Egg whites and oatmeal:) Week 3 day 1

Egg whites and oatmeal...yes....the staples of my clean eating. And believe it or not, these are two of my favorite foods! Thank goodness!!! It truely is like a "treat" for me to eat this as weird as it sounds. These are great fat burning foods and everyone should incorporate these into their diets!!! I know not everyone enjoys these foods, however, you can always make things taste better with fresh fruit, or actually what I do is mix them together and make pancakes which is how I eat them! Delicious! Truvia is also a good sweetner you could add to your oatmeal to give it a more sweeter flavor. For someone trying to increase their metabolism and lose fat I recommend adding these foods to your diet every day: 2 eggs, 1 cup oatmeal, 2-3 cups veggies, 2 servings of fruit, and a 8 ounce whey protein shake mixed with water or skim milk. These foods are high on the fat burning meter and will reduce cravings.Try it out for a few weeks with your current diet plan! Remember eating every few hours, 5 meals per day will speed up metabolism and burn fat! To figure out daily calories for weight loss take your bodyweight x 16.

I weighed this morning and lost about a half pound, which I feel is a good number right now. I definately feel like my body is looking more cut. I am going to up my cardio this week to 5 times. Next week is when the REAL hard work starts. I will up cardio to twice a day 30 minute sessions to really ignite fat burning. I have been starting pretty slow b/c I don't want to lose to much muscle. Here's a breakdown of my current diet:
Breakfast: 5 egg whites, 1/2 cup oatmeal, 1 tbsp ground flax (made into a pancake)
Mid morning: Protein shake/1 cup strawberries
Lunch: 4 oz lean ground turkey, 1/2 cup brown rice/1 cup broccoli/15 almonds
Mid-afternoon/preworkout: 4 egg whites, 1/2 cup oatmeal
Post workout: 1/2 protein shake/apple
Dinner: 4 oz shrimp/stir fry veggies (pepper,tomato,onion,broccoli,mushrooms, 1/2 tbsp olive oil/romaine lettuce with 1 tbsp vinegar
Before bed: Casein protein shake/1 tbsp natural peanut butter (Casein protein digests slower  so I won't lose muscle while I sleep.
As far as supplements, right now I take glutamine for muscle recover in the morning/post workout, and an Amino energy powder to give me an energy boost when I wake up as well as preworkout.

Yup that's right, 7 times a day i'm eating....Looks like alot of food huh? Well reality is I'm only taking in about 1600 calories with 45 g fat;140 g carbs; 160 g protein
I must eat every few hours to keep my metabolism going. I may in a few weeks switch my workout time so my post workout meal is actually my dinner. For right now this is working so I'm sticking to it! As the weeks get down I will eliminate fruit b/c of the sugar, as well as take out the peanut butter to create calorie deficit depending how my body responds.
Thank you for visiting! Remember, YOU are the only one in control of your goals, the amount of work you put in is equal to the results you receive. Stay focused!