I don't like diets. I don't like depriving myself because I'll only end up bingeing afterwards. I also know that the real key to losing weight is to pair a diet with exercise. And exercise just makes me eat more, so it's a losing battle.
I wouldn't have given Plan:Eat a second thought if it weren't for my officemate who lost weight partly because of Plan:Eat. She did say that she works out four times a week at the gym as well, but every day I would see her name on a brown paper bag in the office pantry, and I got curious about her diet.
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| Choose your plan based on your ideal weight and activities. Photo from @planeat_program on Instagram |
Plan:Eat is among the many calorie-count diet delivery services that are now all over the metro. They offer 5-day meals that compose of breakfast, lunch, dinner, plus morning and afternoon snacks. There are different calorie plans you can choose from, starting with Plan 1200. That means you just consume 1, 200 calories per day. They will do the counting and prepare the meals for you, all you have to do is eat them! The hardest part is being disciplined not to cheat. Plan 1200 also costs Php1200, plus Php20 delivery fee/day (Php100 for 5 days).
One day I finally decided to join. There's a big group of people in the office who orders in bulk, and our meals get delivered to the office early in the morning.
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| They post their menus on Wednesdays. They change it often, so you don't get the same boring stuff. Photo from @planeat_program on Instagram. |
One of the things I like most about Plan:Eat is the anticipation. They usually post their menus for the following week on Wednesdays, so you can decide if you want to join. Every morning when I pick up my brown bag at the loading bay, I am excited to open it and find my meals. They're packed neatly in plastic containers and come with two sets of utensils (guys, please recycle!).
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| This is a sample of what you get for one day. Yep, this diet allows white rice. And corn dogs (bottom right). |
I didn't have a hard time sticking to the diet. Plan:Eat allows you to indulge, and keeps you full by providing small portions while requiring you to eat often. It doesn't hurt that their meals are delicious too. We had a naked apple pie for a snack once, and I swear, I wanted to order one whole pie. It was that good.
To help me stick to my goal, my teammates and I started a challenge. For every time I cheat (when I eat something that's not part of the day's menu), I pay P50/day. But because I don't drink coffee (which is included every breakfast), I get 90 calories free! I don't consume it most of the time, other times, I eat a piece of candy or several pieces of chips or crackers.
You get you cheat days on the weekends. But because you've acquired the discipline of portion control, you'd think twice about your cheat meals!
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| Plan prices plus modes of payment. Do check if your area is covered by their delivery. Photo from @planeat_program on Instagram |
Now, this post is too long already, but the verdict is: it works. It works for people who don't like to deprive themselves. It works for people on a budget (Plan:Eat has one of the most affordable set meals among the diet delivery services). It works for people like me who live alone and are too tired to prepare a healthy meal when they get home.
It works for people who want to lose weight but don't have time to work out every day. I didn't, but I still lost five pounds. And even when I stopped ordering for a while (I had some leaves and didn't want to carry my meals throughout the day), I didn't gain the weight back. Yep, I checked. Plan:Eat actually trained my brain and stomach not to consume too much.
So try it out for yourself. Start with an order for a week and then see how it goes.
Plan:Eat Program
Tel. No: +63917 3055510
P.S. I'm not connected with Plan:Eat. :)
