Ruby Weight Loss

August 30, 2010

What Are Some Cheap Dieting Tips for a Busy Vegetarian Woman?

Filed under: diet tips — Tags: , , , , , , , , — Ruby @ 7:03 am

Well here’s a question I just had to answering straight away:

Question: I’m looking to shed a few pounds. I already work out 5-6 days a week. I do anywhere from 40-90 minutes of cardio, and I work out with weights 3-4 times a week. I’m doing well with my diet now, but once college starts again I’m not going to have as much time to prepare anything in advance.

With little money, a full day of college, a full night of homework, a husband, and a strong desire to get healthier, what can I do to maintain this and get proper, complete (and meatless) nutrition while on-the-go?

Note: I do not eat eggs, or most things that have eggs in them. I do not drink milk, but I have no problem with dairy products. I just don’t like the taste of milk.
Haha, starving does work, but it’s horrible for your metabolism, and it’s not wise for someone who works out! ;)

Answer: Five words for you:

Alissa’s Raw and Living Food

http://www.alissacohen.com/about.html

OR

http://www.ibeatobesity.com/

Raw vegan is cheap, quick and easy to prepare - plus no washing up of greasy pans afterwards.

August 24, 2010

What's Your Best Dieting Tip?

Filed under: diet tips — Ruby @ 7:04 am

A tough diet tips question this week. Let’s dive straight in

Question: What's Your Best Dieting Tip?
Answer: Lots of water, and no eating past 8pm.

August 21, 2010

Dieting Tips for Cross Country Runner?

Filed under: diet tips — Tags: , , , , , , , , — Ruby @ 7:03 am

This week’s question is a good one. Let’s have a look:

Question: hey I needed some advice from runners or professionals about running cross country

well I’m the heaviest girl on my team but I’m not fat I just think I need to lose a few pounds to be faster. I’m 5′8 and 136 pounds…my bmi is about 20.5 last time I checked. I’m pear shaped so my weight has always been stubborn and I’ve worked hard all summer to get to this weight now. :( I’m just scared that my bmi is too high for a running athelete, and I REALLY want to do good for my team.

Does anyone have any idea how many calories I should eat if we have 2 hour practices 5 days a week, plus school and all that other jazz. I need to know how and what I should be eating so I have energy to run track, work hard in school and still lose weight…

I need to know what my BMI should be if I’m on a cross country team. please help :( I really don’t want to be a let down for my team, as long as the diet is safe and healthy I’m willing to do whatever I have to

Answer: So I’d suggest you first work on reducing your calories. You are right you are not overweight at all but for a runner you may want to loose a little weight. Ideally at 5"8 you want to be 135. So I might suggest 125 pounds would be perfect for you. Only 11 pounds :) It should take about 4-5 weeks since your running a lot. First I say well your exercing a lot so continue to do that. Eat about 1300 calories a day and drink plenty of water and withtin 4 weeks your weight will drop significantly.
Sample Day:
B- half bagel w/ peanut butter and banana
L- salad w/ 2 hard boiled egg whites, light dressing
S- cliff bar (before practice)
D- tuna on whole wheat bread w/ lettuce & tomato, 10 carrot sticks
S- 12 cherries

Once you reach 125 slowly add more calories. And you should be eating 2500 calories a day to maintain 125 pounds.
Sample Day for that
B- cup and quarter of smart start cereal w/ 1% milk, 5 strawberries, half cup of orange juice
L- turkey and cheese in whole wheat pita w/ lettuce & tomato, carrot sticks w/ hummus dip, cluster of grapes, ritz pb crackers pkg
S- blueberry crisp cliff bar and banana
D- medium piece of baked chicken w/o skin, medium salad, light dressing, medium baked potato
S- blueberries w/ 6oz low fat vanilla yogurt and fruit & cereal bar

August 18, 2010

Any Quick Dieting Tricks or Tips?

Filed under: diet tips — Tags: , — Ruby @ 7:02 am

Another diet tips question has come in this week. Let’s tackle it straight away:

Question: im going on a diet, soon but what diet should I go on that you think would suit me? Im 13, 5′1 and weight 37.7kg, I also need so tricks or tips that can help me shed the three pounds I want to lose <3.
Answer: Ok, eat lots of fruit and drink lost of water. but don’t eat fruit continously , just for snacks. get the special k 90 calorie bars for snacks too but remember bars are for SNACKS and snacks are two times a day. eat things for lunch like salad or i also like the lean cuisine meals or a sandwhich on whole weat bread. breakfast, a low calorie not sugary cereal. for dinner you don’t have to be so strict, just small portions and a half healthy dessert like strawberrys with low fat chocolate dip. and NO SODAS. try to drink mostly water, milk, AND HEALTHY juices, not those sugary ones. mostly water. and if you can go to the gym for at least thirty minutes a day. only do cardio, don’t work out your body until you love the way it is because if not your fat will just turn into muscle and you’ll just stay the shape you are

August 16, 2010

Tips for a Healthy Vegetarian Diet, Please?

