Do you think this diet will work for me?

[Anonymous]

Hello people
I'm here to ask you that i've been doing a diet by myself for two days. I want to lose 10-15 kgs (I'm nearly 80 kgs, 173 cm, 25 years old if the details are gonna be needed) I'll go on if you think it's gonna work. Help me please. (I'm vegetarian btw)

Breakfast: 1 or 2 slices of whole grain bread, a few tomatoes plus cucumbers, a cup of green tea, a boiled egg, a very litle piece of cheese (i don't know the English name of it but when i translate it says ''soft uncured goat's cheese similar to cottage cheese' it tastes disgusting so i can eat a little)

Lunch: 200 g light yoghurt.

Dinner:A plate of (8-10 spoons i think) vegetable or legume dish. (I cook them with sunflower oil, do you think i should change the oil?) Like zucchini, beans, purslane, eggplant, red kidney bean. I can't love much.

Snack: A cup of coffee (nescafe classic) with

Drinking 1.5-2.0 lt water all day long.

No coke (even zero:(), no other drinks, no alcohol, no chocolate -of course- no sugary stuff.

[Anonymous]

Ok , this sounds all quite healthy but well here is my opinion:
1) Don't eat stuff you don't like like the goat cheese, find alternatives
2) allow yourself a treat once in a while, completely quitting will only leave crave more
3) Don't completely cut back on carbohydrates , they are there to make you full and keep your body working
4) change your intake - don't eat the same stuff every day, otherwise you will get bored and quit
5) Do not eat too little - too few calories will slow your metabolism down and in the end give you a reverse effect
6) DO EXERCISE that you enjoy! I cannot stress enough how much this will help people trying to lose weight. Building up muscles will boost your metabolism, your endorphines and your self-esteem!
and last but not least, from experience I can say, that radical changes in a diet or habits usually don't have a long-term effect. If you consciously decide every day again, on what you are putting on your plate, and how much, if you eat this or rather that, it will be much easier to adapt. And don't expect changes happen too quickly.

[Asker]

Thank you i'll keep all these in my mind! x

[nikiroxs]

I'm vegetarian too so I think it would work, just dont know how long you can restrict yourself... I know I'm younger but this worked for me: eat every couple of hours ( the same food you listed) but say have bread at 8 and then the tomatoes plus cucumber at 10. This way you never feel hungry or really full and your metabolism has increased. I've been working on toning now, and eating every few hours also leaves you to tell yourself when you feel like eating : " I'm gonna eat in 20 mins, I will be fine"

[Asker]

Thank you Nixiroxs sounds like a good plan!

[Joshua2332]

I've been working out for quite some time now and I'd say you should be losing weight with this. A good way to know is to experiment with this diet. Weight yourself immediately when you wake up. This will give you a constant appropriate reading of what your weight is since everybody is fasted when they wake up. After a week, compare what your weight was at the beginning of the week and when you weighed yourself a week later. If you lost weight (at least a pound) then it's working. If you're the same weight (or very close) then you are maintaining your weight so you need to cut out some calories. If you're gaining weight then you definitely need to cut out calories.

To be honest, as long as you don't drink/eat what you listed in your last sentence, I'm convinced you will lose weight.

[Asker]

Thank you Joshua i wasn't gonna weight myself but after reading this i think it'll be helpful! :)

[Klaatu51]

don't feel insecure about your weight girl. your height is VERY GOOD and you can make up for it.
so if you wanna lose weight eat whatever you want but just decrease the quantities of the food you eat.

:-)

[Asker]

Thank you very much :)

[aamy811]

Sounds good. I'm also a vegetarian and here's just my rule for eating, my dad's friend whose a personal trainer told me about it. Take a small plate make half of it veggies, 1/4 a complex carb, and your protein should be a little small than the palm of your hand, also don't eat more than 2 handfuls of food, and always drink a glass of water before and after our meal. That has served me well and never let me down

[Asker]

Thank you Amy this seems like a great way to calculate! I'll try!

[Tokana]

Sounds like that's not enough food. Consistency is key to any diet, make sure you keep this up for an extended amount of time.

[Asker]

Thank you. What should i add you think?

[Tokana]

You look carb depleted which may result in severe depression, i know cause that happened to me when i was cutting, and its happening to a gym buddy that currently cutting right now as well; add a little pasta, rice and/or bread to your diet. You may also want to a little cheat here and there to keep you motivated, just don't over indulge. Good for you though, self improvement is also a good thing.

[Asker]

Thank you. I will add them!

[Anonymous]

I think the name of the cheese you are looking for is Feta Cheese. Also, that diet sounds really healthy. I don't see why it wouldn't work. I'd exercise as well to see better results.

[Asker]

Thank you but it's not Feta unfortunately. It's Lor Peyniri in Turkish don't know how much google images would help you to see it :)

[Opinion Owner]

Haha, okay I have no idea XD I'll look it up ^^

[goretcki]

Sounds good. How many calories and grams of protein are you eating? Dark chocolate and a red wine every now and then is supposed to be good for you.

[Asker]

Thank you Goretcki. I don't know much about it because i didn't count! But i used an app called FatScreet. It says for today, for example, 836 cal. 42 fat, 36 protein, 84 carbs. Don't know how accurate it is...

[goretcki]

Calories should be about 1400 give or take, protein about half your bodyweight in grams, carbs about 150 grams, fat should be good.

[Asker]

Yes you are right but i don't know what healthy food more i can add.. All i can eat is these. Other stuff i like is all about being fat lol. Potato, rice, spaghetti, burgers, fried food, and of course sugary stuff like chocolate which i adore :)

[goretcki]

Beans and nuts are calorie dense.

[YouAholic]

It's not enough food.

[Asker]

Thank you I'll try to add something healty.

[Athleticbroo]

Notsureifsrs.

[Asker]

Pretty srs.

[Athleticbroo]

Then no

[Asker]

Then thanks