meals ?????????????????

21stone

basically i wanna know are these meals ok for weightloss combind wih excercise

mince stew : lean mince , onion , carrots , odd pork sausage , odd potatoe all boiled together and mixed with oxtail soup ???????? i know its not boiled veg and chicken etc

but better than pizza , curr , pasta

chicken chasuer : 4 chicken fillets , carrots , onions , mushrooms , mixed with chasuer soup and over cooked
again better than pizza etc , the sauce isnt high in cals

them meals id cook enough for 2 days each

g'em

They're fine - not brilliant, but certainly better than pizza Keep the 'odd' sausage and potato in the minority and bulk up the meals with lots of veg (add extra greens like broccoli, beans, sprouts etc. to fill you up, provide fibre and really give you lots and lots of vitamins and minerals).

21stone

thanks gem

its just ive never been a fan of fish and i know thats 1 of the best , i just cant stomach it

im gonna have like weetabix and skimmed milk in the morning and fruit at 11am and brown bread salad sandwich at 1pm and then fruit at 3pm and then my meal at around 5-6pm

is it true its better to eat something like pasta after weights ???

primary i want to lose weight and tone up so is it better to do heavy weight and lower reps or lightish weight and higher reps

im not sure which approach to take in regards what reps , sets to do

plzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz help

g'em

Sorting out your diet can be very daunting, but I've always found it easiest to do it step-wise, with the first and (imo) most important step being: have protein at every meal. There's a gazillion reasons for this and they're all good - protein is satiating, thermogenic, muscle-sparing and builidng...


So at every meal get some form of protein from meat, nuts, eggs, dairy or fish. After that make sure at least three of your meals have some kind of veg in them.

Try and get those two things sorted first, and the rest will all be icing on the cake. As for the pasta question, any kind of carbs are best eaten after a workout when your body needs energy most. The rest of the day protein, good fats and buckets of veg will be all you really need.

For training - heavy all the way. Heavy weight = increased lean mass = faster metabolism = more calories burned all day long = "toning"