Am i doing better, what i ate today and what i used to eat - UK-Muscle Body Building Community

emmalouise · 02-12-2005, 03:55 PM

I am finding it so hard to lose weight guys and this is what i ate today with what i could find without going shopping, hope its better then what im used to eating, im a very fussy eater and finding it so hard, i hate veg but please let me know any ways i can cook it so i like it

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so far today....

13.00 bacon sandwich - 2 rashers grilled bacon on 2 slices white bread no butter
glass of skimmed milk

15.00 Small daily pro biotic drink svltesse

16.00 1 Poached egg on 1 piece toast with flora light spread
glass of skimmed milk

18.00 going to have 2 fish fingers, 2 boiled potatoes and lots of peas
glass of skimmed milk

also today 2 litres of sugar free squash and fruit grapes and bananas

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what i used to eat... (typical daily intake)

10.00 rice crispies and skimmed milk or 2 pieces toast with flora light

12.00 bacon sandwich, fried bacon with two peices white bread, glass of coke

14.00 chocolate bar or sweets

17.00 macdonalds quarter pounder and fries and coke

19.00 chocolate again or crisps

22.00 2 pieces of toast with flora light for supper and glass of coke

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WHAT DO U THINK GUYS BE HONEST

i understand u got to be cruel to be kind i need a kick up the bum i really do i crave so much esp when i say im on a diet

I APPRECIATE ALL UR COMMENTS AND WILL TRY ANYTHING

Captain Hero · 02-12-2005, 04:02 PM

Made changes but you really need to push yourself to cook yourself some grub chick! Drink more water! I dont think its a whole lot better from what you were eating before to be honest but your making effort dont worry you will get there, just keep working at it! Do you go to the gym or anything at the moment?

emmalouise · 02-12-2005, 04:17 PM

thanks for ur comments any suggestions as to the type of meals i should be eating and how oftern,

last week i went to dance class once, swimming once and gym twice for 1 and half hours i do 50 mins cardi and rest of time on the weight machines, i need to lose this two stone desperately

how much water shall i drink also

Captain Hero · 02-12-2005, 04:26 PM

2-3 litres a day should be alright I would have thought, thats about the amount I drink.

I think Lauren and a few other people would be able to better advise you on diet.

Normally do 6 meals a day, one every 2-3hours or so no food after 8.

**Robsta** · 02-12-2005, 05:11 PM

could always try EPH..(fat burners)

**Robsta** · 02-12-2005, 05:13 PM

Try cutting down on the carbs, replace bacon sarnies with tuna salad etc, just replace your fat meals with healthy options.

Carlos901 · 02-12-2005, 05:43 PM

lose 2 stone? babe if that is you laid on the bed u look fine from here? if u lose 2 stone u would look dreadfull IMO

emmalouise · 05-12-2005, 01:26 PM

thats me on the bed yes but i weighed about 8.5 stone then and now i weigh 10 stone i hate myself feel i have lost all my energy and cant fit into anything i used to which just makes me sad and depressed all the time, i have no confidence to go out too.

This is what i am eating today, please guys give me comments if this is better, and what i could do to make it even better, and if i ate like this everyday would i be eating enough or too much, going to the gym three times a week and dance class and swimming once a week, also i walk the dog.

8.30 Bowl of rice crispies with skimmed milk
1 banana

10.30 Ham and lettuce sandwich on hovis best of both x 2 slices with flora light

1.00 Chicken breast, peas and 2 baby boiled potatoes and bisto gravy
1 Apple

3.00 Poaches egg on toast 1 x hovis best of both bread with flora light

5.00 Chicken Leg

3 litres of water with sugar free orange squash

Ironman · 05-12-2005, 01:58 PM

Looks good to me - that should be fine - just add cardio and your done - try not to drop to much weight to soon - let it come of gradually.

mark · 05-12-2005, 02:18 PM

OK, ditch the rice crispies for some oats, not the flavoured oats so simple, just plain cheap oats. Also try and have whole grain bread if you must eat sarnies or toast, white bread should be cut out at all costs.

What you ate above isn't too bad - look at the diet PScarb gave you in the previous thread also. Going to dance, swimming and the gym twice is excellent.
If you keep doing what you are doing you could easily drop the 2 stone within 6 months.

