I have a 3 year old chihuahua who i have recently put on the BARF diet.
What i would like to know is a little about the diet, like:
How it helps them?
Why its preferable over kibble?
Maybe some recipes?
Would i need to mix vegetables in it also? As otherwise he would be eating protein and nothing else?
Should i still give him kibble as well as Bones and Raw meat?
Can i feed him raw fish as well as meat?
And some additional info would be great, thanks

I want to lose weight, totally. I want to be back to my weight at age 20, which was about 135 lbs, I am now 170lbs. I live in Mexico. I have a hard time getting alot of food items that American’s like me are used to. I eat alot of whole foods, not alot of protein, and I do eat a large variety. Processed foods are not that easy to get here plus they are expensive. If I need bread/cookies, I usually make my own. I modify recipes & use some splenda with the raw sugar. I could eat more salad, more protein, less flour products/sugars. I am a real lazy ass, and I have problems sleeping well, I wake up with a sore body, mostly my side and back (I have a small back problem anyway). I need to exercise more and change my lifestyle. I use the computer/tv way to much. I think I am a tad depressed so I have a hard time starting and doing things. I need a good kick in the ass. Anyway, help. Ideas? I really can’t see a Doctor here, my problems are considered trivial, so I am really on my own.

Alright, due to medical recommendations, I’m removing animal products from my diet. I’m not going the unhealthy meat substitute route where you eat a bunch of gross processed mock-meat foods. I’ve been eating mostly fruit and veggies (variety of deep leafy greens, etc), making sure to get in B12, taking a vitamin supplement and tofu for protein. What cookbooks and recipes would you recommend for a vegan? Also, any opinions on raw foods?

Also, I’m worried about getting enough calcium, protein, etc. Any vegetables or anything raw that’s good for that?

my dad baught chicken breasts and he said it was okay to use 3 of of them for the dog.

does anyone have any good recipes for a good BARF/RAW or a healthy type meal for my dog :).. i’ve made a few before but my neighbour passed away and i don’t have the recipes anymore, i think a friend of hers took them.

anywho, does anyone have a few recipes they can suggest that can be done in a short time, i think i might mix in some dog food with the meal so it won’t confuse her. Eventually i might give her a healthy or BARF/RAW meal once a week when i’m done school. :)

thanks!
she’s a 4 1/2 yr old Lab about 55lbs. She gets a very good amount of exercise(2h 30mins walks with a ball), so something with a little more protein..
the first answerer well.. thing is.. i only have chicken breasts.. my dad is going to go back into town just to get all those things lol.
also this is just a one time thing for a while anyways.. this was kind of accidental since i asked my dad and he agreed..

the three chicken breasts are about 2 or 1 1/2 fists big (mine are small so lol 2 for me) i don’t know how much to feed her

I am eighteen years old and am approaching the 200 pound mark. Blah!
I am fully committed to losing 80-90 pounds, and need some help!!!
See, my family is filled with big people. We cook lots of rice and grew up used to eating large portions of food. I know I can change this, but living this way for my whole life has blurred me to what foods are healthy and what not.

I know that cake, cookies, sugary drinks, and pasta are out. I am okay with that.

So then, what should I eat? As far as meals for breakfast lunch and dinner? Am I allowed to have any low calorie snacks in between?
Let me know of some foods/meals that helped you lose weight!

[And I am following this diet plan with excersise as well]

And, what is everyone’s opinion on protein shakes? And when is best to drink them?

I want to give my Aunt a low fat Puerto Rican Diet plan for help. Any ideas.

6 small meals with a protein, veggie carb, and a fruit preferably. Thanks.

I’m going to try this diet/meal plan. Does anyone know if it is good for weight loss/fat loss?
-one bowl of plain Quaker rolled oats oatmeal or toast with peanut butter and fresh fruit for breakfast
-fresh fruit throughout the day, raw or in smoothie form with just ice
-raw/cooked vegetables for dinner
so basically all i’m eating is fruits and vegetable with a little bit of substantial carbs in the morning… will i lose a good amount of weight?
I’m 17 years old, about 130lbs, and have been vegetarian for over a year. Want to try vegan lifestyle now. I still eat beans, legumes, and nuts for protein.
so i just did a recent weigh-in and my current weight is 124lbs at 5’5", not 130…

I am raising her as a vegetarian and would like some healthy but yummy meal ideas for her. She eats one scrambled egg in the morning with whole wheat toast & fruit every morning, but for lunches & dinners I need some ideas. I cannot give her what I am eating as I am on a crash only veggie diet. Any ideas would be appreciated. Thanks.
I DON’T eat eggs but I do give them to her as she does need protein & she is too young for nuts.

