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Question: I need a healthy diet plan?

(Posted by: Kelly S on 2010-03-09 15:48:52)

I want to start eating healthy so I can lose lots of weight before Summer. Also, I'm becoming Vegan. What are good meals to have? a good diet plan? Any ideas of what I should have on a normal basis for breakfast, lunch and dinner? Thanks! =) I want to start eating healthy so I can lose lots of weight before Summer. Also, I'm becoming Vegan. What are good meals to have? a good diet plan? Any ideas of what I should have on a normal basis for breakfast, lunch and dinner? Thanks! =) NEVRMIND THE VEGAN PART. I realize that's not the way to lose weight haha YEAH I CHANGED MY MIND. I'M NOT BECOMING A VEGAN ACTUALLY...haha

Posted by: Ang on 2010-03-09, 15:57:19

Heres mine incase you don't become vegan. strict vegan is not a well balanced diet and does not aid weight loss exercise for 1+ hours four times a week. join classes with friends/ siblings. jogging, cycling to work/ school/ town, swimming, surfing, dancing, aerobics, a martial art, ice-skating, roller-blading, tennis, basketball, go gym, yoga, orienteering, trampolining or garden work example healthy menu~ 4 meals ~for breakfast start with fruit like watermelon, pear, pineapple, kiwi and then wholegrain cereal and low-fat milk or brown toast with topping like beans, egg, peanut butter and banana ~lunch can be a wholemeal sandwich, bagel, roll, wrap with lettuce, tomato, cucumber and either tuna, chopped avocado, mango, hummus, ham or cheese(no butter or mayo) or a pasta, vegetable and tomato sauce dish and if your still peckish a tub of fruit (strawberries, figs, peach, grapes, apricots) or a smoothie ~dinner should be 1/ 4 protein(beans, egg, meat, fish) 1/ 3 carb (jacket potato, brown rice/ pasta) and the rest vegetables(salad, boiled, roasted). eg. pepper, squash and meatballs in tomato sauce on spaghetti, roast beef dinner, baked lemon salmon with boiled potatoes, asparagus and cauliflower ~supper can be carton veg soup, mexican pizza, bruchetta, crackers and cucumber & cheese, veg sticks dipped in peanut butter or salsa or a yogurt and a piece of fruit eg. mango, cherries, orange segments drink lots of water- with every meal, carry a bottle and try get 1.5l daily only snack on herbal tea eg. apple, ginger, chamomile no chips, biscuits, fizzy drinks, crisps, cereal bars, sweets, pastries, butter, fast food don't drink calories- soda, milk, fruit juice, tea and coffee

Posted by: cyn_texas on 2010-03-09, 16:09:43

It's very hard to maintain weight on a vegan diet unless it's extremely low calories. It's almost impossible to lose weight even with low calories. The blood stream needs to be free of insulin before fat will be released. I'm not trying to convert anyone to being a meat eater only health conscious. Starches, sugar, fruit do not promote weight loss, they do promote weight gain. As a vegetarian you need to be vigilant to meeting your protein requirements. I have major concerns about soy products effecting thyroid health. If you could add eggs to your diet, that would solve a multitude of problems. I would suggest you convert your diet to more of a fat based (mainly coconut oil & olive oil) diet with much more low glycemic vegetables. Stay vigilant about meeting your protein requirements but try to keep your carbs <9grams per hour. I would suggest not eating many starches that don't significantly contribute to protein requirements. Significantly increase your consumption of nuts (peanuts are a legume not a nut - peanuts are fine, just realize the difference), flax seeds, chia seeds, spirulina. Simple carbohydrates (sugar, flour, bread, cereal, pasta, potatoes, rice & beans) trigger insulin which can store the calories eaten into fat. The more protein the more the fat burning hormone glucagon is released. The more carbohydrate the more the fat storage hormone insulin is released. High insulin levels promote inflammation, weight gain, hunger & unbalance other hormones. Controlling insulin levels will balance out other hormones & allow human growth hormone (HGH) to be produced naturally so lean muscle will be gained even without exercise. Any exercise will greatly increase muscle mass with high HGH levels. You have chosen a way of eating that needs you to know a great deal about nutrition and how the body processes foods. I wouldn't try to dissuade you but encourage you to educate yourself fully. Weight gain is a symptom of a problem, not the problem. I would highly suggest chia seeds - 3.5 oz is nearly 500 calories, half calories from fat (high in Omega3 fatty acids) & 16grams of COMPLETE protein for 6grams carbs & 63% DV Calcium - 95% Phosphorus - 23% Zinc - 9% Copper - 108% Manganese. Spirulina & chlorella are also good complete vegetarian protein sources. info on chia seeds nutritiondata.com/ facts/ nut-a… vegetarian low carbers forum forum.lowcarber.org/ forumdisplay.…