The key is CONSISTENCY. If you do this for a few days or a week, then go back to eating crap for a bit, then back on the diet, you will be torturing yourself for nothing. Loosing the weight is not difficult. You have been told how. What is difficult is the mental side - keeping to the diet when you are down, not slipping up when you are bored. It is all in the mind. Ask yourself how much you want to loose the weight then do it.......no excuses, no crafy McD's, sure its easy and tasty, but think of how much you want to loose the weight.....good luck.

emmalouise · 05-12-2005, 02:19 PM

its a lot better than im used to thanks for your advice how often should i do cardio at the gym and how long for, should i do free weights too

**Robsta** · 05-12-2005, 02:25 PM

try to get cardio done 3 times a week minimum, even if it's only 30 mins a time, better to do 3 x 30 mins than 2 x 1 hr.

mark · 05-12-2005, 02:28 PM

you can aim to exercise 4 times/week max. Either swimming or the gym. To loose weight you need to focus on cardio although some weights can also be beneficial.
For the cardio you can use one of the bikes, rowers, x trainers, treadmills or a combination of all of them for a bit of variety. I would say 40 mins cardio is a good time to really do some good. You would be looking at a heart rate of about 130bpm if they have a monitor on them, if not, you should be only mildly out of breath -ie be able to speak to someone

remember - consistency

damagedgoods · 05-12-2005, 04:58 PM

looks like you are making progress... a couple of things I'd suggest... get rid of bread (unless it is made without flour enhancers) - that includes brown bread and also ditch the flora... there is nothing wrong with butter...

Polyunsaturated fats promote cancer

Many laboratories have shown that diets high in polyunsaturated fatty acids promote tumours. Cancer promotion is not the same as cancer causing. The subject is complex; suffice to say here that promoters are substances that help to speed up reproduction of existing cancer cells.

It has been known since the early 1970s that it is linoleic acid that is the major culprit. As Professor Raymond Kearney of Sydney University put it in 1987: 'Many laboratories have shown that a greater proportion of polyunsaturated fats are superior to diets rich in saturated fats in promoting the yield of experimental mammary tumours. In such studies, omega-6 linoleic acid appeared to be the crucial fatty acid . . .' and 'Vegetable oils (eg Corn oil and sunflower oil) which are rich in linoleic acid are potent promoters of tumour growth.' (14)

Polyunsaturated fats and breast cancer

A study of 61,471 women aged forty to seventy-six, conducted in Sweden, looked into the relation of different fats and breast cancer. The results were published in January 1998. This study found an inverse association with monounsaturated fat and a positive association with polyunsaturated fat. In other words, monounsaturated fats protected against breast cancer and polyunsaturated fats increased the risk. Saturated fats were neutral. (15)

Flora margarine, the brand leader, is thirty-nine percent linoleic acid; Vitalite and other 'own brand' polyunsaturated margarines are similar. Of cooking oils, sunflower oil is fifty percent and safflower oil seventy-two percent linoleic acid. Butter, on the other hand, has only a mere two percent and lard is just nine percent linoleic acid. Linoleic acid is one of the essential fatty acids. We must eat some to live, but we do not need much. The amount in animal fats is quite sufficient.

Because of the heart disease risk from trans-fats in margarines, in 1994 the manufacturers of Flora changed its formula to cut out the trans fats and other manufacturers have since followed. But that still leaves the linoleic acid.

emmalouise · 05-12-2005, 05:11 PM

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Originally Posted by mark

OK, ditch the rice crispies for some oats, not the flavoured oats so simple, just plain cheap oats. Also try and have whole grain bread if you must eat sarnies or toast, white bread should be cut out at all costs.

What you ate above isn't too bad - look at the diet PScarb gave you in the previous thread also. Going to dance, swimming and the gym twice is excellent.
If you keep doing what you are doing you could easily drop the 2 stone within 6 months.

The key is CONSISTENCY. If you do this for a few days or a week, then go back to eating crap for a bit, then back on the diet, you will be torturing yourself for nothing. Loosing the weight is not difficult. You have been told how. What is difficult is the mental side - keeping to the diet when you are down, not slipping up when you are bored. It is all in the mind. Ask yourself how much you want to loose the weight then do it.......no excuses, no crafy McD's, sure its easy and tasty, but think of how much you want to loose the weight.....good luck.

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hey

thanks for ur commments, im trying so hard but its so difficult as i hardly like any foods, i dont like oats, i only really like rice crispies or cornflakes, everyone keeps saying to give up the bread too but i have no idea what else i will eat if i do, cuz today all i would have otherwise was chicken and eggs, its so boring, like when i went on atkins i couldnt stick to it, i need something good i can stick to pls pls help me

