Is this a healthy meal plan? any tips or changes?

[Anonymous]

So I have started being healthy and true planning a healthy diet. I also exercise daily every morning.

drink cold water only
Use smaller plates
Drink three cups of green tea throughout day
Take a multivitamin once a day

Day one

Breakfeast: oatmeal with blueberries
Snack: almonds
Lunch: tuna salad with whole grain bread
Snack: fruit salad
Dinner: turkey selves with mushroom gravy brousel sprouts and sweet potato mash

Day two

Breakfeast: Scrambled Eggs with whole grain toast
Snack: veggie plate with low fat dressing
Lunch: leftover from day before
Snack: raisins
Dinner: salmon with veggies skewers and whole grain rice

Day three

Breakfeast: Eggs and tomatoes with avocado salad
Snack: apples with peanut butter
Lunch: Middle eastern dish made up of
beans, beef and rice
Snack: veggie chips
Dinner: Tomato soup

Day four

breakfeast: smoothie
Snack: cottage cheese with fruit
Lunch: Feta stuffed mushrooms
Snack: cheese string
Dinner: White fish with stir fry greens and brown rice

Day five

Breakfeast: omelete with veggies
Snack: trail mix
Lunch: Quinoa salad with avocado, steamed green beans and spinach.
Snack: carrot chips with hummus
Dinner: curry with rice

Day 6

Breakfeast: Yogurt with fruit and granola
Snack: fruit smoothie
Lunch: Beef stiry fry
Snack: pita crips with bean dip
Dinner: spiced pumpkin soup

day 7

Breakfeast: stewed fruit with almond milk
Snack: tortilla chips with avocado dip
Lunch: stuffed chicken with broccoli and cheese
Snack: fruit
Dinner: baked sweet potato

Updates

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Tried* not true sorry

Updates

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Slices* not selves in day two

[Anonymous]

First, lose the multivitamin. You won't need it.

Second, you're diet is actually too structured. My experience with people who try to go this route is a high degree of failure, particularly in the long term. The problem isn't a lack of variety but the rigidity of the planning is too inflexible for our palate.

You should take a more caloric approach, making sure to at some point in the day to include some veggies and such of your choosing. Whatever you feel you are in the mood for. If you try to box yourself into certain things, on certain days, regardless of your mood, you will almost definitely derail as most do. Your portions will be dictated by how many calories you want to take in during a meal/snack. You have to do this based on your own height and weight/metabolism. Takes some experimenting but eventually you'll get an idea of how much you need to take in to maintain that weight. From there you tweak it.

You'll find you don't need to put many restrictions on what you're eating, but more on portion. Certain things you almost can't even have as a snack because they are so terrible (stuff like fast food definitely fits on that list). Staying away from processed food is a good policy. Not so much for weight loss but just general health.

Variety is key. Giving into your tastebuds is important (portion being key). Sometimes after dinner I have a piece of cake. Golden with chocolate frosting. I have 1 serving that is 190 calories, and I factored it into my daily calories to make sure I wasn't going over what I set out. I still lose weight because I do that in moderation. I don't eat half a cake in one night. Overindulgence is the killer of a diet.

Overall you don't have a bad plan, you just went too detailed. Having a variety of meals you like that you can easily make is good, key really. Let situations and tastebuds help you decide what you'll have that day.

[Asker]

I was going to mix it up a bit if I was craving something else. I wasn't going to follow it exactly bc I know I may crave something from day 4 on day 2. Thanks for your tips :) it's just a 7 day diet plan not permanent. Is it to much food in each day?

[Asker]

Would it be bad if I still took the multi vitamin?

[Opinion Owner]

Depends on your portions. Portions are a HUGE part of diet. Eating a healthy balanced diet is a key part to health and maintaining your body function. That being said when it comes to losing or gaining weight, portion control is king. Two people could eat the exact same diet but different portions, they will get different results.

You might be able to eat 6 ounces of one food, but only be able to substitute 2 ounces of another for the same amount of calories. So say I am having a meal and want to add more FOOD because I don't feel full at the end of the meal. If I'm having 4 ounces of chicken, 8 ounces of rice, and 4 ounces of veggies, I might decide to have 6 ounces of rice, 3 ounces of chicken, and 9 ounces of veggies. While the weight went up 3 ounces, the calorie count went down probably anywhere from 75 to 100 calories. Also the fiber content went up most likely due to more veggies, which will also help your cause.

[Opinion Owner]

It's a waste of money to buy multivitamins. It's simply not necessary. If you stick to a balanced diet, if anything you'll just end up getting too much of what you already have. If you're seriously concerned, maintain the diet for a few weeks without the multivitamin and then get some bloodwork done to see if you have any deficiencies. It won't be necessary though.

More than anything, I'm just trying to save you money. It would be money better well spent at the farmers market, more useful to your body too.

[cutepuchi]

Your diet looks healthy , except for the afternoon snack. If you replace it with any fruit , u don't need to starve urself though. Just try avoide eating a lot of salt and DONT consume sugar or carbs.

[Asker]

Which afternoon snack? What day?