Posted By: DodgerFan @ 05/12/2008 5:11:05 PM
Comment: The last sentence in the article says it all: find the middle ground. It is not necessary to starve or gorge oneself. A great alternative to the extremes shown here would be: a sandwich with whole wheat bread, 1-2 ounces of turkey breast, 1 tsp mayo, some mustard, lettuce, and tomatoes. Have some carrot or celery sticks on the side and a fresh apple or orange for desert. Wash it down with some low-fat milk or just plain water.
On the days when I cannot brown bag it, I go to Subway and order the 6-inch turkey sandwich. I ask the preparer to give me half the meat and no cheese, hold the oil and mayo, and extra lettuce and tomatoes. I get some funny looks from the staff, but it works for me. If you are not so masochistic, just order the standard 6-inch turkey. It's a lot healthier than a burger or burrito, and a lot more appealing than my custom sandwich from dieter's hell. Oh yeah, get some Sun chips instead of the regular chips. And skip the soda and drink plain old water.
Here is a great website with diet plans of winter olympic athletes. Very few people need 6,000 calories per day like an Olympic cross-country skier in training, but the diet plans give some ideas for healthy and balanced eating. Just scale down the portion sizes to meet the requirements for normal people, about 1,500 to 2,500 calories per day.
http://btc.montana.edu/olympics/nutrition/profile-intro.html
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