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My diet
At first I asked YG this question and she recommended that I should ask you. I am truly serious about this diet because I've never accomplished my goal of being the ideal weight that I should be and I need advice so I know I am doing the right thing!
Anyway, I am 5'1 and I'm about 156 pounds. I wouldn't say that I look as short and fat as I would seem to be. Most girls my age are about 110 pounds and most of them are even taller than me! They all look so cute in their bikini's and I just am so jealous. I refuse to go to the beach with them and pool parties just because of the fear for being in a bathing suit. I know that there isn't anything wrong about wearing a one piece or a tankini, but most of the other 16 and 17 year old girls wear bikini's. I'm sick of being so afraid of my body. This summer I want to wear a bikini and I'm determined.
I went to Whole Foods today and talked to the guy in the section with all the nutrition shakes and pills. I told him that I wanted something to loose weight, that was good for me. He let me buy two samples of this shake that I replace with two meals a day with. Here are the facts:
Garden of Life- "Perfect Meal"
Low glycemic index. Effective and healthy weight management with a healthy diet and exercise.
Calories................180
Calories from Fat..............0
Total Fat...............2g
-Saturated Fat..........1g
Cholesterol....................50mg
Sodium...........115mg
Total Carbohydrate.............22g
-Dietary Fiber...............5g
-Sugars.................3g
Protein...................19g
Vitamin C.................50mg
Calcium..................275mg
Iron..................2mg
Chromium.................200mcg
He said the mix half of the powdered substance with vanilla soymilk for breakfast, and then the other half for lunch. Then eat a meal for dinner of all the food groups.
I was thinking for my dinner I would eat (all small small small portions)....
Meat- half a link of turkey green onion sassuge chopped into rounds and cooked on a hot pan on the stove.
Vegetables- Half a cucumber
Fruit- Half a banana
Fats Oils and Sweets- NONE (since thats what I need to get rid of)
Grain- None...
..... does that sound good? I'm really picky. I just want to make sure that I am doing this right.
ALSO, I know I have to exercise, and I have exercise videos that I will do DAILY. I will do a cardio one and a yoga one everyday.
How long do you think that it would take for me to get this flat tummy?
and Thank You!
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Thank you for the question, I apologize for my response being so untimely.
My first thing I would tell you to do is, you really have to stop comparing yourself to girls your age or of different or similar body types/weights. Who cares what they look like? You're the only one whos gonna get YOU where YOU need to be, so forget the rest and never compare yourself to anybody. Also, I'd really prefer to see that your main motivation is to improve your health and wellness and self image instead of just being determined to wear a bikini, because then nothing will ever bee good enough in your own mind and it's a constant struggle with the scale and mirror; don't fall for that trap.
Your proposed diet is way way too light in calories and provides such little nutrition which in the grand scheme of things is actually going to act as counter-productive. Don't waste your money on that food supplement, You need to eat enough whole food to fill your body's needs- you need meat and carbs and fats, you just have to know how to moderate them all into a sensible way. Half a cucumber and a banana? Come on- think about that seriously in your mind a second. Nobody wants to eat that lttle! :-P and nobody has to...
You don't have to exercise every single day of your life, you also need to rest so the body can recuperate and build new muscle fiber that exercise tears down. 4 days a week would be a nice amount.
I can't tell you when you're going to lose your tummy because everyone is different, but I can tell you that you better not let that be your main motivator or you will just find yourself in a never ending battle with yourself. Do it for the nice tummy and all, but don't let that be the be-all end-all reason. Look at the bigger picture, be sensible and not extreme and everything will fall in place.
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