Diet Meal Plans

Question: where can i get one month diet meal plans from? i want to put myself onto a fixed plan for a month to lose weight. i work atleast 12 hours a day so exercise is restricted to walking around office as well as to catch the train to work etc. i would like to know where i can find a variety of meal plans that i can use.

Answer: Nutri-System gives you a month plan with food. A little pricey but probably worth it with your schedule. I think if you buy a months worth, they give you an extra week worth of food.

Question: Does anyone know of a diet site that makes meal plans and gives you a shopping list? I am trying to find a diet plan that provides meals and gives me a list of the supplies I will need. I am talking about a free site. Not something like weight watchers or nutrisystem.

Answer: weight watchers

Question: how to go on a high protein ketogenic diet? meal plans? hi, i desperately want to burn body fat in 2 weeks and have heard about high protein ketogenic diets. i want to go on one but cant find much information on what to do. a meal plan would be really help full. thanks.

Answer: You can lose more body fat eating protein & fat (don't eat protein alone) than not eating AT ALL. To lose weight fast, eat all you want, but nothing but meat, eggs, healthy oils, mayo, butter & half an avocado a day (for added potassium). Keep the calories high & the fat percentage high, at least 65% of calories. Green vegetables & some cheese will continue weight loss but at a slower pace. The first 2 weeks eat several cups a day of (mostly) lettuce & celery, cucumbers, radishes, mushrooms, peppers & more variety of vegetables thereafter - add 5 grams per day additional every week (20 grams day first 2 weeks, 25grams 3rd week, 30grams 4th week etc) til you gain weight, then subtract 10grams. That will be your personal carb level (everyone is different & depends on how active you are.) Start with meat, fats & salads for 2 weeks and then slowly add in more green veg, wk4 fresh cheeses, wk5 nuts & seeds, wk6 berries, wk7 legumes, wk8 other fruits, wk9 starchy veg, wk10 whole grains. You will learn how your body reacts to different foods. The first week is just water weight but fat is lost thereafter if you keep your calories high enough. Otherwise the body will strip it's own lean tissue for nutrition. Although that may look great on a scale it will make it MUCH easier to accumulate fat in the future (since all that pesky lean tissue burning up calories will be gone). The body won't release fat stores if you lower calories below what it needs. It will slow metabolism to compensate & store every spare ounce as fat. If you continue lowering calories, it will continue lowering the set point, til it can survive off nothing & store fat on anything. The body will only release it's fat stores if it knows there is plenty of nutritious food. Eating carbs while trying to lose body fat is terribly inefficient. When in glycolysis (burning glucose as fuel) you have to lower your calories (which slows your metabolism) & exercise heavily to deplete your glycogen stores before burning body fat. The core of Atkins program is converting the body from glycolysis (burning glucose as fuel) to ketosis (burning fat as fuel). Dietary fat levels need to be at >65% of total calories, if not, the body will still remain in glycolysis by converting 58% of excess protein into glucose (via gluconeogenesis). It takes minimum of 3 days to convert a body to ketosis, (but only one bite to convert back to glycolysis). People feel sluggish the first week but most feel better than ever thereafter. Simple carbohydrates (sugar, flour, bread, cereal, pasta, potatoes, rice) trigger insulin which can store the calories eaten into fat. The more protein the more the fat burning hormone glucagon is released. The more carbohydrate the more the fat storage hormone insulin is released. Simple carbs are addictive & can be disastrous to health. The best way to break the addiction is NO carbs for 3 days. Make a huge batch of deviled eggs, eat one every time you want "something" - have huge omelets with bacon, sausage, peppers, mushrooms & cheese. Pork chops smothered with peppers, mushrooms & cheese - pork rinds & dip or tuna/chicken/turkey/egg salad - steaks - a huge sugar free cheese cake. Eat so much you won't feel deprived of anything. By the 4th day, the addiction will be gone & you can start making healthy choices. High insulin levels promote inflammation, weight gain, hunger & unbalance other hormones. Controlling insulin levels will balance out other hormones & allow human growth hormone (HGH) to be produced naturally so lean muscle will be gained even without exercise. Any exercise will greatly increase muscle mass with high HGH levels. Ground flax seed (2 Tbsp) 1/4 cup water, artificial sweetener, mix in a raw egg - let sit 10 min. to absorb liquid, put some cream cheese in the middle & nuke 2 minutes. Suggested for daily fiber needs. As long as you have <9grams carbs per hour, you will maintain insulin control & shouldn't gain weight, no matter the calories because insulin, the fat storage hormone is not activated. Many people gain weight on high carb, do low carb to lose weight & then are shocked when they return to high carb & gain weight. Many people can return to moderate carb levels but very few can really eat all they want of sugar & maintain weight or health. I am adamantly opposed to low calorie dieting because most people lose a good portion of lean tissue along with fat stores. Most people get impatient and lower their calories and increase their exercise to a point where they lose so much lean tissue that when they return to what was maintenance level eating they are now accumulating more fat stores because their caloric needs have dropped due to the loss of this tissue and it becomes a vicious cycle of dieting and more loss (including vital organs like the heart) This stress cannot be healthy.

