Need Help Yesterday!

[royalglamgirl]

Hey ladies. I am new to the site and have took quite an enjoyment of reading and following posts. I am 23 years old, 5'5" and 205lbs. I am trying to lose weight. I am not looking for an easy way to loose the weight however the most efficient way to loose the weight as quick as helthfully possible.
I work out hard and have a personal trainer however my problem, which happens to be the most influential aspect, is the nutrition. I know all of the stats and facts regarding nutrition however I just havent been able to implement them into a program that I can stick with. I would include what I eat from day to day however I have nutrition ADD so it changes day to day.
Right now I'm doing the master cleanse to try to clear my body of the toxins and in the process get serious and focussed on a nutrition plan that will work for me. I chose the master cleanse because I was eating horribly and was addicted to Starbucks. I am on day 3 and I plan on doing it for 10-14 days. Can any of you great gals out there give me some advice on how to eat sufficiently and efficiently, thanx in advance. Here's what my workout week is like:

Monday
3:30 pm- 1 1/2 hour - plyo full body workout

Tuesday
6:00am- 1 hr spin class
10:30pm- 1 1/2 hour- Back/Bi's/Abs

Wednesday
3:30pm- cardio 45min HIIT 1min walk/1min sprint ; 2min walk/2min jog
10:30pm- 1 1/2 hour- Chest/Tri's/Abs

Thursday
6:00am- 1hr spin class
4:00pm-Legs, Legs and more Legs!!! MY FAVE

Friday
9:30am- 1 hour Cardio Kick Box
10:30am- 1 hour spin class

Saturday/ Sunday- REST, REST, REST

P.S. My ultimate goal is to step on stage as a figure competitor May 22, 2010, at the NPC in northern California (at 135). I know it's going to take a lot of determination and i am motivated so first things first, nutrition!

 

[superqt4u2nv]

Hey ladies. I am new to the site and have took quite an enjoyment of reading and following posts. I am 23 years old, 5'5" and 205lbs. I am trying to lose weight. I am not looking for an easy way to loose the weight however the most efficient way to loose the weight as quick as helthfully possible.
I work out hard and have a personal trainer however my problem, which happens to be the most influential aspect, is the nutrition. I know all of the stats and facts regarding nutrition however I just havent been able to implement them into a program that I can stick with. I would include what I eat from day to day however I have nutrition ADD so it changes day to day.
Right now I'm doing the master cleanse to try to clear my body of the toxins and in the process get serious and focussed on a nutrition plan that will work for me. I chose the master cleanse because I was eating horribly and was addicted to Starbucks. I am on day 3 and I plan on doing it for 10-14 days. Can any of you great gals out there give me some advice on how to eat sufficiently and efficiently, thanx in advance. Here's what my workout week is like:

Welcome to Elite you came to the right place we are here to help. You are a very beautiful girl it will be awesome to see you transform. Have you had your body fat check yet?

I am not a fan of cleanses in the least bit they are really are not healthy in the long term. IMO opinion it is a better choice to eat real whole organic foods for a few weeks then do some liquid cleans that will make you lose muscle which if you are looking to compete anytime in the near future you do not want. Here is my suggestion for the first month of dieting this based on your current stats of 205 as you lose weight calories will need to be adjusted and lowered.

Please sign up for FitDay - Free Weight Loss and Diet Journal it is a free website and will best help you track your calories as well as macro nutrition. Make sure to be drinking at very least 8 cups of water at best get up to a gallon this will take some time if you are not used to drinking that much water but it is key. I also suggest dropping diet sodas or diet type drinks period especially over the first month. Replace it with water you can use organic lemons for a splash of flavour you can also drink as much green, white or herbal tea as you like of course unsweetened.

