Is this diet okay for weight loss?

sarahrachel90

Hi!

So this is basically what I eat:

Breakfast:
- 40g bran flakes (or shreddies)
- 125ml orange labelled (1%) milk

Lunch:
- 2 slices wholemeal bread with olive oil spread
- sliced turkey joint
- iceberg lettuce

Snack:
- 1 gala apple or kiwi

Dinner:
- whatever is cooked, we always have wholegrains and vegetables though! I don't really eat out and never have fast food

I only drink water, lemon or peppermint green tea and sometimes chai tea!

For exercise, I just put on some workout videos and do about half an hour, and walk for 25-50 minutes a day, sometimes more!

Sometimes I am under my calorie goal but have had no problems and still feel happy and energetic I think as long as you are above 1,000 its all ok, but my goal is 1,200.

Thank you! Hope you've had a great weekend

WBB55

Have you read this? It's really informative
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1175494-a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants

kgeyser

I guess it depends on what you mean by "okay." I would absolutely lose weight on that diet, because I would be losing huge chunks of muscle and look like flabby rubbish when I was done. So I would not personally consider that "okay" for weight loss because that's not the goal I have in mind.

A proper diet for weight loss includes a realistic calorie goal based on your current stats and how much you want to lose in a realistic, healthy time frame, plus takes into consideration your macro and micronutrient needs.

Please read these links, they are very helpful, especially the sexypants one.

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1235566-so-you-re-new-here

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1080242-a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/819055-setting-your-calorie-and-macro-targets