I started my fat loss journey when I was in college due to two things. First was to stop being teased for the way I looked and the second one being that I wanted to prove a point to everyone that it is you who is in charge of your own fitness if you are really serious about it. A lot of college dudes give a very similar reason to not go on a diet and focus on fat loss. The reason usually is that 'I cannot diet as it is EXPENSIVE.'
This is a stupid reason and in this article, I will show you that if you really plan things well, setting up a fat loss diet is not that expensive. If you are a college-going student, there is a good chance that you have a slightly active lifestyle. The diet given below of 1700 kcals will benefit almost anyone who follows it. Certain dudes will have to increase or decrease their calorie intake due to individual factors.
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Let's assume you go to the college in the morning from 9 AM to 3 PM. Let's break down your day into 3 meals and 2 snacks.
Breakfast - 1 whole egg + 3 egg whites + 1 banana or any other fruit
Lunch - A chicken sandwich + 1 cold coffee
Pre-workout - Half a scoop of Whey protein + 1 fruit
Post-workout - Another half scoop of Whey + 200 ml double toned milk
Dinner - Soya/Chicken Pulav made with 150 grams of chicken or 75 grams of soya chunks and some veggies
Here is a calorie, macro and cost breakdown of the meal plan mentioned above:
And before you go ahead and brand this as expensive, one coffee at Starbucks costs 350 rupees.
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A couple of bonus tips:1. Do not waste your money on supplements. Read this piece.
2. Give sleep an equal priority as that can screw your progress. Read this piece to optimize sleep.
Author bio:
Pratik Thakkar is the co-founder and director of GetSetGo Fitness, an online fitness company. He is regarded as someone who will make it easy for you to understand the process by putting things in the right context and providing science-based recommendations for natural bodybuilding. You can reach out to him at pratik@getsetgo.fitness and follow him on Instagram and Facebook.
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