I am no dietician but have tried enough diets to understand its benefits and harmful effects.
For instance, the General Motors diet..some of my friends swear by it. My friends who are in the airline industry or into modelling claim they follow this diet when they have to quickly lose weight for a shoot or an event. Well I have tried it and have been unable to go beyond day 2 which is only veggies, the first day is only fruits. I have had severe acid reflux, a nasty headache both days and an overly irritable mood!
So for my 30 day challenge I am eating only home cooked meals with certain restrictions like no alcohol, fried food, ice-creams or sweets, no processed foods etc.
For now I don't know if this is an effective weight loss solution but I can definitely tell you that it is very healthy. Also I am sure there will be weight loss. I am also adding exercise to my regime atleast 40mins a day 5-6 times a week.
So my meal plans are as follows:
Breakfast - I am not a breakfast person so can go without having breakfast and this is the most unhealthiest thing you can do so eat something! I like to eat a banana or a banana-strawberry smoothie with yogurt or 1/4 cup milk.
Green tea with no milk or sugar
Mid-morning snack - Fruit - apple/pear/melon or Soy Milk
Lunch - Salad (Baby Spring mix - lettuce & spinach, shredded carrots, cranberries, sunflower seeds, 4-6 baked croutons (optional) with low fat vinaigrette dressing) OR
1 small Baked Chicken breast with grilled veggies (asparagus, zucchini etc.) OR
Dal, 2 whole wheat roti's with no oil, any Indian veggies (Cauliflower, cabbage etc.) and low fat yogurt OR
Whole Wheat pita Sandwich (recipe in notes) OR
Idlis with sambar (Indian breakfast dish)
Green tea with no milk or sugar
Evening snack - If I have a salad I get hungry by 6pm so I eat a fruit or plain fat free pop-corn or Edamame
Dinner - Salad with grilled chicken breast/fish OR
Stir fried veggies
Dal, 1 roti, vegetable or beans OR
Soups and grilled chicken breast/fish
Walking or gym (cardio) 40 mins a day five times a week atleast!
Notes:
If I crave rice I will have a small bowl of rice but eat more dal & Veggies OR make Fried rice with lotsa veggies (I don't like brown rice)
I love to eat bulgar salad (broken wheat) or Daliya
If I want to eat bread I will eat brown bread sandwich once in a while with avocado and alpha alpha sprouts with low fat whipped cream cheese (optional)
OR make a chicken salad pita pocket sandwich (boil chicken breast & shred, add salt,pepper, garlic powder, green onions and celery chopped, add 1 tbspn low fat mayonnaise mixed with 1 tbspn yogurt and mix well. Stuff in whole wheat pita bread).
If you don't find garlic powder just add plain finely chopped garlic.
For salad dressing you can mix olive oil, fresh orange/lemon juice,orange/lemon zest, salt & pepper it tastes good.
For instance, the General Motors diet..some of my friends swear by it. My friends who are in the airline industry or into modelling claim they follow this diet when they have to quickly lose weight for a shoot or an event. Well I have tried it and have been unable to go beyond day 2 which is only veggies, the first day is only fruits. I have had severe acid reflux, a nasty headache both days and an overly irritable mood!
So for my 30 day challenge I am eating only home cooked meals with certain restrictions like no alcohol, fried food, ice-creams or sweets, no processed foods etc.
For now I don't know if this is an effective weight loss solution but I can definitely tell you that it is very healthy. Also I am sure there will be weight loss. I am also adding exercise to my regime atleast 40mins a day 5-6 times a week.
So my meal plans are as follows:
Breakfast - I am not a breakfast person so can go without having breakfast and this is the most unhealthiest thing you can do so eat something! I like to eat a banana or a banana-strawberry smoothie with yogurt or 1/4 cup milk.
Green tea with no milk or sugar
Mid-morning snack - Fruit - apple/pear/melon or Soy Milk
Lunch - Salad (Baby Spring mix - lettuce & spinach, shredded carrots, cranberries, sunflower seeds, 4-6 baked croutons (optional) with low fat vinaigrette dressing) OR
1 small Baked Chicken breast with grilled veggies (asparagus, zucchini etc.) OR
Dal, 2 whole wheat roti's with no oil, any Indian veggies (Cauliflower, cabbage etc.) and low fat yogurt OR
Whole Wheat pita Sandwich (recipe in notes) OR
Idlis with sambar (Indian breakfast dish)
Green tea with no milk or sugar
Evening snack - If I have a salad I get hungry by 6pm so I eat a fruit or plain fat free pop-corn or Edamame
Dinner - Salad with grilled chicken breast/fish OR
Stir fried veggies
Dal, 1 roti, vegetable or beans OR
Soups and grilled chicken breast/fish
Walking or gym (cardio) 40 mins a day five times a week atleast!
Notes:
If I crave rice I will have a small bowl of rice but eat more dal & Veggies OR make Fried rice with lotsa veggies (I don't like brown rice)
I love to eat bulgar salad (broken wheat) or Daliya
If I want to eat bread I will eat brown bread sandwich once in a while with avocado and alpha alpha sprouts with low fat whipped cream cheese (optional)
OR make a chicken salad pita pocket sandwich (boil chicken breast & shred, add salt,pepper, garlic powder, green onions and celery chopped, add 1 tbspn low fat mayonnaise mixed with 1 tbspn yogurt and mix well. Stuff in whole wheat pita bread).
If you don't find garlic powder just add plain finely chopped garlic.
For salad dressing you can mix olive oil, fresh orange/lemon juice,orange/lemon zest, salt & pepper it tastes good.
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