Question: Are there any free diet websites the give you meal plans? I was told by a doctor I have to go on a low fat diet. He gave me some pointers, but I think it would be easier if I had a meal plan. That way, I might actually stick to the diet. I have weight watchers points books, but that doesn't give you the fat value of food. I want a free diet plan website, if anybody knows of one. I'm not obsessed with food and have checked out ediets. The other website wasn't active in my area. Anybody else know of any???

Answer: try ediets.com they're pretty safe and reputable.

Question: Are there any diet meal plans online? I've looked and looked, and i've found nothing. And i see it ask on here often but still find nothing. Help?

Answer: try reading up on it here .. http://www.menshealth.com/men/weight-loss/abs-diet http://www.menshealth.com/men/weight-loss/diet-strategies/weight-loss-plan-portion-control/article/a729c8d13a8db010VgnVCM200000cee793cd tons of information on food and nutrition and can help you decide on how to make up your meal plans for yourself

Question: What is the best diet/meal plan for a basketball player? I've heard eating six small portioned meals a day is a Godsend for athletes, but is there a difference among what pro basketball players eat? If so, what is their typical diet plans and why does that help them in playing basketball?

Answer: There is info at these 2 sites. http://www.theacc.com/genrel/020706aae.html http://www.ais.org.au/nutrition/documents/FuelBasket.pdf

Question: Do anyone know how I can loose about 50 pounds in 4 months? If anyone has diet meal menu/ plans, let me know.? Exercise plans Meal plans Diet plans

