The Poojer Posted January 19, 2006 Share Posted January 19, 2006 between breakfast and dinner I have 3 bananas and one kiwi and 6-10 glasses of water, dinner is a sensible meal. I have tried to cut out all breads and when eating rice I have gone to brown rice. I have been including alot of beans in dinner recipes, no beer, wine, or sodas, mostly water, weekends I usually have a nice bowl of oatmeal with fruit and honey. I have begun using the stairs more and parking in the farthest reaches of our parking lot. Still that is about all the excersize I get, but is this a good start? Am I eating too many bananas? are they good substitues for lunches? I am certainly not in the least bit hungry. Just want your thoughts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crap Throwing Monkey Posted January 19, 2006 Share Posted January 19, 2006 You're going to start posting polls about your avatar soon, aren't you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duey Posted January 19, 2006 Share Posted January 19, 2006 That should definitely result in some weight loss. The question is this...can you keep it up, or after you lose the weight, you go back to eating some of the old, "bad" things? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRC Posted January 19, 2006 Share Posted January 19, 2006 between breakfast and dinner I have 3 bananas and one kiwi and 6-10 glasses of water, dinner is a sensible meal. I have tried to cut out all breads and when eating rice I have gone to brown rice. I have been including alot of beans in dinner recipes, no beer, wine, or sodas, mostly water, weekends I usually have a nice bowl of oatmeal with fruit and honey. I have begun using the stairs more and parking in the farthest reaches of our parking lot. Still that is about all the excersize I get, but is this a good start? Am I eating too many bananas? are they good substitues for lunches? I am certainly not in the least bit hungry. Just want your thoughts. 574115[/snapback] You lost me at "no beer." Seriously, you have to be extremely careful about making sure you get the proper nutrition. Having only 3 bananas and a kiwi as a replacement for two meals worries me. Are you getting the proper nutrition with only one meal a day? To me, it gets back to what everyone always says but never does: Eat smaller, sensible meals and exercise regularly. When you start cutting out foods, you risk causing damage to your body through specific deficiencies. You may lose weight, but you might also cause damage to internal organs in the process. Eat sensible meals (smaller meals more often) and get regular exercise. You will increase your metabolism which helps burn fat. You are on the right track with more walking and taking the stairs. That will also help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Poojer Posted January 19, 2006 Author Share Posted January 19, 2006 I picked the bananas and kiwi, because they seem to be pretty nutirionally loaded, and as for dinner, I have made an effort to eat mor salmon, turkey/chicken breast, veggies etc, rice, beans..so I think I am getting good nutrition You lost me at "no beer." Seriously, you have to be extremely careful about making sure you get the proper nutrition. Having only 3 bananas and a kiwi as a replacement for two meals worries me. Are you getting the proper nutrition with only one meal a day? To me, it gets back to what everyone always says but never does: Eat smaller, sensible meals and exercise regularly. When you start cutting out foods, you risk causing damage to your body through specific deficiencies. You may lose weight, but you might also cause damage to internal organs in the process. Eat sensible meals (smaller meals more often) and get regular exercise. You will increase your metabolism which helps burn fat. You are on the right track with more walking and taking the stairs. That will also help. 574132[/snapback] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDBillzFan Posted January 19, 2006 Share Posted January 19, 2006 You lost me at "no beer." 574132[/snapback] My wife has been using Weight Watchers for about a year now and has lost over 35 pounds. I'm not really overweight, but wouldn't mind shedding a few pounds. So I started to consider the Weight Watchers program, which is based on assigning points to various foods. For example, you can have 22 points per day. So a turkey burger on a low-fat bun is two points, and four ounces of chicken breast is so many points. Beer is 7 points. Which means if I don't eat all day, then at night I can have three beers and a pretzel. Yeah. Right. I'm on that plan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X. Benedict Posted January 19, 2006 Share Posted January 19, 2006 You lost me at "no beer." 574132[/snapback] You homebrewers are the salt of the earth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dean Posted January 19, 2006 Share Posted January 19, 2006 Back in Grad School i used to go on the white wine, salad and cocaine diet. Worked farily well, but was expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
