What do you think of this diet/exercise plan?

Question

I need to lose weight for a wedding next month. So far I have lost 15lbs over the course of the last 3 months but now I have to up the weightloss a little to fit into the bridesmaid dress.
How does this diet sound? I know it is very restrictive but oh well. I have to include some carbs or I get very lightheaded.
Breakfast: 1/2 cup oatmeal. 1 piece of small fruit
Snack: Celery w/ low fat peanut butter
Lunch: Spinach salad w/ mushrooms, chickpeas, egg and a sprinkling of sunflower seeds.
Snack: Tomato w/mustard
Dinner: Baked fish (about 6 oz) w/ steamed veggies.
Dessert: 1/2 cup sugar free applesauce
Snack: 12 raw almonds

I will also be doing cardio for 45 minutes 4-5 days a week
Strength training 2-3 times a week for 30 minutes

How much weight do you think I will lose?
I am 5'5" and 142 lbs.

Answer 1

It sounds very strict. I wish you luck in following it.

I offer one bit of advice. Once a week cheat days have been shown to increase weight loss. When you eat such a resrictive diet your metabolism slows down to accomidate for the lack of nutrition. Eating, say, a small slice of chocolate cake and maybe a danish or something like that, will wake up your metabloism and you will lose more weight that way.

Good luck.

Answer 2

Alot of the advice you're getting is really good, are you getting a response? lol You're right, the diet does look restrictive. Your breakfast looks good, if you're working out, you'll need just a touch more, you can have 1 c. of oatmeal, this will be more filling too. Your snacks look good too. Your lunch, well you're going to be getting hungry pretty quick, you could try a subway on honey wheat bread? You'll need carbs for energy, especially since you're working out. I would sub your salads for lunch for a nice deli sandwich on wheat, this will be more filling, and this will cause your breakfast and lunch to be the main meals. Your dinner, fish is excellent. Do you like salmon? Make your last meal of the day the lightest, breakfast and lunch the biggest. Because you're working out you'll need it!
Be sure with your cardio to work and sweat, with your weight training, work hard too, try to get some help with the exercising if you haven't done it before, it's really super easy to do too heavy, or too much at first, get hurt, and then you can't do it at all.
Good job girl, hopefully this eating well will continue after you get into the dress and become a lifestyle? The problem so many times is that people go on a crash diet for a occasion, then go back to the same ole bad eating habits. Being fit is a lifestyle, not just to do when you need to fit into something. Hope this helps some...

Answer 3

It's probably very productive but there needs to be more variety. You can't have the same stuff for a month. Also, there are some freebies you can snack on these very low calorie foods:

Veggies:
Cucumbers
Broccoli
Leafy greens
Tomatoes

Seasonings:
Vinegar
Soy Sauce
Lemon/Lime
Sugar Substitutes
Herbs/Spices
Salt and Pepper

Drink:
Water
Sugar Free Drink Mixes
Diet Soda
Club Sodas
Iced or Non Iced Tea without sugar (sugar substitute)
Don't worry too much about aspartame. It is harmful when taken in large quantities many times.

Also to include to your exercise plan: To lose 300 calories you can:

Walk (3-4 mph) for 64 minuets
Bike for 38 Minuets
Roller Skating: 44 minuets
Running: 29 minuets
Stair Climbing for 38 minuets
Swimming for 38 minuets
Tennis for 38 minuets



Also remember not to obsess to much over weight. Your weight is a healthy weight in BMI . Obsessing can cause eating disorders, so I suggest you don't go overboard.




Oh Yeah: You need to incorporate drinks into this plan. Drinks can cost you A LOT of calories.

Also incorporate TREATS into this. You should not be TOO strict. Eat a donut of some chocolate or dark chocolate. Add a little more carbs too.

Answer 4

I find it totally depends on what your diet was before too as to how much you will lose. If it was no where near the extreme as this, and the exercise too, then you might be able to lose 2 lbs a week. It gets harder after you have hit a certain weight, and 142 is a good weight for your height.

The food you are eating sounds healthy, but with all that exercise you may need to eat more. I used to eat almost a pound of spinach a day when I was losing weight. (now i drink fresh carrot/cucumber juice in place of some meals)

If you need to get rid of some water weight, 4 days of 'Cabbage Soup' will do that.

Answer 5

That diet is ok...But the diet I'm on now is so much better. It is called the "Mayo Clinic Grapefruit Diet" . You'll lose weight a lot faster trust me. You should try it out, I love it...In 14 days you can lose 20 pounds easy. I have...you can too. I printed it from the Internet and I 've done great, that's when I can stick to it. I'm 5'4" and I am at 165lbs. The weight I should be at is 130-135lbs. you don't have much further to go. You should lose maybe 10-15lbs. not much more than that for your height . As I can see your diet is doing well for you so just keep up the good work.

Answer 6

Oatmeal will help you lose weight but will also make you feel light headed as will the fruit. Peanutbutter is not good it takes up to 9 hours to digest and your body doesn't observe much nutrients from it. Almondbutter is best. Fish is very bad eggs are bad as well anything coming from an animal is a disease coming from them.The ocean is full of mercury so are fish. Also fish will make you gain weight. Just keep eating a variety of vegetables mainly raw. And exercise and drink lots of water.

Answer 7

The quality approach to lose fats nutrition intelligent is to consume more commonly for the period of the day (however without doubt be careful for saturated fats and junk meals) however do not consume carbs after approximately 4pm... Stick to protein and fibre within the evenings. Any aerobic and cardio pastime will aid you plenty, and constructing up flexibility even as as doing weights too, or else in case you broaden your muscle dimension then you definately might lose flexibility if you are now not doing it even as... And do not fear if you do not lose kilos... Muscle weighs greater than fats so that you regularly may not honestly drop extra pounds! Judge it via the way you think and the way good your garments are compatible!

Answer 8

I THINK U SHOULD FIND ANOTHER 1 THAT HAS SUM THINGS U LIKE.
CHECK THIS 1 OUT 1:
Phase I, Day 1 - CLEANSING DAY:

BREAKFAST - 2 starches, 2 fruits

LUNCH - 2 starches, 2 fruits

DINNER - 2 starches, 2 fruits


THE RICE DIET.

Phase I, Days 2-7:

BREAKFAST - 1 starch, 1 dairy, 1 fruit

LUNCH - 3 starches, 3 vegetables, 1 fruit

DINNER - 3 starches, 3 vegetables, 1 fruit

Phase II, Day 1 - CLEANSING DAY:

BREAKFAST - 2 starches, 2 fruits

LUNCH - 2 starches, 2 fruits

DINNER - 2 starches, 2 fruits




Phase II, Days 2-6:

BREAKFAST - 1 starch, 1 dairy, 1 fruit

LUNCH - 3 starches, 3 vegetables, 1 fruit

DINNER - 3 starches, 3 vegetables, 1 fruit


Phase II, Day 7:

BREAKFAST - 1 starch, 1 dairy, 1 fruit

LUNCH - 3 starches, 3 vegetables, 1 fruit

DINNER - 3 starches, 3 vegetables, 1 fruit
FOR MORE INFO GO 2


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rice_Diet

Answer 9

Walk at least 15 mins after your meals

Answer 10

Drink plenty of water daily