Starting again. Is this a good diet plan??

DayyDream3r
DayyDream3r Posts: 2
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Hello! So earlier I had posted how I needed healthy food ideas. After a month of thinking about getting on a new diet plan, I feel motivated enough to actually start! So here is what I have been thinking,

Breakfast: One pack of Quaker Oatmeal - Usually around 120 cals

Snack: 12 Roasted and Salted Almonds - Not really sure how many cals

Lunch: A little baggie of apple slices and one cheese stick - cheese sticks are usually about 50 cals. Not sure about the apple slices.

Snack: 12 Roasted and Salted Almonds

Dinner: Lean Meat and Veggies.

Extra:
I will also only try to drink water.
For exercise, I will dance and softball season has started, so softball practice! When it gets warmer I will also run and do some 5K's.

So please comment and tell me your opinions on this!! I really need to burn some of this unwanted fat.
Softball has become a bit difficult carrying around this extra 20 lbs.
I'm also going on a cruise this next November and I would really like to get to a size where I feel comfortable in a Bikini.

Thank you so much!!

I'm also 5'6 and 180 lbs!!

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  • picklesroofus
    picklesroofus Posts: 68 Member
    I think that is way too few calories. The lunch and snacks are so small! Add a small sandwich to lunch, a yogurt cup or milk, some fruit mid day?

    I also like variety. So I would need eggs, pizza, cookie treats, sorbets, and meals out 3x a week to do this long term. Once I realized I can not stick to anything I thought was right for more than a few weeks I changed my mind and realized I need my treats and meals and this time I am approaching it much better... at day #36 I hardly feel deprived at 6 lbs lighter.

    PS: I know something about crashes - my best was a 170 - 120 loss in 3 months on fad diet . Guess who gained it ALL back over 4 years ....
  • donyellemoniquex3
    donyellemoniquex3 Posts: 2,384 Member
    So what exactly is a DIEt ?
  • sloth3toes
    sloth3toes Posts: 2,212 Member
    There's no food in that plan. And how long do you plan to eat the same thing every day? The only plan you need, is to figure out how many calories per day you need to lose 1/2 or 1 lb per week, and eat that much. Apple slices and cheese sticks might be an OK snack, but they are NOT lunch.
  • rachelaroach3
    rachelaroach3 Posts: 1 Member
    I have to agree with picklesroofus, I totally understand that desire to lose the excess weight you may have gained over the years, but as a dancer myself, unless you have an incredible amount of willpower, you'll likely be feeling super hungry all the time and give in to cravings, rather than allowing yourself controlled access to it.
  • meshashesha2012
    meshashesha2012 Posts: 8,329 Member
    your breakfast lunch and first 2 snacks should be 1 meal...

    your plan isnt sustainable but i imagine you'd find that out very quickly with trying to play softball and run while eating about 1000 calories a day. i also assume you're not planning on eating your exercise calories back either
  • Rays_Wife
    Rays_Wife Posts: 1,173 Member
    Yeah, that's only about 700 calories. 1200 is the bare minimum you should be eating.

    Either set your MFP calorie goal to lose 1 lb/week (and eat back most exercise cals)

    or

    go to http://scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/ to figure out an appropriate calorie goal.
  • littleburgy
    littleburgy Posts: 570 Member
    You're going to get bored of such a limited amount and variety of food and risk falling off the wagon hard.
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    is this even 1000 calories a day?

    Honestly, with that little food you are going to be starving all the time, which will eventually lead to some kind of binge, which will lead to feelings of remorse, and more binging and eventual failure…

    A more sensible plan would be to figure out what 500 calorie per day calorie deficit is, and eat to this number. You can then eat 80% healthy and 20% whatever you want = ice cream, cookies, pizza,etc..

    Or you can use MFP method and set it for 1 pound per week loss….

    good luck to you….
  • pMauzeh
    pMauzeh Posts: 16 Member
    That diet plan seems crazy, try having a salad for lunch with some fish or lean meat like chicken (I have hummus as I'm vegan) but I agree with everyone else you can't go eating a snack for your lunch it won't sustain you, your body will go into starvation mode and you will lose less weight than if you ate a good diet of over 1200cals a day at least, good luck with it, if you want any healthy options add me but please don't go ahead with that plan x
  • editorgrrl
    editorgrrl Posts: 7,060 Member
    You lose weight by eating at a deficit. Period. Eat whatever you want, as long as you stay +/- 100 calories of your MFP calorie goal. I repeat: you can eat anything.

