6 meals a day - What do you think about these choices?

Hi All,
I just found this article on www.toptastes.com. Do you think I could
follow this regimine, work out at least 3 times a week and lose the 60
lbs. from hell? If not how would you change it?Don't you think that's
alot of food at the 9:30 am meal? Anyone have any ideas on
substitutions for any of these meals?
Thanks in advance.
Judy



07:00 - (Biggest Meal of the Day): Whole Grain Toast, try use Jam
rather than butter. 1-3 Pieces of Bacon (A little bit of fat per day is
ok!), 1-2 Eggs, skim milk, Fruit or Fruit juice.


09:30 - Apple, Banana, Yogurt, Health Bar, Glass of skim milk

11:45 - Baked/Boiled Potato, Steamed Vegetables, skim milk

14:00 - Tuna, Fruit, Low fat Dairy Product

17:30 - Chicken Breast, Rice, Potato, Vegetables, Salad

20:00 - Light snack, try to avoid carbohydrates 3-4 hours before bed

wrote:
I just found this article on www.toptastes.com. Do you think I could
follow this regimine, work out at least 3 times a week and lose the 60
lbs. from hell?

There are many reasons this 'diet' may not work for you. How many
calories is it? (it appears to me to be in the 2000 calorie range at a
glance which is rather high to lose weight for most people) How many
calories do you eat now to maintain your current weight? You need to
make a modest but CONSISTANT calorie deficit to lose scale weight - 500
calories less a day means you'll lose about 1 pound a week.

If not how would you change it?Don't you think that's
alot of food at the 9:30 am meal? Anyone have any ideas on
substitutions for any of these meals?

I would make these changes below each item - but you know you need
variety to stay on a 'diet' that needs to become a lifestyle change for
you so you dont gain back the 60lbs plus more ...


07:00 - (Biggest Meal of the Day): Whole Grain Toast, try use Jam
rather than butter. 1-3 Pieces of Bacon (A little bit of fat per day is
ok!), 1-2 Eggs, skim milk, Fruit or Fruit juice.

3-4 egg whites with one whole egg (add veggies to make an omelotte)and
1/2 cup oatmeal OR 1 slice whole wheat toast w/sugarfree jam

nix on the bacon fat
nix on the extra fruit (carb)
nix the juice/no fiber & too high in calories
nix the skim milk or add it to your oatmeal


09:30 - Apple, Banana, Yogurt, Health Bar, Glass of skim milk

HEALTH bar? Most are just candybars in disguise. Stay away from them
until you know what kind to choose for an occasional snack. Real food
is always better. Any kind of fruit is ok with say some string cheese
or cottage cheese OR a yogurt (keep the dairy products in the lowfat
range)
But not both - and whats with the skim milk? Nix that you dont need it.
You should be drinking water as your main beverage.

11:45 - Baked/Boiled Potato, Steamed Vegetables, skim milk

Carbs & carbs ...pick a vegetable OR a potato and add some chicken on
the side - no skim milk needed, have a glass of water.

14:00 - Tuna, Fruit, Low fat Dairy Product

Possibly the only good choice in the bunch.

17:30 - Chicken Breast, Rice, Potato, Vegetables, Salad

Again have the chicken breast and ONE of the carbs but not all of them
-
rice OR potato OR vegetables OR salad ... or 1/2 rice/with 1/2 veggies
etc .. you know PORTION CONTROL... ;-)


20:00 - Light snack, try to avoid carbohydrates 3-4 hours before bed

I eat cottage cheese with some fruit all the time right before bed, it
doesnt matter as long as you dont overeat (pigout) on *processed* carbs
before bed. There are good carb choices and bad carb choices.


Have a look at the BodyForLife website to get some tips on what to eat
- their program is basic and you'll learn lots.
http://www.bodyforlife.com/nutrition/guidelines.asp

Also check out Kristas website under her eating section:
http://www.stumptuous.com/eating_menu.html

That should get you started on the right track - begin to day for a
healthier tomorrow! :-)


joanne

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wrote:

Hi All,
I just found this article on www.toptastes.com. Do you think I could
follow this regimine, work out at least 3 times a week and lose the 60
lbs. from hell? If not how would you change it?Don't you think that's
alot of food at the 9:30 am meal? Anyone have any ideas on
substitutions for any of these meals?
Thanks in advance.
Judy



07:00 - (Biggest Meal of the Day): Whole Grain Toast, try use Jam
rather than butter. 1-3 Pieces of Bacon (A little bit of fat per day is
ok!), 1-2 Eggs, skim milk, Fruit or Fruit juice.


