I am starting a new plan,cardio for 2 hours a day and weight training for 1-2 hours everyday. My diet is a general eat healthy one,I'm not able to plan my meals so the only way for me to eat healthy is have a general sense on what is good and what isnt.I am aiming for a large amount of weight lost in the next 6 months and was just wondering what general tips there were for eating healthy? Anything that would boost another pound or 2 a month would help,such as how much protien to eat,fiber,vitamins,what to stay away from in general.
Weight Loss Plan
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KaraCooks
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Well .. I'm not entirely sure that 3 hours of exercise is sustainable every single day. 
Also you shouldn't be weight training every day - you need to give your muscles time to recover between weight sessions. Otherwise you're just building damage on damage and not doing yourself any good.
Ideally you should plan to lose about 1% of your bodyweight per week - through a combination of healthy eating and reasonable exercise. Trying to lose "a lot" of weight (whatever that means to you) generally sets up some pretty difficult goals that you can't meet - and then you get disappointed and give up.
I'd suggest registering with one of the sites like fitday.com or dailyplate.com and logging what you eat - that will help you keep track of your food, calories, and how much protein/carbs/fat you're getting.
Hope that helps!
Also you shouldn't be weight training every day - you need to give your muscles time to recover between weight sessions. Otherwise you're just building damage on damage and not doing yourself any good.
Ideally you should plan to lose about 1% of your bodyweight per week - through a combination of healthy eating and reasonable exercise. Trying to lose "a lot" of weight (whatever that means to you) generally sets up some pretty difficult goals that you can't meet - and then you get disappointed and give up.
I'd suggest registering with one of the sites like fitday.com or dailyplate.com and logging what you eat - that will help you keep track of your food, calories, and how much protein/carbs/fat you're getting.
Hope that helps!
KaraCooks
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That's totally incorrect.
If you're only going to do one form of exercise, then lift weights and do resistance work - at a high intensity.
When you reduce calories, you lose weight. The weight you lose is fat, but it's also LEAN MUSCLE. The way to minimize lean muscle loss is to lift weights and/or do body resistance training. If all you do is cut calories and do cardio, you will lose more muscle mass than if you cut calories and work your muscles.
Ideally, to maximize weight loss, you'd do all three - cut calories, lift weights, and do some kind of cardio.
3 hours a day is fine for me.
Rotating between arms and legs everyday when lifting.
Why would I be disappointed in not reaching a goal if I lose weight at all? If I need to tell myself I can lose X amount fast it doesn't matter if I reach it or not,If I aim for that I will try harder then aiming for a smaller amount.And if I don't reach it then I will still be motivated from losing the weight I lost already.
I'm really just looking for diet tips,what general foods to stay away from (Not sugars etc,thats obvious I mean stuff like starch and other stuff that isnt obvious) and what foods are good for the digestion. I dont need advice on the rest.Thanks though.
Rotating between arms and legs everyday when lifting.
Why would I be disappointed in not reaching a goal if I lose weight at all? If I need to tell myself I can lose X amount fast it doesn't matter if I reach it or not,If I aim for that I will try harder then aiming for a smaller amount.And if I don't reach it then I will still be motivated from losing the weight I lost already.
I'm really just looking for diet tips,what general foods to stay away from (Not sugars etc,thats obvious I mean stuff like starch and other stuff that isnt obvious) and what foods are good for the digestion. I dont need advice on the rest.Thanks though.
KaraCooks
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You shouldn't and it's nice to see someone with that attitude!
You'd be surprised at the number of people who come here and set really unrealistic goals and then just give up when they don't reach it. It's fairly common, IME. So kudos to you for not having that mindset. Well, I think this is going to vary by person. My opinion and my experience is that you shoudl concentrate on eating real foods - avoid packaged and processed foods as much as possible. Make sure you're getting enough lean protein (most people don't). And don't leave out healthy fats - you need healthy fats from things like olive oil, nuts and seeds, avocado, etc., to help you process other nutrients. When you eat grains, you want to make sure they're whole grains - not white processed wheat. Eat whole grain breads, oats, whole grain pasta, stuff like that.
I try to aim for a 40/35/25 split in my macros - that's 40% carbs, 35% protein, and 25% fats. A lot of people go for a 40/30/30 split, which is pretty standard.
Hope that helps.