"You can formulate a zone-favorable meal just by using your eyeballs. Although not as precise as the macronutrient block method, with time and practice your eyesight can become a pretty good calculator.
Start with the protein, using the palm of your hand as a guide. The amount of protein that can fit into your palm is usually four protein blocks. That's about one chicken breast or 4 ounces of sliced turkey.
The size of the protein on your plate will help you determine the size of your carbohydrate portions. If you're eating favorable carbohydrates, then the size of your carbohydrate portion should be about twice as big as your protein portion. If you're eating unfavorable carbohydrates, make that carbohydrate portion the same size as your protein portion.
If you plan to have some dessert - most desserts are all carbohydrate - simply cut back on the amount of carbohydrates you eat on the plate."
-- Excerpt from THE ZONE by Barry Sears
week 2, day 6 -
breakfast: zone bar - 2 blocks
lunch: swiss cheese, banana, and almonds - 2 blocks
snack: skipped snack
dinner: earthborn pizza at nick-and-willy's:)
snack: skipped snack
yes, another meal out! it's been that kind of week...
annee
Posted by: Annee Buchele | November 30, 2008 at 06:34 AM
Another bad day, but I figured it would be as we hosted the in-laws for Thanksgiving. No breakfast, did the CF WOD and then ate my way through the day!!! Lots of chips and guacamole, some Baker's Square french silk pie, etc.
Back in it strong on Sunday... might even try to go the whole day Paleo-zone to "cleanse"!
Annee, I noticed at the WOD you are looking super lean! Good job!!
Posted by: Leigh Ann Cannon | November 30, 2008 at 08:32 AM