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Originally Posted by skinnyninja  I'm going to have to seriously rethink my diet. I eat lots and lots of red meat and drink lots of Mt. Dew and energy drinks.
I'm allergic to nuts and seafood, though, so I use that as an excuse to eat lots of meat. Sometimes I feel like I can't get "full" unless I eat meat. Not sure how to go about changing these habits. |
I'm right there with you on the Mt. Dew and energy drinks...
I know that I want to quit, and that there are amazing benefits that come with quitting... but every time I try, I get the withdrawal headaches... which means that I can't think clearly, and I'm more addicted to thinking than I am to anything else.
I really didn't start drinking coffee until I was in the Army, sitting in an over/under heated tent for twelve hours at a time staring at little yellow dots on a computer screen. (Someone has to tell the generals where to send their troops, and it certainly isn't the president.
) Since then, though, I've been fully addicted to every form of caffeine out there.
I really need to get one of those huge bottles of ibuprofen and throw out all of the caffeinated drinks in my house, lock myself in, and kick the addiction all at once. One day soon...
As far as only feeling full when you eat meat... Substitute the meat for something that is high in fiber. Fiber-rich foods are much more filling, low in saturated fat, and high in the types of fat that reduce your cholesterol. One of my favorite high-fiber recipes is fake mashed potatoes, though I lost it a few months back.