So my boyfriend is trying to lose weight. He's seeing a doctor, but they just told him to diet. For the last week, he's been writing down everything he eats, without trying to change his diet at all--just to get a baseline for how many calories, and things he's taking in. He's averaging 1500cal/day. That's fewer than Elsie eats, and she weighs 38lbs. He used to run every other day (1-3 miles), but he's stopped doing that because his knee is hurting him too much (he broke it when he was 16 and it wasn't set), but he's been biking every few days, and he lifts weights every day.
He's 6'1 and weighs 275lbs.
Basically, I'm wondering if there's any websites with good nutrition/dieting information that he can look at before his next doctor's appointment, so he can go in with educated questions.
I've been reading quite a bit about low-carb diets, and they seem to help a lot of people who are in a similar boat as him--low calorie intake, high weight, trouble losing it. Are there any good websites out there? Or even journal articles, because I think I still have online access to them through my school.
Googling gets me so much contradictory information, it's mind boggling.
Again, he's going to discuss all this with his doctor at his next appointment, but we're just looking for some information to take with him.
I'm not even sure that dieting is what he needs to be doing, because it can't be the case that he needs to eat less, right? I'm here with him during the day, and he isn't lying when he says that's how much he eats.
If you read all that... :hail:
He's 6'1 and weighs 275lbs.
Basically, I'm wondering if there's any websites with good nutrition/dieting information that he can look at before his next doctor's appointment, so he can go in with educated questions.
I've been reading quite a bit about low-carb diets, and they seem to help a lot of people who are in a similar boat as him--low calorie intake, high weight, trouble losing it. Are there any good websites out there? Or even journal articles, because I think I still have online access to them through my school.
Googling gets me so much contradictory information, it's mind boggling.
Again, he's going to discuss all this with his doctor at his next appointment, but we're just looking for some information to take with him.
I'm not even sure that dieting is what he needs to be doing, because it can't be the case that he needs to eat less, right? I'm here with him during the day, and he isn't lying when he says that's how much he eats.
If you read all that... :hail: