sjk2008 said:
Yes, certainly appreciate the advice, that's for sure.
Re the Poached Eggs, would a slice of wholemeal bread be fine to have with that? The Insanity package tells me to avoid yolks (the best bit) though? I can't stand any of this cottage cheese and quark malarkey, either; what could I have in place of that.
Carbs and fats are both your main sources of energy (7 cals per grm of carbs and 9 calories per grm of fat), so it makes sense to limit one and be moderate with the other in a fat loss diet (your body needs a certain amount for it's natural everyday function, this is a priority when it comes to nutrition), Insanity seems to go the low fat way, personally I'm not a huge fan of that, you'll get far more associated health benefits with keeping good fats high (like yolks, oily fish, nuts etc) and complex carbohydrates low than vice-versa (you'll get plenty of carbohydrates through your veg aswell and it all goes to the 'calories in' equation and help bodily functions described), you could try some wholemeal pitta toasted and see how you get on, but if you come to a stalling point it would be the first thing I'd look at leaving out, not saying anything is wrong with the Insanity approach, there isn't, but you do need to balance energy intake somewhere.
In place of cottage cheese/quark a glass of soya milk and a small piece of chicken/lean beef and fresh pineapple and veg would be ok.
sjk2008 said:
As for my veggies, I can't stand Broccoli, but I like green beans and spinach a lot. Could I just double up on portions of those?
YEP, go for it, cabbage, sprouts, kale etc, all good.
sjk2008 said:
Oh, and regarding the Protein shakes (Whey), is there anything I can use in place of this, as I'm not willing to fork out £40 every month, just yet, and would prefer to use a 'cheaper', home-made (if possible) alternative?
Whey gram for gram is probably still the cheapest protein source around, there's no REAL need to have it at all, you can just eat your tea around 30-60 minutes later, but you can always just have a
glass of soya milk and egg whites with a dash of sugar free cordial if you really want to.
Just a quick tip, if you do get hungry, have some sugar free jelly made up, it's a great stomach filler with very few calories.