col_forbin Posted January 19, 2006 Share Posted January 19, 2006 That should definitely result in some weight loss. The question is this...can you keep it up, or after you lose the weight, you go back to eating some of the old, "bad" things? 574121[/snapback] I tend to agree with DUEY. I'm sure you will lose weight this way, but how long can you go on eating 15 bananas a week??? The best thing I can tell you is some how workout during the way. Even if you can only fit 30 minutes in. Everything will fall into place from there. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRC Posted January 19, 2006 Share Posted January 19, 2006 My wife has been using Weight Watchers for about a year now and has lost over 35 pounds. I'm not really overweight, but wouldn't mind shedding a few pounds. So I started to consider the Weight Watchers program, which is based on assigning points to various foods. For example, you can have 22 points per day. So a turkey burger on a low-fat bun is two points, and four ounces of chicken breast is so many points. Beer is 7 points. Which means if I don't eat all day, then at night I can have three beers and a pretzel. Yeah. Right. I'm on that plan. 574205[/snapback] Are the points based on calories? Carbs? Combo of both? You can adjust the beer recipe accordingly, so you can have four beers and a pretzel each day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuckeyeBill Posted January 19, 2006 Share Posted January 19, 2006 Eat breakfast EVERY MORNING, as soon as you wake up. Carbs and Protein. And never eat 3-4 hours before you go to sleep. No pop, beer, wine, etc. Eat Breakfast Like a King (big meal), Lunch like a Common Person (medium meal), and Dinner like a Pauper (very small meal). I guarantee you'll lose weight that way... if you are consistent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRC Posted January 19, 2006 Share Posted January 19, 2006 You homebrewers are the salt of the earth. 574233[/snapback] We are a special breed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dean Posted January 19, 2006 Share Posted January 19, 2006 Eat breakfast EVERY MORNING, as soon as you wake up. Carbs and Protein. And never eat 3-4 hours before you go to sleep. No pop, beer, wine, etc. Eat Breakfast Like a King (big meal), Lunch like a Common Person (medium meal), and Dinner like a Pauper (very small meal). I guarantee you'll lose weight that way... if you are consistent. 574253[/snapback] What's strange is if i eat breakfast...I'll eat all day. I'll be hungry all day. If I skip breakfast, I won't have to eat til dinner sometime. I know it's not good for you, but that's the way it works for me. As for the guarantee. individuals process and metabolize in very different ways. what works for some, doesn't for others. There isn't one way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuckeyeBill Posted January 19, 2006 Share Posted January 19, 2006 What's strange is if i eat breakfast...I'll eat all day. I'll be hungry all day. If I skip breakfast, I won't have to eat til dinner sometime. I know it's not good for you, but that's the way it works for me. As for the guarantee. individuals process and metabolize in very different ways. what works for some, doesn't for others. There isn't one way. 574267[/snapback] If you eat breakfast... you START your fat and calorie burning machine. You are hungry if you eat breakfast because you are burning calories. That's what you WANT TO DO to lose weight. Ignore the hunger and lose weight. If you skip breakfast, you never turn on your fat burning machine until... well, whenever you eat (dinnertime), and you don't efficiently burn the calories. You body will think that it is still sleeping... well, at least your digestive system will. Remember when sleeping your only burn 60 calories an hour. When your body is awake and your system has been turned on... you burn 100 calories an hour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UB2SF Posted January 19, 2006 Share Posted January 19, 2006 between breakfast and dinner I have 3 bananas and one kiwi and 6-10 glasses of water, dinner is a sensible meal. I have tried to cut out all breads and when eating rice I have gone to brown rice. I have been including alot of beans in dinner recipes, no beer, wine, or sodas, mostly water, weekends I usually have a nice bowl of oatmeal with fruit and honey. I have begun using the stairs more and parking in the farthest reaches of our parking lot. Still that is about all the excersize I get, but is this a good start? Am I eating too many bananas? are they good substitues for lunches? I am certainly not in the least bit hungry. Just want your thoughts. 