Weight loss support

[Peachey 10]

ok so david is convinced i made him gain weight lol

hes not used to home cooking or having proper meals 3 times a day and says i made him go up 2 sizes..rofl.

he is starting to do pushups etc. and i have this soup diet that you do for 2 weeks. it was given to me by a friend, whos grandfather got it from his doctor. bascially its a vegetable soup that is for people about to go in for heart surgery and need to drop up to 20lbs.

it takes 2 weeks, and bascially you eat the soup every day whenever your hungry. you are allowed other thigns as well, like on day 3 you can have so many ounces of beef, tomatoes, or chicken. one day you can eat bananas etc. the extra items you can eat all depend on what your body will need that day, like potassium, etc.

truth be told it does work. although i never lost that much weight, since i have a hard time with cravings and snacking. and after a week you get soo sick of just soup not to mention all the fibre you get out of it LOL.

my recipe is in a box somewhere i'll try and find it and maybe post it here if anyone wants to attempt it.

I've done that diet before. You'll get really sick of the soup after a while.

Also, chances are you won't keep it off since you're not going to eat like that for the rest of your life!

[bowflex 0]

If you really want to lose weight and keep it off, I'd recommend not trying any quick fix diets. The only thing you really need to focus on is the total caloric intake for the day and then the ratios/percentages of protein to carbs to fat that you're taking in. Now granted saturated fat is the best thing to stay away from, but if you focus on getting the proper levels of the other three you will really turn your body into a fat-burning machine (of course when mixed with exercise).

The percentages that most experts agree on is 40% protein, 40% carbs, then 20% fat. If it's possible you will get awesome results by taking in 50% protein, 30% carbs, and 20% fat. I've noticed while updating my diet to these since June that I've lost body fat very quickly, lean muscle mass has increased greatly, and I've gotten a ton more energy throughout the day. I didn't have much weight to lose at all, I was more looking to tone up before then increasing my calories to bulk up a bit, but I still noticed results very quickly.

Following those percentages is also very easy to live on and feel satisfied when you're eating. It promotes more of a lifestyle change that can be sustained for along time rather then trying to have soup and very little else where it would be almost impossible to continue that for any legitimate period. Good luck!

[SapphireDreams 71]

If you really want to lose weight and keep it off, I'd recommend not trying any quick fix diets. The only thing you really need to focus on is the total caloric intake for the day and then the ratios/percentages of protein to carbs to fat that you're taking in. Now granted saturated fat is the best thing to stay away from, but if you focus on getting the proper levels of the other three you will really turn your body into a fat-burning machine (of course when mixed with exercise).

The percentages that most experts agree on is 40% protein, 40% carbs, then 20% fat. If it's possible you will get awesome results by taking in 50% protein, 30% carbs, and 20% fat. I've noticed while updating my diet to these since June that I've lost body fat very quickly, lean muscle mass has increased greatly, and I've gotten a ton more energy throughout the day. I didn't have much weight to lose at all, I was more looking to tone up before then increasing my calories to bulk up a bit, but I still noticed results very quickly.

Following those percentages is also very easy to live on and feel satisfied when you're eating. It promotes more of a lifestyle change that can be sustained for along time rather then trying to have soup and very little else where it would be almost impossible to continue that for any legitimate period. Good luck!

Thanks for this, I was just looking at my percentages on Spark wondering what would be a good ratio.

[bowflex 0]

Thanks for this, I was just looking at my percentages on Spark wondering what would be a good ratio.

I use fitday.com, probably the same thing, even shows a pie chart underneath all the food you entered that's breaks down everything you're having in a pie chart

I've always been on the skinnier side but I wanted to get ripped up a bit and then gain mass afterwards slowly without losing the definition and I've found this way of eating is really helping out with that. I feel full all day by eating 5 to 6 times and just really concentrate on keeping the protein that high (really takes some planning) and not taking in too many carbs. I can't believe with only two days of cardio every week for an hour at a time how much the fat just burns off when I workout hard the other days. Good luck

[Peachey 10]

I was so impressed with my lunch that I took a picture for you guys!

Here's how to make it:

Ingredients: 1/2 small onion chopped, 1/4 teaspoon garlic minced, 1 cup frozen (or leftover) broccoli, 3 oz cooked chicken breast cut into cubes (I used frozen chicken strips), 1/2 cup cut red pepper, 2/3 cup cooked brown rice, 1 tsp teriaki sauce.

Cook onion in pan on medium heat until translucent

Add garlic and cook for 1 min

Add broccoli and chicken and cook for 5 mins

Add red pepper and cook for another minute

add rice and teriaki sauce and cook for another 2-3 minutes until everything is hot.

I used the stir-fry method of cooking.

Grand total of: 330 calories for the whole thing, and super filling

[bowflex 0]

That looks really good

[Peachey 10]

The best part is most of it was leftovers

You could probably make it work with 40% protein if you up the chicken and take some of the rice away.

[Darnell 8,478]

cheese lovers.

you need cheese, you say?

make it yerself , from fat free yogurt - in a yogurt cheese maker

http://www.google.com/products/catalog?cli...IwAA#ps-sellers

it's a bit different concept - to 'make cheese from yogurt' - but it's also healthier for ya.

consistency similar to 'farmers cheese' ..

I used one for a year - but cheese is totally off my diet at the moment - i'll change it up again when I'm below 215.

[The_Dude 1,142]

sup fatties

someone gave me a my little pony puffy sticker to say that. Sorry, I love puffy stickers.

[Sprailenes 47]

Hi guys... thought I'd bring you some lunch:

[The_Dude 1,142]

Hi guys... thought I'd bring you some lunch:

Now that is just mean.... I gotta drive 20 miles to get poutine.

Think I know what i'll be having for dinner tonight

[Sprailenes 47]

Mmm cheesy, gravy, deep fried goodness!!!

[The_Dude 1,142]

Mmm cheesy, gravy, deep fried goodness!!!

Usually, bacon makes everything better, but somehow, I just couldn't do that to poutine.

[SapphireDreams 71]

I'll stick to my turkey sandwich on wheat and better fitting pants!

[Sprailenes 47]

Omg I bet that bacon would taste DEEELICIOUS ON A POUTINE!

You should totally invent that and then post pics!!!