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Meal Planning
UncleChet
N00bLancaster, PARegistered User regular
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Okay, first, I realize that there is a fitness and nutrition thread but seeing how many squats forumer X can do doesn't aid me in my weight loss goals.
My question is mostly simple. What web site/application exists for weekly meal planning with the goal of spitting out "eat these meals this day" for a week at a time. Free is best, very low cost is acceptable.
Stats: Him 310, Me 188.
Diet Mostly lean meat, white rice and whole wheat pasta. Some potatoes. A bit of veggies when ever we find something good at market
fat free milk, lightly sugar sweetened iced tea. Few sodas and McDs and the like 2-3x a month.
Lifestyle: Pretty sedentary. I play wow, he plays pokemon and DS and watches a lot of tv.
I mostly want to focus on how to eat better and shop better and get our diet under control. Excercise will come in time, especially as the weather is getting nicer. Food is a big part of my life right now and I'd love some help getting it under control.
My question is mostly simple. What web site/application exists for weekly meal planning with the goal of spitting out "eat these meals this day" for a week at a time. Free is best, very low cost is acceptable.
Stats: Him 310, Me 188.
Diet Mostly lean meat, white rice and whole wheat pasta. Some potatoes. A bit of veggies when ever we find something good at market
fat free milk, lightly sugar sweetened iced tea. Few sodas and McDs and the like 2-3x a month.
Lifestyle: Pretty sedentary. I play wow, he plays pokemon and DS and watches a lot of tv.
I mostly want to focus on how to eat better and shop better and get our diet under control. Excercise will come in time, especially as the weather is getting nicer. Food is a big part of my life right now and I'd love some help getting it under control.
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Have you considered weight watchers online? I think they have tools that do all of this.
Quick Google search delivered that. Maybe it'll help?
This will help you create your own meal plan:
http://cheaphealthygood.blogspot.com/2009/03/weekly-menu-planning-for-singles.html
This can too, but both of them you'll be doing a little work:
http://tastyplanner.com/
Those are just what I found after using some Google-Fu. Personally, the first article looks like it'd be the most helpful. Especially if you had some healthy meal ideas. The second one has recipes, though. You'd basically be cooking from a template each time.
I'll check those links though guys, Thanks a bunch!
They appear to have a meal plan utility.
Added: I wouldn't use it for dinner though because damn they have some high calorie dinners. Dinner should be the smallest meal, not the largest.
Added Pt2: They also do just meals, not snacks. You'll want to have 3 smaller meals with a snack after breakfast and lunch or 5-6 small meals if possible. With breakfast being the biggest. You know, I don't know if I like that site I linked to so much anymore.
Also, I was curious as to how you got to 1800 calories for yourself? That's a little high.
To start, simply log everything you're eating over the course of a week (both of you). That will tell you where you're at. Then use the other sites mentioned in the thread for meal planning and the like. Sparkpeople has a decent utility as well.
I think the 1800 is a bit high for you also, unless you're trying to gain weight, but ianad.
myfitnesspal.com is a free site, and per the friend who referred me to it, it's almost identical to the WW site. Part of the deal with paying for WW is the theory that if you're paying for a service, you'll stick with the plan better.
I agree with what Solandra said. You def. need to take stock of what you eat BEFORE you start this. Then I'd modify my existing diet to be healthier. You'll stick with it longer than if you try to take up someone else's eating personality.
And I agree, both of those numbers seem high for a sedimentary lifestyle. Why not keep those values and start that exercising a little earlier? Go for a walk or a run for a little bit each day and it'll do WONDERS. Generally, diet and exercise go hand and hand.
Thanks!