Diet help!

[aritzia]

Hello!
So I'm pretty new to this! Iam not looking to bulk up, but tone up. I currently do 2-3 spin classes a week and 1-3 weight training classes a week depending on my school scheduale. What I really need help with is my diet! Im looking to lose extra inches on my stomach and get rid of the love handles. What I usually have:
Morning:
- 1 cup of astro vanilla yogurt
- banana

Lunch:
- 2 cups of romaine salad
- tomato
- olives
- 2 tablespoons of olive oil
- 1 tablespoon of vinegar

Snack
- apple

Dinner:
- salmon
- 1/2 cup of fresh squeezed orange juice
- 1 cup of green beans

Snack
- chopped celery
- 1 tablespoon of peanut butter

I have usually around 8 cups of water a day with some green tea whenever I remember :)
What do you think, yyour help is appreciated:)

[natenator]

wow, I only see protein in your dinner meal. Sure trace protein in other sources but the salmon is really the only meal with quality protein.

Decrease carbs, increase protein. Ditch the dairy and fruits. I would:

Are you male or female?

[aritzia]

im female.

[natenator]

Alright. I would:

Meal 1:

2 whole eggs
4 egg whites
8oz water

Meal 2:

30 grams whey isolate + 10 grams fiber
1tbsp natty peanut butter
8oz water


Meal 3:

4oz chicken (raw weight)
1/4 cashews
8oz water

Meal 4:

30 grams whey isolate + 10 grams fiber
1tbsp natty peanut butter
8oz water


Meal 5:

4oz chicken (raw weight)
2 cups green beans
8oz water

Meal 6:

30 grams whey isolate + 10 grams fiber
1tsp natty peanut butter
8oz water

In addition to the water meals I would try to drink another 2-3L/day.

[aritzia]

Thanks so much!
Should I be doing this until I lose the weight? Than start to substitute fruits and such because I know that high protein and low carbs can be dangerous after a while

[natenator]

Thanks so much!
Should I be doing this until I lose the weight? Than start to substitute fruits and such because I know that high protein and low carbs can be dangerous after a while
once you get your body where you want it you will need to slowly introduce foods back into the mix. Low carb, high protein are not dangerous. Do not believe what the media tells you.

[HardtoHandle]

YEAH for Protein!!!!

[aritzia]

Okay! Thanks a lot guys !!

[MuscleManCan]

you may want to add in a thermogenic to curve your appetite and speed up your metabolism - it helps!


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[ab_chic25]

Alright. I would:

Meal 1:

2 whole eggs
4 egg whites
8oz water

Meal 2:

30 grams whey isolate + 10 grams fiber
1tbsp natty peanut butter
8oz water


Meal 3:

4oz chicken (raw weight)
1/4 cashews
8oz water

Meal 4:

30 grams whey isolate + 10 grams fiber
1tbsp natty peanut butter
8oz water


Meal 5:

4oz chicken (raw weight)
2 cups green beans
8oz water

Meal 6:

30 grams whey isolate + 10 grams fiber
1tsp natty peanut butter
8oz water

In addition to the water meals I would try to drink another 2-3L/day.

what would you suggest if she wasnt able to eat all this in one day?? I am new here and am looking to lose weight and tone up as well. But with my job its hard to eat more then four or if I am lucky five times a day.

[PdH]

3 of those meals are whey protein shakes. Easy enough to make in the morning and take with you. :)

[natenator]

what would you suggest if she wasnt able to eat all this in one day?? I am new here and am looking to lose weight and tone up as well. But with my job its hard to eat more then four or if I am lucky five times a day.
Sadly, kinda just have to suck it up and deal with it how best you can. You can drop the last meal to make it 5 in total.

I'm sure with many people here they';ve been forced to stay up later than they wanted to ensure they got all their meals eaten. This is especially true for contest dieting I find.

[natenator]

3 of those meals are whey protein shakes. Easy enough to make in the morning and take with you. :)
Exactly.

[Talo]

So how many cals do you have her eatting?
Also if a person was to drop a meal then then would want to increase the amount of food eaten during the day so their cals stay the same.

[ab_chic25]

If I was to stay up later, I wouldnt be going to bed till about midnight or later every night. Must say I rather sleep eight hours a night. My day goes a little something like this:

Wake up about 830am or 9am
Eat breakfast 9:30: 1/3cup oatmeal, or two whole eggs with toast andor couple pieces of turkey bacon. Just got some whey protein so now I add a scope to the oatmeal.
Go outside for half hour with my dog till about 1015am, head to the gym. Somedays I am there at 1030 others I am there at 11am. On the days I am there at 1030, I am gone by noon, heading to work, drive takes about 15mins. I usally have a yogart and some type of fruit, or fruit with some pb. I then work from 1pm to 430pm.
Then I will have lunch, this will be my main "Big" meal of the day. It could be a moose stir-fry, pasta or chicken and salad.
I then work from 5pm till 820pm, I am a labour so my job is very physical. I load semi trucks with boxes by hand. Then when I get home, around 9pm, I will have a couple eggs, small bowl of cereal, or pb and honey sandwich. I mean I eat ok, I mean I do have "cheat" days once in awhile but not that often.


I do see what your saying about the snack meals being protein shakes, but wouldnt someone gain weight from having to much protein???? Like I say, I am TOTALLY new to this all. Thanks for any and all help and answers lol

[PdH]

The meal plan suggested is a ketogenic diet, which is the most effective muscle sparing, fat burning diet available. In short, high quality protein does not make one fat, carbohydrates and "unhealthy" fats do. Just do a search at the top of the forum for "ketogenic" and you'll find much information.

[jackfred]

Hey brand new here. I am 5'2 120 lbs and have a ton of fat around my tummy. I paid someone to write me a meal plan and she gave me this
meal one
5 egg white 2 yolks
1/3 cup oatmeal
1/4 cup berries
1tbs flax oil
meal 2
2scoops protein with water and 1 whole banana
meal 3
4oz tilapia or chicken breast
3/4 cup veggies (broccoli or aspargus)
1/3 cup white rice
1tsp coconut oil
meal 4
4oz chicken breast
1 cup veggies
1 large (two fists) yam
1 tsp coconut oil
meal 5
2 scoops prptein shake with water and one whole banana
meal 6
half can tune
half head romain
balsamic dressing
2scoops protein before bed no banana

HELP is this going to make me gain weight i want to lose weight gain muscle nd be a fitness model and need someone to help educateme and actually give me a planto stick to im desperate