Trying to lose a few winter pounds..how does this sound?

Now that it's Spring, I need to lose some of my winter weight and wanted to know if this eating plan sounds good. It's an example of 1-2 days but I plan to eat similar everyday.





Breakfast:


Omelet with peppers and onions OR Kashi natural oatmeal





Snack: Apple or large handful of nuts





Lunch: Whole wheat pasta salad with loads of raw veggies tossed in





Snack: Handful of nuts OR a 2 servings of low fat cheese





Dinner: Grilled marinated veggies OR tofu and broccoli in homemade asian brown sauce OR Boca burger (no bun) with baked sweet potato fries

Trying to lose a few winter pounds..how does this sound?
Sounds good! It's a good mix of protein, good carbs, good fats, fiber, etc. Just remember portion control and make sure you're active. You don't need to go for a 3 mile walk or a 30 minute lifting session, getting the yard looking good for spring counts as activity too. Good luck!
Reply:It sounds like the best diet to me, except for two things that you are forgetting:


Drink plenty of water everyday: the easiest way to do that is to have water (2glasses)with every meal that you are going to have. And the most important thing is to get active. You don't have to join a gym, make sure you get at least 30minute-walk everyday. It is starting to get warm out there, you should be able to enjoy your walk. Good luck.
Reply:This sounds pretty good!





Just make sure you're taking in ENOUGH calories so that your body will burn fat more efficiently. Do a google search for how to calculate your basal metabolic rate (or BMR) to get a sense of how many calories your body burns just by existing, and then decrease that number by 10%, then another 10%, etc. until you see weight loss.





Good luck with your new plan!
Reply:that diet sounds good and it might work for you, personally I lost 25 lbs by doing the atkins diet, lots of protein, veggies and fruits, no carbs, I did it in 2 months.....good luck, oh and be consistent and try a good workout with the diet
Reply:I'm thoroughly impressed. Now add a 30-45 minute brisk walk every evening and it should start falling off in no time.





Check out myfooddiary.com


It's awesome.
Reply:Sounds good, but you gotta work out too to lose weight. Because once you stop eating that way, then you gain it all back.
Reply:it sounds good remmeber do not drink anymore sodas


and add some work out to ur diet or walk
Reply:sounds like a lot of nuts...
Reply:yaaaa uhhhhhh NOOOOO
Reply:thumbs up
Reply:This looks very good to eat, I mean healthy! It's enough protein, which you need to repair muscle. It's enough carb which you need for energy. Drink more fluids. But let me step back up a second.





Everyone who wants to lose weight seems to start the wrong way, by dieting (coming up with crazy things they'll do, like the Adkin's diet, or the coffee and nut diet, or the South Beach diet). Diets do not work. (I am using "diet" to mean a strict regimen of consumption of a prescribed set of foods which you did not design.) Hey, it's your body! Why would you trust other people to tell you what to eat!





Start with this idea: your body is a system. It expends calories and takes in calories. When the former rate is greater than the latter rate for more than 5 days, you will notice a difference in your weight (assuming certain other things constant, such as muscle mass). You can therefore realize great changes in your weight by expending when you would normally be consuming.





Do this: when you feel hungry, stand up and stretch. Better, lift weights! Don't be afraid! Do it in the comfort of your home, all alone if need be. Because the muscle mass you gain will require more calories to keep it at resting condition. It will be easier to lose weight overall despite muscle weighing more. AND you'll be amazed at how you feel and the tone of your muscles. If you want to lose a lot of weight, develop the areas where you have most unused muscle. I have a preference for squats. This is not spot reduction (which is impossible, but weirdly, spot increasing IS possible - if you have a large middle, wait a while before doing situps, which just makes those muscles larger). Working the large muscles, and working them hard!It's like telling parts of your body to start pulling their own weight!


Good luck.