Is my diet and exerscise plan good?!
Question:
Is my diet and exerscise plan good?
Breakfast: Slim fast Shake, Green Tea, Bottle of Water
Lunch: Slimfast Shake, Mixed Veggies, Celery, Green Tea, Water
Dinner: Grilled Chicken, Mixed Veggies, Sweet Potato, Celery, Water, Green Tea
Exercise: 1 hour of Elliptical
I also take a multivitamin!
Answers:
I'm sorry, but that is not a good diet. It is not balanced in any way. You need more protein, fruits, healthy fats and fiber in your diet. It is a good idea to reference the new edition of the food pyramid for a healthy balanced diet. Also, your exercise plan is not ideal. You need to mix up your work out in order to work different muscle groups. Try something like this for example:
Breakfast: 2 egg-white veggie omlet OR Shredded Wheat cereal with skim milk OR plain oatmeal with almonds or walnuts AND FRUIT!
Lunch: Large salad with a variety of veggies, nuts, maybe some avocado, low-fat cheese with oil and vingar or a balsamic vinagrette; cup of fat free cottage cheese OR a skim cheese quesadilla on a wheat tortilla
Dinner: A lean meat such as fish (it really is does have the best protein/fat ratio out of pretty much all meats), steamed veggies
Snacks: Almonds; apples; baked chips; nonfat yogurt; fresh fruit smoothies; dry cereal.....the list really does go on and on...
You need to add weight training to your workout if you really want to see results. Do 2-3 sessions per week, alternating working the upper and lower body each session. Also, continue with your cardio workouts 4-5 days per week for 45-60 minutes, but mix up your elliptical training with running, cycling, hiking, ect...anything that gets your heart rate up.
Good luck with your healthy lifestyle goals!