HELP with my diet.?

Question

About a month ago I joined golds gym and Im not lieing when I say that I honestly go 5-6 days a week for a hour to two hours at a time. I also cut all bad food out of my diet, I even quit eating meat so I could eliminate a lot of food choices that would tempt me and all I have lost is 6 pounds and that was in the first week so my weight has plateaued for about 3 weeks now. I am thinking about taking diet pills to help me along with my weight lose but Im not sure if its the right thing to do. Any suggestion on whether I should or if there is something different I should do?

Also I just recently got a trainer and still no progress

Answer 1

Consider visiting your physician and asking to have your thyroid checked. Sometimes, undetected thyroid problems can make it very difficult to lose weight.

Answer 2

Kate,

Congrats on joining the gym and going 6 days a week! That's the hardest part.

First, stay away from diet pills. They only lighten your wallet.

Second, it took you more than a month to get the shape that you are in, so don't expect perfection in a month.

You are doing things correctly. Stick with it, and stay away from the scale. Other people will see the results before you will.

Also, talk to your trainer and see what you could do differently and how long you should expect to see results.

As for the 6 pounds, that first week is water weight. You are burning fat (through cardio) and at the same time gaining muscle (through the weights). This is exactly what you should be doing.

Feel free to email me and I can tell you my experience with the exact same situation.

Answer 3

find daily calorie intake calculator on the net, enter all your stats and it will tell you how many calories you need a day to maintain, take off 300-400cal off that number and thats how much you need to lose.
eat 5-6 small meals a day (eat every 2-3 hours - it optimizes your metabolism)
5-8 servings of fruit and veggies a day
8 glasses of water
have complex carbs for breakfast - they give you energy
have protein (lean meat, legumes etc) for dinner - repairs muscle
cardio exercise 4-6 times a week for 30-50min (ideally 45min because the first 20-30min body burns carbs and only then starts burning fat), light weight training (more muscle=faster metabolism)
dont consume foods that are made of white flour (white bread, cakes, pasta etc.), sugar loaded foods (cookies, icecream, candy etc) and nothing fried, oily.
ofcourse you can spoil yourself once in a while with a little treat:)

Answer 4

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Answer 5

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Foods with a high GI are absorbed quickly into the blood stream and cause a rapid rise in blood glucose levels. While foods with a low GI are broken down more slowly over time and keep blood glucose levels more stable (Remember that low is slow!).

Some carbohydrate foods will maintain your energy levels for hours, while some may cause your blood glucose to rise and fall. Different types of carbohydrate can also affect feelings of fullness in the stomach and this can influence hunger and your ability to control your body weight.

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Look at the type of carbohydrates that you consume during the day. Look at the carbs that you eat the most, as these will have the most dramatic impact on your diet.

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Remember, that it is also important to look at the calories in food too Rice and bread might be low in fat but when your body is burning the carbohydrates in these foods it doesn't burn as much fat. So if you are on a low fat diet, you wont loose as much weight if your calories are still high.

Have a look at the table below for the different GI food ratings.

Low GI(<50)
Medium GI (50-70)
(High GI (70>)

Grapefruit (26)

Baked Beans (15)

Lentils (29)

Peanuts (13)

Soy Beans (15)
Pineapple (66)

Raisins (64)

Sweet corn (59)

Potato Chips (51)

All bran (51)
Cornflakes (80)

W/M Bread (72)

Brown Rice (80)

Carrots (92)

Baked Potato (98)


Compare these two menus and try to adjust your diet accordingly.

High GI Menu

Breakfast: 40 Grams of cornflakes with milk. Two slices of whole meal toast with margarine and jam.

Snack: Two sweet biscuits with a white coffee.

Lunch: Ham and salad whole meal Roll with an apple.

Snack: Four crackers with cottage cheese and chives

Main Meal: Serving of Roast chicken with a large baked potato, peas. and Small piece of cake.

Low GI Menu

Breakfast: 40 Grams of bran with low fat milk. Two slices of low GI toast (Try Burgen) with margarine and jam.

Snack: Two oatmeal biscuits with a coffee (Low fat milk).

Lunch: Ham and salad Roll (Low GI bread). Soft-serve vanilla yoghurt with toasted muesli sprinkled on top.

Snack: Two bananas.

Main Meal: Serving of Roast chicken with a small baked potato and peas. Two scoops of low fat ice cream with half a cup of canned

Chicken, beef, fish, eggs, nuts, and avocados contain very little or no carbohydrates. These foods if eaten by themselves will not have much effect on your glucose levels and are very low GI. Alcoholic beverages especially wine are also low GI so can be included in your diet but remember to count them in your daily caloric intake.

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