Diet Plan Recommendations

[Jonbo298]

Thanks for the new suggestions/replies. I'll also be evaluating them.

The only "issue" I have when dieting in terms of excersize is that I cant get too strenous since my back is still "healing" from the surgery a few years ago so I cant just to off and lift a good amount of weight yet and jogging is going to have to be mostly a fast walk for now.

My back seriously "moves" up/down or at least feels like it (might be from loose skin or whatever inside after they cut me open) and running/jogging might be too harsh for me to take until I can hopefully get used to the pain so it may for now just be some fast walking or whatnot.

[Vampyr]

Originally Posted by Jonbo298

Thanks for the new suggestions/replies. I'll also be evaluating them.

The only "issue" I have when dieting in terms of excersize is that I cant get too strenous since my back is still "healing" from the surgery a few years ago so I cant just to off and lift a good amount of weight yet and jogging is going to have to be mostly a fast walk for now.

My back seriously "moves" up/down or at least feels like it (might be from loose skin or whatever inside after they cut me open) and running/jogging might be too harsh for me to take until I can hopefully get used to the pain so it may for now just be some fast walking or whatnot.

Oh, I didn't know that. You might want to check with your doctor before doing anything though, just to make sure. It would suck if you messed yourself up or something.

[Jonbo298]

I dont have an actual "doctor" right now (insurance'less for now ) but I'm cautious about things so I will be taking it kinda slow for now. Walking is fine, fast walking is fine. Maybe some light jogging here and there and weight lifting should be fine as long as its not too heavy for now until I can get used to it

[Perfect Stu]

-stop drinking soda
-put on some muscle mass (the more muscle mass you have, the more carolies you burn)
-drink at least 2000mL of water every day (try to do 3000)
-move. get active. instead of walking up stairs, run. shoot some hoops. walk an extra mile ever day. skip. whatever it takes, just make sure you dont sit for extended periods of time.

When I feel like it, I can slim down fairly easily with some hard work and consistency. Key word? Consistency. One time I drank nothing but water for an entire week (it was TOUGH) but I felt like...twice as good at the end of the week than I did at the start. Make sure you've got some muscle on you...that helps big time.

[Bond]

I drink nearly a gallon of water a day. Yummy!


You need to change your lifestyle for long-term success. It's all about balanced diet and exercise. Notice that there is no "z" in exercise.

[DarrenMcLeod]

Dyne... a Powerbar and water for lunch? That doesn't sound like enough... a salad or a sandwich (whole wheat bread, not white) would probably be a good choice as well, wouldn't it?

Anyways, my dad bought the Body For Life book, and followed that program (www.bodyforlife.com i'm assuming). It's a 12 week program that teaches you how to adjust your lifestyle to a healthy one. If you have good willpower, it works extremely well, as it gives you one "free" day a week, without exercise and you can eat whatever you want. My dad lost 40 pounds in 12 weeks, which is awesome because he was 49 at the time, and quite overweight.

Really, it's just a matter of staying active, cutting on snack foods, and eating lighter. It's easier to say than do, but with good willpower, you can do it. "Dietting" isn't really the right term for it, since you should just plan on changing your lifestyle permanently rather than just for a few weeks time, otherwise you'll just go up and down in weight all the time.

[Dyne]

Originally Posted by DarrenMcLeod

Dyne... a Powerbar and water for lunch? That doesn't sound like enough... a salad or a sandwich (whole wheat bread, not white) would probably be a good choice as well, wouldn't it?

The results speak.

Of course, it was only during the week, and I was so busy with school that I didn't notice in the long term. Of course I ate normally on weekends but I also had more time to exercise.

Now that I've lost all that fat, I've gone back to eating whatever the hell I want. It works great. I stay 190 no matter what I eat. And it's been well over a year of this. I figure I only gained all that weight in the first place because of badly timed meals and my old karate training, which was pretty rigorous.

[Stonecutter]

Originally Posted by Bond

I drink nearly a gallon of water a day. Yummy!


