Is this healthy eating plan good to follow?

Mysteriouschic

I'm cutting out all junk food fizzy drinks , chocolate , crisps , sweets , pizza, chips etc... I want to cut out sausages and bacon. Isit ok to eat quorn?I'm considering cutting out all bread but with college it's harder and if I can't maybe switch to pitta bread or bringing my own in but not sure what I'd have at lunch times.

The plan is just to eat healthy and it's more of a healthy lifestyle change and to lose weight . Eating 5/6 small meals (along with exercise 3 times a week cardio +weights )

Breakfast choice:porridge , oatibix , shreddies , greek yoghurt with fruit, scrambled egg on toast , fibre 1.

Snack choice: unsalted nuts , apple or any fruit, rice cake, yoghurt

Lunch choice: Pitta bread ,cheddar/cottage cheese , tomato , lettuce sandwich , Or ham , lettuce tomato pitta/wrap bread , rice cake with peanut butter , rivita crackers , prawn salad, tuna sandwich .

Snack:unsalted nuts , apple or any fruit, rice cake, yoghurt


Dinner choice: Wholewheat pasta w some kind of sauce, sweet potato/regular potato w meat , salad & fish/ham etc., brown rice (a bit lost with the dinner ideas normally ate mainly processed food)
Vegetables choice:carrots ,cucumber ,lettuce,tomato,broccoli, asparagus (not really a fan of other veg)


Snack choice:fruit or yoghurt or unsalted nuts

Drinks:water,green tea or smoothies (not sure what other drinks)

Is this a healthy diet plan? Do I have the general idea right? any ideas of things I could add in or remove?

As always with these kind of threads "It depends".

Things that you need to figure out.
- What you mean by junk food? What (in your opinion) renders something junk?
- What exactly you are trying to do, is this a fad or are you trying to develop healthy eating habits?
- What kind of prep work are you capable of? If I recommended bringing a lunchbox to work/college each day would you be happy to do so? Do you have microwave facilities at college?
- Do you drink alcohol? Much? Do you take in calories elsewhere that you're not really noticing? (10 cups of tea with loads of milk a day, bottle of coke every so often etc)

I imagine that our definitions of junk (and conversely Healthy ) food are quite different, and I'd prefer to point you in the direction of some good reading to educate you on this if I am right.

Mysteriouschic

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As always with these kind of threads "It depends".

Things that you need to figure out.
- What you mean by junk food? What (in your opinion) renders something junk?
- What exactly you are trying to do, is this a fad or are you trying to develop healthy eating habits?
- What kind of prep work are you capable of? If I recommended bringing a lunchbox to work/college each day would you be happy to do so? Do you have microwave facilities at college?
- Do you drink alcohol? Much? Do you take in calories elsewhere that you're not really noticing? (10 cups of tea with loads of milk a day, bottle of coke every so often etc)

I imagine that our definitions of junk (and conversely Healthy ) food are quite different, and I'd prefer to point you in the direction of some good reading to educate you on this if I am right.

1. I'd say junk food is crisps,chocolates , sweets ,ice cream and then some of the processed food (or they're bad anyway) like pizza , chips,burgers ,

2. I want to become healthier but I also want to lose weight like from 11 to 8/9st. Like I'm only cutting out the junk completely for a few months then I'll limit it as it'd be impossible to completely cut it. An after I could eat bread again but in moderation.

3. I could probably bring a lunchbox I got do pitta bread things or salad with something in it. I could prepare some things the night before. There isn't microwave facilities.

4. I only drink alcohol socially so maybe every 3/4weeks. I only drink tea once or twice with only one sugar and only a small bit of milk. I rarely drink fizzy drinks. I mainly drink diluted drinks or water or juices.

Stench Blossoms

Mysteriouschic wrote: »

Breakfast choice:porridge , oatibix , shreddies , greek yoghurt with fruit, scrambled egg on toast , fibre 1.

Snack choice: unsalted nuts , apple or any fruit, rice cake, yoghurt

Lunch choice: Pitta bread ,cheddar/cottage cheese , tomato , lettuce sandwich , Or ham , lettuce tomato pitta/wrap bread , rice cake with peanut butter , rivita crackers , prawn salad, tuna sandwich .

