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xxxpinkladyxxx

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I just decided today that I would start a high protein, low carb diet today. I decided this at about lunchtime. I don't usually have breakfast but I'm very aware that if I want to do this diet, then I will need to. I just want to know if what I ate today was ok or not. I had roast chicken with the skin on with salad (lettuce, tomatoes, cucumber, grated carrot and cheese) and then for dinner I had chicken breast without skin topped with bacon and cheese.

Now I know that I need to eat about 5 or 6 small meals a day and this I will work on but is what I've eaten good or bad?
 
looks fine to me. you've made the start, it will get easier with practice.

dont forget healthy fats in your meal plan. ;)
 
xxxpinkladyxxx said:
I just decided today that I would start a high protein, low carb diet today. I decided this at about lunchtime. I don't usually have breakfast but I'm very aware that if I want to do this diet, then I will need to. I just want to know if what I ate today was ok or not. I had roast chicken with the skin on with salad (lettuce, tomatoes, cucumber, grated carrot and cheese) and then for dinner I had chicken breast without skin topped with bacon and cheese.

Now I know that I need to eat about 5 or 6 small meals a day and this I will work on but is what I've eaten good or bad?
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Rather than go with a diet that is pretty much a fad and cannot be maintained over the long run, why not just work on eating healthy and doing exercise? I assume you're not doing any significant exercise, since you make no mention of this in your post.

Keep with that high protein diet, and you'll end up with kidney stones and low energy level. I don't advocate it to any of my clients that I train. It may be time to analyze what you've been doing, then make lifestyle modifications that you can maintain for the rest of your life.

D Ross
 
Oh no, I do do regular exercise, well as regular as I feel like. I usually go the gym 2 times a week, or sometimes 3 and my routine is:

10 minutes on cross trainer - level 10 or 11

5 sets of 12 reps on leg lift machine - 35kg (this was about all I could manage to lift doing 12 reps each time) - had about a 30 second rest in between each set

5 sets of 12 reps on hamstring machine - had about a 30 second rest in between each set

5 sets of 12 reps on inner thigh machine - 35kg

5 sets of 12 reps on outer thigh machine - 30kg

Various weights for my arms (still not too fussed about my arms though)

100 sit-ups

10 minutes on cardio machine that works your bum

15-25 minutes on bike - level 5

I read that all these people trying to build muscle live on high protein diets. Would you not recommend this then? Usually, during the week, I will sometimes skip breakfast (bad I know), then at 1pm I would have a ham salad with low fat dressing and then in the evening at about 6.30pm, I will have my main meal which will be something like oven chips and grilled chicken, or something like that.
 
high protein, low carb diets are fine. tons of ppl do them when trying to lose bodyfat including me.

the protein/kidney deal only matters if you have existing problems. if you dont you have nothing at all to worry about. now of course we're talking reasonable amounts and thats what dross is probably referring too. :)
 
xxxpinkladyxxx said:
Oh no, I do do regular exercise, well as regular as I feel like. I usually go the gym 2 times a week, or sometimes 3 and my routine is:

10 minutes on cross trainer - level 10 or 11

5 sets of 12 reps on leg lift machine - 35kg (this was about all I could manage to lift doing 12 reps each time) - had about a 30 second rest in between each set

5 sets of 12 reps on hamstring machine - had about a 30 second rest in between each set

5 sets of 12 reps on inner thigh machine - 35kg

5 sets of 12 reps on outer thigh machine - 30kg

Various weights for my arms (still not too fussed about my arms though)

100 sit-ups

10 minutes on cardio machine that works your bum

15-25 minutes on bike - level 5

I read that all these people trying to build muscle live on high protein diets. Would you not recommend this then? Usually, during the week, I will sometimes skip breakfast (bad I know), then at 1pm I would have a ham salad with low fat dressing and then in the evening at about 6.30pm, I will have my main meal which will be something like oven chips and grilled chicken, or something like that.
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With all due respect, if you are starting out with exercise, this is a decent start. But with time, you should DEFINITELY aim to increase your exercise by 100%. There's very little chance of success if you're only going to the gym 2 to 3 times a week over the long run.


On top of that, from the looks of it, you're starving yourself. You may not call what you're doing "starvation" since you're eating something, but that kind of eating you described wouldn't keep a dog alive. Seriously. Put that into perspective. Do you really want to treat yourself like a dog?

1) Increase your eating. Start with a decent breakfast. You don't have to pig out, but something of value nutritionally would work. Why not have 1/3 cup of that granola bran cereal with skim milk, yougart, and an apple. That would be a great way to start the day off, and it barelly has any saturated fat.

2) Gradually work to increase your exercise. If you click on the link in my signature, you can read about what I would recommend for regular exercise. Read the part about How do I get started? That will give you an idea of what you need to do to to work towards increasing your exercise.

You don't need gimmicks or fad diets. You just need to be realistic and sensible. Then once you do that, you need to be consistent. Then realize this is something you're going to do for the long haul- FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE! Make the lifestyle change and get started. Then check in here for inspiration. We'll be your cheerleaders. We'll help to keep you on track.

D Ross
 
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