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Question: Is this a good diet for weight loss + toning muscle?

(Posted by: Chris H on 2010-03-17 15:37:42)

Hey, i was just wondering weather or not the diet of brown bread, rice and chicken would be good for a diet which purpose is too loose weight, tone muscle? I shall be taking protein shakes after each workout, so this would count as a meal replacement..

Posted by: jheatha on 2010-03-17, 15:44:29

This is ridiculous. I'm sorry, but it is. If you really want to lose weight and tone muscle, you need to make a life change, it's not a "diet ". If you even end up sticking to this "diet ", and you get the results you want, you won't keep it. You'll end up gaining weight. Are you going to do this "diet " for the rest of your life? No, no one would do that. You need to incorporate a healthy eating lifestyle into your life. Whole grains are great! Chicken is a great source of protein! Don't get me started on protein shakes. Take em if you wanna gain weight is all I have to say. You need vegetables, fruits, some good dairy for lean protein, and water water water. If this is what you really want, you really have to get serious about it. There is no way this would work long term. Just be smart about it, you can do it!

Posted by: Tiktaalik on 2010-03-17, 15:39:31

Good luck actually sticking to it. Start on Sunday and I guarantee by Wednesday you'll be wolfing down chips.

Posted by: D.J Ayla on 2010-03-17, 15:40:35

Yh.... stay away from high calorie food in order to loos the weight... pumping weights will defo tone u up...takes time tho

Posted by: Charli on 2010-03-17, 15:57:18

There's absolutely no need for such a bland, boring diet. You can lose weight and enjoy food at the sam time, you just need to be more careful about it. To get lean and 'toned': Losing 1-2lbs a week is the best way to go. This way, you are losing mostly fat, rather than water and muscle. Faster weight loss is not better, nor is it sustainable. Diet should be what you look at first for weight loss- this is what will enable you to drop fat. Try a balanced diet made up of mostly natural whole foods, with high protein, moderate carbs and moderate fats. You need to know how many calories you burn- you can use an online calculator for a rough estimate. Aim for 10-20% calories fewer than you burn daily (too large a deficit will be counterproductive in the longer term). Don't worry about complicated diets or cutting things out. You can enjoy anything in moderation, as long as the majority of your diet is healthy. Base your meals around: Lean protein (e.g. chicken, tuna, lean beef, fat-free cottage cheese, egg whites) Wholegrains (e.g. wholewheat bread, oats, bran cereals, rice) Healthy fats (e.g. nuts, seeds, olive oil, avocado, salmon, whole eggs, flaxseed) Fruit and veg And drink lots of water. Get at least 1g protein/ lb bodyweight to preserve lean mass and at least 0.35g fat/ lb for healthy hormone function. Meal timing doesn't really matter- aim to get protein and carbs before and after working out, and then it's down to your own schedule how you fit in other meals. Second in importance to diet, is heavy resistance training- this is what will allow you to preserve muscle so you look 'toned' and defined once you've dropped the fat (rather than just a smaller version of how you look now, with the same bits you're unhappy with). More muscle also means a higher metabolism, so you definitely want to hold on to, or increase the muscle base you have, for fat loss. You need to work ALL your major muscle groups- you can't spot reduce. Do this sort of training 3-4 times a week. A good place to start could be: -Three days a week doing full-body workouts. Leave at least a day between each workout. -OR four days a week alternating upper and lower body. Don't work out more than two days in a row if possible. Then you can look at extras like cardio to help create a calorie deficit. But cardio is by far the least important of these three, and you can lose fat effectively without it. Make sure you're getting at least one rest day a week with no exercise at all. Focus on losing inches/ dress sizes rather than actual scale weight- it's how slim you look that matters, not how little you weigh.

Posted by: VidaMay on 2010-03-20, 10:40:55

A diet doesn't tone muscle - exercise tones muscle! An active lifestyle, incorporating lots of exercise, burns more calories and so leads to weight loss and muscle toning - you know it makes sense. Any diet that limits your food groups or replaces food with shakes can offer a quick start to weight loss and encourage you into a healthier lifestyle. Yes, the likes of slim fast, the cambridge weight plan and drop weight can help at the start, but you need to find long term balance.