Answer: I lost 60 lbs in 5 months without exersicing ( of course the last month slowed down the most, the first month was the fastest.) Rules: Limit your caloric intake. If it goes in your mouth, it goes down in your diet book. ( a small portable notebook ) If you're bored, find something to do. Only eat if you are hungry, and stop when you are full. Burn that into your brain. Stop When You Are Full. It's too easy to want to finish everything on your plate. I figured 1400 calories a day ( started a little higher and decreasing in the first two weeks to avoid feeling too hungry) Don't go below 1200 calories a day when you average it out over the week. Too low and your metabolism screeches to a halt! If you know the weight you want to be at, you can figure out approximatly how many calories are good to maintain that weight. Let's say I want to be 125lbs. I'll multiply 125 x 14 = 1750 calories per day. I could do nothing else but make sure I stay within 1750 calories and eventually I would get to my goal weight of 125. Of course it would take much longer. If you are very lazy like me, multiply your goal weight by 13. If you are more active multiply it by 15. this is the number you are going to want for maintence afterward, It also helps if you have a bad day here or there, to know you are still under the calories you need just to maintain your goal weight ( if you have a really bad day, multiply your current weight by either 13,14 or 15 whichever you chose - mindset can often make or break a diet. 8-10 glasses of water a day Less isn't enough, more than ten creates water retention. Limit coffee and caffine - I did 3 cups of coffee a day, and no soda, actually, I stopped losing weight even with diet soda. No alcohol, or very little once in a great while, if you figure that even the light beers have about 100 calories, and you have 4, that's 400 calories wasted that could have been used on a good meal. Plus alcohol usually gives you more of an appetite, and usually for high calorie foods. Breakfast is a must - I am not a breakfast person, so I would have one packet of Quaker instant apples and cinnamon oatmeal. Quick, easy and only 130 calories. *Also, it's best if you eat before drinking, fluids wash away alot of the saliva that helps you digest your food most efficiently. Don't pick!!!! A waistlines biggest enemy is picking. Again, if it goes in your mouth, it goes on paper. It helps if you portion things out ahead of time. You can eat whatever you want. Just keep every thing in moderate portions. Use a smaller plate. It is much more pleasing to the eye ( and psyche) to see a full plate. Our bodies really don't require the amount of food that takes up a normal dinner plate. That is why we have problems with our weight. Another good thing to use is custard cups, those little glass bowls that come 4 in a package for a few bucks- in the baking section. they are already your most common portion size - a half cup, easy breezy, and looks nice and full ( even a half cup of popcorn looks sad in a normal bowl) No matter what diet you choose (as long as it's healthy and not one of those cabbage soup or grapefruit jobs) is going to take some adjustment, and some measuring and figuring. A food scale is ideal. Measuring cups and measuring spoons ( don't forget to count the butter! ) Try to make simple changes, like saying no thanks to the cheese and using mustard instead of mayo. Never just sit down with a bag of chips, or cheezits or whatever. You can have them, but if the bag says 16 chips or whatever, count them out, don't just eat them in front of the t.v. enjoy them, it's as it's meant to be, a snack. The biggest thing to remember is eating the way you have been is what most likely got you to the weight your are unhappy with now. Don't think of it so much as dieting, as relearning how to eat properly. You can't just diet, then go back to what you were doing if you don't want to go back to the weight you were at. I can also tell you after losing the amount you're looking to lose, it's not really all that great for the skin, if I were to do it again, I would do it much slower.

Question: Can anyone give me good diet meal plans they have used to lose weight. I try to have 200 calorie meals. Thanks? I am not looking for dieting advice persay just meal ideas. I run and do video game boxing I am just getting sick of the same old stuff lol

Answer: go wheat free. No pasta, pizza, bread and so on. And no food after 7 p.m. People achieve marvellous results with it. Depending on your initial weight, you can drop upwards from 20 pounds a month. If you don't eat wheat then you don't eat all those sticky, fatty goey cakes, you don't eat junk food, and you don't eat biscuits. But your diet is still balanced. It costs nothing, and you do not have to calculate points or to buy special meals or plans.

Question: Looking for a 6 meals 2,000 Calorie Diet Meal plans.? Hi, I am looking for a 2,000 Calorie Diet Meal Plan that is based on 6 Smaller Meals. If you know of a website for this I would Appreciate the help on finding one.

Answer: www.hcf-nutrition.org/lifestyle/2000wk2.html

Question: what are some good diet meal plans? can you make some diet meal plans for me im 11

Answer: go wheat free. No pasta, pizza, bread and so on. And no food after 7 p.m. People achieve marvellous results with it. Depending on your initial weight, you can drop upwards from 20 pounds a month. If you don't eat wheat then you don't eat all those sticky, fatty goey cakes, you don't eat junk food, and you don't eat biscuits. But your diet is still balanced. It costs nothing, and you do not have to calculate points or to buy special meals or plans.

Question: 3 course diet meal plans? I just went grocery shopping, considering i am trying to lose some weight by summer. I bought no sugar Light Apple Juice, lettuce, frozen fruit, asparagus, cheerios, soy milk and low carb wraps. Someone help me with meal plans to sort this all out? Oh I also bought some multivitimins for teens. I am a 17 year old female, if that helps :p I am also planning on doing 35 minute cardio workouts daily, and doing 50 crunches each day. Any advice to get this weight off will help!

