kes1321
03-15-2006, 04:50 PM
I'm trying desperatly to loose weight... I just wondered if anyone had diet suggestions:
breakfast - oatmeal and fruit with milk
cardio @ gym 6 days a week
snack - fruit and a piece of low fat string cheese
lunch - wrap with tuna or chicken and some veggies and low fat feta, raw veggies
snack - fruit or 100 cal rice cake snack
dinner - meat with rice or pasta (i watch portion size!), some kind of veggies
snack - fat free popcorn or green tea and low fat (weight watcher) type cookies
Any advice?
breakfast - oatmeal and fruit with milk
cardio @ gym 6 days a week
snack - fruit and a piece of low fat string cheese
lunch - wrap with tuna or chicken and some veggies and low fat feta, raw veggies
snack - fruit or 100 cal rice cake snack
dinner - meat with rice or pasta (i watch portion size!), some kind of veggies
snack - fat free popcorn or green tea and low fat (weight watcher) type cookies
Any advice?
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MaxOT26
03-15-2006, 05:50 PM
Do you do any weight lifting?
kjman87
03-15-2006, 06:06 PM
Im looking for some advice very similar to that.
Breakfast: Protien Shake
Mid Morning: Nutrigrain Bar
Lunch: Sandwich with some sort of Meat and mustard and an apple
Mid Afternoon: Banana
Dinner: Meat and some veggies
I also use an ellipitcle crosstrainer 3 or 4 days a week for 4 miles a session, and I lift 4-5 times a week.
I drink about 4 bottles of 16.9 oz bottles of water a day.
Any advice, Thanks in Advance
Breakfast: Protien Shake
Mid Morning: Nutrigrain Bar
Lunch: Sandwich with some sort of Meat and mustard and an apple
Mid Afternoon: Banana
Dinner: Meat and some veggies
I also use an ellipitcle crosstrainer 3 or 4 days a week for 4 miles a session, and I lift 4-5 times a week.
I drink about 4 bottles of 16.9 oz bottles of water a day.
Any advice, Thanks in Advance
kes1321
03-15-2006, 06:33 PM
Do you do any weight lifting?
I do 3 weight lifting classes a week.
I do 3 weight lifting classes a week.
MaxOT26
03-16-2006, 12:31 AM
Im looking for some advice very similar to that.
Breakfast: Protien Shake
Mid Morning: Nutrigrain Bar
Lunch: Sandwich with some sort of Meat and mustard and an apple
Mid Afternoon: Banana
Dinner: Meat and some veggies
I also use an ellipitcle crosstrainer 3 or 4 days a week for 4 miles a session, and I lift 4-5 times a week.
I drink about 4 bottles of 16.9 oz bottles of water a day.
Any advice, Thanks in Advance
Without knowing you bodytype, age, weight, or activitly level, I will go out on a limb here and say you need some more food! You definitley need some healthy fat in your diet. Try eating some eggs(ideally organic) and oatmeal for breakfast. Have that protein shake with your nutrigrain bar. Throw in some nuts with your banana. Water intake looks pretty good but if you train hard you should up it by at least twenty more oz a day. What exactly are your goals?
Breakfast: Protien Shake
Mid Morning: Nutrigrain Bar
Lunch: Sandwich with some sort of Meat and mustard and an apple
Mid Afternoon: Banana
Dinner: Meat and some veggies
I also use an ellipitcle crosstrainer 3 or 4 days a week for 4 miles a session, and I lift 4-5 times a week.
I drink about 4 bottles of 16.9 oz bottles of water a day.
Any advice, Thanks in Advance
Without knowing you bodytype, age, weight, or activitly level, I will go out on a limb here and say you need some more food! You definitley need some healthy fat in your diet. Try eating some eggs(ideally organic) and oatmeal for breakfast. Have that protein shake with your nutrigrain bar. Throw in some nuts with your banana. Water intake looks pretty good but if you train hard you should up it by at least twenty more oz a day. What exactly are your goals?
MaxOT26
03-16-2006, 12:33 AM
I do 3 weight lifting classes a week.
Your diet looks pretty good. How long have you been following it and are you asking for help because you aren't losing weight?
