Diet Help Please

JerseyRanger
JerseyRanger Posts: 3
edited December 2024 in Introduce Yourself
Hi my name is Luke i am a 20 year old male i have struggled with my weight since a child only recently have i realized how much it would effect me in my life over the past 6months i have been working very hard to loose weight i started out at 220 and now weigh 195 i am loosing weight to be more confident but my main goal to to join the Military i decided to wanted better for my self to live better then my family has over come my obstacles not let them overcome me my recruiter informed me when i was 220 to loose at least 40 pounds now i have gotten down to 195 but the problem seems to be diet foods i am only able to get 50 dollars worth of food a month if that due to lack of employment and when i do get food it only last a few days if that can somebody please tell me some cheap diet food i can purchase in bulk i also use hydroxycut it seems to me that i can not loose anymore weight my body has just stopped loosing and started gaining again so if you guys could please offer some advise i would really appreciate it.

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  • LuckyMe381
    LuckyMe381 Posts: 105 Member
    Wheat Bread
    peanut butter
    brown rice with beans
    tuna

    i make alot of chicken sandwiches....baked chicken then shred it up and make sandwiches for a couple of days...but the bread and peanut butter helps me with my wallet
  • prettygirlstorm1
    prettygirlstorm1 Posts: 721 Member
    Hey Luke
    Are you buying pre packaged food. If so that can be very expensive. You are better off going to a grocery store and buying food that you can cook such as fresh fruits and vegetables as well as meat. In Pittsburgh we have Aldi and Wal-Mart and their prices are alot cheaper than your average grocery store. Hydroxycut has to be expensive as well. How much exercise do you do. Maybe you need to add more cardio. Muscle weighs more than fat so maybe you are gaining muscle. I am not sure how the eating and exercise things go some people say you should eat more when you exercise other say you should not. Good luck to you I am sure everything will work out. :smile:
  • JerseyRanger
    JerseyRanger Posts: 3
    Whoa quick responses thanks guy for the suggestions ill def take into consideration and i jog 1.6miles a day and try and exercise at least minutes as well as drink 1 gallon of water a day i have been told i run to short i need to be jogging a minimum of 3miles daily no stop for a breath which to be honest is super hard any tips for that? This is turning out to be a great site awesome community helping one another so glad i found this site.

    Oh and i buy frozen mixed vegies beef broth try and buy chicken when i can and wheat bread potatoes yea think that's it i have been trying to use the secret heart diet not sure if you ever heard of it good diet.
  • semperfit1823
    semperfit1823 Posts: 153
    Whoa quick responses thanks guy for the suggestions ill def take into consideration and i jog 1.6miles a day and try and exercise at least minutes as well as drink 1 gallon of water a day i have been told i run to short i need to be jogging a minimum of 3miles daily no stop for a breath which to be honest is super hard any tips for that? This is turning out to be a great site awesome community helping one another so glad i found this site.

    Oh and i buy frozen mixed vegies beef broth try and buy chicken when i can and wheat bread potatoes yea think that's it i have been trying to use the secret heart diet not sure if you ever heard of it good diet.

    Increase your intensity and length accordingly maybe every week or even 2 weeks running is just like lifting weights in the sense you don't go in there your first day and deadlift 1000lbs you start off at a certain level and increase weights periodically.

    Here is a website for great info and preperations for the military I personally used Stew's pre boot camp preperation before I enlisted.

    http://www.military.com/military-fitness/
  • LaNeekaRN
    LaNeekaRN Posts: 19 Member
    Hey Luke,

    i agree with Vada44, go for the fresh items, at low cost stores like Wal-Mart. Packaged food also has a lot of sodium, which will make you retain water. As far as your running, go fr time right now, not distance. That is, jog, 30 minutes for example rather than thinking 3 miles. You'll build up to that when your endurance/stamina improves. I am a former runner, and am just now starting to get back into it with short sprints incorporated into my daily walks. When you join the military (which I greatly respect, and applaud you), you will have to go the 3 miles, but you'll be ready for it if you build up slowly. The other thing is, vada is right about the Hyydroxycut - it's expensive! Go for the food, and skip the Hydroxy. You'll feel better too. Best of luck!

    Annette
  • janet0513
    janet0513 Posts: 564 Member
    Ditch the hydroxycut and save the money. Try going to a wholesale (Costco, BJ's. Sam's) and buy in bulk. Chicken can go a long way and is usually cheaper if you buy it whole. Peanut butter, dry beans, oats, rice and pasta will go a long way for a cheap price. Frozen veggies are good. Also look for farmer's markets in the area, they may be cheaper. Eggs and tuna are also cheap protein.
  • itsmyvwbeetle
    itsmyvwbeetle Posts: 272 Member
    You can get a program called couch to 5K. They have an app for android and iphone, its free. It will help you slowly increase your endurance to get you running 5K in 9 weeks. Since your already running 1.6 miles I would imagine you could progress through several weeks. Good luck!
  • PrettyLydie
    PrettyLydie Posts: 54 Member
    Chicken! You can buy a bag at of boneless skinless breasts at Wal-mart for $6.98. Brown rice, it's like $1 a bag. The possibilities are endless with it...you can season it asian, you can do a southwestern type dish, you can do italian seasonings, you can use curry, lots of choices! If you think about it, that's about $8 a week, there's about 5 weeks in a month, so your minimum food cost is about $40, leaving you $10 to buy seasonings, or healthy breakfast stuff like eggs. :) And when I first got into running, I used the C25K method. You can google it.
  • yowza101
    yowza101 Posts: 196 Member
    I buy rice and add different meats to them, my son loves beef and rice and then I add a gravy packet with it. Find an Aldi's or place similar to that where the prices are cheaper. You can also ask about food banks in your area. I also buy peanut butter, soups. I pan sear a lot of meat with only pan spray. By a lot of frozen vege's and just add them to your meal. The other day I pan seared some chicken breast, added some frozen broccoli and other vege's, added some stir fry mix and put that over rice. It was a good meal. I also by onions, peppers, etc...make a big batch of sauteing them and that way all I have to do is add them to whatever I'm cooking.

    I have lowered my calories on here and that is helping me better plus working out. Congrats on making a better life for yourself. I know it can be hard, especially if you may not have a support system. Some people don't want you to change but if you want to change...then it will slowly happen. You may want to go to the library or look on the internet for recipes that is diet friendly but don't have a lot of ingredients.

    I don't buy a lot of diet foods. If I do, it's protein meal bars or snacks. But for me it's all about making foods better with what I have, drinking a lot of water, eating more fruits and vege's.. I'm sending you a friend request, would love to be added to be a support to you.
  • JerseyRanger
    JerseyRanger Posts: 3
    Weighed in today after run 185 5 pounds to go woot woot thanks guys so much for the advise i'm kicking this into high gear i hope you all do great on your own journeys to fitness.
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