02-12-2005, 03:55 PM	#1 (permalink)
emmalouise Emmalouise Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: stafford, midlands Posts: 13	Am i doing better, what i ate today and what i used to eat I am finding it so hard to lose weight guys and this is what i ate today with what i could find without going shopping, hope its better then what im used to eating, im a very fussy eater and finding it so hard, i hate veg but please let me know any ways i can cook it so i like it ************************************************ ********** so far today.... 13.00 bacon sandwich - 2 rashers grilled bacon on 2 slices white bread no butter glass of skimmed milk 15.00 Small daily pro biotic drink svltesse 16.00 1 Poached egg on 1 piece toast with flora light spread glass of skimmed milk 18.00 going to have 2 fish fingers, 2 boiled potatoes and lots of peas glass of skimmed milk also today 2 litres of sugar free squash and fruit grapes and bananas ********************************************** ************ what i used to eat... (typical daily intake) 10.00 rice crispies and skimmed milk or 2 pieces toast with flora light 12.00 bacon sandwich, fried bacon with two peices white bread, glass of coke 14.00 chocolate bar or sweets 17.00 macdonalds quarter pounder and fries and coke 19.00 chocolate again or crisps 22.00 2 pieces of toast with flora light for supper and glass of coke ********************************************** *************** WHAT DO U THINK GUYS BE HONEST i understand u got to be cruel to be kind i need a kick up the bum i really do i crave so much esp when i say im on a diet I APPRECIATE ALL UR COMMENTS AND WILL TRY ANYTHING

02-12-2005, 04:02 PM	#2 (permalink)
Captain Hero is really, really, ridiculously good looking. Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 6,450	Made changes but you really need to push yourself to cook yourself some grub chick! Drink more water! I dont think its a whole lot better from what you were eating before to be honest but your making effort dont worry you will get there, just keep working at it! Do you go to the gym or anything at the moment? __________________ Captain Hero " Nothing great was ever achieved by being realistic!" 1. Captain Hero To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. 25 up, 3 down To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. One of the most messed up characters in To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. , Captain Hero is a parody on Superman. He is also a To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. , enjoys To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. , is a bisexual, has a childish personality and possibly a mental disorder, is at times a To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. , practices To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. , had a romance with To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. , To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. , Bleh, and Unusually-Flexible-Girl. "By the time I get there, the girl is either already safe, or dead. Either way, there's going to be some serious fondling." ~Captain Hero.

02-12-2005, 04:26 PM	#4 (permalink)
Captain Hero is really, really, ridiculously good looking. Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 6,450	2-3 litres a day should be alright I would have thought, thats about the amount I drink. I think Lauren and a few other people would be able to better advise you on diet. Normally do 6 meals a day, one every 2-3hours or so no food after 8. __________________ Captain Hero " Nothing great was ever achieved by being realistic!" 1. Captain Hero To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. 25 up, 3 down To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. One of the most messed up characters in To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. , Captain Hero is a parody on Superman. He is also a To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. , enjoys To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. , is a bisexual, has a childish personality and possibly a mental disorder, is at times a To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. , practices To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. , had a romance with To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. , To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. , Bleh, and Unusually-Flexible-Girl. "By the time I get there, the girl is either already safe, or dead. Either way, there's going to be some serious fondling." ~Captain Hero.

02-12-2005, 05:11 PM	#5 (permalink)
Robsta UK-Muscle Moderator Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: In The Shire Posts: 5,326	could always try EPH..(fat burners) __________________ Robsta

02-12-2005, 05:13 PM	#6 (permalink)
Robsta UK-Muscle Moderator Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: In The Shire Posts: 5,326	Try cutting down on the carbs, replace bacon sarnies with tuna salad etc, just replace your fat meals with healthy options. __________________ Robsta

02-12-2005, 04:17 PM	#3 (permalink)
emmalouise Emmalouise Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: stafford, midlands Posts: 13	thanks for ur comments any suggestions as to the type of meals i should be eating and how oftern, last week i went to dance class once, swimming once and gym twice for 1 and half hours i do 50 mins cardi and rest of time on the weight machines, i need to lose this two stone desperately how much water shall i drink also

02-12-2005, 05:43 PM	#7 (permalink)
Carlos901 Legend Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 1,766	lose 2 stone? babe if that is you laid on the bed u look fine from here? if u lose 2 stone u would look dreadfull IMO __________________

05-12-2005, 01:26 PM	#8 (permalink)
emmalouise Emmalouise Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: stafford, midlands Posts: 13	carlos thats me on the bed yes but i weighed about 8.5 stone then and now i weigh 10 stone i hate myself feel i have lost all my energy and cant fit into anything i used to which just makes me sad and depressed all the time, i have no confidence to go out too. This is what i am eating today, please guys give me comments if this is better, and what i could do to make it even better, and if i ate like this everyday would i be eating enough or too much, going to the gym three times a week and dance class and swimming once a week, also i walk the dog. 8.30 Bowl of rice crispies with skimmed milk 1 banana 10.30 Ham and lettuce sandwich on hovis best of both x 2 slices with flora light 1.00 Chicken breast, peas and 2 baby boiled potatoes and bisto gravy 1 Apple 3.00 Poaches egg on toast 1 x hovis best of both bread with flora light 5.00 Chicken Leg 3 litres of water with sugar free orange squash

05-12-2005, 01:58 PM	#9 (permalink)
Ironman Sculpting the masterpiece Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,464	Looks good to me - that should be fine - just add cardio and your done - try not to drop to much weight to soon - let it come of gradually.

