Need professional advice for eating meals

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Hi. I'm 17 years old, and making a dietary change in my life. To start, I'm not going to consume soda on a regular basis, and I'm cutting what I have with my meals down. Here's what it's looking like at the moment:

Breakfast: Cereal or bagel

Lunch: Sunflower Seed Butter and Jelly sandwich on multigrain

Snack: Granola bar

Snack: Apple

Dinner: Unpredictable, but I've cut out heavy consumption of desserts and cheeses

Dinner is usually the heavier meal of the day, but I'm making an effort to stick to the main food of focus rather than the sides. I'll have a banana with it as well, but that's usually fine. My goal is to become slender with muscle definition by the end of August.
 
1) you are still growing, don't cut too hard.

2) No way of knowing how much you should be taking in cause you haven't given vital information like weight, height, activity level..

3) Right now? looks like you are barely eating enough (based on the info here)
 
Jericho said:
1) you are still growing, don't cut too hard.

2) No way of knowing how much you should be taking in cause you haven't given vital information like weight, height, activity level..

3) Right now? looks like you are barely eating enough (based on the info here)
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I don't want to load my body up with crappy food...my goal is to avert away from junk food.
 
Breakfast: Cereal or bagel
Lunch: Sunflower Seed Butter and Jelly sandwich on multigrain
Snack: Granola bar
Snack: Apple
Dinner: Unpredictable, but I've cut out heavy consumption of desserts and cheeses
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Ok, let's see ... processed carbs, processed carbs and high sugar, processed carbs and sodium, a piece of fruit, and ??? for dinner.

Where's the protein? Where are the veggies? Where's the unprocessed food You say you want to avoid junk food, but all I see there is a variety of junk foods disguised as "healthy".

The diet you've outlined above guarantees that you'll be hungry all the time, and you'll eventually give up because you can't maintain a healthy lifestyle on so little food that's nearly 100% processed carbs.
 
KaraCooks said:
Ok, let's see ... processed carbs, processed carbs and high sugar, processed carbs and sodium, a piece of fruit, and ??? for dinner.

Where's the protein? Where are the veggies? Where's the unprocessed food You say you want to avoid junk food, but all I see there is a variety of junk foods disguised as "healthy".

The diet you've outlined above guarantees that you'll be hungry all the time, and you'll eventually give up because you can't maintain a healthy lifestyle on so little food that's nearly 100% processed carbs.
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To start with healthy nutrition must be from cleverly identifying good carbs source, good protein source and good fat/oil source. For instance good carb is low calorie, high in vitamins and minerals and high fibers. For good protein source is low in saturated red meat animal fat, low cholesterol but good in fat and protein like white meat from chicken, fish and other sea foods. Good fat/oil is fish oil, extra virgin olive oil and avoid all kind trans fatty acid and hydrogenated oil from high heat deep fried stuff...

Then, combined with good composition...this is the basic art of healthy eating.
This healthy nutrition method was initiated by Dr Barry Sears, a Bio Technology expert who received a Nobel Prize for his studies about the right and balance healthy nutrition. He found the new "Zone" Diet. Then this method was followed by Dr Perricone MD, a Dermatologist and created a so called Perricone Diet. Later Dr Arthur Agatston MD, a Cardiologist who developed a diet that was followed by many medical doctors in US. The diet is called "South Beach Diet"
 
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holistic said:
To start with healthy nutrition must be from cleverly identifying good carbs source, good protein source and good fat/oil source. For instance good carb is low calorie, high in vitamins and minerals and high fibers. For good protein source is low in saturated red meat animal fat, low cholesterol but good in fat and protein like white meat from chicken, fish and other sea foods. Good fat/oil is fish oil, extra virgin olive oil and avoid all kind trans fatty acid and hydrogenated oil from high heat deep fried stuff...

