high protein low fat diet?

Question

i'm doing trapeze (yes, like in the circus) and i'm being put on a high protein low fat diet. any ideas for good meals/snacks?? (i'm allergic to nuts and mushrooms, if that matters)

Answer 1

The first things you want to eliminate from what you eat are: sugar, fried foods, and white flour. You want to eat as natural and unprocessed food as possible.

Sugar, anything with it is bad. From Coco-Crispies cereal, nearly all sodas, to a small bag a M&M's. All turn into body fat fairly quickly.

Fried foods. Chips, french fries, etc. All have very high levels of calories and fat. Cut out mayonaisse while you're at it.

White flour. White breads, spahgetti, Ramen noodles, most cereals, tortillas (corn & flour).

Your going to want to eat 5-7 small meals/snacks in a day. That may seem like a lot of eating, but look at it this way. Say your lost in the woods and you need to make a fire that will last all night. Will the fire last longer throwing all the wood you've collected into the fire once or twice during the night, or if you toss a couple of logs in once every 45 minutes-hour?

Your body is pretty similar. You need to feed it a little bit every 2-3 hours to keep it burning fat. The longer you go in between meals, the more likely your body is going to store what you eat as fat. This is because your body doesn't realize that there is food everywhere in the world we live in. It still thinks your a cave-man. And cave-men didn't get to eat very often. Sometimes once every 3-5 days...starving. So our body is designed to store what we eat as fat, because fat has the most energy (calories) per pound. So, if you sleep all night, then skip breakfast and don't eat until lunch at say 11:30am...you probably haven't ate anything in 12+ hours. So, your body thinks your starving, that there is no food to eat. Then you eat a nice, greasy, calorie-loaded slice of pizza. Your body will then store most of it as fat because it thinks there is a food shortage.

Aim for 250-300 calories at each meal/snack.
Also try to eat 20-30 grams of protein at each meal. And of course, your going to want to keep even healthy carbs to a minimum (less than 80 grams a day).

The healthiest carbs are:
Yams
Oatmeal (no sugar)
Sweet Potatoes
Brown Rice

OK carbs are:
Whole-grain bread/buns/tortillas (whole-grain should be the first name on the ingredients list)
Fruits

Aside from the carbs listed above, your meals should consist of:
Chicken breast
Turkey breast
Tuna
Salmon
Egg whites
Almonds
Low-fat cheese (cottage, string cheese)
Lots of vegtables
Lots of water

You need to drink 1 gallon minimum per day. Water is what carries the toxins and fat you burn off out of your body through your urine. It also helps keep you feeling full and does wonders for your skin. If your urine isn't clear like water, drink more.

Also, take a multi-vitamin (like Centrum).

If you were to do cardio like ride a bike or jog for 20-45 minutes everyday AND diet, you'll be several sizes smaller in no time. But remember, losing weight is 90% about what you eat, not how much you exercise.

Bodybuilders and fitness models basically eat this way. Not only is it low calorie, low carb, high in protein and natural...it controls your blood/sugar levels and how your body uses the food based on the glycemic index.

Good luck!

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Answer 3

I'm not a bodybuilder but I think I can help. If you want to get into the bodybuilding game you're gonna have to do a couple things. When it comes to diet, you need to limit how many carbs you consume, you need to limit how much fat you consume and you have to stack up on protein more than anything else. This doesn't mean that you should cut carbs and fats out all of the way (that would be unhealthy), but you should consume less than normal. Especially before competitions. Now I'll answer your questions more specifically: "I want to get big and lose the excessive fat at the same time." I'll tell you if I had a dime for everytime I hear someone say that, I'd be a millionaire. If you want to lose fat, you're gonna have to start doing cardio along with eating less carbs and fat. That's alot harder than it sounds. At the same time you're gonna have to limit cardio if you want to bulk up. That's the trick. You have to do cardio to lose fat but you also have to limit it in order to bulk up. What you do is eat big, lift big, and do SOME cardio and you'll reach your goal eventually. "Is this healthy for my body?" Losing fat isn't gonna harm you as long as you do it right. As long as you don't cut all fats out, you'll be good. Otherwise it's not healthy. "Doesn't a body builder's body need any fat to grow the muscles?" The problem isn't bulding muscle. The problem is that by not having any fat and not consuming it is VERY bad for your health. "Is it easy a body builder to keep growing their muscles when there's no fat in their body?" You need some fat for EVERYTHING. No matter what business you're in, you need some fat. Either way, it's impossible to have no fat at all. Even bodybuilding giants like Jay Cutler and Ronnie Coleman have a 2 or 3 pecent bodyfat. "Is it ok for the body to have no fat at all?" No, that's not healthy. Then again, like the answerer before me posted, proffessional bodybuilders don't have healthy diets at all. They do things that on the long run will break them down. At least modern ones do. Some of the natural bodybuilders from the golden age of bodybuilding did it healthy but there's no way that you'll win a competition with their body.

Answer 4

Buy the best protien powder you can find. (price equals quality.) Try several brands if the first you get is not easy to mix or doesn't suit your taste ,and mix it with skim milk. down 3 servings a day. Than the rest of your diet is all the fresh un-cooked fruits and vegatables you want.

Answer 5

Devilled eggs! Yum! Fill them with hummus instead of the yolk/mayo mixture for a low fat option.

Answer 6

Tofu (there can be some awesome asian dishes with this as the main ingredient)...Chicken, steak (lean), egg whites.

Good Luck :-)

Answer 7

read tips on protein foods and more on this site

Answer 8

fish, chicken, turkey, eggs,