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Originally Posted by ajblaise
Hmm I never thought about it much, I can eat whatever the I want and won't get fat, WTF is a diet?
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everyone has a diet, a lot of people use it to refer to a specific diet, like to lose weight, but everyone has one, even if that's pizza and icecream.
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Originally Posted by Little Linguist
Hmm - I'm on a diet right now, but I don't know if it is very healthy. I eat mostly fruits and veggies, with some dairy products and protein bars (again, I don't know if this is healthy) for low-calorie protein.
For example:
Breakfast: Protein bar, 500 ml milk
Snack: 1 pear
In between: 1 L water
Lunch: Protein bar, 1 apple, 1 pear (sometimes I have 300 ml yogurt with a cut up apple and pear)
In between: 1 L water
Snack: Salad with dressing
In between: 1 L water
Dinner: Salad with dressing and fruit
In between: 1 L water
Yeah. So. Heh. *shrugs* Seems to be working so far.
Then I will have 'real' protein with fish or something three times a week. That would be for lunch or dinner with salad.
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<not a dietician>
im not sure what your body weight is, but you may be drinking too much water, which is actually bad for you. you can get hyponatremia and dilute the sodium content in your body tissue, although since you spread it out that probably wont happen, you should know that it is possible to drink too much.
i would suggest trying to vary your protein intake instead of only protein bars. 1 a day is probably fine, but if you're really stuck on time try mixing it up with whey powder, or chicken or turkey.
you eat plenty of fruit and veggies, which is usually where most americans really suck at, so that's good. only thing i would add is some complex carbohydrates right before the busy part of your day (even while on a diet, it's good to get some) i like whole grain bagels or breads for this since they also have a lot of fiber , and since you're a female, some more dairy would also be a really good idea.
as always, whenever youre only eating a limited variety of food, take a multivitamin!
make sure you're eating enough calories too--never below your BMR, or your metabolism will slow down and your body will process lean body mass just as much as it processes fat. stick to your BMR and then add in excercise if you want to create a caloric deficit.