CockneyRebel's restructured eating plan

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I'm putting this here, because I know it will get more responses here in Random Discussion than it would in Health and Fitness.

The Plan:

On the days that I don't work, I can have eggs and toast for breakfast. On the days that I don't work, I can enjoy a bowl of cereal with some fruit for breakfast.

I can have a salad with croutons, dressing and grated cheddar for lunch in the summer. I could also have a salad without all that stuff for supper with the meat of my choice during the warmer months, as well.

During the winter months, I can have the conventional Lipton Chicken Noodle Soup with reduced salt with crackers and fruit at lunch time. I can have package of that same soup for supper with my meat with cut veggies, but without the crackers for supper in the winter months.

I plan to make my Kool-Aid with Splenda. I also plan to cut out all soft drinks and drink bottled water. If I want something else to drink that's sweet, I have a variety of flavours of tea that I can enjoy with one packet of Splenda.

I also plan to drink three glasses of milk a day. I like 1% because it also goes good with cereal. I also prefer the taste of milk to the taste of yoghurt.

That's it for now. If you have any ideas, I'll be open to them. Just post them.

I would switch to fat free products.

I would have fresh fruits and veggies

I would cut out Kool Aid and have juice instead.

No desserts and junk food.

Calorie free drinks is good such as tea.




Maybe I should make a weight gain/keep your weight on thread

Actually those are not very good ideas.
1. Juice contains more calories in a 200ml glass then a can of coke.
2. Cutting out sweets will make the cravings stronger.
3. Fat free products are usually riddled with sugar.

Some more things that could help.

Try having a bowl of oats for breakfast. These are low GI, and cheep they will keep you full for longer and they contain less calories then toast. You can even add a spoon of brown sugar or some dried fruit while cooking and serve with milk. YUMM.

For snacks try making your own muesli bars and biscuits. They are a lot healthier then store bought and taste 10 times better. So for morning tea, have a piece of cheep fruit and a muesli bar.

For lunch on your salads, i would not use croutons, they are just bread soaked in fat and roasted. instead look into some short grain brown rice or quinea to use. I would also look at tinned legumes like kidney, chickpea or cannelloni to add protein and fibre, both which will keep you fuller for longer.

Try to drink a minimum of 8 cups of water a day. A good change from kool-aid (i had to look up what this was) is a squeeze of orange or lemon concentrate (you can get this in the sauce isle of your supermarket).

My general philosphophy is if i can't tell what it looked like coming off the plant, i won't eat it.

A good easy muesli bar recipe is 1/2 cup honey, 1/2 cup butter or marg. Melt together in a pot until a light brown colour. Then mix with 1 cup oats, 1/2 cup diced mixed dried fruit of choice, 1/2 cup seeds (eg pumpkin, sunflower ect). combine and put in a lined slice tin and bake on 150 degrees for 35minutes. cool in tin and then slice and wrap individually.

I'm sorry, but the 8 cups of water a day is complete bull.

http://www.health.harvard.edu/healthbea ... 091405.htm

I would also stay clear of packet soups they are full of preservatives that can make you feel hungrier faster. Learn some easy soup recipies like pumpkin, tomato, lentil, minestrone and make in batches then freeze in portions so you can just take one out of the freezer daily.


PM me with any questions. I am a bit of a health food nut plus i live in allergy central here so i know all about food options and dietary needs.

Most people mistake being thirsty for being hungry. It is better to aim for 8 glasses and quench the thirst and ultimately cut down the amount of food consumed then not.

Fat free milk, cheese yogurt, cottage cheese all have sugar?

I don't have very many sweets and I do fine.

Juice has vitamins in it we need. I'm talking about apple juice or grape juice or orange juice or cranberry juice, not Kool aid or Hawaiian Punch.

How does that even happen? I can tell I am thirsty when my throat is dry. How is that mistaken for hunger?

Perhaps I mistake being hungry for being thirsty, because I drink a ton and eat little. >_>

Usually fat free dairy products esp Yogurt have lots of sugars as a binding agent and to add flavour.
Also juice is only good if it is squeezed yourself because presqueezed juice removes all the fibre that you get from the flesh of the fruit and you are left with just the juice. The fibre is what makes you feel full. Even though juice is full of natural sugars, they are still highly calorie dense, especially for someone who is trying to loose weight.

It is a possibility.

A lot of people that think they need to lose weight don't actually need to do so, in my opinion. They might be a bit 'overweight', but there's nothing wrong with that. It's when it becomes serious that it might be worth taking a look at eating habits.

Too many women are obsessed with their weight when really, it just makes them look more colourful and attractive. And chubby ladies give a lot of men the horn.

I would like to thank all of you for your responses. Each of you bring forth some very good points and tips. I look forward to getting some more ideas.

Ah I see. I am in the opposite situation. I need to keep my weight on so I have all this stuff but I don't have fat free stuff anymore. But it doesn't taste as good at fat products but it still tastes as good.

Yeah, it's better to eat a piece of fruit than to drink a glass of juice, because you get all the sugar and very little of the good stuff. Why all the milk? For calcium?

I have no suggestions, but I'm really craving a salad now.

Oh, and I usually drink tea (without sugar because I don't care for sweets) instead of water myself. I think it's probably better to drink water, but if I try, I don't. So I figure it's better to get liquid via tea than not at all.