I’m getting much better after only 5 practices (about 2 hours a day.) However I noticed sometimes my energy really slows me down! What should I eat? For breakfast I had a whole mango and some mini weight watchers cake thing with only 50 calories, 4g fiber, and 2 g of fat or something. I’m assuming this is definitely NOT enough but I do not like eating a lot for breakfast. Should I drink protein shake?

How do you get protein when your on a raw foods diet?

I don’t really need this question to be answered, but im writing this for people who need an answer. Ive seen many people say that lifting weights does burn fat, which is true but is not always the best option. The actual action of weight lifting doesn’t burn alot of fat, but more develops muscle. The muscle developed through weightlifting is what burns fat. The more muscle you have, the more energy you need to sustain performance. Even as you sit around, your muscle eat up energy to keep going, so a person with more muscle will be able to lose more fat and keep it off. If you are looking to only burn fat, the best option would be cardio, this includes jogging, swimming, bike riding, sports, and anything else that makes you huff and puff. But, most people want to also stay in shape. To stay in shape, you should do both cardio and gym workouts. Now, why would you want to do both if cardio can burn your fat anyways. Because the cardio will burn off your fat, and the workouts in the gym will also burn your fat, but at the same time develop muslce which will help you keep the fat off or burn more. Ive seen many people go from fat to skinny and become fat again because they have little muscle or think they can go back to eatting all sorts of crap because they got skinny. Eating healthy is extremely important. If your serious about losing weight and or gaining muscle you have to drop the fast food, infact, try to stop eating out all together, absolutely no sodas, and no cookies and yum yums. Also sports drinks are NO GOOD. sports drinks do not help you burn fat, they give you more carbs and calories to give you more energy to stay in the game longer….when working out, these carbs and calories undo what you are trying to do in the first place….and by sports drinks i also mean vitamin water. Water should be your only drink but another alternative to water is whey isolate (protein). Most people say eat meat and eat it alot when ur trying to lose weight…..WRONG. Meat also contains fat, the very substance you are trying to burn off. Whey isolate protein gives you lots of protein without the fat, calories, or carbs. The best thing is that its a powder you mix in with water, which can give you anywhere from 20 – 28 grams of protein per serving. Protein will help you rebuild your muscles faster and stronger. By faster I do not mean that you will be ripped the next day, it just means that you wont be as sore the day after you workout like most people are, also the protein will add a little more muscle to your body. When you workout, you basically create microtears in your muscles which are filled in when you rest, thats how you gain more muscle. The protein adds a little more and does it faster. Whey isolate gives you the protein of one whole chicken in about two servings….without the fat and grease. If you are looking to burn fat and keep it off, i would suggest working on a rotating schedule. Ill give you my schedule, since i play ultimate firsbee i have training sessions in which we run alot (cardio). So on mondays, wednesdays, and fridays, I have practice which is my cardio. On tuesdays, thrusdays, and saturdays i hit the gym and workout for about an hour and a half and then go swim laps for about an hour. Sunday I rest up and do no cardio or gym but it is good to go for a light jog in the morning so you dont feel sore all day because you already gave ur muscles a headstart. after every workout, whatever is may be, i drink whey isolate and make sure i get atleast 7 hours of sleep, i usually get around 8 or 9 though. To sumarize for people who dont wantt o read the whole thing i just wrote. If you want to burn fat, do cardio. If you want to gain muscle, hit the gym, if you want to burn fat and keep it off do cardio and gym. Drink lots of water, nothing but water and healthy food if you are serious. If you want to you may drink whey isolate after you workout because it helps you, but only whey which is low in fat, carbs, and calories which is called whey isolate 28. Also, make sure you stretch before you do anything, stretching makes sure your muscles are ready for what you are a bout to do and it also helps them keep up, thus helping you more. Also, warm up with cardio before you workout, i do a half a mile on the tredmill. The magic numbers for the gym are 3 sets, 10 reps each. Lifting means doing the movement with full force, but returning to starting position slowly, dont just lift fast and think youll burn for fat. Slow is good! When you are doing chest presses for example, push out hard but return to your stating position slowly, do nice full reps and youll feel a good burn. A good way to tell if your doing enough for yourself at the gym is to do push ups and sit ups after your done with everything. When your done with all your workouts, go off to the side and do 10 pushups, if you cant do 10 and you can normally then that means youve worked enough, if you can do it and feel a burn then try to push a bit harder, increase the reps by 2 or 3. If you can do good ones without a problem, find a routine where you cannot do them after. Same with sit ups, do them so you feel the burn. Also you will probably see some results in 3-4 weeks, such as loss of weight, some muscle definition but dont expect to see extremem results fast, it take dedication and willpower. Also, losing more than 3 pounds a week is unhealthy. Also, a very good thing to do is try to walk to places if possible, if the groceries are nearby then walk to the store, buy ur stuff and walk back home, the groceries are mini weights and you still get cardio….stuff like that. Nothing here comes easy, you have to work for it, hope this helps.
well i wrote this because as far as i know this stuff works both for me ad others and i know from my own experience that this works. I’m not gonna go into detail because im just looking to answer some questions ive been asked before…take what advice you can, u dont have to even take anything if u dont want
i agree that maybe my cardio warm up thing may not be correct but it has worked and again thats why i put it in here. As for the meat thing i can say yeah its true…eating lots of meat is not only unhealthy but your just putting on more fat, carbs, and calories. Obviously eat some meat but finding alternatives is much better, like i said about the protein isolate. You get protein just without the bad stuff. Ive tried the whole meat thing and i lost much less weight then I did when i didnt eat as much meat.
it is true that changing the weights and reps result in different things but my numbers are just a start, you should develop your own number. I used 3/10 when i first started, I do more than that now

