in what kind of a diet can a person be when they only have time to cook once a week and is low income.?
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(long but hopefully helpful!!)\nYes exactly what I was thinking: salads.  But don't just get the basic lettuce and tomato/carrot kind, to make them really healthy and make sure you get your protein and other nutrients like beta-carotenes and amino acids...add beans like garbanzo, adzuki, pinto, lima etc....whatever you like.  Add beets, carrots, tomatoes, jicama, potatoes, corn, peas, tofu, nuts of all kinds like cashews, walnuts, pecans, pine nuts.  Then make sure you get a good salad dressing that is not full of hydrogenated fats and MSG.  IN fact, avoid all that stuff if you can.  If you want to be healthy, then read ingredient lables and avoid things like hydrogenate/trans fats, MSG, food colorings, preservatives and sugar if possible.  Those will certainly decrease your health overtime.  \nHere's something else very viable for someone who only has once a week cooking time and is low income.  I feel for you girl!  I was the same while living in LA and it just about killed my spirit.  Hang in there!\n\nGoto a $dollar store or somewhere they have very cheap tupperware or those kind of disposable containers that you can use over and over until they're dead.  But a bunch.  Like 6 or 8+.  THen goto Costco or another large chain store where you can buy bulk for less $.  \nBuy salad makings, canned beans/corn/peas etc...salad dressing and look for ground turkey too. \n\nYou can then make up salads for a few days and put them in the tupperware.  Make sure you drain all  the beans and stuff of water so that they don't wilt the salad lettuce.  Don't add dressing either, it will wilt it.  Add that later.  Buy a tupperware thingy for dressing too..a small one. \n\nThen make a large turkey meatloaf or chicken soup and split it into containers for the weeks.  I know it's boring but do a different meal each week.  It's what you sometimes have to do when  you're poor.  It sucks but it's better than eating crap at a fast food place.  You know!  \n\nTry making large meals and spliting into many containers, freezing them  until ready for use.  Meatloaf, stuffed cabbage with meat and rice in tomato sauce, tuna casseroles and soup and stuff like that freezes well. Let all the food cool first.  You can also make cheap stir frys with veggies and rice and soy sauce which is cheap and goes a long way.  Just watch your salt intake.  Make sure you drink a lot of plain purified water if you can.  \n\nRecipe for meatloaf:\n\nleast one pound or more of ground turkey/beef(turkey's better and better for you). \ncan of tomato paste\ncan of tomato sauce(not flavored yet)\none large carrot cut in small bits\none large zuccini cut in small bits\none large egg\ndash of spices if you have it, at least salt though\n\nmix together well and then bake for like 30 minutes at around 350-400˚.  sooooo friggin good.  \n\nchicken soup:\n\nwhole already cooked chicken like at safeway or something like that.  cheap and good.  \nagain, two carrots cut into small bits\nzuccini into small bits\ncelery into small bits\npotatoes into small bits \netc...of whatever you like\n\nchop up chicken pieces and save a couple of bones to put in pot while cooking.  it adds flavor and minerals from the bone. \ncut up veggies add them to 5+ cups of water.  eyeball it and see if you need more.  don't add salt.  the meat is salty enough.  do that later to taste. \nsimmer that for a couple of hours.  1-2.  \nadd cilantro if you can afford to.\n\nStuffed cabbage and meat:\n\nagain take the meat either turkey or beef you bought \nboil rice-2 cups\nget a cabbage and boil it for around 1 hour until the outter leaves are soft.  be careful, extremely hot!!\ntomato sauce and spices/salt\n\nmix rice and meat and sauce into large bowl with spices\nagain, hot be careful! \n\npeel off outter leaves while being careful not to break or split.  keep them intact. \ntake some of the meat mixture and stuff into leaves and roll them up around mixture. make a bunch