Your diet looks pretty good. How long have you been following it and are you asking for help because you aren't losing weight?
kjman87
03-16-2006, 10:25 AM
Without knowing you bodytype, age, weight, or activitly level, I will go out on a limb here and say you need some more food! You definitley need some healthy fat in your diet. Try eating some eggs(ideally organic) and oatmeal for breakfast. Have that protein shake with your nutrigrain bar. Throw in some nuts with your banana. Water intake looks pretty good but if you train hard you should up it by at least twenty more oz a day. What exactly are your goals?
Thanks MaxOT26,
Well I am 19 years old, weigh 215 at 6'0" and am fairly active(around a year ago i weighed 255). My main goal for right now is loosing fat while retaining as much of the muscle as I can. My body type is a fairly medium frame if thats what you mean. I will increase the water intake and do you still recommend the oatmeal and eggs with you knowing my goals now?
Thanks again!
Thanks MaxOT26,
Well I am 19 years old, weigh 215 at 6'0" and am fairly active(around a year ago i weighed 255). My main goal for right now is loosing fat while retaining as much of the muscle as I can. My body type is a fairly medium frame if thats what you mean. I will increase the water intake and do you still recommend the oatmeal and eggs with you knowing my goals now?
Thanks again!
MaxOT26
03-16-2006, 01:14 PM
Dude at 6'0 and 215 you definitley need more calories. You must starving yourself. That is not the best way to lose weight and doing so will definitely cost you muscle. Body-type like ectomorph, endomorph, or mesomorph. If you give that I can give you a good break down of how many calories you should be shooting for to lose some weight.
kes1321
03-16-2006, 01:16 PM
Thanks MaxOT26,
Well I am 19 years old, weigh 215 at 6'0" and am fairly active(around a year ago i weighed 255). My main goal for right now is loosing fat while retaining as much of the muscle as I can. My body type is a fairly medium frame if thats what you mean. I will increase the water intake and do you still recommend the oatmeal and eggs with you knowing my goals now?
Thanks again!
I would say more food for sure. I think the best advice I've read is to do only what you can do forever... And that's the way I've been treating my 'diet'... I still have pizza with friends occasionally, and a chocolate every now and then, etc... Adding eggs, oatmeal, etc I think will help you find something that you can do forever better...
As for me, I've been doing fine with weight loss, I just wondered if there were any suggestions to improve a little... I'm 5'7", and I currently weigh 195 lbs... (down from 220 around Christmas). I have a really large frame (for a woman)... thanks for all the input. :)
Well I am 19 years old, weigh 215 at 6'0" and am fairly active(around a year ago i weighed 255). My main goal for right now is loosing fat while retaining as much of the muscle as I can. My body type is a fairly medium frame if thats what you mean. I will increase the water intake and do you still recommend the oatmeal and eggs with you knowing my goals now?
Thanks again!
I would say more food for sure. I think the best advice I've read is to do only what you can do forever... And that's the way I've been treating my 'diet'... I still have pizza with friends occasionally, and a chocolate every now and then, etc... Adding eggs, oatmeal, etc I think will help you find something that you can do forever better...
As for me, I've been doing fine with weight loss, I just wondered if there were any suggestions to improve a little... I'm 5'7", and I currently weigh 195 lbs... (down from 220 around Christmas). I have a really large frame (for a woman)... thanks for all the input. :)
kjman87
03-16-2006, 01:22 PM
Dude at 6'0 and 215 you definitley need more calories. You must starving yourself. That is not the best way to lose weight and doing so will definitely cost you muscle. Body-type like ectomorph, endomorph, or mesomorph. If you give that I can give you a good break down of how many calories you should be shooting for to lose some weight.
Endomorph... and honestly im really not overly hungry at any point during the day... but a break down of calories would be much appreiciated!
Endomorph... and honestly im really not overly hungry at any point during the day... but a break down of calories would be much appreiciated!
Lenin
03-16-2006, 02:20 PM
kjman,
With a steady input of 2000 calories of with about a third coming from protein, I think you can continue losing. It looks like you diet isn't that far from 2000 calories now depending on your portion sizes (e.g.,my shake is 400 calories).
If you train hard, especially with resistance, you can continue to gain muscle mass.
That rate of 40 pounds lost over a year is the PERFECT way to lose weight, keep it up...26 pounds lost in the next year would be close to ideal...a pound every 2 weeks.
With a steady input of 2000 calories of with about a third coming from protein, I think you can continue losing. It looks like you diet isn't that far from 2000 calories now depending on your portion sizes (e.g.,my shake is 400 calories).