Answer: eat every 3 to 4 hours no skipping meals and portion control i am actually on a 6 meal a day diet: 7am 3 egg whites and half a cup of grits or plain oatmeal, or 1/2 cup of dry oats w/ water after my morning work out: 1 protein shake w/water ( i drink EAS Myoplex lite) 12:00 choose one of each category 1/2 cup or brown rice, 1/2 cup of plain oatmeal ( i use vanilla extract and cinnamon for flavoring), a small sweet potato, or a medium sized white potato, 1/2 cup of whole wheat pasta, or 1/2 cup of grits vegetables: 1/2 cup of broccoli, 1/4 cup of carrots, 1 cup of green beans, 1/2 cup of peas, or 1/4 cup of black beans meat: 4 oz of chicken, 4 oz of fish. 4 oz of white albacor tuna in water, or 4 oz of turkey 3:00pm protein bar 6:00pm dinner (same option as lunch) and around 8:00pm another protein shake now I'm on an accelerated workout plan where i do 5 1hr kickboxing classes a week a long with a 1hr ab class and a 1 hr sprint class followed by a 1/2 hr ab class you can be a little less strict.. i would recommend only 1 protein shake i also don't use any condiments except for lemon, balsamic vinegar and cinnamon ,where you might be a little more flexible and use other types of sauces....the goal to being healthy, losing weight, and the most important is reducing body fat...the most important part of your dieting is to boost your metabolism and portion control bc that will keep the weight off permanently...and you do that by eating smaller portions every 3 to 4 hours as far as your workouts going..doing 50 crunches will not do anything but build muscle under fat which will make you look bulky, you need to incorporate different exercise that will work out all areas of your body there are great online forums that can help you put together a good work out plans and most of the exercises you don't need to go to the gym to do you can do them right in your room...some exercise tapes will work too..like yoga or pilates or even cardio kick boxing : ) either way try to do something that's fun and will hold your interest....hope this helps! good luck

Question: Need Diet Meal Plans For A 1500 Calorie Diet 10points for best help 10 pts? Need some ideas and planing of meals for a 1500 calorie diet want to lose 20 pounds quickly i will be active and mild exercise involved so protein is a must a little plus i really want to start eating healthier 10 pts will be awared or best help and/or advice

Answer: Hi there im on a 1500 calorie plan and have lost 5 kilos so far. Here is a sample diet for you: Breakfast- 2 pieces wholegrain toast, low fat margerine, vegemite or honey ( This is approx 250 calories ) Lunch- 2 mountain bread wraps ( mountain bread is delicious and has less calories than bread and you can do heaps with it!!) with either ham, low fat cheese and salad or tuna and beetroot and low fat cream cheese. ( This is approx 300 calories for both wraps) Dinner- This can be anything really. I make low fat burritos alot using the mountain bread and lean mince with the mexican seasoning. Vegies and fish is another option. I usually have 450 calories for dinner. Snacks- This leaves 500 calories to play around with, eat low fat yogurt, pita chips and low fat dip, raw carrots, freah fruit, low fat mouse or whatever you like. If you e-mail me I can send you some proper meal plans with recipes as a word document.

Question: PCOS Diet/Meal Plans... HELP?!?!? I need major help making some meal plans for myself. When I was 16 I was told I had PCOS. I don't got to a doctor anymore because I can't afford on, and I have no insurance. There is no way for me to see one at the moment (hoping that will change). I've looked around online for information, and though I do find some things, it's hard for me to process it all and put it in action. I read you need a low carb diet in order to lose weight when you have PCOS. My family goes to the store this Friday to shop for groceries and I'd like to have some things to add to the list. We can't afford a lot, and what we do buy has to last a while, and feed the whole family. (We don't really cook). Right now, some constants we keep in the house are: raw carrots, grapes, apples, bananas, lettuce, whole wheat bread, broccoli and tuna. I'm not sure what else to add to the list, and I have a hard time making a food plan for the day. I need to stay at about 1200 calories a day. Also, had a question about a couple of foods I have been eating, but I'm not sure if I should continue to eat them. Clif Bars, Crackers (whole wheat and peanut butter), and Fat Free Chocolate Pudding. I tend to burn about 300-500 calories a day Monday-Friday. Any help is much appreciated. If you think you can further help me, feel free to email me at : [email protected] I also meant to add yolplait light yogurt to the list of things I don't know if I should continue eating. is there a better yogurt?