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eating smaller more frequent meals, going no longer than 3 hours without food and high intensity interval workouts. by eating more frequently you prevent your body from slowing down your metabolism especially if you skip meals. ive done this recently ad it was recommended by a friend that did it and had GREAT success with it. your body will do whatever it can to survive , let it know that it be ok by giving it enough fuel. just make sure its not a dough nut, :). if you are real hungry just eat a carrot or something else small, just to tell your body it doesnt have to slow down. good luck\n\nThe human body is a funny thing. It's VERY ADAPTABLE for survival. So when you give it less food, the result is a slow metabolism for survival purpose. That's why it is important to take a break (but stay in control of your food intake) from your diet and focus on eating healthy, balance meals with exercise. This will prevent your metabolism from getting too slow.\n\nHundreds and thousands of years ago, when eating was a matter of survival, the body would protect itself by slowing down the rate it burned calories (lower metabolism) to maintain weight. In modern society, we have the opposite problem of too much food, temptation and consequent weight gain.\n\nOur body is designed for survival and less food is a threat to it's survival. You must control a slow increase or decrease of food to successfully lose weight and keep it off. If you stop eating or skip meals, your metabolism will come to a SCREECHING HALT. \n\nIf you maintain a control and balance diet, you will lose weight but your body's metabolism will finally adapt and slow down. That's why we need to take a break from dieting. If you give up and SUDDENLY start eating \nback to your pre diet intake, you may quickly gain weight because of a low metabolism.\n\nthis is why i recommend smaller ore frequent meals.\nIncrease Your Metabolism Through Movement/ exercise/ walking at least 30 minutes helps boost it also.\nto answer you question truthfully, noone can give you an accurate # because all bodies are different. \nBUT if you eat more frequently so your body doesnt go ito survival mode and excercise then you are on the right track and if you can excercise in the morning that increases your metabolism for a while. the more you raise you heartrate the more of a boost your metabolism gets.
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Yeah, but this one is similar & cheaper:\n\nIf you want to do this it is for life so you need to totally change your way of eating and exercising. This is not a diet rather than a healthy eating plan for life. So no more talking diet cause it means time limit. \n\nHere are the golden rules: \nInitially cut down to 1200 calories. \nExercise 6 times per week for 1 hours a day. Do three weight sessions and three cardio sessions. No gym involved. \nDon't eat carbs after 4pm, never eat carbs within 2 hours of exercise or within 1 hour of exercise. \nDrink 3 litres of water per day. You can have a green tea at the end of the day. \nLimit your fruit in take to 2 pieces per day. \nNever eat dinner after 6pm.\nAdopt of low GI eating plan this is sustainable for life!\nMake low fat dairy choices \n\nFollow this menu plan as a suggestion: \nBreakfast 7am - 1 cup hot water w lemon\n20 minutes later have a bowel of oats w water (no honey) OR\nfruit salad w low GI soy yogurt\nSnack 10am - pear or apple (both low GI)\nLunch 12.30pm - muligrain sandwich w 50g tuna & salad (no butter)\nSnack 3pm - low GI yogurt OR skim berry smoothie (no honey or banana) plenty of ice, 1/2 cup skim milk & 1/4 cup yogurt\nDinner 5.30pm - 120g grilled lean meat/fish/prawns/tofu patties (not fried) w spinach salad & mixed vegies (no whites, carbs) OR 3 egg white/soy omlette with ham, cheese and tomato\nSnack - 1 scoop of low cal low fat ice cream (if hungry)\n\nExercise is must be intense. Refer to www.bodybuilding.com for your weights routine. Never do weights two consecutive days have a cardio day in between. \n\nCardio needs to include running, go hard up stair wells and cycling. You get the most benefits from exercise when your body is totally fatigued and this is when you see changes. \n\nTo maintain you can increase calories to 1500 and reduce exercise sessions to 3-4 times per week. If weight creeps up again due to holiday period etc.. go back to 1200 cal and 6 sessions again. \n\nGood luck it worked for me it can work for anyone.
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Addictions are habits and it normally only takes two weeks to break a habit. So, for two weeks, you need to FORCE yourself not to eat sugar and high-fat food. It doesn't matter what you eat as long as you don't eat sugar and fat, but as long as you're trying to do something positive for yourself, you can form a new food-for-life habit during this time. You can eat cereals, grains, vegetables, fresh fruit, fish, turkey, and popcorn (low fat microwavable). It is easier to stay on this plan if you start experimenting with spices and seasonings. They will be a key ingredient to prevent boredom. There is tons of information on spices on the internet. You could become a GREAT cook. Good luck !
