Re: What does your diet plan look like?
I'm a fast oxidizer, so I have to consume more protein than most. What I can tell you is that veggies are a must...and LOTS of them. Have them at every single meal.
I invested in a food dehydrator and I make my own veggie chips as snacks. Green beans, butternut squash, carrots, and even kale make excellent veggie chips that are great when you're on the go. Also nuts like almonds are great, and pecans too as they have a higher content of pantethenic acid. If you've got thyroid issues, brazil nuts are good for selenium.
If you're home, roasted veggies in the oven are great. Roasted green beens in olive oil actually taste kinda like potato chips :)
Celery with unsweetened almond butter (whole foods sells it), or gluten free brown rice cakes with almond butter is a good snack too. I don't get
Sugar cravings anymore (I've been on the AF diet for a long time), but when I used to I would eat a handful of baby carrots or a handful of blueberries or grapes.
For my meals, I always make sure to have fat, protein, and veggies. Like chicken breast with steamed veggies tossed in olive oil and 1/2 c. of brown basmati rice.
I make huge pots of traditional chicken soup and veggie medley soup and I store some of it in the freezer for those times I need a grab and go meal. Also, stir-fries make excellent meals. get some ground turkey or chicken, some bok choy, shredded carrots, and chopped
Celery and fry it up with some coconut aminos (also from whole foods) and you've got some yummy asian cuisine. I've made some delicious Indian stir fries too.
It's really about making the effort to prepare. If you know you're going to be busy in the week, make a big batch of food on your day off and freeze it in portions so you can stick them in the microwave during the week. Once you get into the routine, it becomes very easy to stick to it.
There's no way to avoid the
Sugar cravings/withdrawls unfortunately. The only true solution to that is time and willpower.
Good luck!