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will i lose some weight?
18/f 5'4" 150 lbs i'm trying to lose 20 lbs. my plan for the past 3 days and weeks to come was breakfast: bowl of special k cereal with skim milk, lunch: either a spinach salad with italian dressing or a turkey, lettuce, green pepper and rach on whole wheat wrap dinner: spaghetti squash or tomatoes w/ chicken and whole wheat rice or i'll have a chicken salad with chickpee beans or stuffed peppers (ground turkey & rice). and also i'll throw in an apple and orange for 2 snacks throughout the day. and my exercise is running 2 miles everyday. I've been doing really good with this goal and was just wondering if you think it'll work and how fast i'd be able to lose the 20 lbs. thanks!
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Go high carb, low fat, whole foods, plant-based VEGAN! It's not a diet, it's a lifestyle change. I went vegan this year and have lost 40 pounds, with minimal exercise, and eating AS MUCH as I desire bringing down my BMI from 30 to 24. I weigh less now than I did throughout high school, as an overweight teenager, even when I exercised for hours while on Junior Varsity and Varsity sports teams. I went to my annual physical earlier this month, and even my doctor was in shock.
My goal for next year is to lose 30-40 more pounds, I just need to start exercising on a regular basis. Nothing crazy, just 30-60 minutes of jogging, Ballet Beautiful, bike riding.. things like that.
I think it's amazing what I've accomplished so far, just by changing my diet, though. It's a lot easier to go vegan than it seems. I was never vegetarian, I went from being able to eat an entire box of pizza or entire tub of ice cream in one sitting to a full-fledged vegan. I now spend a lot less money on groceries, have more energy (never need caffeine, and never feel lethargic like I used to on a regular basis), have more concentration, am learning to cook, and etc. Try it for a week, that's how I started, and I felt so good that I just kept going, and it's now been 5 months! You can get every nutrient from plant foods, including protein!
Where do you get your protein?! 10 comebacks from a Vegan.
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The only vitamin you need to supplement is B12, and one I personally recommend is Garden of Life's B12 spray (cause I personally hate swallowing pills, and methylcobalamin is better than cyanocobalamin). You can buy it at any health foods store (Whole Foods, Sprouts, Trader Joe's, etc.), or online.
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These two movies turned me into a vegan overnight.
Forks Over Knives
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Processed People
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Cowspiracy
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Here are some good YouTube channels that have helped me, too.
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Good luck!
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Sounds like a spectacular diet. I can't guarantee however, how soon you'll be able to lose the 20 lbs. It depends largely on a person's metabolism, which varies from person to person, however, I can't see you gaining any weight from this either. Might I suggest that aside from the running 2 miles every day, you do some other cardio work? Swimming is an excellent cardio work out, and aerobics are always fun. I don't know if you have one in your area, but around where I'm from Zumba is really popular. Good luck sweet heart!
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Your diet sounds fantastic, though I suggest counting the calories to make sure that you're not eating too much because foods tend to have more calories than you'd think. For example, whole wheat rice and the wrap for lunch could have a lot more calories than you're anticipating. You should probably be aiming to eat around 1500 calories each day. Also, some form of protein at breakfast instead of the special k cereal will keep you fuller longer.
For your exercise, you should probably be doing more than 2 miles a day. For optimum fat loss, you should be doing atleast 30 minutes of cardio 5-6 days a week. Unless you run exceedingly slow, 2 miles won't take you 30 minutes. You should either run for a longer amount of time or add in some other form of cardio on top of your two miles.
Just so you know, I've lost over 20 lbs. I used to weigh 135 lbs at 5'1, but I now weigh 114 lbs. I know what I'm talking about! <3
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Well, this is quite good. The speed of losing weight depends on the quantities you eat, but I am more concerned that you are eating enough rather than too much.
So lets flip this around. Aim for weight loss between 1 and 2 pounds a week. Modify your caloric intake or exercise intensity accordingly. This also answers your "how fast" question.
I do have a few suggestions to your plan:
1. You can do better than special K (nothing wrong with it as such, its just not that great). Oats are a far superior breakfast which will also keep you full longer. Just a thought.
2. You need some more essential fatty acids, and particularly omega 3 which you have very little of. You can use supplements if you dont want to get them from foods (e.g. oily fish, walnuts, flax, etc). Should not be a lot, but it should be regular since they are important.
Otherwise it looks very good.
Good luck.
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well im definatly not a weight expert,but if you stay on this goal of eating healthy things everyday and gettig your average execercise,then yes! youll loose some wait,your definatly not gunna loose 15 pounds in 1 week,but at least your loosing some pounds,right?its gunna take some time,just be patient.
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