{"id":46469,"date":"2021-08-24T08:43:46","date_gmt":"2021-08-24T12:43:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=46469"},"modified":"2021-08-27T08:54:44","modified_gmt":"2021-08-27T12:54:44","slug":"planning-your-meals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/planning-your-meals\/","title":{"rendered":"Planning Your Meals: The Key to Losing Weight"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Do you plan your meals ahead? How can the simple act of planning your meals in advance help you lose weight?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>John Walker, the author of <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/the-hackers-diet\/\">The Hacker&#8217;s Diet<\/a><\/em>, claims that you can lose weight by eating the exact same foods you already eat, just in smaller portion sizes. Walker says that the easiest way to ensure you&#8217;re not overeating is to carefully plan your portions and to consider the happiness\/calorie ratio of foods. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s how planning your meals in advance can help you lose weight and keep it off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Planning Meals<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Pre-planning meals \u2014 <\/strong><strong><em>how <\/em><\/strong><strong>much you eat AND <\/strong><strong><em>when \u2014 <\/em><\/strong>gives you a reliable daily calorie intake. If you eat only what you plan to, then you\u2019re guaranteed to achieve your goal. (Again, simply, not necessarily easy).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You would never invest in a company that sets no budgets and whose strategy is \u201cspend whatever we feel like day to day, and hope it\u2019ll work out in the long run.\u201d Not only would this be more likely to fail than methodical planning, there\u2019d be no way to measure actual performance against goals to figure out the problems. \u201cWinging it\u201d in relation to your eating target is the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Rigid planning of meals, and adherence to the plan, is the most important strategy in losing weight.<\/strong> You will lose some spontaneity of your eating, but you will be rewarded by weight loss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Planning meals has these benefits:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>It helps you avoid the in-the-moment temptation to get a plate of seconds.<\/li><li>It avoids reliance on your internal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/eat-watch\/\">eat watch<\/a>, which we already know is broken \u2014 without constraints, you will eat far beyond what your body needs for maintenance.<\/li><li>It avoids unpredictable meals, which leads to unpredictable calorie consumption. If you go to lunch without any idea of how much you\u2019ll eat at dinner, how do you know how much to eat at lunch?<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Pointers on Planning Meals<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>What you eat doesn\u2019t matter as much as how much you eat. <strong>Calories per day is by far the most important number as far as <\/strong><strong><em>weight <\/em><\/strong><strong>is concerned<\/strong>.&nbsp; What doesn\u2019t matter as much: the composition of what you eat (such as fats vs carbs vs protein), and when you eat it.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So in general, keep your current eating schedule. You can eat 3 meals a day, or 8 small meals. But <strong>keep a regular schedule<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>As you gain experience, you may notice certain periods of the day when you\u2019re hungrier. Then adjust your eating schedule to ease your hunger during these periods.<\/li><li>Keeping a regular schedule helps you deal with hunger. Hunger is easier to handle when you know that in exactly 1 hour and 52 minutes, you\u2019ll be able to quench your hunger.<\/li><li>The author advises one exception, which is to avoid eating a large meal and immediately going to sleep. This tends to store the excess nighttime calories as fat (when you\u2019re metabolically inactive) and makes you wake up hungry, compared to eating more than a few hours before sleeping.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Keep your diet composition the same as your normal diet. <strong>Eat the same things\u2014just change the amounts to keep under the calorie limit.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>There\u2019s no need to suffer by restricting yourself to foods you hate. You can still eat hamburgers and fried chicken \u2014 the critical thing is to restrict the <em>amount<\/em> you eat.<\/li><li>After planning your diet, evaluate a pie chart of where the calories are going. <strong>Consider the happiness \/ calorie ratio of foods.<\/strong> You may find that certain calorically dense foods are less enjoyable than they\u2019re worth, and you can spend those calories on other more enjoyable foods. For instance, 100 calories of peanuts is shockingly little \u2014 you may be happier spending that eating an apple.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Be very aware of serving sizes.<\/strong> It\u2019s easy to overeat. The safest option is to measure out exactly what you planned \u2014 100g of chicken breast, 1 tbsp of mayonnaise, 2 oz. of potato chips. Otherwise, it is very easy to eat over your allotment. The first time you measure calorically dense foods like cookies, nuts, and meat, you will be shocked by how many calories are contained in tiny amounts of food.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An easy way out: eat only pre-prepared foods, like microwavable meals, meal kits, or liquid meals like Slimfast. Not only does this make it easier to restrict calories, it also lets you eat on schedule without time-consuming prep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The author recommends a few \u201csecret weapons\u201d in your diet that make hunger easier to deal with:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Caffeine \u2014 it suppresses appetite, makes you feel more energetic, and adds few calories (if consumed in the form of coffee and zero-calorie soft drinks).<\/li><li>Bouillon \u2014 hot, rich, salty \u2014 all these counteracting hunger.<\/li><li>Liquids \u2014 filling your stomach helps stave off hunger.<\/li><li>Pickles \u2014 a medium size pickle is just 7 calories. These are basically crunch water.<\/li><li>Low-calorie seasonings \u2014 pepper, mustard, and spices.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>While measuring and scheduling all your food is laborious at first, quickly you will develop an intuition for how many calories a certain amount of food contains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eating out adds variability to your planning since you can\u2019t control the preparation of food.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>If the restaurant offers nutritional info, look it up beforehand and plan out your meal. Stick to the meal you plan.<\/li><li>If the restaurant doesn\u2019t have nutritional info, then restrict your eating. <strong>Fill up your plate to the amount you\u2019d eat at home, then eat no further. <\/strong>Do not take seconds. Do not finish a dish to avoid taking it home or wasting it.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you plan your meals ahead? 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