What are the pros & cons of being on either one? Right now I’m on a raw food diet & have now lost 8 lbs in 6 weeks. My friend is on a protein rich diet and has lost 20 lbs in two months.

My wife and I have not had steak for a few weeks. Last night we had steak (cooked perfectly medium by me, I might add) and a big salad. We eat mostly chicken. After eating we both had tons of energy and felt great. I wonder if we were low on Iron or Protein from eating mostly chicken?
The salad base was spinich, the rest was typical veggies. No bread. And of course the steak by itself.

Breakfast- 1 piece of whole grain wheat bread and a cuties mandarine orange

Lunch-2 cups progresso heart healhty reduced sodium minestrone soup

Snack-probably veggies(I have this little snack pack that’s amazing :P) or pinapple and grapes

DInner- I don’t know yet :( Something like a morning star product so I can get more protein, and almonds (:

Thoughts? Should I add the pinapple and grapes to lunch and then just have the veggie pack for snack, or vise versa?
I’m a vegetarian btw

5’7 1/2"
147-152lbs
Not trying to lose weight, but eat healthier
You should have seen me before. Chcolate and Ruffles chips and peanut butter and white bread and ugh, so much junk xD

okay tomorrow is my day off of exercise.
I do this 5 times a week: run 6.5-7.5 miles, 200 crunches/leg lifts.

today I ran 4 miles on elliptical levels 6-8 in 32 minutes.
ran 3.2 miles on treadmill in 25 minutes
and I walked 1 mile
200 crunches/leg lifts.

I also ate about 1520 calories
but for tomorrow i dont want as many carbs because im not working out…so is this healthy?

b:
-whole wheat high fiber low carb wrap
-60 cal egg whites
-kiwi

s:
carrots

l:
whole wheat wrap low carb with lean turkey, tomato, spinach.
clif z bar
apple
oikos plain greek yogurt

s:
3/4 cup kashi crisp nugget cereal (55 calories)

d:
-1 cup kashi go lean (high fiber/protein)
-veggie burger with light laughing cow cheese
-broccoli
-apple/kiwi/strawberries

d:
kashi cookie

and that would be a total of 1410 calories.
is that healthy for a day off of exercise?
i am 18, 5’5”, and 101 lbs.

thank you.
is it too many carbs? or …???
-

I want to be prepared for the xcountry meet this Saturday in 8:00 AM. I’m in a good shape and looking forward to the meet. But I don’t know what to eat before and after a race.

What should I be eating from now on til then, and when should I eat energy bars? (protein and carb) I need to get my time faster below 20:00. (my time is 20:58) ty!
it’s a 3 mile race with 2 uphills and more downhills!

I recently broke my jaw and my mouth is wired shut. It has been a week and I’ve been living on milkshakes and protein shakes. I am really tired of this and they are starting to make me sick. Does anyone have any tips as to any other liquid foods i might be able to try?

I think I have problems digesting foods like chicken, beef, cheese, and bread. I’m looking into a diet that is easy to digest, but I can still get all the nutrients I need. I hate feeling too full to be active. What foods are easy to digest, yet contain enough protein to live heathily?

Okay I am going to try and run 4-5 miles tomorrow, crunches, leg lifts, toning videos. but I don’t know if it will happen FOR SURE because of christmas. but Im going to try.

So Ill wake up late and for lunch, which choice should I have?

