The Soccer Mom Diet For The Mother On The Go

Attention soccer moms! Here's a sample diet that you can use to lose those 5 or 10 extra pounds, and feel a lot healthier. Feel free to modify it based on your eating preferences and other lifestyle issues. You can also use a meal replacement or protein shake for one of the meals later in the day, but it should be a relatively clean protein, like whey or something without a ton of carbs in it.

1. Breakfast - 1/2 cup oatmeal and 4 or 5 eggwhites (one omega yolk would be fine too)

2. Apple with 1 TBSP natural Peanut butter (peanuts should be the only ingredient)

3. Lunch - Chicken breast on salad with LF dressing (I usually use 1 tbsp LF dressing mixed with lemon juice and vinegar); 1/2 avocado can be added to the salad.

4. Tuna or other lean protein with 4 rice cakes and carrot/celery sticks (a small potatoe or 1 cup brown rice could be substituted for the rice cakes)

5. Dinner - chicken/fish with veggies (brocolli, asparagus, whatever); another option is an eggwhite omlette with veggies 6. Veggies as needed; raw almonds (a couple handfuls) or 1 Tbsp peanut butter

There are lots of ways to mix and match, but just try to stick to the basic elements of dieting- no sugar, minimal dairy, eat veggies whenever hungry, eat throughout the day, minimize carbs late in the day. That's a good way to start, and then you can adjust the diet and training as necessary to get results.

I'd like to add that you can eat pretty much as much veggies you'd like, as the calories in veggies are generally consumed by their very own processing (they have lots of fibers). Also, encouraging the family to join you in this healthy eating will make all the difference!

Dane Fletcher is the world's most prolific bodybuilding and fitness expert and is currently the executive editor for http://www.BodybuildingToday.com

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