I really want eat healthier and lose some weight. I’ve noticed that I’ve gained quite a bit of weight. At least, I feel like I have. Here’s a meal plan I’ve thought of to use a general guide. It may differ from day to day depending on what foods I have available to me but here it is:
Breakfast:
- 2 fruits
- 2 slices of toast (white bread. I can’t seem to like any other kind) with peanut butter
- a glass of juice, or a box of juicy juice (yeah, i still drink those :])
Lunch:
- This greatly depends on what school is serving for lunch. I’ll try to use the salad bar more and get fruits and veggies in with what they’re serving. If there’s pizza, I’ll go with cheese to avoid the extra grease from the pepperoni or other meat. I’ll try to make a healthy lunch choice.
- Every other day, I’ll make my own lunch to bring to school. This will include 2 fruits, a sandwich (ham/turkey, shredded lettuce, cheese, and mustard or bologna and cheese), and a LUNAbar (http://www.lunabar.com/). If a LUNAbar isn’t available, I’ll substitute for a small pack of animal crackers or a Kellogg’s Nutrigrain bar. I’ll drink water.
Dinner:
- I’ll try to incorporate more veggies in with my dinner.
- I have white rice for dinner at least 2 times a week. It’s the only kind of rice my family eats, so I can’t change that.
- There will probably be eggs used.
- I’ll try to have a bowl of soup to help fill me up before I eat dinner so that I don’t need to eat as much.
- When I don’t have rice for dinner, I’ll have something like chicken or fish with some kind of veggie and mashed potatoes.
- Again, I’ll drink water with my dinner.
I’ll also drink water throughout the day and eat a snack between breakfast and lunch and between lunch and dinner. Is there anything I can do to improve it and to add more variety? I tend to get sick of eating the same thing over and over again, so any advice is appreciated. I’ve always said I wanted to eat healthier and lose weight, but it’s so hard without some sort of support system. This time, I really want to stick with it. Any help/advice is welcome :] Thanks!
If breakfast is the only time I’ll be drinking juice, is it that bad? One box of juicy juice has 100 calories, and orange or apple juice is about the same.
In terms of exercise, I’ll try going to the gym 3 times a week beginning next month after I, hopefully, get my license. Right now, the only thing I can do to exercise is jog around my neighborhood, which I’m not too comfortable doing. My neighborhood isn’t all that great. I could do some strength workouts inside 3 times a week to help tone some of my muscles, though.
