Sunday February 22, 2009

All You Can Eat?

Like buffets?

Let me give you some buffet tips. These will come in very handy if you travel as much as I do.

But first, let me tell you about the “first come, first fat” all-you-can-eat trap.

This is the idea that a buffet is a license to eat more than you normally do. After all, it IS “all you can eat”, right?

And the price is usually higher too… or so it seems.

Let’s deal with the first mental roadblock:

“It’s all you can eat, so why not have a second or a third serving?”

Okay, would you do the same for your car?

“Hey, all you fill gas! I’ll just let it overflow… or better yet put it in the back seat and drain it later.”

Sounds silly, eh?

Well, food is FUEL.

Tasty? Sure. But fuel nonetheless.

Next time you are around a buffet remember that. Take a small sample of the foods you enjoy if you wish.

Or do what I do: I eat nothing but protein foods and a bit of pineapple. For some reason pineapple is always available at hotel breakfast buffets.

Blueberries are good too, especially if you mix them in with a bit of cottage cheese.

But I eat LESS eggs and protein foods than normal. In fact, my buffet meal is often the smallest of the day.

And I do this on purpose. I refuse to let someone tell me how much food is right for me.

That’s my job.

That’s your job too.

Considering the level of the nutrition at these joints, you’ll be appropriately hungry come lunchtime. If you’re on the Every Other Day Diet Plan you can have a Feed Meal (if it’s your day to do so) or eat a nice burn meal.

But you’ve started off your day right — and THAT will give you a ton more energy and make you feel better all day long.

Read more about my plan here:

http://www.everyotherdaydiet.com/aff/{!custom affiliate_id} <—- Eat More, Get Leaner

Let’s deal with the second issue: Price.

Are buffets more expensive? Actually, no — they are almost always about the same cost or less than ordering from the menu unless you get only 2-3 items. Then they are a bit more expensive.

But so what? My jeans are much more expensive, and I would like to say really comfortable in them.

How about you?

The bottom line: Do not let cost or convenience… or even worse social pressure… to make you eat more than you should. Rebel against the establishment man! Eat LESS. Freak ‘em out.

Works for me.

[ jB ]

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