Snack:unsalted nuts , apple or any fruit, rice cake, yoghurt


Dinner choice: Wholewheat pasta w some kind of sauce, sweet potato/regular potato w meat , salad & fish/ham etc., brown rice (a bit lost with the dinner ideas normally ate mainly processed food)
Vegetables choice:carrots ,cucumber ,lettuce,tomato,broccoli, asparagus (not really a fan of other veg)


Snack choice:fruit or yoghurt or unsalted nuts

Drinks:water,green tea or smoothies (not sure what other drinks)

Is this a healthy diet plan? Do I have the general idea right? any ideas of things I could add in or remove?

I would remove everything in bold.

Mysteriouschic

Mysteriouschic wrote: »

1. I'd say junk food is crisps,chocolates , sweets ,ice cream and then some of the processed food (or they're bad anyway) like pizza , chips,burgers ,

2. I want to become healthier but I also want to lose weight like from 11 to 8/9st. Like I'm only cutting out the junk completely for a few months then I'll limit it as it'd be impossible to completely cut it. An after I could eat bread again but in moderation.

3. I could probably bring a lunchbox I got do pitta bread things or salad with something in it. I could prepare some things the night before. There isn't microwave facilities.

4. I only drink alcohol socially so maybe every 3/4weeks. I only drink tea once or twice with only one sugar and only a small bit of milk. I rarely drink fizzy drinks. I mainly drink diluted drinks or water or juices.

good stuff.

Couple of (potentially harsh) truths.

Your definition of junk food is not far off being correct, however you've missed a tonne of stuff. Pitta Bread is heavily processed, as are cereals, wraps and other things. I like the idiom that "If you couldn't catch it, grow it, rear it, or find it yourself, should I eat it?". A few things outside of these guidelines are fine, but in the main it would serve you well.

2/3 stone is a fair amount to lose, I would estimate that with a good and healthy way of eating and living you could lose a pound a week comfortably enough until you reached your "natural weight". It may not necessarily be 8 stone, but it should be closer to 8/9 than 11 if you are concious of it. At an average, comfortable and realistic goal of 1lb per week, you're looking at 8/9 months to get close to a 3stone loss. Please be patient with yourself.

The lunchbox is your saviour. Real, healthy food is normally far from convenient. You can't nip into a Spar and get good healthy veg and meat options without preservatives, processing etc. I personally cook two portions of a meal per night, one for dinner that night, one for lunch the next day. Doesn't suit everyone, but it requires all of 1 extra minute when cooking usually.

You have no microwave facilities, so this won't be as easy for you though. Find something that works!

Drinking once every couple of weeks is perfectly fine, try not to compensate for it the next day, if you have a bad day / bad night on eating/drinking don't fuss. Try not to repeat and fall into traps, but don't stress about it. Also, be careful of yearning for more junk food if and when you do slip, it's pretty addictive stuff!

This thread - Nutrition101 is a brilliant place to start. It'll take you 2/3 hours to read through and jot down any questions you have. People may answer them subsequently in the thread, and any others you have just put them up there. The advantages of learning about "what you are actually eating when you eat X/Y/Z" are massive and will help you plan your meals.

Mysteriouschic

Thanks yeah I don't want it off fast as it's more likely to come back but I do gain muscle easily. Just a question do I need to go wheat free?
An cut out everything on this list like I'm pretty sure my whole cupboard is wheat based now.
http://www.3fatchicks.com/20-common-foods-containing-wheat/

I avoid wheat whenever and wherever I can. I think it has helped me to control my eating patterns, weight, satiety, energy levels and sleep.

Mysteriouschic

I am always tired at one point I thought I was anemic and got tested but was healthy and I always seem to be really tired and seem to crash in the afternoon, after lunch which is normally bread. I'll try cutting wheat out and see if my energy level changes it does change after exercising.

Mysteriouschic

Mysteriouschic wrote: »

I am always tired at one point I thought I was anemic and got tested but was healthy and I always seem to be really tired and seem to crash in the afternoon, after lunch which is normally bread. I'll try cutting wheat out and see if my energy level changes it does change after exercising.

Cyclical energy levels and insulin responses go hand in hand. Think of it like a caffeine crash except using blood sugar as your "drug"



Eating a low sugar, low processed foods (so you know what you're actually eating! and low carbohydrate (easiest 'fuel' to turn to glucose in the body) stabilises the energy levels. It does take a while for your body to get used to it though! See here

Mysteriouschic

Thanks a lot. And can I keep in mash potatoes? but eat them less often maybe once or twice a week rather than cutting that out as thats probably the hardest to cut out. I usually eat mash with most dinners nearly everyday.