the gym increased. And that means that after them I always wanted to replenish the calories at the night table. Something had to be done. For example, delegate the care of your nutrition, if not to mom, then to professionals.

You can eat often, you can eat right: let the pros take care of you

Due to regular training and an active lifestyle, I’m back to the issue of systematizing nutrition. I started to use the app, as well as kitchen scales, less often, as I could count my calories in my head without prompting. However, the monotony of dishes began to strain, and for new culinary delights simply did not have enough time. Boiled for a week buckwheat and chicken tired, and it was decided to try one of the services for the delivery of tasty and healthy food.

The choice fell on Grow Food. I had to use such a service for the first time, so at first I was bribed by their slogan that “it’s never too late to lose weight by summer”. Yes, this is the motto of our project! And after the first call from the manager, I just relaxed. We agreed on the time of delivery, and every two days I am brought in a convenient box of dishes for five meals a day. Five meals a little at a time was what I was aiming for in building my diet.

My program was called “Be Fit.” It is a suitable option for those who burn a lot of calories, but want to keep an optimal balance in their consumption. I knew my menu ahead of time, as it is available on the website for the coming days. The sets in the box are signed with the corresponding day. At the same time, the dishes are conveniently numbered.

The first meal at home is early in the morning, almost immediately after delivery. Usually it is cereal porridge, cheesecakes or omelets with diet dessert (400-500 kcal).
Portālssecond intake already at work is a late breakfast. It can include cottage cheese casseroles, salad, wok with chicken and in general slightly less calorie-dense dishes than in the first breakfast (350-400 kcal).
Then comes a full lunch with a side dish, steamed cutlet or even lasagna (400-500 kcal).
A little later, an afternoon snack with cheesecake or soufflé (200-250 kcal).
And for dinner meatballs or boiled meat with a side dish of cereals (350-400 kcal).

Intotal, I consume about, and more often less, 2000 kcal per day. Of these, on average, no more than 120 proteins, 85 fats and about 200 carbohydrates. These are optimal numbers for a guy. All the more so when the coach’s sub-task “to keep fats at the specified level” is successfully accomplished.

Systematization of nutrition and new healthy habits

Over a short period of time, I finally got into the habit of not only eating in small portions, but also of getting up early. Now I get up at 7:00 without much difficulty. At first, to have time to meet the courier. Now, to develop a consistent time to rise and do my morning workout. It took a lot of effort to come to such a schedule, but proper nutrition is definitely the right way to systematize the schedule. I’m still at the beginning of this journey.

I don’t have new weight and waist numbers. But I do not think that they have changed much since the previous material. Now the most important thing is to get used to the new regime without much effort for the body. Summer has already come, there is the first progress, but it is still far from reaching the goal. My internal deadline is August 31. My real goal is not only to be in shape, but also to test myself. For example, in a run or obstacle race. We’ll see what happens.