What’s this week’s diet tips question? Let’s dive straight in…
Question: Ive been eating salads everyday and have a cheat meal once a week for the past 3 years.. I have lost a lot of weight but now I m in a plateau and I want to maintain my current weight. I still wanna eat healthy. I’m a carb-food lover, mesomorph, hourglass female.. also I want to now whether if wraps, pita bread and wholemeal pasta are ok as they are the food which I enjoy eating most! Also I exercise 5-6 times a week for a minimum of 30 minutes : a fast walk, cross trainer or some dumbells lifting.
Answer: Congratulations on your success to this point.
I must tell you that I am adamant that flour based foods need to be avoided as much as possible to truly lose weight. Try to get your whole grain from brown rice, barley, whole kernel corn (yes corn is a whole grain) and other grains. If it was dough once I usually avoid it.
You are doing it right. Sit down with pen and paper and write down everything you can think of that you are eating and drinking. Then take a hard look and find the simple carbohydrates that are submarining your effort to reach your final goal.
Good luck.
Keep the diet tips questions coming! I liked this one:
Question: I play field hockey and have a 3 hour practice everyday (until school starts). I’m looking to lose 30 lbs. but still need to have energy to keep up at my practices! Any help is greatly appreciated!
Answer: The best diet plan you should follow is one that incorporates high fiber, protein, whole grains, and fruits & vegetables. For a person that is moderately active, I would recommend sticking to a daily caloric intake of 1,500 calories…But since you are extremely active, you may want to take in about 1,700 calories a day. If you take in too few of calories — your metabolism will plummet.
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day…So a good way to start your day would be to eat about 300 calories worth of food. Try eating two eggs (for high protein) and light yogurt (for protein, potassium, and fiber) and perhaps a piece of fruit, such as an apple or an orange. Fruit is high in fiber, which is great for regulating your digestive system. Also, since you’re so physically active, don’t forget to hydrate your body with plenty of water…Water is great for flushing out your system.
If you’re not sure of what amounts of servings to eat of what particular food group, I’d suggest following the Food Guide Pyramid. Here is a link for that:
http://www.nalusda.gov/fnic/Fpyr/pmap.htm
For a sample diet plan, visit:
http://www.changingshape.com/dietandnutrition/mealplans/plans/1517.php
Well here’s a question I just had to answering straight away:
Question: I really feel like I need to lose weight especially since both my parents are overweight. I’m deathly afraid of ending up like my parents when I grow up, and I know that the eating habits I develop now will follow me in the future. This summer I’m determined to lose weight, and keep it off. Any tips on how to keep the case of the munchies down will be helpful since I’ll be spending most of my time at home now. I’m 5′5 and don’t really now how much I should weigh so information on that is needed. I’ve tried researching diet and exercise tips, but they all lead me to buy something that I don’t really know will even work. I would appreciate healthy diet and exercise tips to start off on, and I would like some foods that can help me with my anxiety and depression. I’ve heard that there are some foods that tend to trigger anxiety, so I would like to know to stay away from it as much as possible. Thank you for your time, and I will give 10 points for the best answer.
Answer: I lost over 20 lbs at 16. I was never over weight, I was 5"3, alot shorter than you so dont worry. I weighed 135 as my personal highest and 6 months later, everyone noticed. I looked like a different person. (although I was also going through many life changes and stress) which probably added on to my weight loss. I joined the local gym, no personal trainer needed, and worked my a** off. I walked to the gym and back, 1/2 a mile each way, worked out, and walked back home. After a few months of doing this DAILY, i saw results. After all that, I still work out and eat healthier. I was finally 115 lbs. Throw out alll the junk food crap in your house and stock your house w. all new, healthier, even organic food. Fruit and vegies will be your new best friend. And you can also talk to your parents about this, they’ll understand. it will be so worth it in the end, its gonna be tough, but if you stick your mind to it, youll be good 
We’ve had a reader question come in on the subject of diet tips. Let’s take a look:
Question: I have been married almost a year to a man with an incredibly fast metabolism. He recently got a new job working 12 or so hours a day. His job is physically demanding so he is usually very hungry when he comes home. I love cooking for him, and I make him hearty meals.
Now the problem…
Before we were married I was able to stick to a pretty restrictive and healthy diet that allowed me to keep my extra weight off. (I struggled with my weight years ago.) Now that I am married I cook heartier meals and we have food around I never would have eaten before. I have gained nearly ten pounds, and I don’t want to gain more. Ideally I would lose what I’ve gained.
We have very different needs as far as quantity, and I know I should work on portion control.
I am looking for some good, practical tips to help me keep from gaining more without making my husband suffer.
Answer: Portion control is definitely the best solution. Remember that he does not have the problem. So, controlling your portion may take some practice (you can do it!!) but you will succeed.
For example, if you are cooking chicken breasts, cut one in half and put one half in the fridge for another meal, cook the small one for you and cook an uncut full one for him. Measure your side dishes like rice. Give yourself half a cup and he gets one cup.