Meal 1:
½ cup organic steel cut oats raw before cooking
½ organic berries
1 cup organic free range egg whites

Meal 2:
6 o.z. fresh tuna or any other white fish broiled or baked
1 cup organic baked yams
1 cup organic broccoli or green beans

Meal 3:
Same as 2

Meal 4 (assuming this is post workout)
2 scopes whey isolate protein mixed with water

Meal 5
6 o.z. baked or broiled salmon
1 cup organic broccoli or green beans

Meal 6:
2 o.z. almonds

 

[RottenWillow]

Right now I'm doing the master cleanse to try to clear my body of the toxins and in the process get serious and focussed on a nutrition plan that will work for me. I chose the master cleanse because I was eating horribly and was addicted to Starbucks.

The "master cleanse" sounds like a proprietary product. Am I correct? Since you've already bought it, my input on that count is too late, but for future reference organ cleanses can be done w/o spending money on anyone's special (and expensive) product. It's quite cheap actually.

If your diet has historically been as bad as you suggest, cleansing the bowel and the liver could indeed help you not only absorb more nutrients from your food, but help your body properly metabolize lipids better.

No need at all to wait to start a nutritious and lower calorie diet. That's a really nice dietary outline QT just laid out for you. Start tomorrow! And good luck

 

[superqt4u2nv]

The "master cleanse" sounds like a proprietary product. Am I correct? Since you've already bought it, my input on that count is too late, but for future reference organ cleanses can be done w/o spending money on anyone's special (and expensive) product. It's quite cheap actually.

If your diet has historically been as bad as you suggest, cleansing the bowel and the liver could indeed help you not only absorb more nutrients from your food, but help your body properly metabolize lipids better.

No need at all to wait to start a nutritious and lower calorie diet. That's a really nice dietary outline QT just laid out for you. Start tomorrow! And good luck

This is a good point but wouldn't something like a colonic be a faster way to get it done? At least in terms of getting the bowls clear. My main issuee with cleans are the ones that last weeks and people are not eating to me that is not cleans that is starving. LOL

 

[royalglamgirl]

Thanx so much QT, this defenitely seems like a doable diet for me. I've never actually had a sweet potatoe in its natural form (only candied yams and sweet potatoe pie, lol) , how do you gals prepare it? Actually, your opinions on the cleanse aren't too late, willow. I just purchased the lemons and the maple syrup, which I'm almost out of so I'm thinking of starting this meal plan on monday (I'll have to go gocery shopping tomorrow). One other quesion, i tend to gag with protein powders, so i drink isopure whey isolate protein drinks, what do you gals think of those? I have not had my bodyfat checked formally however my scale says that I'm 42 percent fat. I know they tend to not be accurate, but when I calculate the numbers it seems realistic.

 

[superqt4u2nv]

Thanx so much QT, this defenitely seems like a doable diet for me. I've never actually had a sweet potatoe in its natural form (only candied yams and sweet potatoe pie, lol) , how do you gals prepare it? Actually, your opinions on the cleanse aren't too late, willow. I just purchased the lemons and the maple syrup, which I'm almost out of so I'm thinking of starting this meal plan on monday (I'll have to go gocery shopping tomorrow). One other quesion, i tend to gag with protein powders, so i drink isopure whey isolate protein drinks, what do you gals think of those? I have not had my bodyfat checked formally however my scale says that I'm 42 percent fat. I know they tend to not be accurate, but when I calculate the numbers it seems realistic.

The isopure drinks are fine just want to make sure post workout you get protein in you fast.

I cut yams into strips like fries toss them in egg whites as well them lay them out on a pan sprayed with olive oil pam bake them in the over on 350 for about 45 minutes or until your desired tenderness that is an indivual thing I think

The body fat scales measure water displacement not body fat it can be off by up to 10%

 

[royalglamgirl]

hmmmm, that's an interesting way of cooking them. Maybe I'll try baking them in the oven rapped in foil or somehing. It's a learning process right?

 

[superqt4u2nv]

hmmmm, that's an interesting way of cooking them. Maybe I'll try baking them in the oven rapped in foil or somehing. It's a learning process right?

