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**Bjjexpertise@be** · 01-27-2004, 08:20 PM

Instead of setting it by weeks, why not set it to days?

**begins** · 01-28-2004, 11:46 AM

thats not very nutritous..

isnt this a form of starving yourself mate?? ur gonna have alot less energy...

peace

**osopardo** · 01-28-2004, 02:10 PM

I'm assuming your goal is weight loss but it's hard to judge the program without knowing more about your body type, overall health and other lifestyle practices.

Generally, it doesn't really work well in the long run to starve yourself. Your metabolism will just slow down to adjust for the reduction in nutrients.

Your best bet is to have a moderate level of food intake (5 to 6 small meals per day) and a progressively greater increase in physical activity. In other words, don't starve it off, exercise it off.

Also, some items on your diet seem awfully high in fats and carbs. Read the labels carefully and beware of products that are marketed as healthy but are loaded with fats and different forms of sugars (cereals, protein bars, peanut butter

, and most alarming, "whatever mom makes". That last item leaves a big gap in the program unless mom is on the same page with you regarding your goals. Is mom making mac'n'cheese casseroles, mashed potatoes with pools of butter, bread stuffing, fatty pork chops? Or is she making broiled boneless, skinless chicken breasts with steamed fresh vegetables? Makes a big difference.

**Jude3085** · 01-28-2004, 05:07 PM

Stick some tuna fish/ sausage in there.
Cut down on white bread and rice.
Buy wholeweat bread and brown rice.
Eat fruits, NUTS!!!!, salad, olves, oat meal is good, Drink WATER!!, grape, cranberry juice is good, bacon / egg, cheese is good,

Walk, or jog

one thing that i see is alot of protein and thats not that heathly. Too much protein is not good.

Another thing you have the same meals, your gonna get tierd of the same old stuff and losse interest IMO.

**shadowkiller** · 01-28-2004, 05:34 PM

bacon for dieting? Now I have heard everything.....

I read about a diet a while ago cant recall the name but it made sense.

Different foods require different digestive conditions. Eggs and bread are two of the foods that you are not supposed to eat together which is a hard one to break.

Both eaten together take much longer to digest and slow down the metabolism. There are many other ones too, but I cant recall the site which annoys me no end. If anyone else has heard of this diet can you please give me a name.

Nevermind I found it. Its called the Hay diet after the dr. who created it. Heres the linkage http://www.netfit.co.uk/fatcom.htm

**Sanjay** · 01-28-2004, 07:53 PM

thing is, I'm a vegetarian. And it's wierd. I want to lose weight, but I think I mostly want to focus on my athletic performance like power and speed and stuff.

**begins** · 01-28-2004, 11:40 PM

give up the vegie thing,

or enjoy those peanuts

yummy

**Builderofmuscle** · 01-29-2004, 05:44 AM

give up the vegie thing? Ur asking someone to give up a peaceful lifestyle. Mike Mahler's a vegan and that guy looks awesome.

**Twilight** · 01-30-2004, 01:44 AM

Without knowing your age, weight, body type and athleticism it's hard to tell you what a good diet for you would be. One thing is for sure, if you're a teenager, and you're getting less than 1000 calories you are malnurished. You will be doing your body more harm than good if you go on a diet that starves you that much. Here's something you should think about. Your BODY can lose a pound of fat as easy as it can gain a pound. Seriously, when people say it's hard to lose weight, it's about mentality, cravings, discipline, etc. Your body doesn't discriminate. 1 pound of fat = 35,000 calories. If you eat and dont burn 35,000 cals, you gain 1 lb. Burn 35,000 cals and you lose a pound of fat. Make a 500 calorie deficiency per day and lose 1 pound a week, Make a 1000 calorie deficiency per day and loose 2 lbs a week etc.

Let me explain this calorie deficiency. Assuming it's healthy for you to have a 2000 calorie diet daily. You can either do no physical activity (dont walk, run, marial arts etc) and only eat 1000 cals. You could also eat 2000 cals and burn 1000 cals, (5 mile run, 1.5 hour of weights, and hour of martial arts, maybe a few laps in the pool.) Obviously both of these are extreme and not recomended. Eat your 1500 cals and burn 500, get a good balance. Again this is ONLY ASSUMING you need 2000 cals.

Sustained aerobic activitly burns calories best (running swiming) Also put on some muscle. 1 pound of muscle burns on average 35 cals a day. Put on 10 lbs of muscle and burn 350 cals a day doing nothing more than your normal daily thing. Just puting on 3 lbs of muscle lets you eat another 100 cals. In one summer I put on 10 lbs of muscle and lost 36 lbs of fat. net loss= 26 lbs in one summer. avg 2.1 lbs per week. That's my personal story. Oh yeah, doctors recommend droping no more than 2-3 pounds a week.

**osopardo** · 01-30-2004, 10:16 AM

Originally posted by Twilight

...Also put on some muscle. 1 pound of muscle burns on average 35 cals a day. Put on 10 lbs of muscle and burn 350 cals a day doing nothing more than your normal daily thing. Just puting on 3 lbs of muscle lets you eat another 100 cals. In one summer I put on 10 lbs of muscle and lost 36 lbs of fat. net loss= 26 lbs in one summer. avg 2.1 lbs per week...

Good point. Muscle tissue actually burns up calories just "being there". The more muscle you have, the less tendency you'll have to get fat.

And you know how to develop muscles, don't you?

**adacas** · 01-30-2004, 09:45 PM

Originally posted by osopardo

And you know how to develop muscles, don't you?

STERIODS !

**Angel-of-Death** · 02-01-2004, 04:58 AM

I'd like to point out that you, Sanjay, are somewhat like me in that we both enjoy peanut butter on a daily basis. And I promise there is absolutely NOTHING wrong with that.

For any of you who think peanut butter is some sort of 'taboo' when it comes to dieting then shame on you. Please, go read up on some recent studies. In fact, eating peanut butter will actually help you lose weight, e.i. Prevention's Peanut Butter Diet, recent nutritional studies, and so on.

Most of the fat in peanuts is the essential kind that your heart goes crazy for. Of all that fat in a single serving of peanut butter, which is a large 16.3 grams, only 3.3 grams of it is the bad saturated fat. The rest is Omega-3 fatty acids, like monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fat, which has been PROVEN to help you lose weight when eaten on a daily basis.

So for the life of you, don't skip on that delicious peanut butter sandwich. With 17 different vitamins and minerals along with healthy fats in a single serving I'm sure it's one of the, in one THE healthiest food on your diet plan.

For those of you who have had a tendency to stay away from peanut butter due to being misinformed they I highly encourage you to at least incorporate some foods containing peanuts into your diet. I only have two suggestions 1.) Don't go crazy on portions. You shouldn't eat more then 6 tablespoons (3 servings) of peanut butter a day. You can always have too much of a good thing. And 2.) Don't choose the reduced-fat variety. You get less of the healthy Omega-3 fats but save very few calories, if any. So its pretty much counterproductive.

For more info on the superior healthiness of peanut butter visit The Peanut Institute (naturally)

**adacas** · 02-01-2004, 12:13 PM

peanut butter and saltine crackers baby! I wonder which is more beneficial, chunky or creamy peanut butter. I prefer chunky even though sometimes the peanuts jam me in the roof of my mouth.

**Angel-of-Death** · 02-01-2004, 02:18 PM

Go to The Peanut Institute and in the 'nutrition basics' section they have a chart comparing creamy to chunky

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