Eat breakfast to split up your caloric intake if not for the early boost of energy, eating a heavy lunch can get you lazy, and tired the rest of the day. I’m wondering after reading your list, where’s the fruit? That’s the easy part, fruits are sweet. They also have virtually no fat, and generally low cal.
For training, it is good to start a weight training program. When doing any type of strength training routine, weights or not, the important thing to remember is being fair to your body by exercising your entire body, and alternate routines once in a while to promote results. But cardio workouts should be your main concern for losing bodyfat. You have to be consistent, don’t quit on yourself. At least 30 mins. a day for 3 days a week would be a good guideline to start out with. It is good to seperate these days so you can rest your muscles, it is not good to work with sore muscles.
0% bodyfat is not a good idea. Fat is essential to your body, afterall it is one of three sources of energy, and is the most concentrated one–fat produces a little more than twice the energy carbohydrates (i’ll get to carbs later) produces. Without a source of fat, you will have a fatty acid, one of two components fats break down to, the other being glycerol, deficiency. Fat in your body works with cell membranes, nerve cells, and prostaglandins. Without them, you can’t have a healthy immune system. Without them, you can’t keep at bay many of the regular functions of your body. Just don’t go crazy on getting your fat. A good rule is, and this applies to all of your diet (diet doesn’t mean to lose weight, diet means what you eat), EAT IN MODERATION.
Carbohydrates are your main source of energy, you have complex carbs like starch and simple carbs like sugar. Stay away from simple carbs, they are empty calories, which means they provide no nutrients. Sugar like this is found in candies and such of that nature. Starch is found in grains like rice, pasta, and bread.
A guy’s general goal, eh? I’d say 8-15%. Different tests resulted different, for me at least, but it remains in the 8-10% range.