Then, combined with good composition...this is the basic art of healthy eating
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ChefChiTown said:
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Hi there, i commend you for taking action, this is the hardest step. with a little bit of educaction of better food choices you'll do just great. You're eating too much sugar and not enough protein, with some essential fats. Research continually shows that a lower carb diet is better for body composition outcomes.

Breakfast - sugar free muesli or porridge with some berries and extra nuts / seeds is great.

Lunch - lose the jelly in the sandwhich, put in some meat or fish like tinned sardines or just add some salad to the seed butter.

Snack - add a handful of nuts to the apple and lose the grabola bar

Dinner - as you say cut out the desserts and make sure you get a good serving of protein - meat, fish or eggs with lots of vegetables.

Good luck
 
Yes, you do. You're right! I have found the best way to lose fat and increase muscle is with a low carb diet and weight training. Here's 2 examples, there are a lot more so have a look...

Yancy WS, et al. A randomized trial of a low-carbohydrate diet vs orlistat plus a low-fat diet for weight loss. Archives of Internal Medicine. 2010;170(2):136-145

Wycherley TP, et al. A High-Protein Diet With Resistance Exercise Training Improves Weight Loss and Body Composition in Overweight and Obese Patients With Type 2 Diabetes. Diabetes Care 2010;33(5):969-976
 
Peakxvfitness said:
Yes, you do. You're right! I have found the best way to lose fat and increase muscle is with a low carb diet and weight training. Here's 2 examples, there are a lot more so have a look...

Yancy WS, et al. A randomized trial of a low-carbohydrate diet vs orlistat plus a low-fat diet for weight loss. Archives of Internal Medicine. 2010;170(2):136-145

Wycherley TP, et al. A High-Protein Diet With Resistance Exercise Training Improves Weight Loss and Body Composition in Overweight and Obese Patients With Type 2 Diabetes. Diabetes Care 2010;33(5):969-976
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It doesn't matter how you lose fat and what you choose not to eat, losing is losing. The key to changing body composition is losing AND gaining muscle.

Your first study is vs. a weight loss drug, so since that isn't even what were talking about its pointless.

The second lists weight training next to the high protein diet...

Neither of which have links, but I don't think they are helping you prove your point either way.
 
Hi, my reply’s were to the original post – I wasn’t following the trail of discussion. I'm not sure what you are disagreeing with me about. I agree with you - "You change your body composition by losing fat and gaining muscle".

My clinical experience would suggest that the most effective way (not the only way) to lose fat is to reduce the amount of carbs you eat, especially higher GL carbs. I’m not suggesting a No carb diet – just eating less. My experience having worked with a lot of elite athletes here in the UK it that the best way (not the only way) to increase muscle is to weight train.

The first study compared a low carb diet to a weight loss drug AND a low fat diet – the low card diet was slightly better for weight loss than the drug plus the low fat diet.

The second study showed that a higher protein lower carb diet with weight training was better for weight loss and body composition compared to a conventional diet with and without weight training.

These studies support what you are saying "You change your body composition by losing fat and gaining muscle".

Thanks for stimulating this discussion
 
Peakxvfitness said:
Hi, my reply’s were to the original post – I wasn’t following the trail of discussion. I'm not sure what you are disagreeing with me about. I agree with you - "You change your body composition by losing fat and gaining muscle".

My clinical experience would suggest that the most effective way (not the only way) to lose fat is to reduce the amount of carbs you eat, especially higher GL carbs. I’m not suggesting a No carb diet – just eating less. My experience having worked with a lot of elite athletes here in the UK it that the best way (not the only way) to increase muscle is to weight train.

The first study compared a low carb diet to a weight loss drug AND a low fat diet – the low card diet was slightly better for weight loss than the drug plus the low fat diet.

The second study showed that a higher protein lower carb diet with weight training was better for weight loss and body composition compared to a conventional diet with and without weight training.

These studies support what you are saying "You change your body composition by losing fat and gaining muscle".

Thanks for stimulating this discussion
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HA...stimulating.
 
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