Q & A - IS this why I'm not losing so much fat

Q: My daily diet has been pretty much the same the last few weeks. Here is what I have been having;

some oatmeal & yogurt in the morning with maybe a protein shake

then I'll make a container full of either ground beef, chicken or something with some whole wheat pasta. and eat that for the rest of the day.

Is that enough food, or should I be eating more? Is that Why I'm still holding some fat?

A: To quickly answer your questions - NO! to the first & YES to the second.

Let me explain. You obviously know you should be eating more food throughout the day.
The biggest misconception to dieting and losing body fat is just what you have done. People tend to eat less to lose weight (which isn't wrong by the way). People Just take it to the extreme (and starve themselves).

Think about it this way - I believe Alwyn Cosgrove is who I heard it from. Your body does the opposite of what you want it to do.

When you don't drink water - you hold water
When you lifts weight and workout - you are actually breaking down muscle tissue, not building it.
When you don't eat - your body goes into survival mode and you will store fat.

What you have to do is eat foods that have a high thermic effect (protein), along with plenty of fibrous veggies, and moderate starches and fats.

To make sense of it -
eat a protein and a veggie at every meal
eat every 3 hours
drink at least half your body weight in ounces of water.
Keep your starches for after your workouts and maybe breakfast
have some fruit
and do some weight training and interval based cardio

and you will have no choice but to get leaner

JZ