Increase your portion of vegetables or green garden salad to fill the void if the visual of smaller servings bugs you. You can still enjoy a meal together, you may have a salad in front of you for after your regular meal, he may choose not too, but the point is to be together.
He will support your efforts and you will be able to feel satisfied.
Al
A tough diet tips question this week. Let’s dive straight in
Question: im 14 and weigh 100 pounds. i don’t think im fat! i am very athletic and a full time gymnast. i just have been eating a lot of junk food and would like to make a change. like i said i am not at all worried about my body i just want to eat healthier so im not getting sick all the time and my skin clears up.
Answer: I try to eat healthy too and what I do is give my mom a grocery list…just trade off some foods now for better foods. But, remember, if you completely give up junk food you are going to have to eat MORE food, because healthy has less calories, so you might lose weight you should not lose…
-trade a sugary cereal for oatmeal
-trade chips or other salty snacks for fruit and veggies (there are tons- apples, bananas, oranges, plums, strawberries, kiwi, broccoli, carrots, celery, zucchini…)
-trade out sugary drinks for plain water (if you still cannot go without a taste, try crystal light or something similar)
-eat protein!!! its good with veggies and fruits- peanut butter with apples, hummus and carrots…I love almonds on some granola and yogurt…
-basically make sure you get the right amount of servings from each food group every day (mypyramid.gov can help you with that).
-cut out a lot of enriched carbs (which would be any deserts, white breads, enriched snack crackers) . They trigger the body to eat more by raising blood sugar then dropping it rapidly- stick to complex stuff that takes longer to digest and has more fiber, like whole wheat breads, cereals, brown rice….
This week’s question is a good one. Let’s have a look:
Question: i currently weight 130 but i want to drop down to the 125 weight class. after a hard wrestling practice i weight about 128 or even 129 each day. i want too weight 125 after. no matter how hard i try i cant make it! after practice i even started jogging like 2 or 3 miles a day and i weight myself the next day after every practice and im still at the same thing! im preety sure its the way i eat right now. im not the healthiest eater, i stuff myself and i usually eat superr bad junk food haha.
the only time i made it to 125 was when i starved myself one day.
but anyways can you guys give me like diet tips:
What to eat for breakfast?
Snack?
Lunch?
Dinner?
What to avoid?
thank you for reading!
Answer: Be on a good weight training program along with a very good, well-balanced diet and do a lot od cardio and keep increasing the cardio to increase your stamina and to also increase your fat loss and you will be just fine. Avoid fatty foods, watch your Portion Sizes and cut sweets right out. Eat only good foods.
What’s this week’s question? Let’s dive straight in…
Question: Hi there,
Does anyone out there have any good, healthy diet tips? I am a student, and can’t afford anything like joining a Weight Watchers programme or expensive foods etc… I also live rather far away from a gym, which is annoying but there is no way around that.
Anyway, any diet tips? Any exercises that I could do at home? I’m looking to lose weight on my stomach and thighs in particular. I’m far from fat, but I’ve put on a little weight in recent months and I am looking to get it off…
Answer: Diet is a perfect well to lose weight. I personally believe that its what you eat that affects your body.
Here are a few tips
1. Donât eat anything that is white. Name every single food that is white and chances are you shouldnât be eating it: bread, pasta, crackers, most cereals, flour based products, white potatoes, white rice, and pasteurized dairy and cheese are all no-noâs during this time.
2. Only drink water, NOTHING else!
3. Donât eat anything with the word wheat in the ingredients list. What if itâs whole wheat? Look, if the word starts with W and ends in T and has the letters h e a in between, you canât eat it. This includes bread, pasta, crackers and cereal. Many packaged snack foods also contain wheat so be sure to read the ingredients list carefully.
Good Luck
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cheers
I just love answering these diet tips questions. Here’s another:
Question: What is Tips for Men's Healthy Diet?
Answer: Your question doesn’t make any sence.
A diet tips question that should definitely interest you all this week
Question: I am 11 years old, and 20 pounds over weight. I have never tryed diet programs and i want to know, what are some healthy diet tips for me…..
Answer: At your age you shouldn’t be dieting. You should look at your current diet of food (probably why you are overweight). It’s easy for people to spend their life eating McDonald’s, pizzas, burgers, and other fatty foods all day. They are cheap, easy to find, and tasty. The trick for you should be to trying to find ways you can avoid fatty food while actively working out (running at your age is always good, or just biking). I would recommend trying to find ways to cut down on the fatty foods you eat or the amount you eat. Instead of ordering a meat-lover’s pizza, try ordering a no-sauce, cheese pizza. No it isn’t as tasty as the first option, but will power is what is needed. Often times you’ll find that you can lose weight quite easily if you apply some self-control to your appetite. Focusing on trying to eat fruits or vegetables as a part of each meal will go a long way as these foods will fill you up but are lower in calories.
You can also try to join some sports programs at your age. When I was that age I did soccer, baseball, and football. No I wasn’t the greatest athlete, and wasn’t a starter on any of my teams, but the physical workout made a difference and kept me in relatively good health.
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
