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New Members Greet & Meet - Introduce yourself
Created: 2011/12/31, Members: 1539, Messages: 27038

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vamshammi
vamshammi
Posts: 15
Joined: 2008/09/02
United States
2008/09/05, 10:31 AM
Hi I'm a 36 Years male with 5'10" and weiging 180LBS. Untill last year I was not a regular workout guy doing occasional jogging. But last October I decided to bring down my weight to 170( slightly below my ideal weight of 176). I stopped eating rice,bread,sugar and deep fried items and also started aerobics,yoga and running regularly. after couple of months my weight came down to 175. its been almost 5 mothns I'm doing my regular workouts and same restictions on food(except i started eating one fat free yogurt one a day) but still my weight gone back to 180.

Now I decided to build some muscles I joined a fitness center and doing 30 min Cardio and 30 minutes weights. I wanted your adivce on how can i bring doen my weight to 170 and build some muscles. I just anted to list my food intake on daily basis. This routine I was follwojg from last one year and intend to follow same if you all agree or change per your suggessions.

Breakfast(8AM) - 2 waffles and 1 cup tea with 2% milk
10 AM - 1 banana
11 AM - 1 cup milk with nesquick powder

Lunch(12.30) - Salad with 2 eggs or Veg soup with two eggs and 1 fat free yogurt

2.30PM - 40-50 ground nuts

3.30Pm - 1 apple or any other fruit

4.30 pM - 1 cup of tea with 2% milk and 10-15 weat thins grams

Dinner( 8PM) - Home made weat tortillas with cooked vegetables and bean or chicken curry and couple of fresh dates.

Water: 1 gallon of water per day.

I would appreciate your help in achieving my dream and live healthy. please prove me a good workout plan and also any food plan.

thanks
asimmer
asimmer
Posts: 8,201
Joined: 2003/01/07
United States
2008/09/05, 04:00 PM
Why do you want to be below your ideal weight?

Your diet is fairly carb heavy and light on protein, that is the first thing I would suggest changing.
vamshammi
vamshammi
Posts: 15
Joined: 2008/09/02
United States
2008/09/07, 02:48 PM
Thank you for your response. I agree with your comments.
I'm planning to add follwoing items to my diet

1. Chicken- 1 serving a day
2. Protein poweder - 1 serving a day
3. Lintels - 1-2 cups
4. Fish - 1 serving

Do you think it would be sufficint. I don't eat meat,pork..etc.

Thanks again for all of oyu for sharing oyur good thoughts.





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Quoting from asimmer:

Why do you want to be below your ideal weight?

Your diet is fairly carb heavy and light on protein, that is the first thing I would suggest changing.
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