What I Eat In A Day To Lose Weight – Busy Day (Day 4)

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WHAT I EAT IN A DAY TO LOSE WEIGHT

Here’s how I eat to lose weight – I’ve lost 40 Pounds

I often get asked what I eat in a day (and how I lost 40 Lbs). Here in this video, I’m showing you exactly what I ate in a day to lose weight – and what kinds of foods I eat when I’m trying to get into better shape. This is “What I eat in a day to lose weight – On a Busy Day (Day 4)”.

Today I’m showing you what I eat in a day to lose weight on a busy day – so the meals and recipes are really easy to make!

I’ve also typed up the full recipes for you below – these recipes just serve me (they just serve 1).

When I’m trying to lose weight, I’ll usually eat 3 meals per day – and sometimes I’ll have a snack (depending on how active I’ve been, how hungry I am that day and how I feel that day), but I will generally just have 3 meals.

CALORIES PER DAY

I usually eat 1100-1300 calories a day to lose weight, and sometimes I’ll eat up to 1400 calories – if I really need it or have been more active than usual. I have a petite frame, but women with a taller frame (or women who are very active every day) may need to eat more to lose weight in a healthy way. I talk more about how to work out your personal calorie needs in my book.

You can also download my 3 day eating plan for weight-loss, if you want another example of what to eat in a day to lose weight. I’m currently giving it away for Free, so you can download it and check it out if you want to.

And you can also check out “What I eat in a day to lose weight – Day 1” and “What I eat in a day to lose weight – Day 2”  and “What I eat in a day to lose weight – Day 3” for more weight-loss meal inspiration.

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I hope that you find this helpful!

Liezl Jayne xo

Here is the FREE 3 day eating plan for weight-loss that you can download here on my blog – this is what I used to lose 40 Lbs!

BREAKFAST

Breakfast: Ingredients

-1/2 cup rolled oats (dry)

-1/2 cup water

-2 teaspoons chia seeds

-1/2 cup chopped strawberry pieces

-14 raw almonds

-pinch cinnamon

-pinch ground vanilla (optional)

-1 teaspoon 100% pure maple syrup (or as needed, don’t go crazy with sweetener)

-1 flat teaspoon unsweetened almond butter (or cashew butter, or peanut butter)

Breakfast: Method

-mix the oats, chia seeds, water, strawberry pieces and raw almonds together in a jar (or a bowl)

-optionally add the cinnamon, vanilla and 100% pure maple syrup and mix again

-cover the jar and store in the fridge overnight

-optional: serve the oats in a bowl in the morning and add 1 teaspoon unsweetened almond butter

-or just eat straight out the jar with a spoon

-eat and enjoy!

Breakfast: Calories

Roughly 350-400 cal

LUNCH

Lunch: Ingredients

-1/3 medium avocado

-1 slice wholegrain rye bread (or 1 to 2 slices gluten-free bread)

-1 medium pink lady apple (sliced)

-1 medium carrot (peeled and sliced)

-sea salt

-black pepper

Lunch: Method

-toast the rye or gluten-free bread

-slice the avocado and add to toast

-add a sprinkle of sea salt and black pepper to toast

-slice apple and carrot and add to plate

-eat and enjoy!

Lunch: Calories

Roughly 320 – 400 cal (depending on bread used)

Try my easy gluten-free bread recipe (here) on the blog – it’s roughly 90 calories per slice!

SNACK TIME

Snack: Tea and PB cookie

-1 cup rooibos tea (black and unsweetened for zero cal)

-1 healthy peanut butter cookie

Snack: Calories

PB cookie – Roughly 100 cal

I’ve also got the full recipe for my 3 Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies (here) on the blog – with a full calorie breakdown for you.

DINNER

Dinner: Ingredients

-vegetables to stir-fry (I’ve used long stemmed broccoli, zucchinis and red bell pepper)

-1/2 cup cooked organic brown rice

-1 free-ranged egg

-1 flat teaspoon macadamia nut oil (or another good cooking oil)

-fresh lemon juice

-sea salt and black pepper

Dinner: Method

-slice the vegetables lengthways and cook in a frying pan over a medium-high heat with 1 teaspoon oil

-season with sea salt, black pepper and a squeeze of fresh lemon juice

-once the veggies are cooked, add the cooked brown rice to the pan to heat up

-serve stir fry on a plate

-crack the egg into your pan with a sprinkle of sea salt and pepper

-fry over a medium-high heat (I like to keep the yolk soft for this recipe)

-serve fried egg on top of stir-fry

-eat and enjoy!

Dinner: Calories

Roughly 300 cal

You can easily fry up 2 eggs instead of just one – I often do this. Adding a second egg to yout dinner will add another 80 calories!

Take note: Please note that you should be in a healthy state before you decide to follow a new way of eating, or a calorie restricted diet. It’s always advised that you talk to your GP, doctor or health care professional to see if a new way of eating is suitable for your personal health needs.

Photos and video by Liezl Jayne Strydom – for liezljayne.com