If you train hard, especially with resistance, you can continue to gain muscle mass.
That rate of 40 pounds lost over a year is the PERFECT way to lose weight, keep it up...26 pounds lost in the next year would be close to ideal...a pound every 2 weeks.
kjman87
03-16-2006, 02:23 PM
Thanks for the advice!
MaxOT26
03-16-2006, 03:14 PM
Lenin are you serious? He is 19 years old and 215 pounds. He needs more then 2000 calories or he will lose muscle. Based on your stats you should be ideally eating 2800 calories a day. Since your main goal is weightloss I suggest you shoot for 2500 to start. Try to take half of that from protein, shoot for around 30% carbs and 20% fat. Make sure you workouts are short and intense. Try to train twice a day splitting up your weightlifting and cardio workouts. Make sure you are eating every 2 1/2 to 3 hours and are consuming plenty of dairy calcium. Once you get a feel for you calorie range and workouts you can slowly start to reduce your calories by a 100 a week until you start to feel your strength declincing.
kjman87
03-16-2006, 04:14 PM
Lenin are you serious? He is 19 years old and 215 pounds. He needs more then 2000 calories or he will lose muscle. Based on your stats you should be ideally eating 2800 calories a day. Since your main goal is weightloss I suggest you shoot for 2500 to start. Try to take half of that from protein, shoot for around 30% carbs and 20% fat. Make sure you workouts are short and intense. Try to train twice a day splitting up your weightlifting and cardio workouts. Make sure you are eating every 2 1/2 to 3 hours and are consuming plenty of dairy calcium. Once you get a feel for you calorie range and workouts you can slowly start to reduce your calories by a 100 a week until you start to feel your strength declincing.
I am concentrating more on the loosing fat than the gaining muscle, I just dont want to end up weak. (my friend and I are planning to devote our spring term to loosing fat and toning, and our summer term at school to building muscle if that helps) It is going to be hard for me to train twice a day seeing as how I am about to go back to college, is there anything I can do instead, and can you possible give me an example of a daily diet plan that I can base my own off of.
Oh and my % Body fat according to one of those scales that measures your bodies resistance and bases off of that as well as height and age is around 16% if that helps at all...
THANKS A LOT!
I am concentrating more on the loosing fat than the gaining muscle, I just dont want to end up weak. (my friend and I are planning to devote our spring term to loosing fat and toning, and our summer term at school to building muscle if that helps) It is going to be hard for me to train twice a day seeing as how I am about to go back to college, is there anything I can do instead, and can you possible give me an example of a daily diet plan that I can base my own off of.
Oh and my % Body fat according to one of those scales that measures your bodies resistance and bases off of that as well as height and age is around 16% if that helps at all...
THANKS A LOT!
kjman87
03-17-2006, 01:45 PM
I just wanted to give this a bump for some more information about a good meal plan...
THANKS
THANKS
bluejbirdie
03-17-2006, 02:37 PM
Lenin are you serious? He is 19 years old and 215 pounds. He needs more then 2000 calories or he will lose muscle. Based on your stats you should be ideally eating 2800 calories a day. Since your main goal is weightloss I suggest you shoot for 2500 to start. Try to take half of that from protein, shoot for around 30% carbs and 20% fat. Make sure you workouts are short and intense. Try to train twice a day splitting up your weightlifting and cardio workouts. Make sure you are eating every 2 1/2 to 3 hours and are consuming plenty of dairy calcium. Once you get a feel for you calorie range and workouts you can slowly start to reduce your calories by a 100 a week until you start to feel your strength declincing.
As Long as he is doing both Cardio and Resisitance he will lose very little if any muscle. 2000 calories is fine.
as for 50% Protein and 30% Carb. that is a terrible ratio. 500% protein is way way too much and 30% carb will not be nearly enough to give him the energy he needs to Exercise and keep active. 50% carb and 30% protein is much better.
As Long as he is doing both Cardio and Resisitance he will lose very little if any muscle. 2000 calories is fine.
as for 50% Protein and 30% Carb. that is a terrible ratio. 500% protein is way way too much and 30% carb will not be nearly enough to give him the energy he needs to Exercise and keep active. 50% carb and 30% protein is much better.
kjman87
03-17-2006, 04:10 PM
Can you give me an example of a balanced diet for one day that I could possibly base my own off of?