Breakfast-
-1 Kashi Go Lean Crunch Chocolate Peanut Butter Granola Bar
-1.5 Cups Skim Milk

Lunch-
-6 in. 9 grain wheat sub w/ lettuce, tomato, cucumber, pickles, jalapeños, & cheese

Snack-
-Banana
-1 cup v8 acai berry& vegetable juice blend

Dinner-
-1-2 serv. whole wheat pasta w/ 1-2 serv tomato sauce
-1 cup steamed broccoli, cauliflower, & carrots
-1 cup skim milk

Snack-
-Banana Smoothie (1 banana, 1 cup skim milk, & maybe 1 tsp sugar)

Plenty of water & exercise

How’d I dooooooo???? Haha thankss

I know you from your food choices. You are trying to lose weight, to incorporate healthier foods, but you like to be comfortable and eat the things you enjoy and which were presented as you grew up. Hence, you eat many carbohydrates and starches. These turn to sugar in the body. You like smooth food with fat, which gives a nice texture, like the peanut butter and cheese. As a vegetarian or vegan, be sure to take iron, calcium citrate and every now and then B 12. Time will tell how healthy is your diet. You may wish to keep a chart and at your next doctor’s exam, show him/her for an evaluation.

Personally, all the carbs are too much for me. They might work for you. I don’t eat real sugar, nor mixed ready made beverages. If I want tomato, I slice one up and have with a salad. As for banana, one small or one half large. Too much starch and potassium. Not double up with the banana and the smoothie, not healthy.

But, keep up the good work, and see how your blood work is at your next exam. As I am not a dietitian and don’t know your current state of health, I can’t say. As a vegan, when I did it, I found it hard to get enough energy and keep my weight down. While I feel badly for the animals, I do wear leather shoes, belts, and know there is no life without destroying life, even the bacteria in the mouth. The vegan regime for me was no milk, no dairy, no eggs, no honey. This other thing, vegetarian is a half way kind of thing. Either all in or then, you may as well eat the red meat that you need for the menses (to make up for loss of iron). Cut way down on the bread, eat turkey or chicken, but mainly fresh ocean caught fish, so you can be smarter and have good skin and hair. Then, you won’t have to eat peanut butter which is merely fat and not easy to digest.

http://acaislim.com.au/

http://acaislim.activeboard.com/

I’ve visited the site and I am also considering this for my weight loss plans.
Hope this helps.

http://drugmega.com/drugs-6584723/ultra-berry-blast-review.html

This whole acai berry thing is a scam.
Acai berries are high in antioxidants.
A diet high in antioxidant foods can increase your metabolism.
An increase in metabolism can burn more calories.
More calories burned can result in weight loss.
Acai berries cause weight loss!
That is the big "stretch" these con artists are selling.
Acai berries don’t have any more antioxidants in them than blueberries, strawberries, raspberries, or blackberries. At 10 times the price because they are "exotic".
The "cleanse" pills that usually come with them contain nothing more than psyllium husk powder to help you poop more. There is no such thing as a "fat burner ". Burning more calories than you consume is the only fat burner.
None of these weight loss supplements guarantee anything unless you establish a healthy diet and exercise program.
So why not just establish a healthy diet and exercise program and keep your money?
The same "stretch of the imagination" applies to the green tea, maquiberry, hoodia, moyoberry, gojiberry, fruta planta, and african mango seed extract pills out there.
Spending the same $2 to $5 a day on this junk would pay for a great gym membership.
The only weight loss supplement I recommend is a basic multivitamin.
A healthy diet high in both soluble and insoluble fiber is the only safe way there is.

If you do foolishly decide to buy any of this stuff, always check the Ters and Conditions link at the bottom of the page. That is where you can usually find out if they are going to rip you off with "auto renewal" shipments at $80 or more.

Your body only requires about 50-80 grams or protein per day. Any more than that is not going to be beneficial so why eat it? Protein has about the same number of calories per gram as do carbs. So, from a caloric presepctive you would be better off eating less protein and more carbs.

By eating a refined and concentrated product you’re not providing yourself with the satisfaction of nutritious whole foods not to mention the fact you’ve eliminated all three of the hallmarks of a good diet; balance, variety, and nutrition.

It’s worth mentioning that we did not evolve eating concentrated supplements. We evolved eating raw natural whole foods. Hence, the absolute best way to lose fat is to eat what nature intended and simply adjust the portion size to create the caloric deficit required to burn fat. Anything else without exception is not as good for the average adult with no special considerations.

Here are what some experts have to say about too much protein.

? From: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/answer?qid=20101110070728AAPjuUf

"So think twice when you consider sacrificing the carbohydrates for a protein-dominant diet, Butterfield says. Drastically cutting carbohydrates from your diet may force your body to fight back.

She says that’s because a diet in which protein makes up more than 30% of your caloric intake causes a buildup of toxic ketones. So-called ketogenic diets can thrust your kidneys into overdrive in order to flush these ketones from your body. As your kidneys rid your body of these toxic ketones, you can lose a significant amount of water, which puts you at risk of dehydration, particularly if you exercise heavily.

That water loss often shows up on the scale as weight loss. But along with losing water, you lose muscle mass and bone calcium. The dehydration also strains your kidneys and puts stress on your heart.

