_Judith_ said:
I am 5'6" I weigh 160 pounds.
My goal is to lose about 25 pounds, be toned have defininition, and no love handles!
I do running 4 days a week (15 minutes)
stair master 4 days a week 30
pilates 2 days a week
lift weights 3 days a week.
I can't eat large portions, and so I eat about 6 meals a day!
Breakfast ( cereal)
snack (granola bar and 100 calorie pack scnack)
Lunch (usually PB&J sandwich and apple)
snack ( granola bar and cottage cheese w/ pinapple)
Dinner ( sometimes 2 breast filets of chicken and broccoli, or a sandwich, or cereal) it depends!
and a snack ( i have been eating lately a marathon bar and a apple)
* I don't have much m oney to buy A LOT!!)
Hi Heather -
My first suggestion is that you put what you are currently eating into a food counts program like
www.fitday.com. It is a free account & online so very easy to use. This way you put in exactly what you are eating & the portion size. Then you can see exactly what it is that you are eating protein / carb / fat & calories wise. You don't give portions and I'm just eyeballing it but here are my comments about your current menu:
- First, you are off to a good start w/ eating several smaller meals. I also hope you are drinkgin a lot of water. Like 1-1 1/2 gallons / day. That helps to keep you hydrated and flushes out all the byproducts & waste from your body's daily processing of stuff.
Breakfast ( cereal) < -- processed & sugar -- better to use somethign like oatmeal -- and also VERY CHEAP starchy carb source. I'd also put a protein here like some egg whites or I really like lean turkey burgers.
snack (granola bar and 100 calorie pack scnack) <-- granola - fat & crap. Snack pack - well -- its a snack - sugar.
Lunch (usually PB&J sandwich and apple) <--- Natural PB is better than regular, runs about $4 / big jar. Jelly -- sugar. White bread? Processed shit. apple - fruit is ok but I recommend putting it earlier in your day because it is still a sugar.
snack ( granola bar and cottage cheese w/ pinapple) <-- granola bar- fat & crap. cottage cheese & pineapple is good. But if the pineapple is the canned stuff in juice - watch the sugar again.
Dinner ( sometimes 2 breast filets of chicken and broccoli, or a sandwich, or cereal) it depends! < -- sandwich or ceral -- crap. Wouldnt' eat it this late at nite.
and a snack ( i have been eating lately a marathon bar and a apple) <-- again, wouldnt' eat this stuff this late at nite. Best last meal is a protein & fat - fat slows the digestion a little so you are still metabolizing later into the night, leaving less time on total empty until your next meal in the morning.
Take a look at those stickies, particularly the Shadow's Project stickies. Excellent menu there. Doesnt' have to cost you a lot. If you can buy in bulk at Costco or someplace, that really helps with costs. Starchy carbs are cheap - sweet potatos or regular russet potatos, oatmeal, brown rice. Fresh or frozen veggies like broccoli, beans, etc. Keep the processed stuff to a minumum - like bread. Kinda lousy carb source, esp white bread. Granola - it sounds like its healthy, but its really full of shit. I'd get rid of it. And the marathon bar - you don't have to strip down your diet completely, but don't eat that stuff late at night cuz it just sits on you.
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