Monday, November 19, 2018

My diet plus exercise plan? -

I want to know if I m doing well and if I ll lose weight quickly.Breakfast:-Black Coffee-Porridge (no sugar)-Grapefruit-WaterMidDay Snack:-Orange-Sandwich-WaterLunch:-Stewed Apple-Water-Black Coffee-Special K BarDinner:(It can vary from) Different types of egg, pasta, most vegetables.Supper: Grapefruit JuiceSalt free crackers.---ExerciseMonday-Thursday: 45 mins - 1 hour of jogging and playing rugby with my sibling.Friday: Soccer Practice (1 hour)Sat+Sun: Same as Monday - Thursday.Every night I do 6 minutes of sit ups.Is this a good plan?can I improve?~David

Looks great. The only thing I would ditch is the coffee and replace it with green tea or herbal tea - but if coffee is really your thing it probably won t do much harm. Taking one day off from exercise would ensure you have some recovery time and it will be easier to stick to the plan too. Apart from that it looks good and I think you can expect to lose a pound or 2 a week.

I would do the following to improve your plan:Drink 2 cups of green tea a day with caffeine (coffee or chocolate covered espresso beans). Drink water during the day as well. You will suppress your appetite and accelerate fat loss by 40%. Eat a good hearty breakfast (you need it)! Vary your diet or you won t stick to it.Since you are physically active, I would eat half my weight (in grams) of protein per day (eg: 200lbs = 100g protein) and take digestive enzymes with my meals (coffee destroys digestive enzymes). Also, I would not eat carbs for supper (eat veggies and protein instead). Carbs are burned off with physical activity, so it s better to have them during the day (the less starchy the better - try vegetable greens).A walk after dinner is also a good idea.

Well it sounds like you have most of this down!Make sure you re drinking plenty of water (especially when you first wake up, as your body is dehydrated so drink 1-2 glasses immediately). It looks like you re getting enough fruit in your diet, but maybe add some veg also, add some carrot sticks or celery to your lunch. Another thing that is very crucial is to just eat whole grains. Whether it is whole wheat pasta or bread to brown rice. White/refined bread/pasta/rice has nothing in it! Really is so bad for you because while you digest it, just turns into sugar (which equals to fat, especially around the belly area). Making that small change to whole wheat is very important. Especially check in any process foods, cereals/bars, etc for refined carbs-really special K bars are okay for you, but they have refined carbs in them. Plus loaded with lots of sugar! instead eat some vegetables with hummus or make your own energy bars (contact me if you want some recipes!)It sounds like you have your exercise down, except start weight lifting more. With any type of muscle group (including abs!) only work them 1-2 times a week. Therefore weight training 2-3 times a week. As your muscles need time to grow/recover (the most you should work an area is every other day, leaving one day to recover). Get some bells and work with those, from doing arm workouts to lunges.Also running is great, but leaving one day a week to rest is better for your body.