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cottage cheese question

Carivan Posts: 8,542 Joined: 2002/01/20	2004/07/23, 10:33 AM The cottage cheese is fine. I would add in some more good carbs, and more protein. What are your fat sources? You may want to cut back on those sit-ups. One doesn't need to do 100 when done properly. Don't get discouraged, it all takes time and patience. -------------- "A will finds a way, failure is not an option" Ivan carivan@freetrainers.com Montreal Canada
sidz Posts: 58 Joined: 2003/08/19	2004/07/23, 07:32 AM atm im eating more or less the same thing every day breakfast oatmeal,branflakes,banana and soya milk brunch kiwi and banana yogurt smoothie lunch chopped wafer thin turkey, low fat cottage cheese, onion and chive (with chilli sauce for taste) dinner tuna(in brine), low fat cottage cheese with chopped red onion, tomato(tinned) and various spices for taste. i exercise 5 days a week including 45 mins rowing machine, 200push ups 20 mins stepmaster type thing, 100 situps, leg raise type exercises and various free weight exercises. is my diet gonna do me harm in the long run?my main aim is to retain what muscle i have and lose fat, i find it really hard to lose the fat tho :)should i add anythin to this diet?(i have to keep diet same every day or i stray) thanks
bb1fit Posts: 11,105 Joined: 2001/06/30	2004/07/23, 11:25 AM You need good proteins and fibrous veggies. Also, you have no EFA's in your diet. You cannot retain the muscle you have with this diet. Protein for instance needs to be consumed at 3 hr. intervals always. YOu go hours without any or very little. You need to drop the bananas, etc. Have some lean proteins and fibrous veggies. YOur wafer thin turkey needs to go too. It is not near enough protein, and inferior at that(as most all processed lunch meats are). YOu would be much better to sub some tuna in place of it for example. Add some EFA's also. And one other note, I bet your metabolism is slowing on you. If this is all you eat you listed, your body is probably reacting to starvation mode and working to store fat. -------------- If you don't stand for something, you will fall for anything.... bb1fit@freetrainers.com
borpillicus Posts: 454 Joined: 2003/03/13	2004/07/23, 11:31 AM If we had more info on yourself it may be easier to judge. Are you a male or female? What do you weight? Whats your height? Whats your age? How long have you been training? Do you have access to a gym? Carivan is correct; 100 Situps and 200 pushups is over kill. Add resistance by holding a wieght to your chest when doing situps, and placing a weight on your shoulders/back when doing pushups. As for your diet, its hard to tell because I don't know what your weight is, but you don't seem to be eatting often enough. Four meals a day is better then three, but I would aim for 5 to 7. Your foods seem pretty clean otherwise. -------------- - Its never about how much you can lift, or how many reps you do. Its just about doing it, and doing it right. - If your hungry all the time, your not eating enough. And anyways, being hungry sucks. ~Brad~
sidz Posts: 58 Joined: 2003/08/19	2004/07/24, 05:43 AM im male 34 5'10 168lb and ive been exercising for around 18mths but more in last 12mths, i have really been struggling to lose weight but ive lost around 28lbs,i feel much fitter though with the rowing machine yet my energy levels are lacking which is like you say probly to do with my diet, it was only last week i replaced carrots with cottage cheese :), before carrots it was pasta (i love pasta but i was stuck at around 176lbs for a yr
sidz Posts: 58 Joined: 2003/08/19	2004/07/24, 05:49 AM just another note, i started drinking green teat the same time as i switched to carrots and i seemed to lose nearly half a stone in a couple of weeks, not sure if it was the tea or the carrots :) but i found the carrots hard to eat and i knew if i kept eating somethin i dont like every day before long id be cheating with chips etc :(
sidz Posts: 58 Joined: 2003/08/19	2004/07/28, 11:27 AM an added question id like to ask is , am i best to add cannalini beans or wholegrain rice to this instead of cottage cheese for my dinner? beans = less dishes to wash :)
Datdanigirl Posts: 452 Joined: 2004/02/11	2004/07/28, 01:48 PM Keep the cottage cheese AND add some beans and rice, and get paper plates! :big_smile: I think they're cheaper than dish soap. Seriously, you need another meal in there anyways to be eating every 3 hours, something with a combination of protein, carbs and those EFA's BB1 told you about. Fish, chicken or turkey with some broccoli, asparagus or green beans. -------------- : ] ~Danielle The deepest rivers flow with the least sound.