| I recently received an email from a potential | | | | Out In A Restaurant: The requirements for this |
| dieter who told me that although she was | | | | meal are actually pretty simple. If you're having |
| intrigued with the medifast diet and knew some | | | | beef, pork or lamb, you can consume five ounces |
| people who had good results on it, she was | | | | of it. If you've having chicken, turkey or fish, you |
| reluctant to try it because, as an account | | | | can have up to seven ounces. The rule of thumb |
| executive, she was required to have corporate | | | | here is the well known serving size that is about |
| lunches at restaurants and she obviously could not | | | | the size of a deck of cards. |
| bring along her medifast meals at these outings. | | | | In addition to your protein, you're allowed three |
| So, she feared that this diet was not going to | | | | servings of vegetables. Most people will add a |
| work for her because she had to go to | | | | salad and a low glycemic vegetable like green |
| restaurants a lot for her job. Well, you can eat | | | | beans, but there are pretty clear instructions that |
| out on medifast. People do it all the time. You just | | | | come with your foods. Basically, you're not going |
| need to switch around the timing of your lean and | | | | to want to eat junk food when you eat out, but |
| green meals and make decent choices. I will | | | | if you chose the healthy options that most |
| discuss this more in the following article. | | | | restaurants offer, you should be OK. |
| Lean And Green Meals And When You Can Have | | | | Just try to avoid heavy sauces and have your |
| Them: When you are on medifast, they want for | | | | salad dressing on the side. You can even do fast |
| you to eat six small meals. Five of these will be | | | | food if you're smart about it. Grilled chicken with |
| the diet meals that the company ships to you. | | | | green beans and a side salad is available at most |
| These don't require hardly any work or | | | | fast food places. A salad with chicken and low |
| preparation. But, it probably wouldn't be a good | | | | calorie dressing is a sound choice here also as is a |
| idea to exclusively eat prepackaged meals all of | | | | lean stir fry. |
| the time so they ask that you prepare a "lean | | | | Now, there are sometimes going to be occasions |
| and green meal" composed of fresh proteins and | | | | where you may have to cheat a little bit. This is |
| vegetables once per day. | | | | OK. Because by and large and overall, you are |
| Many people assume that you have this lean and | | | | going to be taking in much fewer calories and |
| green meal at dinner time, and this practice is the | | | | carbs than what is normal for you when you |
| most common. But, nothing says that you can't | | | | average everything out. Everyone cheats |
| take this main meal at lunch time and in a | | | | sometimes. The key is just to get back on track |
| restaurant. As long as you make smart choices, | | | | as soon as you can and to move on. A few |
| this is going to work out just fine and should not | | | | lunches out is not going to throw everything off |
| effect your results. | | | | track, especially if you are compliant for the rest |
| Choosing Your Lean And Green Meal When Eating | | | | of the day. |