is this a good diet plan?

Question

i am 16 years old, i am 5'3", and weigh 135. i wanna get down to at least 120 as fast as i can but in a healthy way. below is what i plan to eat and what i plan to do for exercising. what do you think?

Menu:
9:30 a.m - 2 cups cherrios 1cup milk (take vitamin suppliment)
11:30 - sandwich, carrots w/ dressing
1:30 - 1/2 c. ice cream, 1/2 cup frozen strawberries
3:30 - 1/2 c. grapes, toast, string cheese stick
5:30 - 2 cups of veggies, milk, banana bread, apple
the calories add up to be 1222

for exercise, i plan to jog a mile at 4 mph in the morning, and then at other times throughout the morning and early afternoon i'll fast walk 3 more miles at 3mph. i'm also gonna do this one conditioning exercise that works my stomach, arm, and leg muscles, but it only lasts for 5 minutes - i'll do that twice a day. and then before i go to bed, i'll stretch for 20 minutes

i really wanna do this. so, what do you think? how long until i reach 120 would you say?

also, this one thingy says that i'd only burn about 1430 calories a day if i were to do nothing for that entire day....(just a lil side note)

and my current BMI is 23.7

Answer 1

i think this is good, but i do not see any protein or protein supplements. protein is necessary in one form or another.
good luck!

Answer 2

your meal timing is great, but the composition of your meals is not going to be optimum for fat loss. the source of nutrients is just as important as the calories that they provide.

2 cups cherrios 1cup milk (take vitamin suppliment)

* you are starting the day with 2 cups of a very highly process carbohydrate along with milk with causes a very high insulin response. there is also no quality protein in this meal. 1/2 cup of oatmeal, 4 egg whites (lightly fryed) and some fruit would be optimum

11:30 - sandwich, carrots w/ dressing
* more processed carbohydrates. 86 the bread and make a salad with meat, poultry, seafood, etc.

1:30 - 1/2 c. ice cream, 1/2 cup frozen strawberries
* you are trying to lose weight why would you eat sugar and fat. between meal snacks should be low carb 1/2 cup of low fat cottage cheese would be perfect here

3:30 - 1/2 c. grapes, toast, string cheese stick
* more processed carbohydrates and sugar. 86 the toast and have the grapes and cheese, maybe add some nuts or seeds in here.

5:30 - 2 cups of veggies, milk, banana bread, apple
* more processed carbs and milk combined. 86 the banana bread and milk and eat some fish or lean poultry with no skin with the veggies.

* the diet that you posted is about 80% carbohydrates with very little protein and just about no fat and no real measurable amount of fiber. low fat diets cause testosterone production to decrease. the body needs a certain amount of dietary fat for maximum production of various hormones. for women the fat intake should be no less than 20% of the daily calories and men from 20-30%.

Answer 3

the diet plan sounds OK but i would take out the icecream and banana bread and add in protien like chicken breast then were talking weight loss you'll reach 120 in about 1 1/2 months since you dont have much to lose

Answer 4

Go to the book store and look up the book "Body for Life" It was written by the CEO of EAS health company. It provides step by step meals for the week plus workouts.
Even if you dont buy it, sit at the bookstore read some pages to give you ideas for your diet and workouts.

Remember your health is more important than losing weight.
Here is the book on Amazon.
http://www.amazon.com/Body-Life-Mental-Physical-Strength/dp/0060193395/ref=pd_bbs_2/104-6122780-5337523?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1182651048&sr=8-2