Hi, I have decided to eat the following on a weight loss diet over the next few weeks. I am a vegan by the way. What do you think about this?
3/4 cup oats with 250ml soy milk= 368 calories
Juice 1/2 lemon in water= 6 calories
Medium apple = 76 calories
250g brown-rice = 472 calories
medium apple = 76 calories
250g brown-rice = 472 calories
125g punnet blueberries = 71 calories
Total = 1541 calories
Do you have any other vegan meal plans for about 1400 – 1600 calories? I also don’t eat wheat. I am 5’5.5” and weigh 160 lbs. Thanks for your help.
You need to get some fat in there even if it’s efa supplements or just oil. The protein maybe okay, but maybe add some beans along with the rice which will form a complete vegetable protein. The best range to lose weight in is 1 to 2.5 lbs a week. This will allow your body to accustom itself to the loss and the skin to regain its prestretched stage. Losing weight too quickly will cause the skin of abdomen, chest and inner thighs to sag, possibly dramatically. I don’t personally believe in any of the fad diets that keep showing up. I think that they put your body into an unhealthy famine mode which will cause you to gain the fat right back if you start to eat normally again. The best idea is to eliminate all junk food. You can do a cheat day if you need to but don’t go overboard. Eat balanced meals of reasonable size. Overeating will cause your stomach to be too large and you will still feel hungry when you’re not. Also have lots of healthy snacks during the day. Ideally you’ll want to eat 5 or 6 small meals throughout the day. Carry food with you so you aren’t tempted to eat unhealthily when you’re out of the house. And don’t buy unhealthy foods. Get foods that are low in bad fats—we do need fat to survive but not saturated fat. Minimize the processed flours and sugars, no white bread, no sugar. Choose leaner meats and protein sources. Don’t expect to eat pizza and burritos all the time and lose weight. And eat tons of vegetables. Eat salads, steamed vegetables and raw vegetables too. You can’t eat so much celery that you’ll get fat. Don’t eat too much fruit or things containing high fructose corn syrup. The reason is that fructose is hard on the liver because it can only be metabolized there. You can eat fruit during or after a workout. Don’t eat late at night because your body will turn it into fat. Eat a smaller amount of calories than needed to maintain your weight. You have burn more than you intake. Always exercise. Cardio especially, but weights are good too. Don’t give up. You’ll be glad you chose to lose the weight.