09:30 - Apple, Banana, Yogurt, Health Bar, Glass of skim milk

11:45 - Baked/Boiled Potato, Steamed Vegetables, skim milk

14:00 - Tuna, Fruit, Low fat Dairy Product

17:30 - Chicken Breast, Rice, Potato, Vegetables, Salad

20:00 - Light snack, try to avoid carbohydrates 3-4 hours before bed

Looks like a lot of food for someone trying to lose weight...

I usually eat six times a day--six *small* meals--closer to snacks,
really. I read on Krista's site (http://www.stumptuous.com/) that "You
should eat a meal size no larger than your two fists together (unless
it's something fluffy, like salad)." I figure snack-size is one fist.
It's a formula that works pretty well for me.

Breakfast: 1/3 cup oatmeal (dry measure) w/equal, 1 tbs raisins
Snack: 1 oz cheddar cheese
Lunch: Big bowl-o-romaine with 3-6 oz of meat (chicken, tuna, or beef),
croutons, dressing
Snack: apple with 1 tbs peanut butter -or- a skim milk and wasa bread
-or- a cup of yogurt -or- something with a similar calorie count (200 or
so)
Dinner: Smaller portions of whatever the family is eating -or- a big
salad with meat...and a 12 oz beer (my last snack)

I usually hit between 1200-1800 calories a day, depending.

Look at Chris or Heidi's food/exercise logs for some typical-day menus.

Good luck on your journey...

Amy
168/117

My question would be....have you kept a food diary to find out how many
calories you currently take in daily? Do you have any idea how many
calories a day you currently need, given your activity level, to stay
at a stable weight? How fast do you want to lose the weight? To lose a
pound a week, you have to be running a deficit of 3500 calories per
week.

I lost 65 lb between last September and February, and I'm 5' 6", 48
year old mom of three, who works full time outside the home. I was on
a very strict diet, and was losing 2 1/2 lb a week.

I look at what is on this list, and I would not have lost ANY weight on
this diet, let alone only doing it three days a week. I presume you
would have to weigh portions to stick to this so you know how much you
are taking in.

As everyone on this list knows, success is what keeps most of us on
track - when you can see that what you are doing is producing some
results. If you are losing microscopic amounts of weight on a regime,
you are very likely to get discouraged and ditch it. How fast do you
want to lose this weight? I suspect on the above regime, only doing it
three days a week, you are looking at several years before you reach
goal - and like I said, I doubt I ever would have gotten there - too
much food for me to lose weight.

I am resigned to having to essentially be permanently on watch and on a
diet. If I eat what I want to eat, I'll put the weight back on. I can
read into what you say that you haven't yet really figured this out -
its true for just about everyone embarking on a major weight loss. You
have to make a permanent lifestyle change in what you eat, and/or your
activity levels.

There ain't no magic answer.

Mary G.

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There ain't no magic answer.

Mary G.

Darnit--that was just what I was looking for...

Amy
Back from running class (9min run/21 min walk)
168/117

Me too. Only took me about 15 years of being overweight to figure it
out...over which time, the weight continued to accumulate into an every
more daunting amount. Ten pounds made me upset. Twenty pounds was
depressing. Forty was frightening. Sixty was terrifying.

I thought of myself as being pretty average and when I finally saw some
pictures of myself last summer at 195, omigod. I had to admit I was
beyond a little round and right into the truly lumpy, looking way older
than my years, stocky, bleh....never mind that I was being forced into
ever more matronly clothing as I expanded, which also adds to looking
like your own grandma instead of like Kim Catrall, who happens to be
the same age as me. We won't talk about the constellation of way fun
health problems and lifestyle restrictions that being overweight was
starting to contribute to. It was time to fish or cut bait.

Sigh. Before that, I kept waiting for the secret that would not require
effort or change, and funny thing, never lost an ounce while waiting
for the magic to happen.

Just watch, when I'm about 85 and more worried about keeping weight on
than off, science will finally come up with something to make unwanted
pounds fall off and stay off. In the meantime....

Mary G.

5' 6", was 195lb with a BMI of 31.5...obese range YIKES!!! now
hovering 130 lb, BMI of 21, smack in the middle of healthy
range...hopefully, forever!

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wrote:

Just watch, when I'm about 85 and more worried about keeping weight on
than off, science will finally come up with something to make unwanted
pounds fall off and stay off. In the meantime....

Mary G.


I hear ya...life just isn't fair. Who can I blame?

Amy