Answer: A low calorie diet is a bad idea. Having PCOS usually means you are insulin resistant & your body doesn't process carbs properly, so crackers & bread & fruit are not good ideas. As healthy as fruit may be, fructose the sugar in many fruits is the most lipogenic (fat producing) carb. I don't know what a clif bar is but I'm betting it's not good answer either. I don't recommend Atkins bars & shakes for weight loss, I doubt other brands are any better. Usually products that are marked "fat free" or "light" have the healthy fats replaced with sugar or starch. Sugar free chocolate pudding may not have sugar but it has lots of starches & is not low carb. Healthy fats are needed for healing & regenerationation. I highly recommend virgin coconut oil, butter, raw seeds & nuts & olives. I recommend eating only grass fed animals but that is hard to do on a budget. My personal diet is very high in seeds - flax seeds, chia seeds & sun flower seeds as well as raw almonds & brazil nuts. Someone is going to need to cook to feed a family healthy foods affordably. Most grocery stores sell 10# chicken quarters for $4-5 (.40#) or whole turkeys for .68# Buying whole foods is usually much cheaper than processed foods. Yogurt is a good food, I buy the full fat plain yogurt & add berries & sweetener. The best way to break a carb addiction is NO carbs for 3 days. Make a batch of deviled eggs, eat one every time you want "something" - have huge omelets with bacon, sausage, peppers, mushrooms & cheese. Pork chops smothered with peppers, mushrooms & cheese - pork rinds & dip or tuna/chicken/turkey/egg salad - steaks - sugar free cheese cake. Eat so much you won't feel deprived of anything. By the 4th day, you will make healthy choices. The first 2 weeks, you can have several cups of salad a day - Bacon, lettuce & a lil tomato with avocado/mayo dressing is my fav. Jicama, cucumber, celery & radish marinated in sesame oil & hot pepper flakes with rice wine vinegar & artificial sweetener. Make a stir fry with Bok Choy, bean sprouts, bamboo shoots, celery, mushrooms, shirataki noodles. I love eggs & could eat deviled eggs every day. You can smother omelets & meats with mushrooms, peppers & cheese. Meatzza - Meatloaf with pizza toppings. I like thin sausage patties fried crispy with pizza toppings. Pork rinds & celery sticks are great crunch and can be eaten with dips (avocado/mayo/cayenne) & tuna/chicken/turkey/egg salads. I love my rotisserie & it makes meats tasty. I cook a turkey often & make soup with the bones & turkey salads. I'll cube up some turkey meat mix in a couple of raw eggs add cheese & broccoli with cayenne powder & nuke 2 minutes for instant meal. Flax seed should be eaten 4T daily even in induction. Ground flax seed (4 Tbsp) 1/4 cup water, sweetener, mix in a raw egg - let sit 10 min. to absorb liquid, put cream cheese in middle & nuke 2 min for daily fiber needs. After 2 week, you add 5 grams of carbs per day every week & add greater variety of non starchy vegetables. Change your mindset - adapt what you like to eat to low carb - replace bread with lettuce replace pasta with cabbage replace rice with cauliflower replace potatoes with brocolli Cabbage makes a good pasta substitute. Make lasagna with blanched cabbage leaves & thinly fried eggplant instead of noodles. Sugar free pasta sauce over fried cabbage. My fav is chicken cacciatore, I add greens & flaxseed for body & add pizza toppings too. Alfredo sauce is also low carb. I make a lot of shredded cabbage & mayo or fried cabbage if I'm a bit more ambitious. I fry up bacon & onions & it makes any salad special (BLT) Avocado & turkey - grilled chicken - fajita meat & fried onions is great also. I'll make a salad with 6 cans: mackerel, baby corn, water chestnuts, bamboo shoots, artichoke hearts, sweet red peppers & add mayo & chia seed gel. Kim Chee is fermented cabbage & one of the healthiest foods. You can make a huge batch & it will sit in refrigerator fine for a long time. I make huge batches of food & freeze most of it. Go into the forums for recipes - I was shocked that fried "rice" made with grated cauliflower tasted like it's name sake - faux mashed "taters" made with cauliflower & cream cheese - "potato" salad using cauliflower instead. Shirataki noodles are traditional in Japanese sukiyaki & low carb Chia seeds sound expensive but 1# will make 10# food - Amazon.com has couple lbs. for $16 shipped to you. I buy mine in bulk - 24# for $5.83# with free shipping at getchia.com I also order off Amazon - Lowrey's Pork Rinds 18 for $15 - they pop like popcorn & are portion controlled. Faux tapioca - 2 cups of water, 5 scoops of low carb whey protein powder, stir together & add cup of chia seeds, after they have started to absorb the water, add in 2 cans of coconut milk (or cream & added water) & artificial sweetener if you like & mix it all in. Cream a pkg. of cream cheese into a can of pumpki

