ambb106
02-25-2007, 04:42 PM
Is just drinking water and eating fruit for lunch and breakfast but having a normal meal for dinner healthy I am trying to lose weight... I need ways to cut my snacking habits.. My family always stocks the cabnits with junk food I dont knwo how to resist
Ava_31
02-25-2007, 11:49 PM
No it's not. You're body will be missing out on a lot of nutrients. I have to lose about 35 lbs. I went veg. last year and because of that it's hard to get a lot of iron rich foods and you miss out on the b vitamins. I have suffered because of it, and now I don't eat a lot of meat, and I can tell I am low on iron and b vitamins. So, I have to add stuff to my diet. At some moments I am so weak, I feel I could pass out. Plus, I was getting all tingly feelings everywhere. So, my advice to you is for breakfast you could do a smoothie with juice and put frozen berries in it and some yogurt (if you like it), then for a mid-afternoon snack you could do fresh fruit and a handful of nuts (if you're not allergic), then for lunch I would eat a decent size salad of raw spinach, romaine lettuce and any raw veggies you like and squeeze lemon over it with some olive oil. You should add a protein to it, such as tuna, chicken, or steak. Then for dinner I would have a salad full of veggies same as lunch if you wanted or you could do it without and then have grilled fish, chicken, lean red meat occasionally, and a steamed veggie. I would add some kind of whole grain like a good whole wheat rice or something or red potatoes. Eating mostly raw veggies and fruits will help detox your body as well. Plus, drink plenty of water through out the day. If you get hungry between meals, drink water or if you need something grab a piece of fruit or raw veggies. Raw Peanut butter is great. Lots of enzymes in there. This has done wonders for me. I have to keep up with adding meat though.
Lenin
02-26-2007, 07:07 AM
ambb,
If water and fruit will satisfy your appetite and with the "real" dinner will total a lower number of calories then you are eating now, then, of course, you will lose weight.
If your dinner has enough protein, say 40+ grams <a lot for one meal>, and the day's total is over 1200 calories, you should have no nutritional probems.
Maybe an egg in the morning or some canned tuna fish at lunch might make the protein requirement easier to satisfy. A multivitamin might help cover all the bases just in case.
tUrRrRa
03-17-2007, 04:01 PM
I have done something pretty similar to this and lost some weight, but I definitely wasn't too thin or anything. I would buy a lot of fresh fruit and would have it for meals but at least one regular, healthy balanced meal each day. I drank pretty much all water. I had things like yogurt to go with it though. I took calcium pills and vitamins as well to make sure I was getting what I needed.
viccles
03-17-2007, 10:26 PM
I bet you will put on weight with that idea. Breakfast boosts metabolism and loses weight
Diane817
03-18-2007, 02:36 PM
Try eating your most calorie meal in the morning, oatmeal with skim milk, high grain bread, toasted with jelly and some fruit. For lunch, try grilled chicken or fish with some fresh veggies and another fruit. Have a light dinner of salad and a small portion of grilled or baked chicken, turkey or fish. Snack lightly in between meals on air popped popcorn, any fruit or veggies. Exercise in the morning if you can, it helps you burn fat all day long. Try for more exercise in the afternoon or after dinner, such as a brisk walk. No snacking after 7 or 8 p.m. Junk food isn't good for you or your family, slowly try to get it out of the house. Doing it all at once would be a huge shock to them if they've always had it. But the best way to look after your health is to look after theirs as well. Good luck to you with your weight lose. It will come off, just remember..it didn't go on in a day and it won't come off in a day either. Be patient with yourself. You going in the right direction so be proud of that.
Diane
I think with this diet there is a chance that you may not get all your nutritional needs met. But I think all it would take to improve the diet greatly would be to add a source of protein and some whole grain product to your "light meals". Sardines (if you like them) packed in water are a wonderful souce of healthy omega 3 fats, calcium and protein and the whole can is only 130 calories. That's really not much at all and will not jeopardize your weight loss effort. Same goes for canned tuna but sardines are a safer choice as far as mercury content. You can add a couple whole wheat crackers (Wasa Brod is good) to round things off.
My other suggestion is to reverse the order of the meals. Eat most of your calories in the morning and early afternoon, then later have smaller meals of fruit and yogurt or vegetable salad. If you eat your calories early in the day you will have more chance to burn them off throughout the day and you will have more energy for when you need it. You don't need it when you sleep, do you?