Macros

Part of the MPC prep programme is not just eating well but eating the right sorts of foods. The foods we eat are put into three broad categories - the macro nutrients - carbohydrates, protein and fat.  On this programme, carbohydrates are allowed but they are reduced to 40%, with 30% of protein and fat respectively.  Although the meal plans are well balanced, if you mix and match the meals its quite easy to drift off these amounts.  But the other day I managed an almost perfect score!

I've stopped eating cereal (it was a regular mid-afternoon snack for me) and just have muesli on one or two mornings a weak. I've also cut out rice and pasta, and am substituting it with things like quinoa and cauliflower 'rice'. I am consciously trying to eat more protein such as beans, eggs, chicken and fish. So far, although I've not lost much weight, I am feeling a lot better in myself, with more energy and fewer hunger pangs. Maybe this is one 'diet' I will be able to stick too!