Question: What is a good source for finding a veggie diet meal plan? Hey Guys n Gals, I'm curious about starting a veggie diet. I've lost a lot of weight, but I've heard a lot of good things about a balanced vegetarian meal plan. I'm not just looking into it for the fat thing, but more for an overall lifestyle and health change. Any good sources for a veggie diet meal plan? Shawn M.

Answer: Hey, good question. i was once in your shoes also! i found this site, which has a veggie diet plan for a pretty modest price. as they say, you get what you pay for, so i never trust free sites, but here's the site: http://www.veggie-diet.com/

Question: diet meal plans? Where can i find a specific weight loss diet meal plan?

Answer: try sparkpeople.com

Question: i need some diet meal plans or ..? i either need a 1200 calorie meal plan ( with calories and fat ) or an easy diet that you know works i need to lose weight ahh !!

Answer: First of all, you need to go to http://www.webmd.com/content/pages/18/10... and see where you need to be weight wise. Then you need to go to www.mypyramid.com to find out what you calorie intake should be. When you have that information, then the following will be able to work for you. If you can, eat your 3 meals, but break them up into a meal and a snack time, so that you are eating 1 part at a"snack" time, and the next at "meal" time. That way you are not tempted to eat something unhealthy, or ruin your "meal"-because it IS the meal. Also, your body will lose weight faster if you eat regular smaller meals, because your metabolism is stable. Eating a lot each meal takes it's toll on your metabolism, and starving for 1 or 2 meals kills it. Your plate should be 1/2 full of vegetables and fruits, 1/4 full of proteins-beans, legumes, soy and meat, and 1/4 full of carbs/starches- these should be whole grain brown rice, whole grain barley and other grains like millet, amaranth, oats, corn, whole wheat. Breads should be low fat, whole grain. 1 tsp of fat= 100 calories-this takes 30 minutes on an elliptical trainer to burn off. Stay away from anything fried, white rice, white flour, white sugar. Drink a glass of water before you eat, and eat slowly. Food is for fuel not entertainment. Stay away from restaurants and fast food as much as possible, because most places add fat for flavor-that's why the food tastes so good. But it is hidden so you don't notice. Watch your portions, but think of this. If you can afford 400 calories for a meal, think about what you can do with it. 400 calories at lunch can look like a venti caramel macchiato or it can be a grilled chicken caeser wrap with light caesar sauce, steamed broccoli, and a small cup of raspberry sorbet. You can enjoy yourself as you lose weight. My one fast food endulgence [I eat out probably once every 4 months]- At Panda Express, I can eat a 2 entree plate for under 500 calories. With Black pepper chicken, and green bean chicken and the steamed veggies, it is like 430 calories, and a huge plate of food, so much that I usually share with my son. Don't skimp on food, learn how to eat the right foods to be satisfied, so it doesn't feel like a diet. I lost 60 pounds in 6 months.