574115[/snapback] A few years ago I lost 30 pounds by following the Zone diet, and I still follow it to this day. Everyone who's had successful weight loss with a specific approach will preach about how great it was, so I'll try not to do that. However, I'll suggest a couple things from what I learned by keeping myself at my high-school weight for 3 years now. 1) You should really try to get some lean protein into every meal, and probably in your snacks too. Depending on what you like, this could be turkey, chicken, fish, eggs (especially egg whites), tofu and other soy proteins. 2) I'd say you're definitely eating too many bananas. While they are rich in nutrients, they're also "high-glycemic carbs", which means that they make your blood sugar rise higher than other carbs. 3) Try adding nuts into your diet, especially almonds or cashews. They are high in fiber and nutrients, and while they're high in fat, it's the "good" unsaturated kind. Some people have trouble believing that eating nuts can help you lose weight, but it's true. To go all Zone on yo' a$$ (here's the preaching part): - Try to eat three square meals a day, plus a snack in the afternoon and a snack in the evening. - Each meal should have a balance of protein, carbs, and fat. Good luck! PM me if you want more info on The Zone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeFerguson Posted January 19, 2006 Share Posted January 19, 2006 Best way to shed some pounds, limit the amount of time you spend staring at TBD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted January 19, 2006 Share Posted January 19, 2006 Back in Grad School i used to go on the white wine, salad and cocaine diet. Worked farily well, but was expensive. 574241[/snapback] I can't see how that diet would work w/o cigarettes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meazza Posted January 19, 2006 Share Posted January 19, 2006 between breakfast and dinner I have 3 bananas and one kiwi and 6-10 glasses of water, dinner is a sensible meal. I have tried to cut out all breads and when eating rice I have gone to brown rice. I have been including alot of beans in dinner recipes, no beer, wine, or sodas, mostly water, weekends I usually have a nice bowl of oatmeal with fruit and honey. I have begun using the stairs more and parking in the farthest reaches of our parking lot. Still that is about all the excersize I get, but is this a good start? Am I eating too many bananas? are they good substitues for lunches? I am certainly not in the least bit hungry. Just want your thoughts. 574115[/snapback] perhaps your best solution would be to go see a dietician. IMHO eating a lot of fruits will generally lead to a healthier lifestyle but the diet you're eating seems to be one of those that won't last... the reason being that eventually you might cave in. That has always been my problem. I eat well for a while and then I lose the will after a while and go back to eating what I shouldn't. My suggestion. Increase the amount of protein you consume in a day whether it be from steaks, chicken and so on. If possible, try to consume as much protein as about 65% of your body weight. Meaning if you're 100 pounds, try and consume about 65 grams of protein per day. By eating more protein, your muscles are kept fed constantly, and muscles consume more calories per day than fat, therefore resulting in a steady but gradual weight loss. Cutting out carbs from your diet is a myth, as it does work, but cutting carbs from a diet is like cuttng gasoline from a cars diet. Eventually you won't have enough energy to do what you want. Don't concentrate on your weight as it really isn't that much of an indicator, the best indicator is body fat percentage. I'm at 27% and i'm trying to get it down to about 20%. The best thing for you would be to consult a dietician or personal trainer, and simply tell him that your goal is to cut out body fat from your diet. They will tell you which is the best method according to you. Diets don't work in the long run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meazza Posted January 19, 2006 Share Posted January 19, 2006 I picked the bananas and kiwi, because they seem to be pretty nutirionally loaded, and as for dinner, I have made an effort to eat mor salmon, turkey/chicken breast, veggies etc, rice, beans..so I think I am getting good nutrition 574198[/snapback] On average, a healthy person needs to eat foods rich in protein 3 times a day. Eating it only once isn't enough especially for weight loss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dean Posted January 19, 2006 Share Posted January 19, 2006 I can't see how that diet would work w/o cigarettes. 574290[/snapback] It was cigars for me. sorry I omitted that important part of the program. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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