Beating Belly Fat (part 2)

Well, it's been a week since I decided to tackle my belly fat, and my waist-to-hip ratio has dropped to 0.84. For most meals, I've been trying to have 3 bites of vegetables for every 2 bites of protein and 2 bites of carbohydrate. I'll admit (blush!) that I haven't done my homework and officially found out which category fruit and dairy go into, so I've just been adding them to my diet anyway. It's been a challenge trying to fit this 3:2:2 ratio into different cuisines. Here's how I've managed with different foods:

Sandwiches: remove one side of the sandwich and have an open face sandwich

Salads: this was the easiest--just fix the salad by adding elements or taking them away

Italian: have a starter garden salad or vegetable soup and split two entrees (one pasta entree and one meat entree)

Indian: have an American style garden salad along with the meal, which in my case is usually skewed toward a greater ratio of carbs

Middle eastern: have an American style garden salad along with the meal, which in my case is usually skewed toward a greater ratio of proteins

Mexican: choose fillings for tacos and burritos to reflect the 3:2:2 ratio. 

You can see that there's a common theme here--add a salad to your meal. It's a great way to get in the vegetables (plus, you won't be starving to the point of overeating when the entrees arrive). So far, judging by the decrease in my waist-to-hip ratio, the eating plan seems to have worked. Now, to check with an analysis of my body composition. Stay tuned....