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There is no quick fix, diet, pill or powder that will give you safe, long lasting results.\n\nYou say you eat less than most people, but are you sure? Get a small notebook and write down everything and I mean EVERYthing you eat for a week. Even the bites of cheese while making dinner, the sips of lattes on your way to work. You may be surprised to find your consuming many more calories that you think.\n\nYou say you've tried everything, but nowhere do you say you've exercised. You need to get a flow of energy in, energy out with your body. Eat 6 small meals a day, get at least 30 minutes of exercise and this will show your body that A. It's not starving and B. It needs the food to burn during exercise. This should kick your metabolism into gear.\n\nCleansing and detox are only going to make it worse for you.
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You are fine but if you are concerned you need to follow a healthy eating and exercise plan. Here is a guid you can follow to maintain a great lifestyle. \n\nIf you want to do this it is for life so you need to totally change your way of eating and exercising. This is not a diet rather than a healthy eating plan for life. So no more talking diet cause it means time limit. \n\nHere are the golden rules: \nInitially cut down to 1500 calories. \nExercise 6 times per week for 1 hours a day. Do three weight sessions and three cardio sessions. No gym involved. \nDon't eat white carbs after 4pm, never eat carbs within 2 hours of exercise or within 1 hour of exercise. \nDrink 3 litres of water per day. You can have a green tea at the end of the day. \nLimit your fruit in take to 2 pieces per day. \nNever eat dinner after 6pm.\nAdopt of low GI eating plan this is sustainable for life!\nMake low fat dairy choices \n\nFollow this menu plan as a suggestion: \nBreakfast 7am - 1 cup hot water w lemon\n20 minutes later have a bowel of oats w water (no honey) OR\nfruit salad w low GI soy yogurt & 1 mg toast\nSnack 10am - pear or apple (both low GI)\nLunch 12.30pm - multigrain sandwich w 100g tuna/lean meat & salad (no butter)\nSnack 3pm - low GI yogurt OR skim berry smoothie (no honey or banana) plenty of ice, 1/2 cup skim milk & 1/4 cup yogurt\nDinner 5.30pm - 200g grilled lean meat/fish/prawns/tofu patties (not fried) w spinach salad & mixed vegies (no whites, carbs) OR 3 egg white/soy omlette with ham, cheese and tomato\nSnack - 1 scoop of low cal low fat ice cream (if hungry)\n\nExercise is must be intense. Refer to www.bodybuilding.com for your weights routine. Never do weights two consecutive days have a cardio day in between. \n\nCardio needs to include running, go hard up stair wells and cycling. You get the most benefits from exercise when your body is totally fatigued and this is when you see changes. \n\nTo maintain you can increase calories to 1800 and reduce exercise sessions to 3-4 times per week. If weight creeps up again due to holiday period etc.. go back to 1500 cal and 6 sessions again. \n\nGood luck it worked for me it can work for anyone.
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Live on cheap groceries.  Use half the amount of laundry detergent per load - still cleans fine.  Wash dishes and use cloth towels instead of buying alot of paper products.  Drink more tap water and less pop.  Watch what's on TV and don't go out as much.
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Try one week without money.\nThere you go.
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Low carb diets seem to work well.  Or you can do it the old fashioned (and probably best) way of eating healthy food (low fat, balanced meals) and exercising.
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find a low calorie diet that allows for six to eight meals a day. small meals are easier to digest and calories are burnt faster. walking each day for 30 will also help burn calories.
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No don't go there how can it be healthy and maintainable if it's out of a box. I have a plan that will definately work for you and can easily fit into anyones lifestyle. \n\nIf you want to do this it is for life so you need to totally change your way of eating and exercising. This is not a diet rather than a healthy eating plan for life. So no more talking diet cause it means time limit. \n\nHere are the golden rules: \nInitially cut down to 1200 calories. \nExercise 6 times per week for 1 hours a day. Do three weight sessions and three cardio sessions. \nDon't eat carbs after 4pm, never eat carbs within 2 hours of exercise or within 1 hour of exercise. \nDrink 3 litres of water per day. You can have a green tea at the end of the day. \nLimit your fruit in take to 2 pieces per day. \nNever eat dinner after 6pm.\nAdopt of low GI eating plan this is sustainable for life!\nMake low fat dairy choices \n\nFollow this menu plan as a suggestion: \nBreakfast 7am - 1 cup hot water w lemon\n20 minutes later have a bowel of oats w water (no honey) OR\nfruit salad w low GI soy yogurt\nSnack 10am - pear or apple (both low GI)\nLunch 12.30pm - muligrain sandwich w 50g tuna & salad (no butter)\nSnack 3pm - low GI yogurt OR skim berry smoothie (no honey or banana) plenty of ice, 1/2 cup skim milk & 1/4 cup yogurt\nDinner 5.30pm - 120g grilled lean meat/fish/prawns/tofu patties (not fried) w spinach salad & mixed vegies (no whites, carbs) OR 3 egg white/soy omlette with ham, cheese and tomato\nSnack - 1 scoop of low cal low fat ice cream (if hungry)\n\nExercise is must be intense. Refer to www.bodybuilding.com for your weights routine. You can do a circuit class but this counts as one weights session. Never do weights two consecutive days have a cardio day in between. \n\nCardio needs to include running, boxing and spin. If your classes are less than 1 hour top it up with cardio before and after classes. You get the most benefits from exercise when your body is totally fatigued and this is when you see changes. \n\nTo maintain you can increase calories to 1500 and reduce exercise sessions to 3-4 times per week. If weight creeps up again due to holiday period etc.. go back to 1200 cal and 6 sessions again. \n\nGood luck it worked for me it can work for anyone.