Yes it is

 

[royalglamgirl]

Thanx sooo much for your help. Do you gals think I need to take any supps, I currently take a multi vitamin. I have hydroxycut max, fish oil capsules which don't seem necessary when your eating this much fish (correct me if I'm wrong), B-12, glutamine, flax seed oil tabs, and cayenne pills. I don't take these currently but what do you gals think I should make as a staple in my regimine?

 

[royalglamgirl]

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[superqt4u2nv]

Thanx sooo much for your help. Do you gals think I need to take any supps, I currently take a multi vitamin. I have hydroxycut max, fish oil capsules which don't seem necessary when your eating this much fish (correct me if I'm wrong), B-12, glutamine, flax seed oil tabs, and cayenne pills. I don't take these currently but what do you gals think I should make as a staple in my regimine?

Fish oil and flax (omega fats evening primrose oil) is always good, the fat levels in the diet I outlined are slightly below 30% which IMO is ideal when you are taking in good fats so yes I would say take them. B-12 is awesome in the morning with a BCAA before cardio I like it more than fat burns cause in the morning my stomach is very sensitive. A multi vitamin is always a good thing I would also add calcium in to the mix. I have tried cayenne capsules myself I must warn you that coming out they are not fun. LOL Glutamine will aid in recovery so please keep that in the mix. I would like you to hold off on the fat burners for the first month see how you do without them they can always be added in down the line. Cinnamon capsules would be a good add to the mix as well as they suppress your appetite and cravings.

 

[RottenWillow]

I just purchased the lemons and the maple syrup, which I'm almost out of so I'm thinking of starting this meal plan on monday (I'll have to go gocery shopping tomorrow).

oooh no maple syrup! Just not neccesary and all that sucrose will encourage further growth of zenobiotics in the colon you don't want.

Lemons do aid in liver detox a bit, but only if you drink lemon juice first thing when you rise after all the liver's digestive functions have ceased. If it's been even 8 hours since you last ate your liver is still likely to engaged in helping your metabolize your last meal and the lemon juice isn't likely to provoke a stored toxin release at all.

Don't do any juice fasts as that almost always makes people feel worse, sometimes much worse. Your body is great at storing toxins it can not excrete in order to protect itself. Detoxes are only beneficial only to the degree that your body is able to excrete the stored toxins you're breaking loose. Juice only diets do provoke release of a lot of that stuff from all over the body. This is b/c your body is suddenly no longer expending metabolic energy on the digestive process, and responds to an opportunity to start clearing toxins. However in nearly every case it's mass flood of released toxins will overburden your kidneys and liver and you'll feel dreadful. Do a colon and liver and detox only right now.

For the bowel detox you only need a $3 bottle of psyllium seed fiber laxative and a $10 bottle of bentonite clay (which will last you forever) that you can get from most health food stores. Look up the protocols for using these. You do one right after the other for several days, then repopulate your bowel with healthy digestive enzymes with a cheap digestive enzyme product.

The lemon juice right now for the liver is fine. The low fat diet you're about to adopt will also lift a heavy burden from it and allow the liver to begin to release through your biliary ducts into your colon more of the stored toxins it's accumulated over the years. If I were to list the things necessary to really provoke a rapid and comprehensive liver detoxification it would likely overload your bowels with it's release, and again you'd likely feel worse. Once your bowels are clear and functioning really well (and you've adopted a diet high in fiber and raw vegetables)you can get a bit more aggressive with facilitating the release of stored toxins in your liver.

 

[PhoenixS]

Thanx so much QT, this defenitely seems like a doable diet for me. I've never actually had a sweet potatoe in its natural form (only candied yams and sweet potatoe pie, lol) , how do you gals prepare it? Actually, your opinions on the cleanse aren't too late, willow. I just purchased the lemons and the maple syrup, which I'm almost out of so I'm thinking of starting this meal plan on monday (I'll have to go gocery shopping tomorrow). One other quesion, i tend to gag with protein powders, so i drink isopure whey isolate protein drinks, what do you gals think of those? I have not had my bodyfat checked formally however my scale says that I'm 42 percent fat. I know they tend to not be accurate, but when I calculate the numbers it seems realistic.

