jenubee,

Managing your weight is a "balancing act" between calories in (food intake) and calories burned (physical activity).  By consuming 500-1000 fewer calories than your body burns each day, you can achieve a healthy weight loss of 1-2 lbs per week. This deficit of calories can be accomplished by cutting back on calories, by exercising more, or by doing both.

As long as you are keeping to the appropriate calorie intake for yourself (approximately 1700 calories per day), you can follow a higher protein diet if you choose.  However, if you are planning on following any type of drastic diet (i.e. cutting out an entire food group), you may want to talk to your doctor before getting started to make sure it is healthy for you.

Sincerely,

Ali Auerbach, MS, RD

Registered Dietitian

My husband is starting a new weight training program, he doesnt need to loose weight, just get in shape and build muscle... however I need to loose alot of weight, i am currently 190... he is doing a high protine diet... do i need to advoid this and create my own meals, or can i combine to two programs and still loose weight?