Can I lose 15 pounds with this meal plan??

I guess you could, but why not eat real food?

Everybody is different so really you should be telling us if you're losing.

Plus sticking to that would be really boring and you'd likely get pretty sick of it.

I suggest varying your diet and hitting the same calorie deficit you think you need to as the results will be the same.

You'll probably get bored with it. You should eat a variety of things to keep your diet somewhat interesting and motivating. Eating the same stuff over and over is more of a punishment

I am currently staring at that exact granola bar and it is 190 cals, not 260. Just FYI.

Cereal for dinner?!?!?! How are you dealing with that????

If you are losing on 1500 I'm sure you will be able to lose on 1500. Honestly though this diet seems miserable and super carby. Not advocating Atkins or anything but carbs make me bloaty and feel like I'm not getting proper nutrition. How about chicken breast and a salad for dinner instead of carbs plus more carbs? Just my thoughts.

Edit- woops I see you mention having chicken and salad for lunch. So disregard my suggestions. I'm just baffled by cereal for dinner.

You could eat a ton more food than that for 1500 calories. Jus' sayin

I'd get bored really quickly with that diet. Try to change it up and keep it around the same calories.

Hello Everyone,

I've started trying to lose weight again - I want to lose 15 pounds.
I'm trying to stick to a 1500 calorie/day diet, and I have lost about 1-2 pounds within the first couple of days of doing this (depends on if I weigh myself in the morning or night). I've listed what my daily meals consist of. Can someone please let me know if I stick to this for a couple of months, if I can lose the 15 pounds?

Breakfast - Nature Valley Crunchy Granola Bar - Oats & Honey (190 calories)
Bolthouse Farms Strawberry Banana Smoothie (260 calories)

Lunch - Bacon Ranch Salad with Grilled Chicken (230 calories)
Ranch Salad Dressing (170 calories)

Snack - 1 cup of sliced apples with 3/4 ounces of creamy peanut butter (177 calories)

Dinner - 1 cup of Sunbelt Banana Almond Whole Grain Cereal (360 calories)
2/3 cups of whole milk (99 calories)


Total Calories - 1,486

Can I really lose 15 pounds by sticking to this diet? I also plan to throw in 2-3 days of cardio (elliptical) workouts.

There is no 'stick to this and you will definitely lose x amount of lbs' diet I'm afraid. Everyone is different and it doesn't work like that.

You just need to eat at a deficit, not follow a 'plan'. If you are going to stick to 1500 cals, why don't you try eating some real food rather than processed, sugary rubbish?

For example, swap the morning bar for some porridge (or oatmeal) for breakfast, Lower calorie and more filling.

Chicken salad is good, but you are spending almost as many cals on the dressing as the salad itself! You could swap to a vinigarette style dressing and stick a hard boiled egg in there too, for example.

And cereal for dinner? I'm sure you could fit a proper meal in there with a 1500 calorie limit. I'd be starving if I had cereal for dinner.

Yeah you probably can and probably will in the beginning, but everything is processed food, except the apples. Is it possible to try a more natural unprocessed food in the diet plan. I would imagine with the plan you have now, you are possibly over on your sodium, which isn't good to be everyday.

If you are not able to do a more unprocessed meal plan, then try and drink as much water as possible

Goodluck!!!!!

Everybody is different so really you should be telling us if you're losing.

Plus sticking to that would be really boring and you'd likely get pretty sick of it.

I suggest varying your diet and hitting the same calorie deficit you think you need to as the results will be the same.

What this guy said. 2nd his opinion

As everyone has already stated everyone is different - I would not loose weight on this plan - too much sugar and carbs and I would be hungry all the time! For me it takes removing the carbs - white foods: sugar, flour, rice and pasta. These are my occasional treats now instead of my main stay - lots of veggies - lots of salads with protein, and lean proteins are working for me.

Some people can do it by just counting calories, but for my engine I need to feed it the right fuel and this took many years of yo-yo dieting and many different plans to finally figure out a good path for me.

More protein. More veggies. Throw some eggs and veggies and stuff in there.

I'd come up with 4 different meal plans and rotate. I find that for the most part, I can eat the same snacks and breakfast most days, but need variety in lunch and dinner. I make food for the week and usually eat the same thing on workdays.

There are easy things like crock pot soup or chicken/meat that you can make salads with.

So answer is yes, you probably can, but by rotating meals every week, you won't get bored, you'll get more/different nutrients, and maybe you will learn more about healthy eating while losing weight - which is the most important part to me - if we don't learn how to be healthy, we will just gain it back.

Good luck!!

I agree with most of the other posters that you can lose on this meal plan but even though you are at a good calorie level you nutrionally off. You need way more fruits and veggies and less bread / cereal type foods. You'll get a lot more food and feel better. This diet sets you up for carb crashes throughout the day, which will make you want to eat.

Try things like Greek yogurt with some blueberries and a couple of tablespoons of granola for breakfast. Your grilled chicken and salad are ok for lunch but if your dressing has that many caloires it's probably loaded with fat and sugar. Try a viniagrette (sp?) or a low calorie dressing and add a tablesppon or two of chopped nuts to your salad.

Great snack ideas - apple and peanut butter are good but regular peanut butter has a lot of sugar added. Natural almond butter is a better choice or use PB2 powdered peanut butter for less calories and fat. Hummus and raw veggies is good too.

For dinner a lean protein, half a medium sized sweet potato and some saute'd spinach or roasted brocolli will fill you for the evening.

You can add variety by exchanging things for similar items - yogurt for cottage cheese or egg whites with some low fat cheese; Chicken for fish, Sweet potato for squash or carrots or a whole grain pasta, spinach and broccoli for kale or chard. It's easier to stick with a diet if there's variety.

Feel free to look at my food diary. I've lost 39 pounds eating this way. I even have a few chips or some ice cream pretty regularly because I have calories left over when I eat this kind of food. When I stray from the veggies and fruits and eat the things you're eating, I get off track and begin to gain again.

Hello Everyone,

I've started trying to lose weight again - I want to lose 15 pounds.
I'm trying to stick to a 1500 calorie/day diet, and I have lost about 1-2 pounds within the first couple of days of doing this (depends on if I weigh myself in the morning or night). I've listed what my daily meals consist of. Can someone please let me know if I stick to this for a couple of months, if I can lose the 15 pounds?

Breakfast - Nature Valley Crunchy Granola Bar - Oats & Honey (190 calories)
Bolthouse Farms Strawberry Banana Smoothie (260 calories)

Lunch - Bacon Ranch Salad with Grilled Chicken (230 calories)
Ranch Salad Dressing (170 calories)

Snack - 1 cup of sliced apples with 3/4 ounces of creamy peanut butter (177 calories)

Dinner - 1 cup of Sunbelt Banana Almond Whole Grain Cereal (360 calories)
2/3 cups of whole milk (99 calories)


Total Calories - 1,486

Can I really lose 15 pounds by sticking to this diet? I also plan to throw in 2-3 days of cardio (elliptical) workouts.

sure can but are you hungry? Turn that salad dressing calories into a bunch of servings of vegetables

and that milk into a boiled egg

food is our friend

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