i am 5Ɖ and 150 pounds. i want to lose 25 pounds by june 1st. please help me make a meal plan that is high in protein and fiber, and low in simple carbs, sweets, and fats.
and a workout plan would be nice as well. thanks =

I lost 105 pounds in 6 months. Here is how I did it.
1. Every morning get up and walk for 45 minutes. You can start with less time, but you want to get up to 45 minutes, and it must be fast walk. You want your heart rate to go up. It must be in the morning, it kick starts your metabolism.
2. I cut out Red Meat, and fatty foods. Boneless skinnless chicken breast, baked, or grilled, rice and vegetables (steamed).
3. Eat half. Just eat half of what you normally eat. Put 1/2 on your plate, and put the rest away. Cook less. When you go to fast food, get salads only. Or grilled chicken. No fries, only diet soda. Or water.
It will work, once you get into a routine, you will get hooked on the results, and you will keep the routine. It has been over a year for me.
A sight with some really cool diet calculators and interesting calorie counting calculators is here. Check it out.
http://www.caloriesperhour.com/
Check out my before and after pic at my yahoo 360 page
http://profiles.yahoo.com/gorillamyke
Stay motivated, and get up and walk every day. I seriously lost all my weight starting off my day on my walk.
Good LUCK!

hope this helps

Lets see, what worked for me was to exercise at least 5 hours(* AN HOUR A DAY) i USUALLY DO 20 MIN CARDIO, WEIGHT, THEN LAST 25 MINUTES CARDIO I RUN) a week. Reduce your calories, and eat clean...no mayonnaise, use light butter, example
BREAKFAST VIP I usually eat oatmeal, some splenda a med banana, and glass of milk, OR TURKEY SAUSAGE, EGGS AND CHEESE OMLET, WHOLE WHEAT TOAST AND SLICED TOMATES OR CUCUMBERS
lunch, turkey wrap with lots of veggies and cheese, and use mustard or a lite ranch dressing i like the south beach mediterrean wraps. Substitute bread with wraps, or eat whole wheat bread.
Dinner Lean meat, large dinner salad, read the ingredients on your dressing anything over 6 grams of fat, stay away from and steamed veggies, brown rice is excellent and sweet potatoes, great for you
Throughout the day I will drink a protein shake, lots of water with lemon...and if i am hungry, i snack on carrots or celery, for a sweet craving- i will go grab a sugar free red bull or make a low fat high protein cookies and cream shake...muscle milk bars are delicious. A subscription to Oxygen for women is a great guide. also, if you cant afford a trainer, go to the book store and find a book on body sculpting. You want to lose fat, then sculpt the muscle, then build if you want to get big. THE key is consistency...is you are not consistent, NOTHING WILL WORK. GOOD LUCK.

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11 & 1/2 baby

Hello,

This past September, I participated in a weight loss program with my classmates. I ended up losing 25 lbs in about 14 weeks. It was a really good program. Basically, you eat 6 small meals a day consisting of protein and carb. Then 1 day a week, you eat anything you want to. I enjoyed the diet because you can still eat things you want to. Check out www.body4life.com. Also, you don't need to purchase anything special, so the cost was not high.
Good luck!