What is the foods that people that want to lose weight should get? Like the basic stuff. I know we need proteins, carbs, etc. But I mean like eat daily vegetables, fruit, skinless chicken, etc.
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Only Necessary Foods
- Thread starter Silverwing
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It's not the food, it's what's in the food.
There are 3 things that make up calories. Carbs. Fats. Protein. You NEED them all.
Now, there are different types of carbs, fats and proteins. Some you NEED other you can/should do with out.
Most important things is COMPLETE PROTEIN
which is found in chicken breast, turkey breast, fish, whey, and egg whites.
Protein found in these foods should make up the foundation of your diet. Base each meal off complete protein.
Incomplete protein is protein lacking amino acids, usually plant proteins.
Complete = animal protein
Incomplete = plan protein
Protein should make up the majority % of you calorie intake.
The second most important is carbs. The 2 kinds of carbs you need to worry about are
1.complex carbs; found in wheat, brown rice, oatmeal, beans and potatoes.
2. fibrous carbs; found in broccoli, tomatoes ...
You should get both in each meal as a side to your protein.
They should make up %30 - 35% of your calories
The last is fat. Yes, you NEED fat to loose weight. There are 4 types of fat you should look for
Trans fat - avoid at all cost; found in candy and other crap
Saturated fat - you can't avoid all the time so get as little as possible; found in many many types of food
Monosaturated + ploysaturated fat - GOOD FATS! You need these types of fats in your diet to be healthy. They should make up %20 - 15% of your calories. They are found in peanuts and sunflower seeds.
There are 3 things that make up calories. Carbs. Fats. Protein. You NEED them all.
Now, there are different types of carbs, fats and proteins. Some you NEED other you can/should do with out.
Most important things is COMPLETE PROTEIN
which is found in chicken breast, turkey breast, fish, whey, and egg whites.
Protein found in these foods should make up the foundation of your diet. Base each meal off complete protein.
Incomplete protein is protein lacking amino acids, usually plant proteins.
Complete = animal protein
Incomplete = plan protein
Protein should make up the majority % of you calorie intake.
The second most important is carbs. The 2 kinds of carbs you need to worry about are
1.complex carbs; found in wheat, brown rice, oatmeal, beans and potatoes.
2. fibrous carbs; found in broccoli, tomatoes ...
You should get both in each meal as a side to your protein.
They should make up %30 - 35% of your calories
The last is fat. Yes, you NEED fat to loose weight. There are 4 types of fat you should look for
Trans fat - avoid at all cost; found in candy and other crap
Saturated fat - you can't avoid all the time so get as little as possible; found in many many types of food
Monosaturated + ploysaturated fat - GOOD FATS! You need these types of fats in your diet to be healthy. They should make up %20 - 15% of your calories. They are found in peanuts and sunflower seeds.
I thought we're not suppose to eat that much carbs. If I wanted to gain weight wouldn't that mean to consume more complex carbs?
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That was a very basic outline- there are many ways to tweak it and modify it. Fewer carbs is one way, but your body NEEDS carbohydrates- complex and fiber-carbs being the most important. Sugar and dead carbs (which your body turns into sugar) are also necessary though. So although you can have "less" you still need them.
Don't forget about vitamins and minerals. Try to figure out what you have, what you need and how you're going to compensate (by changing diet or taking supplements).
But gaining weight and losing it isn't as complicated as this (worrying about carbs). To gain weight you simply need more total calories than you burn (whether its all fat, carbs, whatever). To lose weight you simply need to consume less calories than you burn (could be all fat and still work).
It becomes this complicated when you want to do it healthy and be healthier.
Don't forget about vitamins and minerals. Try to figure out what you have, what you need and how you're going to compensate (by changing diet or taking supplements).
But gaining weight and losing it isn't as complicated as this (worrying about carbs). To gain weight you simply need more total calories than you burn (whether its all fat, carbs, whatever). To lose weight you simply need to consume less calories than you burn (could be all fat and still work).
It becomes this complicated when you want to do it healthy and be healthier.
Yeah thanks for explaining it in the simpliest way possible.