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my diet and what im doing wrong

millenia Posts: 133 Joined: 2004/04/03	2004/10/19, 10:40 AM Monday- Breakfast: water,lunch: cheese sandwich, dinner:chicken with mashed potatoes and peas. excersice:20-30 mins of aerobics and 10-15 mins of weights. Teusday: breakfast wholemeal toast with baked beans, lunch: tomato soup with a slice of wholemeal bread. dinner: pizza. Exersice: 2hrs in the gym.(cardio, weights, aerobices) Wednesday: breakfast: oats (although yucky), lunch: none. dinner:shepards pie with carrots and bean sprouts. exersice: 20 min workout in the house+weights. Thursday: breakfast: none. lunch:chicken burger with tomato sauce. dinner: chicken stir fry. excersice: tia chi class and 30 min aerobics workout+weights. Friday; breakfast: none lunch: soup and wholemeal bread. dinner: chicken curry with cous cous and nan bread. excersise:2hrs in the gym. Ok this is what i had last week...what am i doing wrong? i know i need to cut down on tomato sauce :(:(
borpillicus Posts: 454 Joined: 2003/03/13	2004/10/19, 12:37 PM I am not sure what your goals are, but if they are starvation and malnutrition your well on you way. Breakfast water? Lunch none? Dinner pizza? I am sorry to say this but you need to completely rework your entire diet, especially if your training. You can't be getting over 1100 calories a day and that is very unhealthy. First off, eat more. Yes, eat more to lose weight, but you have to eat healthy. You will want to eat 5-7 small meals a day. Secondly, never skip a meal as your metabolism WILL slow down thinking you are starving. Worst off, it will actually EAT MUSCLE and STORE FAT when this happens. Not what you want at all is it? Drop the cheese, pizza, meat pies, mashed potatoes and start eatting eggs, cottage cheese, rolled oats, green veggies/mixed veggies, chicken breast, tuna to name a few. Check out BB1Fits sticky post on this forum titled body builders grocery list. Each meal will need to consist of good carbs, protien and maybe some healthy fats. There are tons of posts on here about dieting and eatting properly which will give you some examples for your diet. -------------- - 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~
JustinE22 Posts: 1,312 Joined: 2003/09/18	2004/10/19, 01:01 PM Borpillicus nailed on the head, your not eating enough nor the the right kind of foods. If you have trouble being strict with your diet make small changes and have one day a week where you give yourself a little cheat meal. WATER for breakfast that is definately no god, that's the most important meal because you haven't eaten in 8 hours! Have some complex carbs(oatmeal) some good protein(egg whites) and a piece of fruit if you'd like or a protein shake. Good Luck:dumbbell::big_smile::dumbbell:
millenia Posts: 133 Joined: 2004/04/03	2004/10/20, 05:16 AM Thanks, im loosing weight a little bit but i want to be more toned and gain some muscle. I will try my very best to change my diet, and also eat more. :big_smile:
Carivan Posts: 8,542 Joined: 2002/01/20	2004/10/20, 07:47 AM Your body is hanging on to what it has because you are not feeding it enough nutrients. You won't get toned if you don't eat more, and include more weight training. Treat your body as if it's your temple! TAke a look at the thread here Starting overagain, and starting over again ll. -------------- "A will finds a way, failure is not an option" Ivan carivan@freetrainers.com Montreal Canada
borpillicus Posts: 454 Joined: 2003/03/13	2004/10/20, 10:01 AM Weight training should take priority over cardio. For everyone pound of muscle you have, you burn 50-70 additional calories a day. Remember, lots of protien to help your muscles grow! -------------- - 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~
millenia Posts: 133 Joined: 2004/04/03	2004/10/20, 03:43 PM So add more weight training into my week and change my diet...ahh but i love ketchup soooo much! :(
Carivan Posts: 8,542 Joined: 2002/01/20	2004/10/20, 03:46 PM Don't worry about the Ketchup! A tabelspoon won't hurt. Enjoy it on good food! -------------- "A will finds a way, failure is not an option" Ivan carivan@freetrainers.com Montreal Canada
millenia Posts: 133 Joined: 2004/04/03	2004/10/21, 04:51 AM excellent! :big_smile:
Carivan Posts: 8,542 Joined: 2002/01/20	2004/10/21, 10:26 PM So millenia, what did you eat today? -------------- "A will finds a way, failure is not an option" Ivan carivan@freetrainers.com Montreal Canada
millenia Posts: 133 Joined: 2004/04/03	2004/10/22, 04:52 AM ok i had for breakfast i had oats with fruit juice (diluted with water for less sugar content) i had an apple about 11am then about 1:30 i had some vegetable soup with wholemeal bread. then about 3pm i had some brazil nuts and then about 6pm i had chicken rissoto (tomotoey and full of vegetables..yum) And i also added an extra half an hour on lifting weights at the gym. Better? :big_smile: Oh and borpillicus? shepards pie isn't a pie..its just called that..its steak mince with gravy and mashed potatoes on top,then its popped into the oven for a while..do americans not have shepard's pie over there?
borpillicus Posts: 454 Joined: 2003/03/13	2004/10/22, 10:19 AM I’m actually a Canadian. Here we have Eskimo pie, same deal but instead of steak we use freshly caught seal... The problem with Shepard’s pie isn't the steak, its the large amounts of mashed potatoes and gravy that come with it. Don't get me wrong, potatoes are good for you (if not one of the most nutritionally dense food you can eat) its just that they are a very starchy, hard to burn carb. Gravy, well, gravy is awesome but I don't think it has much nutritional value at all. I won't lie though, just last week I had turkey casserole at my parents (turkey, gravy, peas and potatoes) and it was so good. Looking at what you ate yesterday you need way more protein. You broke up your meals nicely, but you need to have protein with each of them. For breakfast throw in a couple egg whites to start, have some cottage cheese with that apple at 11am. You will want some protein at around 9pm, either more cottage cheese or another slow digesting protein. If you’re lifting hard, you shouldn't have to worry about the extra calories. I see that your 18yo but what are your other stats (weight, height)?. -------------- - 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~
Carivan Posts: 8,542 Joined: 2002/01/20	2004/10/22, 11:08 AM Here in Quebec "eskimo Pie is like an ice cream sandwich but dipped in chocolate. I hate Sheaperds Pie! Also known as Pate chinois. ronounced phoeneticly patay sheenwah! Translated from french is chinese pasta! Go figure.:big_smile: -------------- "A will finds a way, failure is not an option" Ivan carivan@freetrainers.com Montreal Canada
princesslodgey Posts: 1,748 Joined: 2004/02/21	2004/10/23, 06:10 AM If you use steak mince it is cottage pie. Shepherd's pie is made with lamb mince.
millenia Posts: 133 Joined: 2004/04/03	2004/10/23, 08:27 AM oh yeah :big_smile: im 5'5 and wheigh 140lbs. I do nee dot loose weight but im building muscle and i am a size uk 10 which is resonable i guess lol. I hate to say this but i really hate cottage cheese..is there any other type of protein i can have?:(
Carivan Posts: 8,542 Joined: 2002/01/20	2004/10/23, 10:39 AM Sardines, tuna, eggs chicken, ==protein -------------- "A will finds a way, failure is not an option" Ivan carivan@freetrainers.com Montreal Canada