Your opinion on my diet to lose weight? Advice?

[Anonymous]

Breakfast eggs or omelet with fruit

Water

Banana Snack

Water

Lunch Salad

Snack fruit (apple, orange, or grapefruits)

Water

Workout one hour

And peanuts

I am not putting bread in my diet maybe once a week as a veggie sandwich. I do plan on doing slim fast next week. No sugar drinks. Thoughts?

[MissAlexandra]

Eggs, fruit, banana, salad apple, and peanuts? I really hope you're eating more than that. You won't be able to sustain this type of diet (unless you're an extremely picky eater to begin with and don't eat much at all usualy.) Unfortunately, you'll get tired of this after a week and want to binge and end up gaining more weight than you started with. All of that has to be under 500 calories.. did you know your body goes through a phase (commonly known as "starvation mode") where it will store fat to use in case of emergency because you're putting so little into it? You need to eat a little more.

I'm not sure if you're vegetarian, but you mentioned a veggie sandwich. If you are, disregard the meat products.

Try: LEAN protein, most types of fish (tilapia, salmon have heart healthy Omega3 Fatty Acids), hearty vegetables like broccoli and cauliflower will make you full, leafy greens like fresh spinach have vitamin B to keep your hair/skin/nails and metabolism in full swing. Also, don't be afraid to cook with small amounts olive oil for skin health.

[1ibiz]

Your doing better then most people. Forget about loosing the weight, Do it because you want to feel good and that nothing can slow you down. First off, I see that you are mostly on the carbs side. It should be the other way around, eat more fat and limit those carbs. Meat, fish, fowl, avocados, olives, and eggs should be the bulk of your diet. Also eat plenty of vegetables and plants. Fruits and berries in moderation. Tubers, roots, and stems in moderation. Nuts and seeds in moderation. Also peanuts is not a nut, but in fact is a legume. Peanuts are very bad for you because they throw your omega 3 to omega 6 fatty acid ratio off. This is very bad as it starts the inflammation response in your body, and is the leading risk of cancer. You should always do your research on foods high in omega 6. Soybean, grains( whole grains), and legumes are high in omega 6. Another plus of avoiding these same foods is that they have lots of phytic acid in them, which prevents the absorption in minerals.

[Anonymous]

That sounds okay to me,  just make sure you have decent portions of food and have dinner too and if you have bread make sure it's wholemeal bread.. 

All you have to do essentially is eat less calories than your body usually consumes. Drink lots and lots of water too. 

You should also have something before you workout to increase your energy levels like a banana and something after like a chicken sandwich 

You can afford to treat yourself every now and again with some junk food, in moderation of course!

What type of exercise are you doing? 

[Asker]

strictly cardio and some weights...I am trying to push my exercise twice a day for 2 hours.

[Opinion Owner]

You don't really wanna over do it with the exercise, keep it to a maximum of one hour per workout. It's counterproductive if your doing any more than that!

[Asker]

yeah that is what I am saying an hour per workout twice a day.

[gristformill]

Losing weight can be difficult, but I guess you know that. I was a dietition and worked at a YMCA for 5 years. As far as diets the research says that a high protein diet works the best. However people have a hard time staying on it. And, if you can't stay on it it won't work.

The best in terms of actually working and palatable is a low glycemic diet. It is also the most healthy. Look it up on the net. There are several books out there. Basically you eat foods that take longer to digest and deliver carbohydrates into your blood stream. This means most fruits and vegetables, stone ground whole grain products, whole grains, and minimally processed.

It may take you some time to learn but it is worth your while since it is by far the most healthy diet. The hard part is the beginning. After a while what you eat becomes just part of how you live.

[Asker]

What do you think about having eggs for breakfast?

[kheserthorpe]

Add lean meat at lunch and dinner. Swap some fruit for vegetables (non starchy).

Add yogurt or take calcium. Good multivitamin and a big dose of omega 3s would be good.

You're going to be in ketosis. You need to eat enough protein to support it or you will be losing lean mass which will slow your metabolism permenantly.

[GAG1989]

You don't have to go on strict, only vege diets or whatever to lose weight. The best way to lose weight? Exercise and cutting out BAD foods. I've cut out pretty much all fast food and am trying to cut down on the amount of pop I drink.

[Asker]

You understand. I am a woman. Its different and sometimes could be harder.

[GAG1989]

Woman, man, doesn't matter. If you cut out bad foods, you will lose weight. Exercise also is the key factor in losing weight. The diet you're going on sounds anorexic

[Asker]

how? I never was anorexic and believe me this its not anorexic. They don't eat at all...I still have protein, fiber, and vitamins in my diet.

[GAG1989]

Just sayin' it sounds anorexic

[DirtyDiaper]

Its decent not peanuts they have a sh*tton of calories. Best diet if you wanna lose weight is Big breakfast, juice throughout the day, perhaps a salad for lunch, and medium dinner. No snacks no lunch.

[Jking]

Fruit has sugar

Sunflower seeds are good,

try less variety of food, you will want to eat less of it

[Asker]

I need fruit for fiber.

[Jking]

Pills? And fiber is in sunflower seeds along with protein

[Anonymous]

That's gotta be less than 1000 calories. Not enough. Healthy foods, but you need more, and more vegetables. You can eat as many vegetables as you want, infact the more the better (excluding potatos)

Just don't eat processed foods and you'll be good.