05-12-2005, 02:18 PM	#10 (permalink)
mark Getting HUGE! Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: West Midlands Posts: 1,360	OK, ditch the rice crispies for some oats, not the flavoured oats so simple, just plain cheap oats. Also try and have whole grain bread if you must eat sarnies or toast, white bread should be cut out at all costs. What you ate above isn't too bad - look at the diet PScarb gave you in the previous thread also. Going to dance, swimming and the gym twice is excellent. If you keep doing what you are doing you could easily drop the 2 stone within 6 months. The key is CONSISTENCY. If you do this for a few days or a week, then go back to eating crap for a bit, then back on the diet, you will be torturing yourself for nothing. Loosing the weight is not difficult. You have been told how. What is difficult is the mental side - keeping to the diet when you are down, not slipping up when you are bored. It is all in the mind. Ask yourself how much you want to loose the weight then do it.......no excuses, no crafy McD's, sure its easy and tasty, but think of how much you want to loose the weight.....good luck. __________________ Mark To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

05-12-2005, 02:19 PM	#11 (permalink)
emmalouise Emmalouise Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: stafford, midlands Posts: 13	its a lot better than im used to thanks for your advice how often should i do cardio at the gym and how long for, should i do free weights too

05-12-2005, 02:25 PM	#12 (permalink)
Robsta UK-Muscle Moderator Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: In The Shire Posts: 5,326	try to get cardio done 3 times a week minimum, even if it's only 30 mins a time, better to do 3 x 30 mins than 2 x 1 hr. __________________ Robsta

05-12-2005, 02:28 PM	#13 (permalink)
mark Getting HUGE! Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: West Midlands Posts: 1,360	you can aim to exercise 4 times/week max. Either swimming or the gym. To loose weight you need to focus on cardio although some weights can also be beneficial. For the cardio you can use one of the bikes, rowers, x trainers, treadmills or a combination of all of them for a bit of variety. I would say 40 mins cardio is a good time to really do some good. You would be looking at a heart rate of about 130bpm if they have a monitor on them, if not, you should be only mildly out of breath -ie be able to speak to someone remember - consistency __________________ Mark To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

05-12-2005, 04:58 PM	#14 (permalink)
damagedgoods Looking Freaky Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Wisbech Posts: 763	looks like you are making progress... a couple of things I'd suggest... get rid of bread (unless it is made without flour enhancers) - that includes brown bread and also ditch the flora... there is nothing wrong with butter... Polyunsaturated fats promote cancer Many laboratories have shown that diets high in polyunsaturated fatty acids promote tumours. Cancer promotion is not the same as cancer causing. The subject is complex; suffice to say here that promoters are substances that help to speed up reproduction of existing cancer cells. It has been known since the early 1970s that it is linoleic acid that is the major culprit. As Professor Raymond Kearney of Sydney University put it in 1987: 'Many laboratories have shown that a greater proportion of polyunsaturated fats are superior to diets rich in saturated fats in promoting the yield of experimental mammary tumours. In such studies, omega-6 linoleic acid appeared to be the crucial fatty acid . . .' and 'Vegetable oils (eg Corn oil and sunflower oil) which are rich in linoleic acid are potent promoters of tumour growth.' (14) Polyunsaturated fats and breast cancer A study of 61,471 women aged forty to seventy-six, conducted in Sweden, looked into the relation of different fats and breast cancer. The results were published in January 1998. This study found an inverse association with monounsaturated fat and a positive association with polyunsaturated fat. In other words, monounsaturated fats protected against breast cancer and polyunsaturated fats increased the risk. Saturated fats were neutral. (15) Flora margarine, the brand leader, is thirty-nine percent linoleic acid; Vitalite and other 'own brand' polyunsaturated margarines are similar. Of cooking oils, sunflower oil is fifty percent and safflower oil seventy-two percent linoleic acid. Butter, on the other hand, has only a mere two percent and lard is just nine percent linoleic acid. Linoleic acid is one of the essential fatty acids. We must eat some to live, but we do not need much. The amount in animal fats is quite sufficient. Because of the heart disease risk from trans-fats in margarines, in 1994 the manufacturers of Flora changed its formula to cut out the trans fats and other manufacturers have since followed. But that still leaves the linoleic acid.