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Thank you very muchOriginally Posted by wj4
Replace white rice and bread with brown rice and whole grain/wheat bread. I still consume white rice with fish at school 2-3 times a week. But other than that, I do go for the brown rice when available.Originally Posted by Laced Up Jordans
Can anyone hook it up on what stuff to eat if your dieting? What kind of stuff I should look for, what kinda stuff I should stay away from? What would be a good replacement for white rice (Im Filipino, so giving up rice is hard to do). RECIPES?
Do the obvious...avoid fast food, fried food, junk food, soda, etc. I try to eat fish and white meats. I'll have steaks once in a while, but not on a regular basis anymore.
Good fats include nuts, peanut butter, avocado.
Try to consume based on your BMR if you want to maintain your weight, a bit less if you wanna lose weight, or a bit more if you want to gain weight.
I replaced regular milk with fat free milk.
My snacks include all sorts of fruits and a trail mix I made myself with almonds, raisins, and cranberries.
For the last 2 weeks I've been living at Starbucks doing work for school and I do try to make sensible choices, ie tall skinny vanilla latter or hot chocolate with fat free milk, sugar free vanilla syrup, and 1 pump of chocolate instead of the normal 3. I swear I cannot taste the diff
Would eating around 1500-2000 calories a day and doing cardio for 40 minutes 5-6 days a week with a little light weights 2-3 days be a good thing?
And can anyone clarify the difference between saturated and trans fat?