1. Kashi oatmeal (8 grams protein, 150 cals), Kashi cereal with skim milk (180 cal, 13 gram protein), 3 egg whites, one pear, one small apple. And a granola bar before I run and stuff.
so that will be 630 calories. and I wont eat again until dinner.

2. Chicken veggie patty (80 cal), 1/2 cup brown rice (150 cal), one pear, one small apple, Kashi go lean bar (150 cal), 1 cup steamed broccoli.

I know the second sounds healthier, but would the first be all that bad? it has so much protein. but is it too many carbs?

because for dinner, I know I am having amy’s organic veggie lasagna, 1 cup green beans, one pear, one small apple.
so I dont want too many carbs..but the brown rice has so many carbs.

gosh, just please help me out. pleasepleaseplease

im 17, 5’5”, and 110 lbs.

I’m an avid exerciser who does lots of weight training. I also find it challenging to get all my greens since I’m not really a very big fan of them.

I have been using Nature’s Plus Fruitein with green foods, but some time after I bought it, I noticed it contains bee pollen. So, since I don’t like to waste (and spent ), I decided to finish the container. Now that it’s just about gone I’m looking for a replacement product that does not contain any animal products. I like the idea of there being both greens and protein in one because I’m cheap and don’t want to buy two different things.

Anyone have any recommendations? Brands? Links are super cool. Thanks in advance all!

Okay I am going to try and run 4-5 miles tomorrow, crunches, leg lifts, toning videos. but I don’t know if it will happen FOR SURE because of christmas. but Im going to try.

So Ill wake up late and for lunch, which choice should I have?

1. Kashi oatmeal (8 grams protein, 150 cals), Kashi cereal with skim milk (180 cal, 13 gram protein), 3 egg whites, one pear, one small apple. And a granola bar before I run and stuff.
so that will be 630 calories. and I wont eat again until dinner.

2. Chicken veggie patty (80 cal), 1/2 cup brown rice (150 cal), one pear, one small apple, Kashi go lean bar (150 cal), 1 cup steamed broccoli.

I know the second sounds healthier, but would the first be all that bad? it has so much protein. but is it too many carbs?

because for dinner, I know I am having amy’s organic veggie lasagna, 1 cup green beans, one pear, one small apple.
so I dont want too many carbs..but the brown rice has so many carbs.

gosh, just please help me out. pleasepleaseplease

im 17, 5’5”, and 110 lbs.

im 16 5,7 125pounds and i can bench 140. i workout everyday run evry other day and lift evry other day. i normaly eat between 1700-1850 calories. sometimes up to 2200 and sometimes down to 1500. do i get enough food ? my meals i mostly as much protein as i can get and low calories. there hardly ever any candy or sweets in it to.

i used to only eat like 800 calories a day,and i finally lost all my weight over a long period of time,and now im 5’2 and weigh
100 pounds and im staying that weight,and i sorta am staying,i drink a lot of diet drinks though,and a lot of water,but now i feel fat for some reason because im eating around a little more than 1000 calories a day but i have a lot of energy eating like this.
heres my eating schedule:
breakfast:packet oatmeal,whole wheat,granola bar,with a lot of protein,1/2 cup of fiber cereal,and some grapes,soon swtiching to strawberries.
lunchh:calorie pack,and an orange,because i dont have a lot of time to eat at school.
get back from school:
i usually go out to eat like subway,and i
dont add any mayo and stuff,just the healthy
green stuff.
snack:skim cheese,or tuna fishh.
but that ones late at night.
i eat based on the 3 hours a day diet,
when you eat every three hours,and im staying
my weight sorta,but will i keep this weight.
is it bad to eat sugar free things at night

I’m trying to lose FAT, im 16 years old, 5 feet 6", and weigh 145 lb. My BMI is normal, but I have a belly, thats super ‘un-toned’. I need to get rid of the far around the waist, and the fat around the pectorial area.

I’m exercising on the treadmill, and pushups, crunches etc…

What are some foods that are high in fibre, and protein and should be consumed on a daily basis?.

I dont know if I should have carbs, because of the rumor that they’ll turn into fat, i wana burn fat, not carbs..
______________________________________…
Today’s plan:

11:00 am -20 min cardio on treadmill
(BREAKFAST) 11:30 am – 2 weetabix with low fat milk

12:00 pm – 1 medium banana

(LUNCH) 2:00 pm – 100g mixed green veg’s including brocolli, cauliflower, green beans…..and 2 cups pulses soup

3:30 pm – 20 min cardio on treadmill

5:00 – 1 Apple

6:00 – 20 min cardio on treadmill

(DINNER) – 2 chicken breasts…50g brocolli, 8 strawberries

——-8 glasses of water)——–