Feb
Im trying to lose 8 pounds im 5ft 8 and weight 9 stone 12 pounds. Im aiming for 2 pounds a week.
For Breakfast ive been having
*Special k with milk
Snack
*Go ahead bar-112 calories
*Fruit
Lunch
*Brown baguette with salad
Or
*Soup and bread
Snack
*Fruit again or yogurt
Dinner
*Pasta or rice or potatoes with veg and chicken/mince
Snack
*Fruit
I think i am having to many carbohydrates and dont think ill lose weight, i am exercising on top of this about 2 days at the gym, Badminton for two hours once a week,Powerplate,Health rider.
Answer:
You're kind of right about your carbohydrate intake. When trying to lose fat limit your high GI carbs and switch them to low-medium GI whenever possible (search for the glycemic index for a list of foods).
I would switch the Special K for plain oats made with plain water, and maybe add half an apple or half a banana, some wholefood sourced peanut butter or natural vanilla essence to taste, or even a combination of all of those?!
The go-ahead bar, again is mostly processed carbs which you should try to avoid, make your own cakes if you can from a healthy recipe, or eat a portion of nuts and dried fruit.
The soup should be ok, but check the ingredients as some soups can be high in saturated fats! The bread would be good if it was of the wholegrain variety. Wholewheat and wholemeal often don't include the good bits that you get in wholegrain types.
Pasta, you don't state what type. Switch to wholegrain pasta is possible, and cook it only for a few minutes until its firm to bite but soft enough to eat, the exact term for this is 'al dente'. If you over cook pasta is loses it nutritional value.
Potatoes, limit these if they are standard white potatoes, switch to sweet potato if you can as the GI rating is far lower than any other variety.
Fruit, ideally when losing weight try not to eat over 4 portions a day. A portion is roughly 80 grams. Pay particular attention to bananas as the riper they are the higher the natural sugar content. Again see the glycemic index for a list of suggested fruits to consume.
At a rough guess I dare say that you are under eating. When losing weight you obviously do need to under eat to produce a calorie deficit but if you under eat by too much you will start to store fat when your body realises that it's being underfed, everyone is different in this department however. You should self assess yourself and work out roughly how many calories per day you need. Go here >>> http://www.nutritiondata.com/tools/calor… <<< and fill in your details. When you have a figure aim to stick to the amount given for a week and see if there's any change, use some scales to weigh yourself once a week (preferably in the evening before bed so as to keep the weigh in times uniform), if after the first week you've lost weight keep to your regimen and weigh in the next week at the same time. If you've lost roughly the same weight then you're on track. After a months remember to re-assess yourself to your new weight! If however you've not lost weight or are the same weight simply reduce your meal intake by one meal per day, so if you eat 6 times a day just eat 5 meals instead. That's the easiest way to do it without having to count calories.
You're aiming to lose the right amount of weight each week, so I assume you’ve done a tiny homework on this subject! I think you might have the odd hiccup or two to begin with but once you sort out your food sources you should find it easy!
One last thing, you should try to spread your protein intake out across your day rather than all in one sitting (the chicken/mince meal). By adding protein with a good source of carbs it will leave you feeling satiated (fuller) for longer than simply eating carbs on their own (hence the peanut butter in oats suggestion), and I dare say a little more good fats, like oily fish, mono/polyunsaturated margarine and extra virgin olive oil on salads, you need healthy fats for a source of vitamins and minerals which you wont get from any other sources. If your fat intake comes from the healthy range, and kept to a minimum, they will not contribute towards fat gain.
Good luck!
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You’re right. This is too many carbohydrates. Try cutting back on the snack, bread and, especially, the pasta, rice and potatoes at dinner. Eat mostly green vegetables and lean meats for your main meals. Eliminate sugar wherever possible, including the fruit.
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Depends on how much pasta and potatoes.Plus is it low fat milk?