Sample Weight Loss Diet for Women

Here is a sample balanced weight loss menu for an average woman, non-athletic who weighs 150 lbs, stands at 5'6" tall, has a fair activity level, no food allergies and no medical history of any disease such as cancer, diabetes, heart conditions or metabolic syndrome.

Total Calories = 1700
Total Carbs = 275 g
Total Fat = 35 g
Total Protein = 76 g

Breakfast:
1 c. All Bran
8 oz . Skim Milk
1/2 c. blueberries

Snack: 1 Apple and 4 oz. fruit yogurt

Lunch: Shrimp Salad
3 oz. Shrimp
1 TBsp. light mayo
some chopped onions
1 TBsp. Olive Oil
1/2 c. lettuce
2 slices rye bread

Snack:
2 cubic inches of cheddar cheese
1/2 c. broccoli
2 TBsp French diet salad dressing

Dinner:
250 grams Mashed Potatoes (with 1 c. skim milk)
1 TBsp thousand Island dressing
1/2 c. lettuce
Turkey Chilli - see list

1. 3 oz. ground turkey
2. 1/2 can tomatoes
3. 2 oz. pinto beans (cooked)
   
4. 2 oz. kidney beans (cooked)
5. chilli powder and some onions

Snack:
1 Wedge of Cantaloupe
1 Kiwi fruit
1/2 cup low fat vanilla ice cream


Drink at least 3 litres of water a day or more if needed. Don't drink from plastic bottles that give off the bad toxin stuff called BPA.
Tell your males friends that BPAs may also cause male breast tissue.

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Diet Myths Busted - Don't Eat After 6 PM to Lose Weight

Don't Eat After 6 PM to Lose Weight

Pros: You will lose weight. You'll cut your calories, if you don't make up for them during the morning or afternoon. You'll get your body use to not eating after 6 PM, which normally makes you more head strong.

Cons: To create an anabolic environment in order to promote fat loss, you must feed your muscles every 2-3 hours. Fat loss is different from weight loss. Weight loss is a general term that means your losing body weight. The type of body weight that you want to lose is not muscle.

Not eating past 6 PM, can work for a short while, if you want to quickly lose a few pounds. However, not eating after 6 PM, until you wake up the next morning, in the long run will notably cause muscle breakdown, which may lead to your fat loss coming to a stop. You don't want to sabotage yourself in the long run. Your body does not like trickery and with every wild thing you throw at it, be prepared to feel the homeostatic compensation of your games. There are many different ways to drop weight without losing fat and the smartest diet strategy is to keep things progressive and time the way you lose weight.

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