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Girl, you are going to starve on that diet! With all the exercise you are going to get, you need to incorporate alot more protein and much less processed food (which will stifle your weight loss efforts and leave you bloated). Each meal should have an equal amount of protein and carbohydrates, like egg beaters and oatmeal for breakfast, tuna on whole wheat for lunch, chicken, brown rice, and broccoli for dinner. I’d be happy to help if you are interested. Email me anytime!

I think you could add a few more vegetables to this diet (just based on your meals from yesterday)–they offer you fiber. A high fiber diet is known to help with weight loss. Here is a quick read about why fiber is so great: http://www.menshealth.com/cda/article.do?site=MensHealth&channel=fitness&category=motivation&conitem=3ba09ab818348010VgnVCM200000cee793cd____

Is rowing a good cardio exercise?? I never do it cuz I dont know in what way it is effective…

oh, thanks, you guys!!
i was hoping you would come through and you have not disappointed!

Charlene, as for rowing, Matt (my trainer) tells me that i need to change up my cardio so that i don’t get into a rut. apparently, rowing works the entire body since you pull with your arms and also push off with your legs.

Miss Grasshopper and Jamie, thanks for the “healthier” eating advice. i think Monday was a bit more anomalous of a day since i was stuck at work until 8… yesterday i had time to cook a dinner, rather than nuke one, and had a chicken breast with steamed veggies and mushrooms. but i definitely am trying to move away from processed foods toward ones i’ve cooked myself– i think tomorrow i will make a vat of soup in the slow cooker and then have lunches for the next week that are *unprocessed*.

LOTS of WATER. also, eat smaller meals 5 times a day. (i’m a big believer that premade food is bad for you unless it was freshly made) The more often you eat, the faster your metabolism works. I used the FAT SMASH DIET (amazon.com) and followed the first phase to a T, and then improvised the rest, and my bf lost 15 lbs and I lost 10. It also teaches you to eat healthier for the rest of your life so you can maintain the weight you lose. Check it out! Good luck!

I know that eating more veggies, smaller portions, less junk, and exercising will help me lose weight. My problem isn’t knowing these things- it’s FOLLOWING them! (What can I say? Chocolate makes me weak at the knees!)

Some tricks I’ve used to help my will power- 1) eliminating unhealthy snacks around the house. That way, if I want to munch on something, I’ll grab some nuts or fruit instead of chips. 2) setting my password to something that reminds me to be healthy. If I’m typing in “eatveggies” a dozen times a day, it might get through to me. 3) get a buddy to eat healthy with you. the buddy system works, whether you’re the competitive type or you like encouragement.

Hope that helps!

ah, yes, the vitamins. i actually take a “women’s” multi-vitamin daily (some One-A-Day variation). that and water consumption (8 glasses) are actually required by the Weight Watchers points tracker. as are 3 milk/calcium servings, and 5 servings of fruits/vegetables.

i actually have a fresh fruit allergy (bizarre, admittedly, and also annoying) so cannot grab an apple or another fiber-filled healthy snack in that vein. it’s lame, but i do try to sub mini-carrots and broccoli as snacks…

I work for Weight Watcher now and I can tell you that with a daily diet like that - we would expect you to gain weight! The reason you have the number of points that you start off with is to keep your metabolism running at the right rate. When your body thinks you are starving it starts hoarding everything - you actually have to eat more to lose than you are right now! Also, you’ll need more to keep going with that workout schedule (good job - by the way). I would suggest more fruits and veggies (5 per day at least), more water (6 per day), and another full serving of milk. By my calcs that will get you anywhere from 17 to 23 points. Depending on where you are 23 points is much better but if you could add some more whole grains or more fruits/veggies that would be great too. The program is designed to lose weight at the daily points plus the flex points - so even just not eating the flex points will boost your loss - but you really should try to add some points for activity.

I know (boy - do I!) that eating more is really counter intuitive - just make sure that all the more stuff you eat is good, healthy stuff!

gji7 (and other concerned folks), i should have been clearer in my post– on mostly every day i use all of my daily WW points and a couple of flex points too. i try not to use my activity points, but on occasional days where i do a lot of cardio and am extra hungry, i do use those also.

i apologize for using an abnormal day as a sample of my diet. it just happened to be the day that i got inspired stop making excuses, stick to my plan and blog it all to keep me honest…

i.e., today i have eaten my oatmeal, a whole wheat bread/lean ham sandwich and many baby carrots. and it’s only 2pm!

Well, I’ve lost 70 pounds since December on the South Beach Diet. It’s not for everyone, but I love it! And if you do it like a month before your wedding, you’ll be down 15 pounds, guaranteed.