It can be hard to find the right protein powder that tastes good. Needtobuildmuscle's whey protein powders are really tasty. The Cinnamon Bun is awesome!! You get a lot for your money too.

 

[royalglamgirl]

oooh no maple syrup! Just not neccesary and all that sucrose will encourage further growth of zenobiotics in the colon you don't want.

Lemons do aid in liver detox a bit, but only if you drink lemon juice first thing when you rise after all the liver's digestive functions have ceased. If it's been even 8 hours since you last ate your liver is still likely to engaged in helping your metabolize your last meal and the lemon juice isn't likely to provoke a stored toxin release at all.

Don't do any juice fasts as that almost always makes people feel worse, sometimes much worse. Your body is great at storing toxins it can not excrete in order to protect itself. Detoxes are only beneficial only to the degree that your body is able to excrete the stored toxins you're breaking loose. Juice only diets do provoke release of a lot of that stuff from all over the body. This is b/c your body is suddenly no longer expending metabolic energy on the digestive process, and responds to an opportunity to start clearing toxins. However in nearly every case it's mass flood of released toxins will overburden your kidneys and liver and you'll feel dreadful. Do a colon and liver and detox only right now.

For the bowel detox you only need a $3 bottle of psyllium seed fiber laxative and a $10 bottle of bentonite clay (which will last you forever) that you can get from most health food stores. Look up the protocols for using these. You do one right after the other for several days, then repopulate your bowel with healthy digestive enzymes with a cheap digestive enzyme product.

The lemon juice right now for the liver is fine. The low fat diet you're about to adopt will also lift a heavy burden from it and allow the liver to begin to release through your biliary ducts into your colon more of the stored toxins it's accumulated over the years. If I were to list the things necessary to really provoke a rapid and comprehensive liver detoxification it would likely overload your bowels with it's release, and again you'd likely feel worse. Once your bowels are clear and functioning really well (and you've adopted a diet high in fiber and raw vegetables)you can get a bit more aggressive with facilitating the release of stored toxins in your liver.

Thanx so much, for the info. It always nice to get genuine opinions and useful information. I'll definitely keep this method of cleaning the bowel handy.

 

[royalglamgirl]

Thanx so much for all of your advice. I went grocery shopping today so I'm allset to start my new healthy eating lifestyle. I ran the diet by my trainer who thought it was an awesome meal plan. Thanx QT, and Willow. I'll definitely keep you gals posted I may begin a progress thread. Since I'm starting from scratch it'll be interesting to see the journey.

 

[superqt4u2nv]

Thanx so much for all of your advice. I went grocery shopping today so I'm allset to start my new healthy eating lifestyle. I ran the diet by my trainer who thought it was an awesome meal plan. Thanx QT, and Willow. I'll definitely keep you gals posted I may begin a progress thread. Since I'm starting from scratch it'll be interesting to see the journey.

Please do start a journal that will help you stay motivated and on track, plus we can cheer you on daily.

 

[trex74]

hmmmm, that's an interesting way of cooking them. Maybe I'll try baking them in the oven rapped in foil or somehing. It's a learning process right?

I either bake them whole in the oven (no foil, just in a dish or on a sheet) for 45 mins or so, then slice them when cold,
or for a treat I'll cut them into rounds raw, (just slicing it from end to end so the pieces look round-not too thin, about 1/2 inch thick), then toss them with olive oil, garlic powder, pepper, maybe some steak spice or italian seasoning, then place the rounds in one layer on a baking sheet, and bake at 375 till tender. baking time depends on how thin you cut them, but it's usually around 30 mins, maybe a little less.

 

[royalglamgirl]

Hey everyone, you all have inspired me to continur this with a journal. Look it : "FAT to FIT Journey to the NPC", Thanx.
Ciao Bella