And dehydration from a ketogenic diet can make you feel weak and dizzy, give you bad breath, or lead to other problems."

? From: http://diet.lovetoknow.com/wiki/Side_Effects_of_Too_Much_Protein_in_the_Diet

"So what happens when your diet goes far beyond the recommended level of protein, as you might do if following a high protein diet? One of the main concerns has to do with the stress put on the kidneys.

It is important for people on high protein diets to exercise, because it can help the kidneys flush wastes out of your system more effectively. Make sure you talk to your doctor before beginning a high protein diet, if you have ever experienced kidney problems.

Another issue regarding getting too much protein is leeching of calcium from the bones. The acids released by the body as it digests protein are absorbed with the help of calcium. So if you aren’t getting enough calcium, your body will take calcium from your bones. The Nurses Healthy Study even showed that women who ate more than 95 grams of protein were more likely to have broken their wrist than were women who ate less protein.

There is also some evidence that eating a lot of protein can induce or aggravate allergies."

You can easily Google much more information about the dangers of high protein diets.

Good luck and good health!!

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Here is info about supplements in general.

http://nccam.nih.gov/health/supplements/wiseuse.htm#sources

Here is general info about protein.

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/dietaryproteins.html

I want to take a multivitamin, because I know I don’t get my daily dose of vitamins or nutrients that I need, I don’t eat enough by far, which I’m working on, and I feel that I can get more energy and less drowsiness from them. I also plan on starting a New Years resolution of building a small amount of muscle and working myself into a very slick, cut shape. Afterward, I will then start taking classes in a traditional style of Kung Fu, towards the end of summer when my semester starts back up in the Fall.
I would like to know if there is anything in these pills that could harm me, or if there are bad side effects that I could get from them, or if there is something that would be unnecessary. Now, the vitamins also aren’t going to stay forever, they are something to fill in the gap of missing food that I can’t eat up, because of the job I have now, no time, and no money. Within a few years, I will transition over to a healthy food diet over the multivitamin. But anyways, here is the vitamin and its nutrition facts. And I want some answers from a good source, not just a blunt opinion because you oppose them for some reason… Thanks everyone!

Here is a link to the vitamin product, GNC Men’s Mega Men multivitamin.

http://www.gnc.com/product/index.jsp?productId=4033434&cp=3593185.4005864.2108478

And here is a list of supplements in them. (Keep in mind that you take two pills a day too)

Vitamin A (50% as beta-Carotene 50% as Acetate) 5000.00 IU 100%
Vitamin C (as Ascorbic Acid & Calcium Ascorbate) 300.00 mg 500%
Vitamin D (as Cholecalciferol) 1600.00 IU 400%
Vitamin E (as Natural d-alpha Tocopheryl Acetate) 30.00 IU 100%
Vitamin K (Phytonadione) 80.00 mcg 100%
Thiamin (Vitamin B-1)(as Thiamin Mononitrate) 50.00 mg 3333%
Riboflavin (Vitamin B-2) 50.00 mg 2941%
Niacin 50.00 mg 250%
Vitamin B-6 (as Pyridoxine Hydrochloride) 50.00 mg 2500%
Folic Acid 400.00 mcg 100%
Vitamin B12 (as Cyanocobalamin) 50.00 mcg 833%
Biotin 300.00 mcg 100%
Pantothenic Acid (as Calcium d-Pantothenate) 50.00 mg 500%
Calcium (as Calcium Carbonate and Calcium Citrate Malate) 200.00 mg 20%
Iodine (as Potassium Iodide) 150.00 mcg 100%
Magnesium (as Magnesium Oxide) 100.00 mg 25%
Zinc (as Zinc Oxide) 25.00 mg 167%
Selenium (as L-Selenomethionine) 200.00 mcg 286%
Copper (as Copper Gluconate) 2.00 mg 100%
Manganese (as Manganese Sulfate) 2.00 mg 100%
Chromium (as Hydrolyzed Protein Chelate) 120.00 mcg 100%
Molybdenum (as Sodium Molybdate) 75.00 mcg 100%
Proprietary Amino Acid Blend 100.00 mg **
L-Carnitine **
L-Glutamine **
L-Methionine **
L-Taurine **
Superfoods Fruit and Vegetable Blend 105.00 mg **
Broccoli Powder **
Tomato Powder **
Elderberry Fruit Powder **
Acai Fruit Powder **
Orange Peel Powder **
Cranberry Fruit Powder **
Blueberry Pumace Powder **
Pomegranate Fruit Powder **
Spinach Leaves Powder **
Grape Skin Powder **
alpha-Lipoic Acid 25.00 mg **
Green Tea Leaves Extract (Camellia sinensis) 40.00 mg **
Choline (as Choline Bitartrate) 10.00 mg **
Inositol 10.00 mg **
Silica (as Silicon Dioxide) 4.00 mg **
Boron (as Hydrolyzed Protein Chelate) 2.00 mg **
Lutemax 2020™ Lutein 950.00 mcg **
Lycopene 950.00 mcg **
Astaxanthin 50.00 mcg **
Zeaxanthin 190.00 mcg **
Vanadium (as Sodium Metavanadate) 10.00 mcg **
** Daily Value (DV) not established

did people really read all that!?