I’m dying to lose some fat >.<?
Used to be an avid Gym-goer, now due to World of Warcarft and an insane price hike (turned 18 :x) can no longer go to the gym. I’ve been cutting down on foods lately, no more sodas, and i generally snack on home-made noodles with veg, or rixe in soya sauce.
Any tips on good foods for getting rid of fat? Stuff that’s filling and low caloried ofc ^^
October 23rd, 2010 at 3:33 am
John McDougall, MD
John McDougall has two formal dietary plans that he recommends: the 21-Day Diet and the McDougal Plan for Maximum Weight Loss (MWL). Both of these plans are nearly vegan, based solely on grains, vegetables, fruits, and beans. The MWL plan is for those persons with stubborn weight problems that don’t respond to the 21-day diet and severely limits consumption of grain products other than grains cooked whole — even bread made from whole wheat is eliminated.
Food Guidelines
DON’T EAT:
Milk (for cereal or cooking)
Milk (as beverage)
Butter
Cheese
Cottage cheese
Yogurt
Sour cream
Ice cream
Eggs (in cooking)
Eggs (for eating)
Meat, poultry, fish
Mayonnaise
Vegetable oils (for pans)
Vegetable oils (in recipes)
White rice (refined)
White flour (refined)
Refined and sugar-coated cereals
Coconut
Coffee, decaffeinated coffee, and black teas
Colas and un-colas
NOT ALLOWED ON THE DIET, BUT ALLOWABLE OCCASIONALLY AFTERWARD:
These high-fat plant foods (high in natural vegetable oils) can be used occasionally and/or in small amounts after you have completed the diet and regained your health and appearance.
Soybeans
Soybean derivatives (tofu, tempeh, miso, high-fat soy milk)
Nuts and nut butters
Seeds
Olives
Avocado
McDougall Program for Maximum Weight Loss
Foods you should eat
All whole grains and whole-grain cereals, such as brown rice, corn, oatmeal, barley, millet, and wheat berries; many packaged grain cereals, puffed grains, and other healthful cereals.
Squashes, such as acorn, butternut, buttercup, pumpkin, and zucchini.
Root vegetables, such as potatoes, sweet potatoes, and yams.
Legumes, such as peas, split peas, black-eyed peas, string beans, and such beans as chick-peas, lentils, and adzuki, navy, pinto, and black beans.
Green and yellow vegetables, such as collard greens, broccoli, kale, mustard greens, cabbage, various types of lettuce, and watercress; celery, cauliflower, carrots, and asparagus, and tomato.
Fruit, such as apples, bananas, berries, grapefruit, oranges, peaches, and pears. (Limited to two servings per day.)
For most people, simple sugars, salt, and spices used sparingly at the table rather than in cooking.
Avoid the following:
All red meat, including beef pork, and lamb. All are rich in fat, cholesterol, and other harmful constituents.
All poultry and fish. Poultry has about the same amount of cholesterol as red meat, while fish varies, depending on the type. Some fish are higher in cholesterol than red meat, others lower.
All dairy products, including milk, yogurt, and cheese. All are loaded with fat and cholesterol. Low-fat dairy products are not recommended because of potential health hazards, including allergies, childhood diabetes, arthritis, and lactose intolerance.
All oil, including olive, safflower, peanut, and corn oil. Oil is simply a liquid form of fat.
All eggs. Eggs are abundant in fat and cholesterol.
Nuts, seeds, avocados, olives, and soybean products (including tofu, soy cheese, and soy milk). Soybean products are high in fat, unless they have been specially processed (low-fat varieties are also not recommended).
All dried fruit and fruit juices
All flour products, such as breads, bagels, and pretzels. The less a food is processed the better it is for weight loss. Flour products are composed of fragments of grain, or relatively small particles, which increase absorption and slow weight loss.
October 23rd, 2010 at 4:09 am
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October 23rd, 2010 at 4:19 am
alright i feel your pain…i’m a college student and am a calorie counting nazi so here’s what i eat that’s low budget and helps me lose weight
easy mac–220 calories
granola bars–200 calories
cup of noodles–400 calories
egg whites–almost none ~20/egg
skim milk–80 calories
cheerios–100 calories
coffee/tea–none (black)
while these foods are processed for the most part, at the end of the day its the amount of calories you put in and take out taht matters. eating carbs and no fat can still cause weight gain cause after too much carb intake, your body treats it as fat. i’m not saying that these foods are healthy per se but they tend to be low in calories and can be beneficial when trying to lose weight. you don’t need a gym to lose weight. you can exert resistance through your body for weight training and running/walking can be done without machines…hope this helps