Comments on: How to start the Zone Diet Eating Plan http://www.colinmcnulty.com/blog/2008/09/22/how-to-start-the-zone-diet-eating-plan/ Fitness, Health, Diet, Crossfit, Weightlifting, Musings and fun. Please comment on what you read. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:00:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Colin McNulty http://www.colinmcnulty.com/blog/2008/09/22/how-to-start-the-zone-diet-eating-plan/comment-page-1/#comment-1061 Colin McNulty Tue, 30 Sep 2008 20:54:02 +0000 http://www.colinmcnulty.com/blog/?p=226#comment-1061 That's a great start Eric. Looking at your 2 egg omelette + cottage cheese breakfast, where did the carbs come from? If you are hungry 2.5 hours after eating, then something went wrong with your previous meal. Protein shake and water isn't balanced (where's the carbs and fat?) and won't satisfy your hunger. Salad is also typically too low in carbs (depending on what you add to it). I would say if you want to try the Zone, then read the quickstart guide on zondediet.com and commit to just 2 weeks of your life weighing and measuring everything. After 2 weeks you won't have to weigh anything again for 3-6 months cos you'll be able to eye ball everything. I say 3-6 months because a refresher weigh in every now and then is not a bad thing. That’s a great start Eric. Looking at your 2 egg omelette + cottage cheese breakfast, where did the carbs come from? If you are hungry 2.5 hours after eating, then something went wrong with your previous meal.

Protein shake and water isn’t balanced (where’s the carbs and fat?) and won’t satisfy your hunger. Salad is also typically too low in carbs (depending on what you add to it).

I would say if you want to try the Zone, then read the quickstart guide on zondediet.com and commit to just 2 weeks of your life weighing and measuring everything. After 2 weeks you won’t have to weigh anything again for 3-6 months cos you’ll be able to eye ball everything. I say 3-6 months because a refresher weigh in every now and then is not a bad thing.

]]> By: Eric http://www.colinmcnulty.com/blog/2008/09/22/how-to-start-the-zone-diet-eating-plan/comment-page-1/#comment-1055 Eric Mon, 29 Sep 2008 14:17:31 +0000 http://www.colinmcnulty.com/blog/?p=226#comment-1055 Colin, cheers for this, breaks it down nice and easy. Sure the zone pages arent the most complex, but just starting off makes all the blocks etc seem complex and offputting if im honest. been thinking of starting for some while but the thought of it has put me off. I've posted on one of the forums today, started with 2 egg omelete with l/fat cott cheese at 8am - then had muesli with protein shake at 1030ish (prob too soon?) had chicken with large plate of veg at 1300 and just about to have another protein shake with water now. Salmon and salad for tea tonite with snack just before bed.. How far off the mark am I with this?? zions or not too bad,. How much do you have to weigh out at start? Thanks v much Eric Colin, cheers for this, breaks it down nice and easy. Sure the zone pages arent the most complex, but just starting off makes all the blocks etc seem complex and offputting if im honest. been thinking of starting for some while but the thought of it has put me off.

I’ve posted on one of the forums today, started with 2 egg omelete with l/fat cott cheese at 8am – then had muesli with protein shake at 1030ish (prob too soon?) had chicken with large plate of veg at 1300 and just about to have another protein shake with water now. Salmon and salad for tea tonite with snack just before bed.. How far off the mark am I with this?? zions or not too bad,.

How much do you have to weigh out at start?

Thanks v much

Eric

]]> By: Colin McNulty http://www.colinmcnulty.com/blog/2008/09/22/how-to-start-the-zone-diet-eating-plan/comment-page-1/#comment-1045 Colin McNulty Sun, 28 Sep 2008 14:00:54 +0000 http://www.colinmcnulty.com/blog/?p=226#comment-1045 House repossessed? Oh dear, that's never a good day. :S I keep thinking about doing more on the zone stuff as so many people struggle with it initially. House repossessed? Oh dear, that’s never a good day. :S I keep thinking about doing more on the zone stuff as so many people struggle with it initially.

]]> By: Steve J http://www.colinmcnulty.com/blog/2008/09/22/how-to-start-the-zone-diet-eating-plan/comment-page-1/#comment-1030 Steve J Tue, 23 Sep 2008 19:07:32 +0000 http://www.colinmcnulty.com/blog/?p=226#comment-1030 Thanks a lot Colin. I really appreciate this! I've struggled translating some American nutrition guides and frankly I'm totally skint these days (house got repossessed recently etc etc!). Thanks a lot Colin. I really appreciate this!

I’ve struggled translating some American nutrition guides and frankly I’m totally skint these days (house got repossessed recently etc etc!).

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