Filed under: diet tips — Tags: , , , , , , , , — Ruby @ 7:02 am

I just love answering these diet tips questions. Here’s another:

Question: I have always been health conscious. Haven’t eaten any fast food for years, refuse to get the American cheese being as it’s just a "Pastuerized cheese product"….
Well I’ve stopped eating meat. With the exception of fish. So you could say I’m a pescatarian. But I’m getting sort of sick. I need to have my protein!
I am eating eggs, beans, fish and cheese; but are there any other things I can eat to give my the protein I need? Ooh, I also put protein powder in many things I eat, but still…
And should I start taking a daily vitamin or something? I am already very thin, just because of my genes, but of course I want to be a healthy weight and I’m a little concerned I might lost too much weight. Anything else to help with that?
Well thank you, and any other tips would be nice<3
Answer: I think you’re just getting scared because you’re not eating meat. You’re still eating fish, which has a lot of protein. Also eat vegetables, fruits, beans, and nuts/seeds. A daily vitamin wouldn’t hurt. Just try to avoid processed food. Processed food is junk.
Honestly for the past 2 years of me being vegetarian I’ve barley glanced at the nutrition label when buying my groceries, and my doctor says I’m perfectly fine. Although now I’m trying to become more conscious since I’m trying to go vegan. But it’s not as much work as you think. :)

August 15, 2010

Tips on How to Stick to My Diet?

Filed under: diet tips — Tags: , , , , — Ruby @ 7:03 am

Well here’s a question I just had to answering straight away:

Question: I am on the special k challenge diet ( 2 meals cereal, 1 meal as usual, fruit and veggies as snacks). How can I stick to it for about 3 weeks?
Answer: Shake it up every now and then with different kinds of Special K, and look forward to dinner and snacks everyday.

Dieting really isn’t the way to go though, but it’s a better diet than most I’ve seen. Be sure to get plenty of calcium and protein, and take a multivitamin to get all of your nutrients.

Once the challenge is over, it’s best to not go back to the way you ate before, since you’ll just end up on the diet again. Keep eating fruits and veggies, breakfast, and be sure to exercise.

August 12, 2010

Started My Diet Today. Tips? Advice?

Filed under: diet tips — Tags: , , , , , , , , — Ruby @ 7:02 am

What a great diet tips question:

Question: So today was the big day for me and hopefully this time it’ll be something significant and long term.

I am 17 years of age and have a BMI over 50.
I don’t know my exact weight but I am somewhere between 350-375.
I know that for skinny people, 15lbs is a HUGE interval to be in between, but once you reach a certain weight, 15lbs means nothing.

I have a few days off work so I thought that it was best to start now so I could really plan ahead with all my free time and possibly prepare meals to bring to work, etc etc.

Since it was my day off, I slept through breakfast.

I just had lunch and I had:

2 Hardboiled Eggs - 80 Calories Ea.(for whole egg) But I only had the egg whites. So..?
1 Can of Tuna.- 120 Calories.
Bowl of Salad - Not Sure. No nutrition info.
1/2 tsp- olive oil. 15 Calories.
1 tbsp- balsamic vinegar.

I mixed it all together and had an awesome lunch.
Between preparation and the actual meal, I drank two glasses of water.

Added all together it’s about 300 calories.

Is this okay?
Should I have more/less/different foods?

Any advice is helpful.
Oh, also, I need tips for dinner!
I know that salad and steamed frozen vegtibles are on the menu but my mom prepares dinner.
Any tips on portion control- what to eat?

Another also, as you can tell my weight, running won’t be easy.
I plan to walk for about 15-30 mins maybe now-ish or after dinner.
Any other exercise you can suggest?

Thank you!!
**The Balsamic Vinegar was only 5 Calories.

Another question.
Other than calories, is there anything else I should be looking out for?
OR does low calories=always good?

I’m new to this.
:)

Answer: Walking is great to get you started. Try to see food as fuel you need for energy. I would choose more filling meals, pasta, oatmeal etc to last you from one meal to the next. It helps to cut out the snacking. Also try to avoid sitting in the kitchen, it’s just too handy to scoff fatty things. Bananas are great for giving you a boost of energy. Before eating anything that you know you really shouldn’t, ask yourself, "on a scale of 1 to 10 how much do I need this?", if you really want it, have it and walk 30min’s extra.