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

    PS. To know how many calories of almonds (or anything else) you're eating, get a food scale.
  • _Zardoz_
    _Zardoz_ Posts: 3,987 Member
    Try eating some food. All starving yourself will achieve is to make you crave foods and put on any weight plus some that you lose. Set a sensible calorie goal weigh and measure all your food and eat things with moderation and you'll lose weight without suffering and without depriving yourself. Do a wee bit of exercise and your done. You Do Not have to suffer or starve yourself to lose weight.
  • tennisdude2004
    tennisdude2004 Posts: 5,609 Member
    Based on the information you have put into MFP what calorie target have they suggested?

    I personally would suggest you try eating the healthy foods you like for a couple of days (aiming to achieve the target set).

    I also would seriously not suggest cutting out any of the foods you really like at first (or at all if they work for you).

    If there unhealthy choices, just limit your intake on them.

    What is your overall goal Weight loss, get fitter, eat healthier or a combination of the three?

    Eat with in your calories, get all of your nutrients and play around with it.

    Good Luck.
  • lemur_lady
    lemur_lady Posts: 350 Member
    Sorry but no. Its not a good diet plan.

    Apple and cheese for lunch with 50 calories?....... My lunch just now was about your entire days worth of calories. I am a lot heavier than you granted but still...

    Drastic diet changes set you up for binging, getting bored and quitting. Im guessing your not planning on eating like this for the rest of your life? At least I hope not. So instead of cutting down to practically nothing find out what your TDEE is eat a sensible deficit. This way you can lose weight and learn how to eat sensibly in a way that you can continue.
  • GiveMeCoffee
    GiveMeCoffee Posts: 3,556 Member
    You think softball is difficult with 20 lbs extra, it will be even more difficult with no energy. Find a REASONABLE calorie deficit, and go from there.
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member

    Lunch: A little baggie of apple slices and one cheese stick - cheese sticks are usually about 50 cals. Not sure about the apple slices.

    thats not lunch... thats a snack....

    the reason you have to 'start again' is because you're restiricting yourself WAY too much which is not sustainable!

    all you need to lose weight is a moderate deficit (in your case up to 500 cals as you dont have loads to lose) and a bit of exercise... you dont have to not eat anything... just keep the treats in moderation.

    think healthy lifestyle, not one off diet!
  • BrettWithPKU
    BrettWithPKU Posts: 575 Member
    To OP, regarding your specific food choices/calories:
    I agree with everyone else. There are WAY too few calories in your daily meal list.

    Regarding eating the same thing every day:
    There's nothing wrong with eating the same thing every day, as long as you're eating a good nutritional balance. Most opposition to this idea comes from people who have never tried it, or who cannot fathom this kind of restriction on what you can eat. If you approach your food consumption from the viewpoint of "eating to live", and just make sure you're eating ENOUGH each day (and of course, not too much), whether you eat the same things or a wide variety of things, it's actually a convenience to have the guesswork taken out of "what to eat". It also simplifies grocery shopping.
  • Grankakes
    Grankakes Posts: 128 Member
    this program (MFP) makes me aware of what i'm really eating when I log consistently and correctly. out of the first 7 days, I was under my calories 4, and barely over the other 3. I think a lot of people who diet (me included) don't really realize how many calories they are actually eating. good luck! and yes, i'm starting again, for the umpteenth time.
  • trogalicious
    trogalicious Posts: 4,584 Member
    in short?

    no.
  • sloth3toes
    sloth3toes Posts: 2,212 Member
    in short?

    no.

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  • orangeskiesinlove
    orangeskiesinlove Posts: 49 Member
    No no no! I suffered from Anorexia and this sounds like a typical day for me when I was SICK.
    There is not enough nutrients and calories here to sustain you.

    I would suggest you add more fruit to your breakfast. A banana being a good choice and some sort of yogurt/probiotic.
    Afternoon snack, the nuts are a good idea.
    Lunch, this is not lunch! You should add some sort of whole grain bread sandwich/pasta packed with veggies!
    Snack again, yoghurt/veggies/nuts ectr are good choices.
    Dinner- Just bulk on the veggies! Wholegrain rice/pasta or potatoes for carbs.

    This is my personal calorie limits by meals -

    Breakfast - 350-400 calories
    Snack 150-200
    Lunch - 350-450
    Snack 150-200
    Dinner 450 - 600
    That works out at between - 1,450-1,850 A day, it depends on what excersize I have done and just how hungry I am that day (this is for weight loss, not an everyday healthy diet, in that case I would stick too within 200 calories of my BMR+whatever extra I have burned that day)

    I would adjust it by 50 calories each meal depending on you level of execrsize and your personal BMR

    Pack in the veggies to your diet, so little calories in so much really filling you up!
    Bananas are my favorite thing in the world for breakfast!
    Remeber its not all about calories, fat, sodium, carbs ect all play part in weight-loss.

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