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Caitlyn asked in HealthDiet & Fitness · 7 years ago

I need good diet recommendations?

I need good diet tips, I wanna go on a diet but i don't want to drastically change my diet and i don't want to starve myself. I'm defiantly not going to go on an all liquid diet either, suggestions??

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  • 7 years ago
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    Great advice from Candy above!

    Eat small amounts throughout the day, maybe 4-5 smalls meals a day, and gradually replace unhealthy stuff with healthier stuff. Eat more in the morning(have most of your heavy foods early in the day), and lighter in the evening. Have your meals with plenty of beverage, chew thoroughly. The slower you eat, the sooner you'll feel full. Cut down on sugar, but keep in mind that artificial sweeteners are even worse for you. Diet soda is truly evil.

    Avoid cars, buses, elevators. Opt for walking or biking whenever possible. Take it slow and don't over exert.

    Lots of sugar free beverages. It'll help you feel full.

    Don't give up everything you like, just cut down and gradually change the ingredients to low fat. Gradually add more fruits and veggies. You don't want to feel deprived, because then you will binge.

    Regular sleeping hours. It will help your body use its fuel more efficiently and decrease your stress level. Both good things for losing weight.

    Good luck!

    Source(s): One more thing: trail mix. Filling, healthy, provides energy, and both savory and sweet.
  • 7 years ago

    I'll give you the exact same advice for a meal plan as I have given someone else, for any more diets or meal plans feel free to email me, I will include it below!

    1 DAY MEAL PLAN

    Breakfast - 1 bowl of oatmeal made with milk, a medium sized banana, and a glass or cranberry juice

    Snack #1 - 10 whole wheat/ multigrain crackers, a large apple, a bottle of water, and cheese ( I use two sections of laughing cow cheese, but you could also have a couple slices of cheddar/mozzarella)

    Lunch - Cold cut sandwich (ham, turkey, etc) with mozzarella/cheddar cheese, tomatoes, lettuce, and butter/miracle whip/ mayonnaise / mustard . I choose mustard because there are no calories. Is can be on white or whole wheat, your choice. Along with some carrot sticks and hummus or ranch dip on the side. For a drink have white milk

    Snack #2 - have a bowl of fruit with yogurt of your choice and about 10 almonds. Clementines, apple, pear, blueberries, strawberries, grapefruit, do NOT have banana. Have a fruit juice (cranberry juice, grape juice, apple juice, orange juice) to drink.

    Supper - bake a salmon fillet about the size of your fist. Use basil, salt, and pepper to season while baking. Add lemon juice for flavour when you eat it. With that have a small salad, just lettuce, tomato, cucumber, carrots, and a small amount of salad dressing. Along with the salmon and salad, you can add a small amount of pasta, either noodles or rice. It shouldn't be more an a half cup when cooked (1/4 cup dry). You can use pesto as flavouring for noodles or just butter and Parmesan cheese, for rice, I find soy sauce and white vinegar make a yummy combo but you can also have butter or add some other flavour. Have water, white milk, fruit juice, or a small amount of diet pop made with Splenda (such as 7up)

    Snack #3 - pop some popcorn kernels in a covered pot on the stove. Use olive oil/ canola oil in the bottom of the pot (about 2 tbsp) and season for sea salt or regular salt. Surprisingly , pepper tastes good too on it. In this method of making popcorn a cup is only about 30 calories so you can have as much as you want, and it's delicious! Have a couple of glasses of water with it.

    Exercise - start with stretching, yoga is the best way to stretch

    30 mins exactly doing cardio, I'd suggest on an elliptical, treadmill, or other cardio machine such as bicycle

    Do 50 - 100 jumping jacks

    Push-ups (as many as you can)

    Boxing (even just throwing punches in the air) for 5-10 mins will really help your stomach

    Cool down with something light such as stretching again

    Don't do anything like sit-ups unless you have no Belly fat because it can actually make you look really big!

    IF YOU WOULD LIKE ANYMORE ADIVCE, you can email me - healthyadvice4life@hotmail.com

  • 7 years ago

    Here's what worked for me. I eat most of the food I want, I just stay away from fastfood junk and sweet drinks. i eat when I want and stop when I'm full, period. I lost 10 pounds in almost two months coming from 160. Are you ready? (I know right about now you think I'm gonna sell you a product lol). Drink a GLASS of water BEFORE meals, DURING and AFTER. Do the same when your snacking. By far the simplest thing I've done with my diet and its just fantastic. try it for yourself, I have no gain if you do or don't I'm just sharing what works. :)

  • DeAnne
    Lv 7
    7 years ago

    Mayo is fattening. lunch meat is loaded with nitrates and nitrites which are bad for you. You can lose 10 lbs/mo with this low-carb food/exercise plan:

    Breakfast: Cook oatmeal or health food store cereal in water with wheat bran. Make a pot of it on weekends and nuke 1/2 cup each morning. Then stir in low fat milk or yogurt, banana, walnuts and berries. Drink hot Ovaltine. Breakfast should be your largest meal of the day to raise blood sugar level which falls during the night.

    Lunch: Egg, tuna or turkey ½ sandwich on multi-grain (not just whole wheat) bread with bean or alfalfa sprouts, yogurt, fresh fruit. If you had meat loaf for dinner, bring a meat loaf sandwich on whole grain bread (NO mayo). On cold days, a squatty thermos of hot chili, split peas with ham, or beef stew.

    Snacks: Fresh (not canned) fruit. Nothing ever from a vending machine. Fruit smoothies (frozen thawed fruit, yogurt, banana)

    Dinner: salad with white meat chicken and fresh (not canned) veggies: tomatoes, 2 kinds of lettuce, 2 kinds of shredded cabbage, shredded or sliced carrots, alfalfa or bean sprouts, zucchini, green or red peppers, hard boiled eggs, brussels sprouts, broccoli, cauliflower, tofu, cottage cheese, spinach...Instead of dressing, squeeze 1/4 tomato over it.

    Or homemade bean/vegetable soups; great way to recycle leftovers.

    Or grilled fish with steamed veggies.

    Or omelet: In blender, whip together eggs, tofu, cottage cheese, onions, garlic powder. Cook with mushrooms, chopped tomatoes and green or red peppers.

    Avoid junk food, fast foods, anything from a vending machine, gluten, pastries, desserts, syrup (even canned fruit in syrup), peanut butter, fat/grease (pork, wieners, chops, bacon, salami, pizza, chips, fries), pasta, potatoes, ramen, popcorn, white bread, rice, canned veggies, ice cream (it’s lard + chemicals), chips, tobacco, alcohol (damages brain).coffee (carcinogenic). no oil except olive and mac nut. Sodas (loaded with toxins; leads to stroke, obesity, kidney damage, high BP), anything with sugar (cancer cells feed on sugar, it wreaks havoc on your liver, mucks up metabolism, impairs brain function, makes you more susceptible to heart disease and diabetes),

    To keep your skin clear, drink water, tea, veggie juice, unsweetened fruit juice.

    Join a gym; they have all the equipment and staff to show you how to use it to get the look you want to achieve, but you have to ask them. Much cheaper than buying your own equipment. Go hiking, biking, jogging, bowling, swimming, rowing, jump rope, play tennis, badminton, volleyball, soccer, jumping jacks, lift weights, trampoline? To tone your tummy, do sit ups, push ups, pull ups, leg lifts, butt raises and crunches.

    For more energy, take Super B complex. Try appetite suppressants.

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