What Kinds Of Foods Are Good For A Diet?
I just had a baby 3 months ago, he weighed 9 pounds 13 ounces.. I have some well a lot of baby fat that I need to lose I used to weigh 160 pounds before the pregnancy I’m 5′ 10" and I would like to get back to that weight, Cause right I’m topping the scale at 200 **Ouch** I want to be healthy again but I need to know what kinds of food/drinks are healthy to eat/drink to lose weight. Right now for breakfast I have 2 scrambled eggs with lightly buttered toast (promise butter) with a cup of coffee caffeinated.. Lunch I have steamed mixed veggies with red wine and vinegar flavoring and a turkey sandwich, Dinner would be either pasta or something like a hamburger n cheese sandwich.. But that diet really isn’t working for me. I heard that green tea helps in lowering your cholesterol Is this true?????
Please I need some answers because i want to be healthy once again, thanks 
Well the most important thing for losing weight is exercise. Modifying your diet will not have as much of an impact on weight as being active. But as far as food goes, here goes my break-down.
Breakfast: Props on the protein, eggs are good for you but you should consider taking out the butter. Although eggs are high in protein they also have cholesterol and when you add in the butter it is too much for one meal. You should really include RAW vegetables in your breakfast and DEFINITELY drink Calcium-rich foods. I don’t necessarily like milk because I’m a big believer that cow or goat milk isn’t good for you but wherever you can get calcium from would be great. I’m assuming you’re breast-feeding.
Lunch:Steamed veggies are great but like I said, nothing beats raw vegetables. When veggies (or any food) are steamed most of the nutrients leave in the water because the vegetable is hypertonic with nutrients which will leave when a hypotonic solution (like water) is introduced. As opposed to most people’s beliefs, red wine IS good for you but make sure it’s not every day and very small amounts (again I’m assuming you’re breast-feeding). Turkey sandwich is good but get all-grain bread, white bread is not the best and try to avoid mayo.
Dinner: You may want to re-assign the meal. Although you are eating ok, you wanna focus on the babies nutrients. And for sure stay away from pasta if you wanna lose weight. You could eat a yogurt with fruits and nuts. This will give you LOTS of protein and normal floura that your intestines need to better digest food.
Your eating is not far off but I would consider taking vitamins just in case. You need to include raw vegetables and fruits in your diet. Also have more protein and calcium included for the baby. I would go to a Dietitian and see what they say. What I mentioned is only a baseline, you could always modify it to fit what you need. I wish you the best of luck and congratulations on your new baby!
August 16th, 2010 at 2:16 am
Dont go on a diet its pointless. Will screw up your metabolism and wont make you actually lose weight and keep it off.
just try these healthy foods instead
Seaweed
Grapefruit
Spinach
Great way to lose weight,
make soups.
Also you wont lose weight with just nutrion also exercise. If you’re 200 pounds i feel like it might be too hard on your body to run so walk for about an hour at a fast pace.Do this everyday
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August 16th, 2010 at 3:06 am
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WeightFan . C o m
References :
http://weightfan.com/blog/2010/04/04/post-pregnancy-weight-loss-2/
August 16th, 2010 at 3:31 am
Well the most important thing for losing weight is exercise. Modifying your diet will not have as much of an impact on weight as being active. But as far as food goes, here goes my break-down.
Breakfast: Props on the protein, eggs are good for you but you should consider taking out the butter. Although eggs are high in protein they also have cholesterol and when you add in the butter it is too much for one meal. You should really include RAW vegetables in your breakfast and DEFINITELY drink Calcium-rich foods. I don’t necessarily like milk because I’m a big believer that cow or goat milk isn’t good for you but wherever you can get calcium from would be great. I’m assuming you’re breast-feeding.
Lunch:Steamed veggies are great but like I said, nothing beats raw vegetables. When veggies (or any food) are steamed most of the nutrients leave in the water because the vegetable is hypertonic with nutrients which will leave when a hypotonic solution (like water) is introduced. As opposed to most people’s beliefs, red wine IS good for you but make sure it’s not every day and very small amounts (again I’m assuming you’re breast-feeding). Turkey sandwich is good but get all-grain bread, white bread is not the best and try to avoid mayo.
Dinner: You may want to re-assign the meal. Although you are eating ok, you wanna focus on the babies nutrients. And for sure stay away from pasta if you wanna lose weight. You could eat a yogurt with fruits and nuts. This will give you LOTS of protein and normal floura that your intestines need to better digest food.
Your eating is not far off but I would consider taking vitamins just in case. You need to include raw vegetables and fruits in your diet. Also have more protein and calcium included for the baby. I would go to a dietitian and see what they say. What I mentioned is only a baseline, you could always modify it to fit what you need. I wish you the best of luck and congratulations on your new baby!
References :
I’m a nurse