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this healthy diet..
hi:] the healthy diet your talking about, with like carbs.
Well i was just wondering, what are some meals you ate?
thankk youuu.
xo jessica
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What I was talking about specifically doesn't involve a meal plan. Like I said, it's a lifestyle.
For example, the other day for breakfast I had two eggs over medium with whole wheat toast (eggs=protein, toast=complex carbs) to get my metabolism going. For a snack 3 hours later I had some nuts (protein and good fats), then went to the gym and did some weightlifting, burned a ton of calories because that's how my body works. Got back from the gym and had marinated mahi mahi and strawberries (Fish=lean protein and good oils/fats, Strawberries=simple carbs (easy to digest, easy to burn)). 3 hours later I had a salad with hard boiled egg in it and fat free cottage cheese as my dressing. (eggs=protein, lettuce/salad=veggies, FAT FREE cottage cheese=protein (See how much of my diet is protein?)) 3 hours later I had I think a fat free turkey dog with some ketchup in a bun that had no high fructose corn syrup (which is really bad for you), and probably a banana for dessert.
I'm not actively trying to lose weight at this point, just tone up. My thing is, I may eat small meals, but I eat a LOT of small meals so it amounts to a decent amount of calories at the end of the day. More on that in a second...
Anyway, carbs are your energy source. You need them.
My diet/lifestyle consists of a lot of lean protein because when you work out, it helps build lean muscle. If you DON'T work out and you eat a lot of protein, it will store as fat, just like a lot of things will if you're not exercising regularly. You don't have to kill yourself at the gym to lose weight - just maintaining an active lifestyle and a healthy diet will help tremendously. If you are active and you're having trouble losing weight, it could be that you've hit a plateau in your weight loss, and we'll have to figure stuff out from there.
Basically, you gotta work out. Really. It helps so much, and once you get used to going to the gym, it feels good, and you feel happy after.
But diet-wise (if you're working out)
center your meals around some form of lean protein (lean meats like turkey, fish, certain types of beef, eggs, NONFAT dairy products (cheese, cottage cheese, lite yogurt)
Have some kind of carbohydrate with every MEAL - not necessarily your snacks - complex carbs like whole grain breads, starches (potatoes, corn, pasta) You wanna make your body work harder to digest what you give to it, so things like whole grain or crunchy whole veggies are important for burning more calories.
You can have sweets, but in moderation and earlier in the day is better. Sugar free is even better.
Sucrose is the kind of sugar you want to cut down on. Don't overdo the glucose, but fructose (sugar found in fruit) is fine.
Veggies are great, fruit is great. Just remember, moderation is key.
Now, what I was saying about calories - you gotta go on line and find out how many calories you burn, your BMR. With the amount I exercise, I need something like 2400 calories to maintain my weight. Sounds like a lot, right? Chances are you'll find it's more than you think. To lose weight, some suggest dropping about 500 calories, but if you're not as active as I am, 500 calories is too much of a deficit. You NEVER want to have less than 1200 calories a day. The average person needs 2000. (That's why things like the juice diet are bad.)
Try adjusting your diet to a healthier lifestyle and get back to me if you have any other questions.
I hope this gave you the information you needed.
-Siren =)
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