New female user looking for help with diet before starting clen

[prettypoodle]

Way to many people advising the poor girl - can only lead to confusion. I'm not going to go over or undermine anything Scotty's already said, so i'm going to step out of this thread. I'll monitor it of course, and if anything glaring comes up, i'll chime in.

Prettypoodle - once you get your post count up (can't remember if it's 50 or 100), feel free to PM me if you feel I can help you in any way.

You've been a great deal of help so far and I'd love it if you would reconsider and keep helping me. I understand that there's been a lot of information thrown at me and you don't want me to get overwhelmed (which I kind of am), but it's all been excellent advice so I don't mind taking the time to sort through it all so that I understand.

I'm going to go grocery shopping today so if you could just let me know if I should avoid nut butters and fruits for my snacks and also, are all protein shakes the same? If not, do you have one you recommend? I'll be eating my diet with Scotty's revisions and in addition to cardio in the am and my classes, I'll be doing the workout that tbody suggested for me 4 times a week on the days I don't teach my classes. I'll check in every 10 days or so with any progress or questions that I have.

Thank you all so, so much.

[gbrice75]

You've been a great deal of help so far and I'd love it if you would reconsider and keep helping me. I understand that there's been a lot of information thrown at me and you don't want me to get overwhelmed (which I kind of am), but it's all been excellent advice so I don't mind taking the time to sort through it all so that I understand.

I'm going to go grocery shopping today so if you could just let me know if I should avoid nut butters and fruits for my snacks and also, are all protein shakes the same? If not, do you have one you recommend? I'll be eating my diet with Scotty's revisions and in addition to cardio in the am and my classes, I'll be doing the workout that tbody suggested for me 4 times a week on the days I don't teach my classes. I'll check in every 10 days or so with any progress or questions that I have.

Thank you all so, so much.

Always happy to help, didn't mean to sound like I was 'abandoning' you, but like you said - I didn't want to wind up doing you more harm then good.

Follow these guidelines, and you should be ok:

Try to eat a meal (forget the word snack from now on) every 2.5 - 3 hours

Be sure to have a lean protein source in every meal (I will list some good choices)

Have either a healthy fat source or complex carb in each meal, but try to avoid both in the same meal as much as possible

This is just me, but I generally like to keep my pro/carb meals in the 1st half of my day (and around workouts), and my pro/fat meals later in the day when energy requirements are usually lower

One part of Scotty's advice that I will disagree with is meal 1 - I would most definitely have carbs in this meal instead of fats. After a fast, your body will put the carbs to good use - if there were 3 meals/day that I would have carbs in, it would be meal 1, and my pre and pwo meal.

Also, when I get home from work I will post up something that I often post for newbs. Not saying you're a newb, but just about anybody can benefit from this. In the meantime, here are some good food choices for your shopping list:

Proteins - chicken breast, turkey breast, lean steak (sirloin, top round, flank), lean ground beef (93/7 or better), bison meat, just about any white fish, shrimp, scallops, crab, lobster, eggs, greek yogurt (we'll talk about other fish like salmon later), cottage cheese

Complex carbs - starchy - Sweet potato, yam, lentils, beans (not baked beans in the sugary tomato sauce), quinoa, ezekeil bread, flourless organic pasta, oats

Complex carbs - fiberous - broccoli, asparagus, cauliflower, kale, green lettuces, spinach, brussell sprouts, green beans - pretty much any leafy green veggie

Healthy Fats - any nut butter, but make sure it's natural (no added sugar, etc), nuts, avacado, eggs, salmon and other oily fish (these are perfect protein/fat meals all in one), etc

Instead of fruits, stick with berries - they are lower GI then just about any fruit. I love them with my oats.

I'll post up the thorough list later tonight (saved on my home PC)

[tbody66]

You've been a great deal of help so far and I'd love it if you would reconsider and keep helping me. I understand that there's been a lot of information thrown at me and you don't want me to get overwhelmed (which I kind of am), but it's all been excellent advice so I don't mind taking the time to sort through it all so that I understand.

I'm going to go grocery shopping today so if you could just let me know if I should avoid nut butters and fruits for my snacks and also, are all protein shakes the same? If not, do you have one you recommend? I'll be eating my diet with Scotty's revisions and in addition to cardio in the am and my classes, I'll be doing the workout that tbody suggested for me 4 times a week on the days I don't teach my classes. I'll check in every 10 days or so with any progress or questions that I have.

Thank you all so, so much.

Clarification, you should only be strength training three days a week, not four, with at least one full day of not lifting between, so: lift-don't lift-lift-don't lift-lift-don't lift-don't lift, repeat!

[SlimmerMe]

You've been a great deal of help so far and I'd love it if you would reconsider and keep helping me. I understand that there's been a lot of information thrown at me and you don't want me to get overwhelmed (which I kind of am), but it's all been excellent advice so I don't mind taking the time to sort through it all so that I understand.

I'm going to go grocery shopping today so if you could just let me know if I should avoid nut butters and fruits for my snacks and also, are all protein shakes the same? If not, do you have one you recommend? I'll be eating my diet with Scotty's revisions and in addition to cardio in the am and my classes, I'll be doing the workout that tbody suggested for me 4 times a week on the days I don't teach my classes. I'll check in every 10 days or so with any progress or questions that I have.

Thank you all so, so much.

PRetty Poodle mentioned that she will check in every 10 days or so.... in this post....

[gbrice75]

PRetty Poodle mentioned that she will check in every 10 days or so.... in this post....

Nice! I forgot about that, thanks Slimmer! We're anxious to hear about her progress and 10 days feels like forever, but we'll be here when she checks in...

[prettypoodle]

Well, there's good news and there's bad news. The good news is that I've lost 7 lbs. The bad news is that it's not from following my plan.

Last Wednesday, I woke up with terrible upper abdominal pains that radiated to my back, but I just figured that this new workout program was working parts of my body that hadn't been paid attention to. I also found myself having difficulty eating so many times a day, almost to the point where I felt nauseous, but again, I figured that my body just wasn't used to eating that way and shrugged it off. 24 hours later, I had a fever of 102 and was practically doubled over in the fetal position crying because I was in so much pain. Long story short, it turns out I had pancreatitis and just got out of the ICU today.

I did lose 7 lbs, but probably because while in the hospital they starved me so that my pancreas could readjust itself. Luckily, I'm feeling much better today and was even able to go to the gym for a little while. I've been advised to stay away from solid foods for at least another week, though, so I'll have to deviate from my diet for a little while longer.

I just wanted to check in and let you guys know that I'm still alive and getting skinny, one hospitalization at a time