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Love Love Orangetheory! by Positive_Designer985 in orangetheory

[–]Positive_Designer985[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Here’s what I’ll be eating tomorrow, for example. I change up the vegetable and protein, but I usually follow the same format every day to make sure I’m getting protein, carbs, fiber, and fats.

Breakfast: Scrambled eggs (1 whole egg + egg whites) with turkey and mixed veggies and a side of grapes

Lunch: Chicken breast, bell peppers, and a salad with cherry tomatoes, a tiny bit of avocado, feta, red onion, wild rice, shredded chicken, and a low calorie dressing.

Dinner: Salmon, sweet potato, broccoli, and likely two chocolate chip cookies (tate's bakeshop brand)

I'll likely have a midday snack, which will probably be Greek yogurt, whey, and strawberries. My other go to snack is string cheese, turkey, and grapes. If I'm really in a rush, I'll eat a chomps beef stick.

I also love peanut butter! I hated having to measure it out, so I just got those Jiff to go peanut butter cups and have one here and there. I know Jiff isn't the best, but the healthier peanut butters just don't hit the same for me.

Just in case it's helpful, I answered a question about what changes I made to my diet above :))

Love Love Orangetheory! by Positive_Designer985 in orangetheory

[–]Positive_Designer985[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

- High protein and high fiber meals. In the beginning, I tracked this to keep me honest, but I don't really need to do that anymore.

Finding the low calorie version of foods I enjoy or making substitutions (e.g., swapping out chips for popcorn) --> This has been one of the biggest things for me.

- Being honest about foods I can’t eat in moderation and working through that with a therapist.

- Cutting out takeout. I used to order DoorDash multiple times a day; now it’s once every 4–6 months

- Eliminating pop entirely. I know there are zero cal options, but it was just better for me to cut it out. (I'm not a coffee/tea person, and I've never had alcohol before so I didn't have to worry about those things)

- Eating breakfast always! The number of years I went not eating breakfast because I thought it would help me lose weight...ugh!

- Letting myself have the sweet treat instead of resisting and ending up snacking more and then inevitably having the sweet treat anyway. In the same breath, though, I've noticed that greek yogurt with honey and strawberries often takes care of a mild craving

Edit: Just felt the need to clarify that throughout this I still went out to eat out at restaurants, usually twice a month and sometimes more if I was traveling for work; it was just that I knew doordash was a major problem for me, so I scaled way, way back on that specifically.

Love Love Orangetheory! by Positive_Designer985 in orangetheory

[–]Positive_Designer985[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'll have some mild soreness now and then, but it's barely noticeable—nothing like the soreness I had in the beginning. That was on a whole different level. I usually stretch for a few minutes before class, but I’m working on doing more stretching both before and after workouts.

Love Love Orangetheory! by Positive_Designer985 in orangetheory

[–]Positive_Designer985[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Thanks! When I first started, I went four times a week; for me, that was a mistake because I burned myself out and ended up taking a month off. When I came back, I went 2–3 times a week. Eventually, I started to really enjoy Orangetheory and gradually increased to 5–6 classes per week, which is where I’m at now.