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From: Lynne McIntyre on 9 Aug 2006 07:20 Ok I confess my diet is pretty ordinary. I live on my own and find cooking for one a drag. At the moment I am about 12 kilos overweight and really should shed some of the excess. I live in the tropics so have good acess to fish, tropical fruits and don't mind eating my vegies. Although I have no idea of which ones are best. Are pasta or rice OK or do I have to stick to rabbit food. I excersise at least 3 times a week and would like to help balance this with a better diet. What sort of foods are good for weight loss and what are some good easy recipies.
From: Steve Freides on 11 Aug 2006 08:37
"Lynne McIntyre" <lynnevaneck(a)bigpond.com> wrote in message news:FxjCg.9423$rP1.7790(a)news-server.bigpond.net.au... > Ok I confess my diet is pretty ordinary. I live on my own and find > cooking for one a drag. At the moment I am about 12 kilos overweight > and really should shed some of the excess. > I live in the tropics so have good acess to fish, tropical fruits > and don't mind eating my vegies. Although I have no idea of which > ones are best. Are pasta or rice OK or do I have to stick to rabbit > food. > I excersise at least 3 times a week and would like to help balance > this with a better diet. What sort of foods are good for weight loss > and what are some good easy recipies. I recommend you start by keeping a food log. One site that allows you to do this is http://www.fitday.com Once you have a record of a week's worth of eating, post again and we can make specific suggestions. In the meantime, you have only a few variables to consider. You can change the composition of your diet, you can change the total quantity of what you eat, you can change when you eat. Each of these three has potential to help you lose weight and each is worthy of your consideration. If you are changing the composition of what you eat, most people today do better with fewer refined carbohydrates, specifically less bread, pasta, and rice. Also try to eliminate refined sugar and processed food, sticking with whole fruits and vegetables, completely eliminating soda, reducing or eliminating alcohol, and focusing on plenty of protein and healthy fats. You can look into diets like Atkins and South Beach that focus on eliminating or greatly reducing carbohydrates. For a change in quantity, you simply need to eat less. The problem with this approach is that it leaves many people hungry and they don't stick to their diets, but it can work if you are disciplined. As to the timing, there are two basic approaches. Either you eat 5-6 small meals spread evenly throughout the day, or you eat less often, using intermittent fasting or the "warrior diet" approach of undereating during the day and overeating in the evenings. Both of these approaches have worked well for many people. I hope that gives you some ideas - best of luck to you. -S- http://www.kbnj.com |