Ok, so im a 21 year old male and i have a girlfriend... she is mildly overweight at 5 foot 10... 180 pounds... with a goal weight of around 150... we began talking about a diet plan and i am researching to figure out the proper way to go about one... i first considered pills but after a little research i discovered that they have side effects and are potentially dangerous... so i excluded that option... so far ive found that eating more, smaller portions of healthy meals every day is good... and in conjuction with exercise... is the basic diet... but what i really want is a good diet plan that is easy for her... i just want something that is simple and safe...

Exercise and eat healthy. Two things we should be doing anyways...

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This is what is working for me. Try the FITDAY.COM website and balance the nutrition in a healthy diet. You already know what healthy is - don't eat junk food, avoid sugars, fat/fried foods; eat lots of vegetables - like five servings/day and two fruits/day. Eat red meat (beef) not more than once/wk.. Avoid cheese, eat non-fat dairy - milk, cottage cheese, etc. Meat should be primarily skinless chicken and fish for the most part. Eat "nutritionally dense" foods (lots of nutrition for the amount of calories)AND exercise. Plus, drink 64 oz. of water a day. Get a good night's sleep - it can only help if you're not stressed.

Ok, so im a 21 year old male and i have a girlfriend... she is mildly overweight at 5 foot 10... 180 pounds... with a goal weight of around 150... we began talking about a diet plan and i am researching to figure out the proper way to go about one... i first considered pills but after a little research i discovered that they have side effects and are potentially dangerous... so i excluded that option... so far ive found that eating more, smaller portions of healthy meals every day is good... and in conjuction with exercise... is the basic diet... but what i really want is a good diet plan that is easy for her... i just want something that is simple and safe...All well and good, but her overweight problem is probably emotionally based, so she'll be more likely to keep the weight off if she follows a plan of her own making that she's researched herself [as surely she's an adult, who's motivated], than one that could be seen to be imposed 'from without', no matter how well intentioned.

rD

All good suggestions, including r-D's point, but it's nice that you want to help and if she's receptive to this, that's great. I'd suggest you two make healthy changes in a spirit of doing it together, though, for both of you ... so that it's not perceived as you trying to change her ...

Many people find the South Beach Diet a healthy, effective weight loss plan ...

Good advice from everyone.

I think it aaaall depends on what type of person she is, how much she's willing to commit, how determined she is and how much she can handle at a time. You can have the perfect "eating plan" but she needs to feel it's for her and something she's thinks she can adopt for the rest of her life (because a good diet is a diet you should be able to follow for the rest of your life).

Exercise is a key component in my opinion and she also needs to pick something she enjoys based on her motivations, schedule, physical abilities etc.
And if she has your support even better.

Good advice from everyone.

I think it aaaall depends on what type of person she is, how much she's willing to commit, how determined she is and how much she can handle at a time. You can have the perfect "eating plan" but she needs to feel it's for her and something she's thinks she can adopt for the rest of her life (because a good diet is a diet you should be able to follow for the rest of your life).

Exercise is a key component in my opinion and she also needs to pick something she enjoys based on her motivations, schedule, physical abilities etc.
And if she has your support even better. Oh she is great... she is motivated and willing to commit to it... ive already scheduled to walk with her every day after work so shell have some support...but ive never been overweight, i have "good" genes... so im kinda in the dark here... i know she should eat 5 small healthy meals a day with exercise... but i wanna be able to have a readable list to actually look at... can anyone help me with that? Cuz i wanna be able to go buy everything from the store and structure a good7 day a week consistent eating plan....

Well..first thing I'd do is get her measurements and body fat % (make sure it's the pinch an inch method and the person is experienced)....you'd have to find someone who knows how to do this. Some PT's charge a small fee (like 10.00) to just do the test. It also avoids all the scale confusion.
Once you have that then it'll give you something solid to go on.

It might be easier to list what she currently eats and then try and modify from there so that you can already stick to the stuff she's eating (if any of it is healthy already). It'll also give an idea of what type of "eater" she is and what type of plan might work better for her. What works for some people might not work for her and vice versa, so I think eating plans need to be very individualized. The way she metabolizes certain foods might not be the way the next person does.