diet and fitness please help!!!

The more colour (or the darker) veggies/fruits are the more vitamins and minerals they have for you.

Iceberg lettuce is awful - has no nutritional value and ruins the whole point of having a salad.

Anything with white flour is BAD for you (white breads, white noodle pastas, chips, etc.) Whole grain flour (wheat, seven grain, etc) is very good for you and helps you feel full longer. You can get wheat noodles (or spinach and tomato, yum![those are the noodles I get from Trader Joe’s]) which not only makes your pasta meals much more yummy but helps make them healthy.

I’ve found that countries that don’t eat pork have a WHOLE lot less diseases so I try to stay away from pork. Beef seems to be alright, but stick to the lean beef.

Consuming 1200 calories a day will make you lose weight while still allowing you enough calories to function and stay healthy. When you’re eating pastas (or sandwiches or anything you can think of to do this with) add as many vegetables as you can. Having 1 1/2 cups of (healthy noodle) pasta with a bunch of yummy toppings (mushrooms, chicken, tomatoes, onion, zucchini, peppers, whatever you like) is far more healthy, filling, and fulfilling than 3 cups of plain pasta and sauce.

and WATER! Drink a full glass of water BEFORE you eat. Drink a full glass of water when you feel hungry. Often dehydration feels like hunger and gets us to eat more when what we really need is water. There are many many more but that’s all I have for now. Maybe I’ll come back to this question later with more ideas.