How Boring Is Your Food?

Everyone can appreciate a great meal with bountiful flavors that explode on your palate like taste-bud-sized firecrackers, but unfortunately, some of the most flavorful foods won't always fit into a targeted nutrition plan.

This is especially noticeable when we're reducing calories...the old "cardboard-flavored rice cake syndrome." But everyone can usually figure out at least one meal that they can "tolerate", if not downright enjoy, even when dieting.

Maybe it's scrambled egg whites and turkey in a whole wheat wrap, maybe it's oatmeal and a scoop of chocolate protein powder. For me, it's two whole eggs, 3/4 cup red beans (from a can, thoroughly rinsed), and 1/3 cup grated cheese, all scrambled together. No doubt, I could eat that five times a day. It is yummy for my tummy.

But I digress... or do I? Generally, the more simple you make your nutrition plan, the more likely you are to stick with it.

Tim Ferriss, author of The 4-Hour Workweek,wrote a great entry in his blog about this topic. I'm not loving the title of his piece, "How to Lose 20 lbs. of Fat in 30 Days...Without Doing Any Exercise", but the content is 100% solid.

Ferriss' basic plan...
Rule #1: Avoid “white” carbohydrates.

Rule #2: Eat the same few meals over and over again.

Rule #3: Don’t drink calories.

Rule #4: Take one day off per week.

That second rule, especially, can be a great advantage. Figure out one or two meals you love that fit into your program, and make them cornerstones of your daily plan. Read over Tim's blog for more details.