You need to change your lifestyle for long-term success. It's all about balanced diet and exercise. Notice that there is no "z" in exercise.

Actually I'd say getting a proper number of Zs is very, very important to exercise. You're not going to want to do ANYTHING if you're tired all day. If anything starting a diet plan should be accompanied by adding MORE not less sleep to your day.

[Jonbo298]

I usually try to shoot for 6-8 hours of sleep depending on time spent on computer. I've started off the week by basically eliminating the "Take a bottle of pop and swap it for water later" when going home for Lunch to just all water. I may try to get in a walk tonight even though its not until like 10:30pm when I get off But its at least a start until I can eventually get my overtime fleshed out more easily to get longer walks in.

Then probably come back home, rest up and watch a movie I rented and maybe eat something light. But food changes wont occur immediately because I already bought up a weeks worth or so of food and have to get rid of it first before buying more.

But thanks againe everyone for your suggestions so far. I've got at least a partial plan narrowed down until I can get a more permanent or semi-permanent one established

[Jonbo298]

To Darren first: I dont plan to do this short term. I just called it diet'ing since its easier to get people to understand what I want to do The source of alot of my 'problems' has been my self image so I dont to make this short term at all

Originally Posted by Perfect Stu

-stop drinking soda
-put on some muscle mass (the more muscle mass you have, the more carolies you burn)
-drink at least 2000mL of water every day (try to do 3000)
-move. get active. instead of walking up stairs, run. shoot some hoops. walk an extra mile ever day. skip. whatever it takes, just make sure you dont sit for extended periods of time.

When I feel like it, I can slim down fairly easily with some hard work and consistency. Key word? Consistency. One time I drank nothing but water for an entire week (it was TOUGH) but I felt like...twice as good at the end of the week than I did at the start. Make sure you've got some muscle on you...that helps big time.

The soda I will be cutting back drastically. I've been taking a bottle of pop to work each day since when your doing inbound sales, you needs the liquids but when the bottle is empty I bring it home and fill it up with water and throw it in the fridge or something and on Lunch walk over to apt, eat a lunch and bring back a water but I think I'm gonna overhaul that and just bring 2 bottles of water to work (one partially frozen, other not or just 25% frozen). Then on lunch swap them for 2 more.

I plan to mainly lose the "belly fat" first of all since it stands out the most obviously but I dont want to just stop at that. My arms still have some muscle on them but its not a huge amount but its noticeable.

For me at work the way it is right now, I unfortunately have to sit quite alot. Heck, when they changed my schedule recently I have ALOT of days that are 10am-10:30pm. Granted, I may pace back and forth a little more often but not too much to make people look at me weird But on days off I may take a small walk or whatever to "get used" to what I will probably be doing for a long time hopefully.

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I think overall, I'm going to try to "get rid" of the foods in the house that are more fattening or calorie'ific or whatever. I have a few tv dinners and whatnot I just throw in the microwave on lunch but can just as easily make a sandwich and maybe drink a glass of milk or orange juice for lunch. But right now I dont want to just "trash" the food I just bought a few days ago before deciding to start doing what I should have a long time ago

[Joeiss]

Jonbo, some people have great success going cold turkey when it comes to their diet, others don't. Don't be afraid to slowly cut out the junk for your diet. You drink a bottle of pop a day? Well if you can't take having no pop at all, cut that to a bottle of pop every other day, then once every 3 days, then once a week, then none at all.

Like said before, its a lifestyle change, and lifestyle changes are hard when you change everything at once.

And buy boneless, skinless chicken breast. It is delicious. Eat complex carbs (oats, potatoes, brown rice) during the day, then stick to greens at night.

[Jonbo298]

I'm not gonna worry about killing out pop overnight basically. I can easily switch to all water in a heartbeat. The food stuff I have right now I'd rather get eaten so I dont waste the $50 I spent this check to get lunch type food and a few snack'y things