Re: Is it possible to lose 10lbs a month?
 

^That's a good idea (thedailyplate.com). But yeah, that's essentially it -- you just have to eat less calories than you consume. You need to eat valuable foods that aren't just empty calories in order to have the energy to workout and to still get a reasonable amount of vitamins and nutrients while eating less than you normally would. Also, drinking a lot of water helps with muscle fatigue as well as making you feel full so you don't want to eat so often -- taking a fiber pill helps with that as well (among other things.. heh).

And yeah, watch your portions. It's much better to eat 6 small meals per day than 2 large ones. Keeping snacks with you (almonds, fruit, peanut butter crackers, etc.) will help you curb cravings and will keep your metabolism up throughout the day. And always eat something for breakfast, even if it's just a piece of fruit.

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Great post. Everything is portion (serving size). You have to remember to look at it because so many foods inflate their servings up to 2 or more.

Re: Is it possible to lose 10lbs a month?
 

This is what i have so far as far as food

Breakfast - egg whites and wheat toast or a protein shake with a banana

Lunch - a garden salad and water and an apple

Dinner - brown rice and tuna or a chicken breast or turkey meat, ground or roasted

Any ideas for snacks... and how do you guys think that would work?

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Sounds good...as long as it's not 10 egg whites and you're not pouring a bottle of dressing on your salad.

Ideas for snacks: fruit/veggies , yogurt, cottage cheese with fruit/veggies, nuts, granola bars, etc...just keep everything small like a snack and not a meal.

Try to fit a snack in between each meal. The more small meals you eat, the better chance you will have at keeping your metabolism up throughout the day and continue to burn calories even when you're not doing anything.

When you stop eating, your body goes into a state of shock in which it thinks it has to conserve energy for survival, so your metabolism slows down and you don't burn calories like you should.

Re: Is it possible to lose 10lbs a month?
 

I woke up on New Years day 1999 and weighed 260 lbs. I'm 6'4", I looked in the mirror said stop the insanity. On June 1st I weighed 185lbs.

I ate the same thing almost everyday....

Breakfast, Banana and a cup of non-sweetened cereal with fat free milk
Lunch...Turkey Breast on whole wheat with mustard, Apple
Dinner...2 Baked Potatoes topped with Salsa and a piece of grilled meat, steamed green veggie.
Drank 1 gallon of water a day and rode a stationary bike about 10 miles a day.

Thats it. Eat to live not live to eat.

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I dont know if i can do cottage cheese. The thought of that makes me want to give up dairy.

As far as dressing, vinaigrette oil/venegar is pretty much what i like.

Egg whites, i meant about 2 or 3 a day but i think 2 should do the trick.

Im focusing on all cardio, forget weights because i dont need that to be honest with you.

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You did this for 9 years?

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Either that or he lost 75 lbs in 6 months, which is crazy-impressive. Doesn't sound like a bad diet at all really... I normally eat like that for the most part. I gotta stop ruining it with desserts and eating out... salmon cooked with asparagus in a foil wrap and some brown rice would work for me most nights.

I need to get a stationary bike or an elliptical-type machine for cardio -- I am so bad about going to the gym, I just need exercise in my own house.