August 11, 2010

I Need Some Diet Routines, and Exercising Tips. Help Me Out, People.?

Filed under: diet tips — Tags: , — Ruby @ 7:01 am

Another diet tips question has come in this week. Let’s tackle it straight away:

Question: I Need Some Diet Routines, and Exercising Tips. Help Me Out, People.?
Answer: - drink plenty of water
- exercise b4 eating
- warmup 4 15 min b4 exercising
- eat natural food (as n fruits n vegs)
- change up ur exercises otherwise ur body gets used to them n u wont burn as many calories (ex: run for 2 days, then swim for the nxt two days, then bike for the next two days for instance)
- eat breakfast
- no more than 25 g of fat a day
- dnt eat white bread, whole wheat bread is a much better option
- eat 5 smaller meals rather than 3 big meals
(ex: eat at 7 am, 10 am, 12 pm, 3 pm, 6 pm)
-chew gum, ur brain gets the impresdion that ur eating, so ull burn more calories

hope i helped u a little :) 
maybe best answer? ;]

August 10, 2010

Healthy Diet for Today? Tips!?

Filed under: diet tips — Tags: , , , , , , , , — Ruby @ 7:02 am

What a great diet tips question:

Question: I had xc practice when i first woke up..(only about 2.5 miles today, with a little bit of strength training.)
then for breakfast, I had an apple, 1 pretty big chicken breast, and a cup of homemade squash/carrot soup..so a total of about 400 calories.
then for lunch, i had a cup of blueberries, an apple, another cup of the soup from this morning, and half a chicken breast…so about 400 calories
then for dinner, i had 7 baby carrots, 1 cup of peas, 1/2 chicken breast, and 4 oz of dannon activia yogurt(70 calories)

what are some changes i should have made today? any suggestions? improvements?
Im female, 5′4”, 16 yrs old. im not overweight, but i’d still like to drop a few lbs to be more fit.

Answer: lol this question’s pretty cute since you have absolutely nothing to worry about everything you ate couldn’t be any more healthy.. i personally haven’t ever struggled with weight in a day i drink about 3mugs of hot chocolate, and i eat yoghurt for snacks.. then i might have like a bowl of noodles and some tuna mayo pasta or something i mean yeah i work out play sport and dance but you also work out so you have nothing to worry about if you were eating like.. butterfingers lol and ben and jerry’s icecream i can totally understand but you’ll easily lose weight or stay in shape with what you’re eating remember to not drop your calorie intake too low

August 5, 2010

Looking for a Good Diet and Exercise Routine. Any Tips?

Filed under: diet tips — Tags: , , , , , , , , — Ruby @ 7:02 am

A tough diet tips question this week. Let’s dive straight in

Question: Hey…I’m 12 and I’m looking into losing weight. I’ve already posted a question about weight loss but now I want to know, does anybody have a good Diet for me to stick to and a good Exercise routine? I’m not a very fit person, so any stretches, exercises I could do in my spare time at home would be handy. Its the Summer Holidays over where I live and in September, I’m going to Florida so I would like to have a body I am proud to show off!
So please tell me different ideas of stretches, exercises or weight-losing foods I can try. Thank you. :-)
Answer: Fad diets, starvation diets, fasting, and diet pills do not work. Any diet that is temporary will only produce results that are temporary at best.

Losing fat any faster than about 4 lbs a week is impossible. Any additional weight you might lose would either be water weight, or your muscle atrophying.

The only way to lose fat is a complete lifestyle change where you stop doing what made you obese in the first place and adopt healthy eating and exercise habits for the rest of your life, such as:

1. Eat about 6 small complete meals throughout the day (fish, almonds, walnuts, and lean proteins in general, plenty of raw fruits and vegetables, and complex multigrain carbohydrates) spaced out about every 2-3 hours. Consume between 1500-2500 calories a day.
2. Do NOT starve yourself, do NOT binge eat.
3. Be as active as you can; nothing to do for 10 minutes? Knock out 10 push-ups.
4. Eat some spicy foods; take a decent amount of vitamin C, and drink between a half-gallon and a whole gallon of WATER a day. Avoid anything deep-fried, white bread, sprinkles, and any refined sugar.
5. No more soda. Ever.
6. If you do drink coffee, drink it black.
7. Do at least 35 minutes of cardio straight at least once a day, at least three times a week, more if you are not trying to put on muscle.
8. Do a large amount of full body exercises whenever possible (Jumping Jacks, Pull-ups, Chin ups, dips, squats, hanging leg raises, hanging knee raises, back raises, glute ham raises, burpees)
9. Get at least 6 hours of sleep a night, but no more then 9.
10. Here is the most important part: STICK TO IT!

You can feel free to email me with any questions or comments.

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