Student Fitness

By: Veljko Petranovic

I got an urge to write some text about dieting about 20 minutes ago, during my second meal of the day, at about noon. Can you guess what I was eating? Well, here’s a recipe for a diet-friendly, no-carb meal that I’m sure you’ll enjoy. Ingredients: One can of sardines in sesame oil. Open the can halfway and let all extra oil exit by applying manual pressure. Serve sardines on a plate, and consume with a fork. Drink water throughout the course. Appetizing, eh?

Not really. But on the other hand, I’m on a mission to drop about 10 pounds of body fat exclusively, which is an endeavor that entails eating lots off protein. Carbs are cycled in a fashion that I’ll get to a bit later. It’s simple, effective and lasts one whole month during which you don’t get hungry once. Here’s a sample of my menu on Monday, the 12^th of May.

• Meal one: 4 raw eggs, drank, about 20 grams of protein plus about the same amount of fat
• Meal two: one can of tuna in salted water, about 25 grams of protein
• Meal three: one can of tuna in salted water plus about 100 grams of radishes (whatever that vegetable is called, it has next to nothing carbs yet contains fiber)
• Meal four: whey protein shake, in water, 38 grams of protein, 3,2 grams of carbs, 2 grams of fat
• Meal five: post workout shake, same as meal 4.
• Meal six: maybe 50 grams of cottage cheese Major suckage, right? It is what it is, but I’m hell bent on doing it and the results will be posted in about one month. Photographic evidence, one might say.

The whole diet plan looks something like this: on Mondays and Thursdays, I severely cut out the carbs. On Tuesdays and Fridays, I eat a banana pre-workout. On Wednesdays and Saturdays, there’s a proper feast waiting – two bananas pre-workout. And on Sunday, I eat a lot of complex, fibrous carbs, in the area of 300-400 grams. That is also the only day when I don’t have to hoard up on protein. Bananas are just what I chose for my carbohydrate source, it can be anything up to 100 grams of that particular macronutrient. Believe it or not, that’s all there is to it! Nothing fancy, nothing extraordinary, no miracle fat burners or thermogenic foods. Just frequent, protein-rich meals, which, combined with cardio and weight training, comprises a fail-safe plan. It isn’t a whole lot of fun, but on this regimen, I can eat a pound of lean beef steak and not feel bad about it. It’s no fun, though, and this lack of fun is what keeps most people from coming even close to their fitness aspirations. It takes discipline, it takes being dumb as a mule and just forgetting about taste of proper food. All tasting variety is limited to cardboard and salty cardboard.

In a Muscle and Fitness article from recently, I’ve read about this study. Apparently, they gave one test group fresh popcorn and the other group got stale popcorn in a – get this - larger bag. Results show that people are likely to eat even more crap food if it’s provided in large containers. That’s right, more of the stale popcorn ended up being eaten! Holy cow! That’s just dumbfounding. The point of this digression is this: you, and you alone, decide what goes into your body.

If your goals include being in better shape and more aesthetically pleasing, by all means, keep your browser pointed to Student Fitness. My colleague, Joe Nort, writes up excellent articles that will get you on your way to Fitville in 1-2-3, as long as you actually listen to the advice. There is another way, a path of accepting yourself as you are physically and give up on such superficial actions as “dieting” and “training” for the sake of “looking good”. On the other hand, a lot of people I know feel depressed and shortchanged because of the way they look. Yet they still end up doing nothing about it! Don’t be like that. You can be whoever you want to and you possess the power to get in awesome shape if you wish. So read up. After that, it only comes down to putting in some hard work and eating a lot of bland, yet awesome food.

The final rewards include, but are not limited to, being healthy, buff, fast, strong, positively oriented, also there are six-pack abs, self-confidence, attractive looks, high energy levels and the comfort of knowing that, if you can diet properly for a solid month, you can do just about anything.

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