Post Your Average Day in the Zone

[Steven Anderson]

Breakfast

Starbucks Venti coffee with half and half and cane sugar (So sue me!)

4 slices of natural deli ham
couple hand-fulls of mixed nuts (mostly walnuts)
1/2 cup of black berries, blue berries and strawberries

Lunch
Huge spinach salad with lots of different colored peppers, tomatoes, 2 cups of raw broccoli, 4 slices of natural turkey, less than 1/4 cup of crumbled blue cheese and lots of olive oil and balsamic vinegar for dressing

Snack
One medium to large sized apple with an a**load of natural peanut butter (tried almond butter the other day... and it was disgusting).

Dinner
Some type of protein, i.e. fish, chicken or meat/beef and lots and lots of vegetables usually with olive oil.

At all meals I have water to drink except for tonight and tomorrow when I plan to consume an excessive amount of beer and wine. Oh well, have to indulge every now and then.

[Rajib Ghosh]

2 2/3 cups of spinach-2c
1 grapefruit-1c
1 cup of milk-1p,1c
1/4 cups of beans-1c
4 oz of chicken-4p
6 almonds-2F
3 tbs olive oil-3F

On a 5-5-3-5-3 plan though 16 is what 'I should have'.. just doesn't feel right

[Alex Reynolds]

What I am noticing with these responses is that most people really don't get too fancy with a good diet. This is what I was saying in my original post, about how the Zone books have recipes and analysis that make it seem like more than it is. Actually, I am probably currently eating somewhere close to the way some of you are I just need to cut the sugar and get rid of the carbs.

PS - I know some of these aren't strict zoners, but just "good clean eaters"

[Sakura Barrientos]

alex-

you're right. i read one of the books and saw the recipes. they seemed a bit time consuming and with an 8mo old i don't always have the time to cook a meal with tons of measuring. and at times, paying that much attention to detail while running on a couple hours of sleep doesn't work.

i keep it simple. i just pick from the favorable list. i do a handful of different meals and change it up every time i go grocery shopping. although liquid meals aren't the best, i do this when i'm on the go...

blender meal...3 blocker
1c strawberries (1 carb)
1/4c non fat, plain cottage cheese (1 protein/1 carb)
1/2c non fat, plain yogurt (1 protein/1 carb)
9 almonds (3 fat)
1c 2% milk (1 protein)

the sweeter the strawberries, the better it tastes. you could use non fat vanilla yogurt but you add sugar there. i sometimes opt for brown cow vanilla yogurt but i try not to.

journal 21 (i think) has some good, simple examples. it's a free one too.

[Rachel Izzo]

Originally Posted by Bonny Guang

http://www.fitday.com/WebFit/PublicJ...l?Owner=Dauthi (WFS)

My dinner is going to be a cheat meal because it's my mother's birthday and I'm making her a linguine pasta dinner with Bertucci's-style rolls and carrot cake at the end. *shrug* But otherwise that day should be pretty typical.

Jay Cohen and a few others also have links to what they eat daily.

you made my day by saying "bertucci's ..."
ah good old swellesley, i sure do miss you.

[Rachel Izzo]

Typical day: 12 blocks

4 BL breakfast:
6 fl oz coconut milk
1.5 scoops chocolate whey protein powder
1.5 c frozen cherries
1 TBS raw cocoa powder
+(on the side) 1.25 c broccoli w/ balsamic vinegar

Snack
1.5 oz smoked salmon
1/2 apple
3 cashews

Lunch (3 bl)
2.5 c broccoli
1 c fake chicken (yeah I know, I'm a veg)
3 tbs avocado
1.5 oz salmon
vinegar

Snack
1/4 c cottage cheese
1/2 apple
1 tsp almond butter

Dinner (3 blocks)
1 large salad
1 veggie burger (has 4 blocks of fat)
balsamic vinegar
.25 c cottage cheese
1 apple

That's a typical day, although not every day. I alternate breakfasts between 3 standard ones (either 3 or 4 blocks depending on my mood/schedule for the day). Didn't do that today -- had some dark chocolate as part of lunch, and had tofu, roasted veggies, salmon, and greek salad for dinner.

[Mike Shaw]

Every weekday for a long time now....

Breakfast:
3 whole eggs
1 B cheese
1 B salsa
1 orange
1 plum
(No fat as cooked with EVOO)

Lunch:
5 B chicken (usually half a chicken stripped from carcasse)
2 cups broccolli
1 banana
1 plum
EVOO to measure
Scallopini sauce (1 B P&C)
Glass Milk

Dinner:
5 B steak
4 B sweet potato mash
1 B grapes
Macadamia nuts to measure

Would like to drop the sugar from the fruit but ....... all...... those.... veggies and being mid 20's - train, sleep, work, play once a week, train, sleep, work, train, sleep, work................

I feel like im baring my soul here because I dont think it's quite dialed in 100% and im waiting to be abused for some simple yet noticable flaw but noticable improvements in OLY LIft, METCON, BJJ etc etc....

[Rebekah Kehm]

Couple of meals I eat:


4 Block:

3 Protein: 1.5 oz lean ground turkey and 4 egg whites (egg beaters)
3 Carbs: 1.5 apples and .25 cup of peppers
3 Fat: avocado
(scramble turkey, peppers, eggs together and season to taste)

3 Block:

3 Protein: 3 oz Turkey Brest Patty Fillet
3 Carbs: 1/2 Blackberries, 1/2 Pineapple, 1 cup peaches (Frozen measured)
3 Fat: 3 Tbsp Avocado

2 Block:

2 Protein: 1 Serving Hormel NATURAL Turkey breast Lunch meat
2 Carbs: 1 Orange
2 Fat: 6 Almonds

2 Block:

2 Protein: 2 oz Chicken Breast
2 Carb: 1 bag Birdseye Frozen Veggies
2 Fat: 2 tbsp Avocado or 6 Almonds


1 Block:

1 Protein: 1.5 oz ground turkey
1 Carb: 2 Cups Spinach, 4 tbsp Salsa, Small Roma Tomato
1 Fat: 1 Table spoon avocado or dressing (read label)
(cook ground turkey with taco seasoning and cut up tomato, put all on top)


1 Block Coffee:

12 oz Soy Latte
(Add sugar free syrup if you have to)


I like almonds and avocados so I eat them at every meal pretty much!

[Rebekah Kehm]

Forgot one of my new favorite meals:


2 Protein: Chicken of the Sea SALMON CUP!! yum
2 Carb: 1 Pear
2 Fat: 6 Almonds

[Davis Murphy]

All meals are measured out to 5 blocks and snacks to 1
Breakfast:

-Omelette with 3 eggs, onions, bell peppers, mushrooms, and some sort of lean meat (diced ham, turkey bacon, chicken sausage). A little bit of cheese.
-Fruit (usually an apple or strawberries). Sometimes Ill have a bowl of steel cut oats with blueberries instead.


Lunch:

-Big plate of romaine or spinach greens with balsamic vinegar and cucumbers.
-Some sort of lean meat like grilled chicken or turkey. I usually have something already made in the fridge ready to go.
-Fruit (apple or strawberries again usually)
-Nuts - usually almonds or macadamias

Afternoon Snack
- Glass or milk with some nuts
or
-Cottage cheese and fruit with some nuts
or
-Few slices of deli meat with an apple and some nuts

Dinner

Too many options to list, Grilled fish, chicken, beef, turkey etc.
Sometimes Ill make a stir fry with zucchini, onions, mushrooms, and chicken. Always have a plate of greens or some steamed broccoli with dinner.

Night snack,

Same as afternoon

Good Luck!