Ideas for a healthy dinner

Who told you to cut out carbs? Why? How much have you already learned about yourself, your abilities in the kitchen, your curiosity to learn? While I'm asking, I'll go ahead and ask for your height, weight, age, and activity level. What is the weight loss goal you chose when you created your myfitnesspal userid?

Cab you prepare it ahead of time and then just heat up a serving at dinner time? Check out skinnytaste.com. Here is one of my favorite Gluten free recipes:

http://www.skinnytaste.com/zucchini-lasagna/

I make this on the weekend and it's dinner for 6 nights (I don't share). She has all her Gluten free recipes labeled as such and you can do a search.

MichelleBelle18 wrote: »

Thank you all for your replies I went to see my Dr and while I was there I mentioned I wanted to lose weight, I was told by the Dr to cut out carbs and exercise etc. My height is 6ft and at the moment I weight 8st 8lbs. I'm looking at losing 50lbs and when I've done that then see how much more I need to lose.

Is the bolded part correct?

jemhh wrote: »

MichelleBelle18 wrote: »

Thank you all for your replies I went to see my Dr and while I was there I mentioned I wanted to lose weight, I was told by the Dr to cut out carbs and exercise etc. My height is 6ft and at the moment I weight 8st 8lbs. I'm looking at losing 50lbs and when I've done that then see how much more I need to lose.

Is the bolded part correct?

This was my question too... I'm guessing/hoping typo...

we have been making our own stir fry bags. they are super quick and easy. let me explain
we get the big bag of frozen veggies from like Birds eye then whatever meat you want (we got chicken & beef)
we got quart size bags and gallon size bags we separate out the meat in the quart size bag seperate the veggies in the gallon size bags and put them together then when i go to take out the meat to thaw i can keep the veggies in the freezer. literally it has taken me 15-20 minutes to cook dinner which is super easy and healthy

MichelleBelle18 wrote: »

Hi everyone, I'm looking for any ideas on what I can eat for dinner that is healthy, and quick to prepare after a long day. I have been told to cut out carbs so I'm a little lost to what I can have instead of carbs as part of a meal. I also have a dietary restriction which means I can't have Gluten. TIA.

To lose weight you have to reduce your calories. You do not have to eliminate carbs. You can eat what you already do just reduce portion sizes.
Vegetables are carbs btw. A no carb diet would be limited to things like meat, eggs, oil, butter, water. Not super healthy or sustainable for most people.

Please clarify your weight. If you really are 120 lbs and 6' losing weight is not appropriate.

That makes more sense.

My thought would be that your doctor meant that you should cut down on carbs, not cut them out entirely. Carbs are usually a quick area to cut and often when people say to cut them, they are referring to things that are traditionally thought of as "junk" foods and which tend to be carb-y (but also often are higher in fat.) My thought is that your doctor was pretty much saying to eat less junk food but went about it in a really roundabout way.

Anyway, set your MFP profile to lose a pound a week and then eat the number of calories it gives you. If you exercise, log the calories and eat a constant % of them (100%, 50%, etc.) for four weeks. Then evaluate your progress. Losing too quickly? Eat more. Too slowly? Eat less. Just right? Stay the course.

As for the macro (protein/carb/fat) breakdown of your food, I am a fan of finding protein and fat minimums and aiming to eat at least those. Calories left above and beyond those minimums can either be carbs or more fat or more protein. Over time you will find what works best for you as far as those remaining calories go. I would calculate the protein and fat this way:

Top of healthy weight range for a 6 foot person is 191 per the "tall BMI" calculator.

191 x .4 = 76.4 ~ 80 grams of fat minimum per day
191 x .8 = 152.8 ~ 155 grams of protein minimum per day

MichelleBelle18 wrote: »

The Dr said to cut them out ENTIRELY! And no there is no medical reason, that is what I was told to do. I did ask if it was possible to see a dietician but the answer was no! And I'm Gluten Free because I was diagnosed as a Coeliac 5 years ago. Thank you all for your ideas and replies - much appreciated.

Let's see... a doctor that discourages you from seeking a second opinion from a specialist trained in that particular area, and doesn't provide explanations to support their recommendation. That doesn't raise any red flags for you, or suggest that you might want to look into a new doctor?

ETA - just to be clear. By suggesting that you cut out all carbs entirely, your doctor is advising you to cut out all fruits, vegetables, dairy and grains and basically consume a diet of nothing but meat and various fats (butter, oils, etc). Does that sound like a healthy approach, even with your coeliac disease?

A zero carb diet is a meat only diet. No vegetables or anything. Are you sure you didn't have a communication issue?