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The healthy diet that consists of 5 small meals a day, every 3-4 hours. The only diet worth considering.
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Low carb meals that don't cost much: lentil soup, split pea soup\nSnacks: tofu, carrots, tomatoes, cucumbers\n\nI highly recommend that you eat whole wheat bread (without sugar) or sprouted wheat bread with flax or other seeds-even though it costs more. Your body needs it and all carbs are not equal so, just eat it.\n\nEat your carbs (like oatmeal and fruit/juice) in the morning and go the remainder of the day on low carb (vegies, beans, dairy and meat.)
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No money needed. \nEat no junk food, walk everywhere ( 1 hour or 3 miles per day) and watch your portion size. I lost 60 like that! Two pounds a week is a good goal.
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Walk five days a week, drink LOTS of water and cut down on the fats and sweets. Also, make sure you eat a good breakfast and not too heavy on the lunch and dinner.\n\n(Eat more chicken than red meat.)
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Hi, no person can live without eating. All you have to do is follow a time table in your diet. And consume protein rich food daily. And try to go out for a walk atleast after your dinner.
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Most programs work not diets alone. If you want to do this it is for life so you need to totally change your way of eating and exercising. This is not a diet rather than a healthy eating plan for life. So no more talking diet cause it means time limit. Stop making some major mistakes wake up earlier and get active earlier your metabolism is sluggish and needs to be woken up this is half your problem. \n\nHere are the golden rules: \nInitially cut down to 1200 calories. \nExercise 6 times per week for 1 hours a day. Do three weight sessions and three cardio sessions. No gym involved. \nDon't eat carbs after 4pm, never eat carbs within 2 hours of exercise or within 1 hour of exercise. \nDrink 3 litres of water per day. You can have a green tea at the end of the day. \nLimit your fruit in take to 2 pieces per day. \nNever eat dinner after 6pm.\nAdopt of low GI eating plan this is sustainable for life!\nMake low fat dairy choices \n\nFollow this menu plan as a suggestion: \nBreakfast 7am - 1 cup hot water w lemon\n20 minutes later have a bowel of oats w water (no honey) OR\nfruit salad w low GI soy yogurt\nSnack 10am - pear or apple (both low GI)\nLunch 12.30pm - multigrain sandwich w 50g tuna & salad (no butter)\nSnack 3pm - low GI yogurt OR skim berry smoothie (no honey or banana) plenty of ice, 1/2 cup skim milk & 1/4 cup yogurt\nDinner 5.30pm - 120g grilled lean meat/fish/prawns/tofu patties (not fried) w spinach salad & mixed vegies (no whites, carbs) OR 3 egg white/soy omlette with ham, cheese and tomato\nSnack - 1 scoop of low cal low fat ice cream (if hungry)\n\nExercise is must be intense. Refer to www.bodybuilding.com for your weights routine. Never do weights two consecutive days have a cardio day in between. \n\nCardio needs to include running, go hard up stair wells and cycling. You get the most benefits from exercise when your body is totally fatigued and this is when you see changes. \n\nTo maintain you can increase calories to 1500 and reduce exercise sessions to 3-4 times per week. If weight creeps up again due to holiday period etc.. go back to 1200 cal and 6 sessions again. \n\nGood luck it worked for me it can work for anyone.