Diet Help

[ScottDowney]

Hey guys and gals,

During my last weigh in I tipped the scales at a whopping 23 stone 10lbs (151kgs) and seeing the scales (Heavyweight scales that only weigh 4lb over my weight) bounce that far up the range drove me to start dieting.

Ive always been big, but Ive pretty much always been fat with it......Im not obese and cant move, but would like to be a little lighter and pack the rest on in muscle.

Anyway, I began a healthy (well, healthier) diet plan a few weeks ago and was looking for some input from you guys.

I started by regulating my eating, attempting to eat between 3-6 times per day more if I can, but all in reduced portions.

Im trying to eat to a proper schedule
10am: Cereal and fruit (usually bannana or apple)
12pm: 2-3 chicken/turkey breasts (skinless & Boneless) with salad, grilled with olive oil
2pm: Bannana protein & amino complex (some stuff my mate gave to me)
4pm: Chicken/Turkey/Tuna salad on wholemeal with light mayonaise (4 slices of medium wholemeal loaf/2-3 chicken or turkey breats or 1 tin of tuna chunks in brine)
6-8pm: Plain skinless/boneless chicken plain (around 300gms)

I dont have any scales so I have no idea of my bwt, but Ive dropped 2 jean sizes over the course of 2 months and have lost body-mass also.

Im taking a relatively small amount of vit C (1000mgs) and glucosamine sulphate for my joints.

Im attempting to get my bodyweight down slowly to around the 125kg - 130kg mark and stay there!

Any advice would be greatly appreciated

[Jesse Snadden]

I recently decided to be strict about what I eat too.
Found these cheap turkey burgers at the groceries. 0 carbs, 4g fat and 22g protein per burger. Ate 4 a few minutes ago. Who say's dieting sucks.

Good luck with the diet.

[ScottDowney]

I always thought the dieting sucked, but Im rather enjoying salads and fruit!!!

I spice up plain turkey breasts and make my own burgers...with a little slice of processed cheese :EP:

[Morgan Guthner]

If you're into watching what you eat I'd suggest a book that should be in everyone's library - "The Complete Book of Food Counts" by Corinne T. Netzer. It lists just about every food item out there in cals, prot, carbs, fat, chol, sod and fiber. Got mine for $7.99 at the local book store.

[Jacob Sauter]

You can also go to www.fitday.com or I use www.nutritiondata.com (in an excel file). Fitday has a journal type setup, where it counts and tracks your progress. Both are free.

Scott, I would also up your Vit C to around 8000+mg a day to support collagen synthesis. Take it several times a day because it is water soluble. I would also add some protein into the first meal, whether it be eggs or whey. You have been asleep for 7+ hours without protein, and a fast source would be best.

[Jesse Snadden]

Scott, I would also up your Vit C to around 8000+mg a day to support collagen synthesis

Wow thats news to me !!

[ScottDowney]

Thanks Morgan

I used to consume around 3-5000mgs of vit c a day, but I'll up the amount shortly.

Ive been thinking about adding protein into my first meal...I down a protein drink after my breakfast!!

Thanks again guys

[Jacob Sauter]

Collagen fibers are made up of fibrils called tropocollagen. Each tropocollagen fibril is made up of three procollagen fibrils. Before three procollagen fibrils can be intertwined to make one tropocollagen fibril, they must be hydroxylated. Vitamin C aids in the process of hydroxylation.

So it goes from...

Procollagen------>Tropocollagen------>Collagen fibers------>Connective tissue

Without Vitamin C, the first step here never occurs, and collagen synthesis is held up.

And a protein drink should be fine right after or for breakfast.

[ScottDowney]

I need to buy some more vitamin C already!!!!!