If you want to do this it is for life so you need to totally change your way of eating and exercising. This is not a diet rather than a healthy eating plan for life. So no more talking diet cause it means time limit. Stop making some major mistakes wake up earlier and get active earlier your metabolism is sluggish and needs to be woken up this is half your problem.
Here are the golden rules:
Initially cut down to 1200 calories.
Exercise 6 times per week for 1 hours a day. Do three weight sessions and three cardio sessions. No gym involved.
Don't eat carbs after 4pm, never eat carbs within 2 hours of exercise or within 1 hour of exercise.
Drink 3 litres of water per day. You can have a green tea at the end of the day.
Limit your fruit in take to 2 pieces per day.
Never eat dinner after 6pm.
Adopt of low GI eating plan this is sustainable for life!
Make low fat dairy choices
Follow this menu plan as a suggestion:
Breakfast 7am - 1 cup hot water w lemon
20 minutes later have a bowel of oats w water (no honey) OR
fruit salad w low GI soy yogurt
Snack 10am - pear or apple (both low GI)
Lunch 12.30pm - multigrain sandwich w 50g tuna & salad (no butter)
Snack 3pm - low GI yogurt OR skim berry smoothie (no honey or banana) plenty of ice, 1/2 cup skim milk & 1/4 cup yogurt
Dinner 5.30pm - 120g grilled lean meat/fish/prawns/tofu patties (not fried) w spinach salad & mixed vegies (no whites, carbs) OR 3 egg white/soy omlette with ham, cheese and tomato
Snack - 1 scoop of low cal low fat ice cream (if hungry)
Exercise is must be intense. Refer to www.bodybuilding.com for your weights routine. Never do weights two consecutive days have a cardio day in between.
Cardio needs to include running, go hard up stair wells and cycling. You get the most benefits from exercise when your body is totally fatigued and this is when you see changes.
To maintain you can increase calories to 1500 and reduce exercise sessions to 3-4 times per week. If weight creeps up again due to holiday period etc.. go back to 1200 cal and 6 sessions again.
Good luck it worked for me it can work for anyone.
2006-06-27 23:33:12
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answered by debrock16 5
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Proper nutrition goes a long way. Especially when you are a busy person.
Over the course of the last year, my husband has lost 130 pounds and I have lost 90 pounds. We are still on our program.
First... get with a nutritionist or a doctor, work out the right foods to be eating and when. This includes beverages. Limiting caffine, switching to diet beverages, going from cream to powdered creamer in coffee, etc. Make sure you get 64 - 80 oz of water a day. Any less and the body retains it. Any more and the body retains it. The rest is made up in food. This is the critical step.
Second... get used to packing your meals. I take all but dinner with me to work. That way, you don't find yourself heading to get fast food. If you can, pre-cook chicken, turkey, beef, whatever... put the servings in a sealed bag and store them in the freezer. That way you can grab and go on your way.
Third... get some exercise when you can. Take the stairs instead of the escalator or elevator. Park further away from the door. Take a walk when you get home in the evening... even a couple of times around the block is better than nothing. Some people go so far as to put special balance balls on their chair at work to help them do a static, muscle workout. You could also use foot mill (it allows you to pedal at your desk).
Fourth... make sure you are getting enough sleep. It is a fact, those who do not get 6 - 8 hours of sleep will have a very difficult time losing weight. The body is unable to fully recover and is not as efficient and hold onto food because it is forced to work harder.
Fifth... make sure you take appropriate vitamins. Again, consult a nutritionist or a doctor.
This is not impossible, just not easy. Of course, nothing worth it is ever easy!! Good luck!!
2006-06-21 04:05:41
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answered by Gail R 2
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I am sure you can squeeze at least 20 minutes in for a daily workout. Wake up a little earlier, morning workouts are the best!!
2006-06-21 03:59:03
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answered by Sabrina D 2
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eating a low glycemic diet and having a balanced endocrine
system will help you maintain a healthy body and weight.
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2006-06-21 03:58:44
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answered by Anonymous
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yes you do. put an eating plan in action stick to it and be serious. excercise just before you go to bed when you have 30 mins to spare
2006-06-21 04:06:50
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answered by Anonymous
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run around the yard sleep more how much do u want lose
you can e -mail me if u like i can give u the information brittanycmptn@yahoo.com
2006-06-21 03:57:57
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answered by Brittany C 2
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If George Bush can find time to exercise, so can you!
2006-06-21 03:59:48
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answered by dude 4
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