Vegetarian Diet Plan For Weight Loss

Q: Dear Mike, Kindly let me know if the following diet chart is benificail enough for weight loss.

8:00AM: Oat Cup with Milk Glass.and 2 slice of brown breads.
10:30Am: 12 Almonds with curd.
1AM:2 indian Breads of Wheat FLoor and legumes or peas or beans or pulses with 1 apple or plate of papayya.
4Pm:Tea/Coffee & 2 Brown Breads or biscuits or veg sandwhich.
7pm:Dinner:same as lunch but with 1 vegetable of Panner/cheese
9pm:1milk glass and buiscits-sugar free

kindlly advise me on the same.Is it good or their should be some additions

A: It would help to know your current weight and height, but assuming you are about average and looking to lose maybe 20 pounds, I'll give you my suggestions:

  • The 8AM meal is good, though if possible I'd lose the bread and add more oats and milk instead. But it's not bad as is. I'd guesstimate about 400 calories and 20 grams of protein, depending on the size of those oatmeal and glass helpings.
  • The 10:30 AM meal is good, assuming the curd is mostly protein. Some curds are quite fatty. Since almonds are mostly fat already you want lean protein in the curd. Assuming it's lean, this could be about 200 calories, 15 grams of protein.
  • The 1PM meal is OK. I'd try to go with more peans or beans here and less breads. As it is it's maybe 600 calories of mostly carbs with 20 grams of protein.
  • The 4PM meal isn't very good. Breads or biscuits or veggie sandwich will be almost all carbs with little protein. You could maybe cut down on bread and add some cottage cheese or another source of protein here? I don't know what kind of biscuits you have but almost certainly they're a poor choice in general when trying to lose fat. As it is it's maybe 300 calories and 10 grams of protein.
  • See lunch comments.
  • The 9pm is not the best either. Ideally you'd want some slow digesting protein and complex fiberous carbs here. Some kind of not-too-fatty curry or other lentil/bean dish would work well here, especially with fresh veggies on the side. As it is it's maybe 200 calories and 10 grams of protein.

So the way you have it planned it right now it looks to be about 2300 calories including around 100 grams of protein -- this is a good start. Good job on planning out multiple small meals. You could improve it as I outlined above. Aim for more protein and less breads and especially less biscuits. Instead try to find a way to introduce more beans/lentils and green veggies into your diet (this will help with getting more protein as well). But even without any changes you should see good results from what you've outlined combined with heavy whole-body weight training and some cardio. Good luck!