Need diet help Please

[M_ill]

Hello all, this is basically my first post here, even though I am not that new. Have been reading over threads for some time now.

Basically I need help with forming a diet to get the stomach off. I'm 6 foot 2 inches and weigh about 180, and am 20 years old. Needless to say i'm not overweight by any means, but I want to get my body ready for next summer. The reason I need help forming a diet is because the one Im on right now isnt cutting it. The reason for this is because there are certain things about my situation that make it hard for me to be on a diet that I deem to be good.
These things are:

No dairy is the best dairy for me because I have been battling severe acne until now as it is just starting to quiet down. My body seems to be extremely intolerant to sugars or dairy.

Im am poor and not ashamed to say it, times are hard! Being that I dont have a job atm and am working on that, my ability to aquire good food that isnt cheap is low.

Peanut butter is not an option for me as my father is deathly allergic and it cannot enter my house.

The Meals cooked at my house for dinner are often meals that I would assume would ruin my workout/what I am trying to accomplish.

Essentially, the diet I have been on is as follows.

Morning: Cheerios with no milk Or 2 scrambled eggs with some multi grain bread.

Lunch: Can of Tuna, usually with no bread.

Dinner. Usually a salad with Chicken breast.

Simply put im most likely starving myself, which is no good.
My workouts usually consist of 20-30 minutes of cardio a day and pushups and situps/other variations of stomach workouts. (yup...no gym membership atm)My days off from working out vary.

What I am trying to accomplish is getting the athletic body I used to have before I let myself slide half way through high school. Don't want to be too huge, just right.

Any info or tips anyone could give me for dieting or workouts based on my situation would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance

 

[Rage-Of-Sparta]

type diet threads into the search bar...
u should find all you need to know

 

[Knoxfan]

many of the essentials are very cheap to be honest. By essentials I mean brown rice, sweet potatoes, oats, tuna, chicken, bananas, and eggs. Do like Rage says and use the search tool. Then throw together a diet that fits all of these foods in at the right time. You should be way better off than you are now. good luck!

 

[OneBreath]

I'll help you get started.

First you are trying to lose weight. That means you have to eat less calories than what your body needs to maintain its current weight. Go to this site and calculate your maintenance # of calories. Calorie Calculator - Daily Caloric Needs

Then take that # and subtract 500 from it. That will be your daily target. Essentially 500 * 7 = 3,500 calories which equals 1 pound. So if you eat 500 calories under maintenance each day you should loose 1 pound per week.

Now, as far as what you eat and your meal structure, do this:


Morning: Cheerios with no milk Or 2 scrambled eggs with some multi grain bread.
Lunch: Can of Tuna, usually with no bread.
Dinner. Usually a salad with Chicken breast.


Turn that into:

Meal 1: 4 scrambled eggs with 2 slices multi grain bread
Meal 2: ground beef with multi grain bread (go ahead and make a burger)
Meal 3: 1 can tuna with vegetables
Meal 4: Chicken breast with salad
Meal 5: 4 scrambled eggs with 1 slice cheese

Notes:

1. All of your carbs are in the early part of the day.
2. Each meal has a protein base
3. The basics here: eggs, ground beef, chicken, vegetables, bread, cheese, tuna are all extremely cheap.
4. Once you have calculated your calories, adjust the portions to add up to that #.

Good luck.

 

[cobracock1979]

I'll help you get started.

First you are trying to lose weight. That means you have to eat less calories than what your body needs to maintain its current weight. Go to this site and calculate your maintenance # of calories. Calorie Calculator - Daily Caloric Needs

Then take that # and subtract 500 from it. That will be your daily target. Essentially 500 * 7 = 3,500 calories which equals 1 pound. So if you eat 500 calories under maintenance each day you should loose 1 pound per week.

Now, as far as what you eat and your meal structure, do this:


Morning: Cheerios with no milk Or 2 scrambled eggs with some multi grain bread.
Lunch: Can of Tuna, usually with no bread.
Dinner. Usually a salad with Chicken breast.


Turn that into:

Meal 1: 4 scrambled eggs with 2 slices multi grain bread
Meal 2: ground beef with multi grain bread (go ahead and make a burger)
Meal 3: 1 can tuna with vegetables
Meal 4: Chicken breast with salad
Meal 5: 4 scrambled eggs with 1 slice cheese

Notes:

1. All of your carbs are in the early part of the day.
2. Each meal has a protein base
3. The basics here: eggs, ground beef, chicken, vegetables, bread, cheese, tuna are all extremely cheap.
4. Once you have calculated your calories, adjust the portions to add up to that #.

Good luck.

+1 Add in oats to the basics as well

 

[Thandie]

Hello all, this is basically my first post here, even though I am not that new. Have been reading over threads for some time now.

Basically I need help with forming a diet to get the stomach off. I'm 6 foot 2 inches and weigh about 180, and am 20 years old. Needless to say i'm not overweight by any means, but I want to get my body ready for next summer. The reason I need help forming a diet is because the one Im on right now isnt cutting it. The reason for this is because there are certain things about my situation that make it hard for me to be on a diet that I deem to be good.
These things are:

No dairy is the best dairy for me because I have been battling severe acne until now as it is just starting to quiet down. My body seems to be extremely intolerant to sugars or dairy.

Im am poor and not ashamed to say it, times are hard! Being that I dont have a job atm and am working on that, my ability to aquire good food that isnt cheap is low.

Peanut butter is not an option for me as my father is deathly allergic and it cannot enter my house.

The Meals cooked at my house for dinner are often meals that I would assume would ruin my workout/what I am trying to accomplish.

Essentially, the diet I have been on is as follows.

Morning: Cheerios with no milk Or 2 scrambled eggs with some multi grain bread.

Lunch: Can of Tuna, usually with no bread.

Dinner. Usually a salad with Chicken breast.

Simply put im most likely starving myself, which is no good.
My workouts usually consist of 20-30 minutes of cardio a day and pushups and situps/other variations of stomach workouts. (yup...no gym membership atm)My days off from working out vary.

What I am trying to accomplish is getting the athletic body I used to have before I let myself slide half way through high school. Don't want to be too huge, just right.

Any info or tips anyone could give me for dieting or workouts based on my situation would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance

One Breath has giving you excellent advise. What I'd change is to get rid of the bread, that way you'll have a better chance of building lean muscles. I'd stay with clean whole foods, if possible.

Always combine protein with carbs.
Your last meal should be low carbs with fibrous vegetables or no carbs at all.

If your funds are limited, remember eggs are the perfect protein. You can have eggs any time of day, providing it's ok with you.
Drink lots of water and stay away from simple sugars.

Good luck!

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