I've chosen to eat a serving of kashi go lean w almond mink for breakfast; vegetables, fruit and almonds for lunches; with normal, not worry too much about it, dinners!
The easiest way to start was just drink water whenever I can and eat some almonds/nuts/pork rinds (chicharrones) or fruit/vegetables as a snack whenever I felt hungry but didn't have time to eat a decent meal.
I went to my local farmers market and tried and tasted several of the fruits and vegetables (especially the vegetables) looking for stuff I liked since I wasn't raised on a healthy diet and wanted to rectify that.
The rest of my diet is basically diabetic/keto friendly due to my Dad having type-2 diabetes and it making things much more convenient for everyone else.
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I can do some of that. But I only have whatever my dining center has to offer. So far I have started working out more, drinking more water, and trying not to eat as many carbs or other bad things.
Only drink water as your main beverage. Black coffee with no sugar, Smaller but more frequent meals will speed up your metabolism which would burn more fat. If you just can't fit a lot of meals into your day (I can't) then simplify your meals with the basics like protein and vegetables. They'll be nutritious while keeping you full. What does your dining center serve for breakfast?
Breakfast they have bacon or sausage or ham depending on day, eggs, some sort of potatoes (home fries, hash brown, tater tots), and some sort of bread thing (French toast, pancakes). They also have fruits, and yogurt stuff
Go to a nutritionist, learn how to eat healthy and do exercise...the first month will be a PITA but once you adapt and see benefits, it's rewarding and you'll feel much better with yourself.
Sausage, ham, and eggs are good. Try and only have one of the 2 a day with your eggs instead of both. If the potatoes are fried then stay away from them. Eat any fruit that you would like since you're not really a fan. I would try and cut the yogurt out if you could. The dairy would just make you bloated and the sugar that's normally added in is unnecessary.
This semester I've joined two exercise classes and I've eliminated soda unless for special occasions. I've found the easiest way to exercise is to find someone else do it with you, that way you can encourage each-other to exercise harder and more often, plus it makes exercise more fun. And make sure to eat smaller meals more often to keep a steady metabolism in check.
Check your physical education dept for an electrolysis machine to find out your Body-Mass-Index. That'll tell you your fat percentage which is a lot more useful than total weight. After all, you might end up losing 3lb of fat but gaining 4lb of muscle. But the electrolysis machine will tell you exactly how much fat you have in your body which is a lot more accurate. I'm sure your school nurse won't mind either.
Strongly suggest you get MyFitnessPal app. Helps keep track of your calories throughout the day and shows how much nutrients you should be consuming. Helped me develop healthier eating habits and now I'm nowhere near as heavy as I used to be at the beginning of the year.
Try reading Mark Bitman's book Food Matters. I tried his eating changes gradually and felt great and lost 35 pounds with no gym routines or any extra exercise. Only thing is you have to cook real food. It's easy recipes. Really easy mostly.
Eat right and work out. Don't just do cardio, lift. Build muscle and speed up your metabolism. While it's calories in vs calories out, you will feel a lot happier. If you need to cut in a jiffy, HIIT is your friend.
When I was in a dorm we had a communal kitchen where we can cook. If I could go back I have a bunch of ideas to make food in a dorm setting. One is getting a toaster oven. The other is a glass convection tabletop oven.
My simple minded method for keeping my weight down: Get a scale
(can be a $10 one) and weigh yourself at approx the same time every day. I found it convenient to do it right before bathing. It became a habit. If I see a trend upwards it triggers a reaction of "Do I really want that high calorie item?". Sometimes I do, but usually I don't. This has worked for me for years.
@Cspirou is correct, you can’t exercise your way out of a bad diet.
Drink water almost exclusively, you’d be amazed how much you can lose by not drinking soda. Though that depends on how much you drink now
Other than that, portion control is the best way to go, don’t eat till your stuffed, eat till your satisfied. The easiest to do that is to eat slower, and drink a glass of water before every meal. Otherwise, sticking to real food, less processed, is a good idea too
As to your restricted choices at college, you can try and eat smaller portions of it. Just because you are served something, you don't have to eat all of it. Better to throw some in the trash if need be.
As an extra benefit, water is super good for you, specially your skin! Drinking enough water is probably the best thing you can do for your biggest organ actually, even above using sun screen every day
Well that's good because i don't use sunscreen unless i go to the beach or something...
I can generally find something realitivly healthy. For lunch i had grilled salmon and garlic potatoes, dinner pork and mashed sweet potatoes.
My #1 tip would be reducing your sugar intake. I cut my refined sugar consumption to the bare minimum (incidental only, like in peanut butter) and lost 15-20 lbs without trying at all or doing anything else differently. Much less hungry throughout the day. Also, if you have room for a door frame chin-up bar, buy one and use it!
Additionally you can do some light exercises before you go to work or school. Some light weights (2 or 5 kilos) and do some stretching every day. A flexible body is stronger...
No sweets. No booze. Watch your saturated fat intake. Determine what it should be (look on the American Heart Association website), and monitor it closely. Best luck!
Don't eat desert for breakfast. Its amazing how in the US we define breakfast with carbs and sugar. Cut that out, and you'll be way ahead of the game...
Start eating salads, with non-iceberg lettuce preferably. And make sure whatever you "dress" the salad with doesn't have sugar in it (Bye bye store bought dressings). Add meat and cheese and fruit and nuts. Play around with it. And teach yourself to like apples. They are great for you and easy to find all year round...
lol to someone that doesnt eat alot of veggies any vegetable will probably taste bad. learn to love spinach. when it comes to veggies the leafier and the greener the better. also, fruit might be better than eating garbage, but i always call it natures candy, veggies are way better for you
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