Yes you can. What do you call healthy food? Most people don't know what is healthy as it's only what they have heard in the media.
I have lost around 60 lbs in 6 months and I will tell you what not to eat. The first myth we have been told is that fat is bad. Sugar and carbohydrate is the big nasty. In fact reduced fat food that has had some fat removed is actually more fattening than the regular food because the removed fat in most cases is replaced with carbs! This is the main reason why you must absolutely stay away from ALL processed food with no exception. Eat fresh and natural.
The other thing you must do is keep your insulin as low as possible by getting sugar and carbs in your diet as close to zero as you can and not having ANYTHING between meals. Also having at least 5 hours between one meal and another. The last meal of the day must be no later than 9pm. Insulin is a hormone that will absolutely block fat and protein burning in your body and force it to burn sugar, that's how it works. You will NOT lose weight with your blood stream flooded with insulin.
You must have at least 8 glasses of water a day, in order for your liver and kidneys to excrete the fat from your body this is crucial.
Now, what you must stay away from and I mean, non at all. Bread, pasta, rice, pastry, sugar, potato, onion, parsnip, sweet potato, pumpkin, beetroot, carrots, peas, spreads like butter and margarine and be very careful of sauces and condiments. Fruit and milk should be taken very, very sparingly because they are fattening. Fruit is full of sugar too, only a very small amount. Avoid all processed food including diet soda it will stimulate insulin. 3 cups of black tea or coffee WITH meals a day is OK.
OK, if you are still with me, what can you eat? In a nutshell you replace the carbs you have removed with protein and green leafy vegetables. Do not mix protein only 1 per meal. This is what you can eat. Lean meat, poultry, fish, cheese, yoghurt and eggs are your permitted proteins. Cauliflower, cabbage, sprouts, broccoli, capsicum, mushroom, celery, zucchini and a small amount of tomato. You can have unlimited amounts of lettuce and cucumber but ONLY at meal times. You can use balsamic vinegar as a dressing; mustard is ok too but only made from the powder. Shop bought is full of sugar! Curry powder in cooking can be used as well. One tablespoon of olive oil is ok per day, in cooking and as a dressing.
I will GUARANTEE if you stick to this you will loose heaps of weight, fast. I know it's not easy and you need the support of your family too.
Just another couple of things I forgot. NO breakfast cereal and avoid really heavy exercise you will just burn glycogen in your muscles, not fat and it will just make you sore and tired. You need prolonged gentle exercise to burn fat like walking. You don't need to exercise at all on this diet as long as you're moving about. Last but not least read food labels and look at the ingredients. Avoid foods like the plague with more than 5 grams of carbohydrate per 100 grams.
Good Luck. Jules, Australia.
2006-07-19 12:45:02
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answered by Jules G 6
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Drop ALL sugar from diet, ALL alcohol. IF you do not use sugar or drink sugar, etc. and if you do not use Alcohol, there is little you can do other than cut back on caloric intake and that will take some time...allow about 7 weeks to see the weight loss. ON the other hand, if you use sugar and/or alcohol, both cause body to retain lots of water...you will shed it quickly if you stop using. Also, if you use Creatin, it causes you to retain lots of water..cease and you will loose water quickly. BUT DO NOT cut water intake....it is the retention of water, not water intake that keeps pounds on.
2006-07-19 12:44:57
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answered by Anonymous
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Exercise is good for you, but muscle weighs more than fat, so perhaps 'losing weight' isn't the entire goal. Maybe getting in good shape and being healthy should be your goal.
2006-07-19 12:44:43
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answered by Einsteinetta 6
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Talk to a doctor and stop trying to throw your body out of whack, your going to screw up your metabolism and get zits! You are fine at that wieght, who said you were not?
2006-07-19 12:44:06
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answered by citizen ex 2
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http://www.djh06.snappyshop.com/search.cgi?affid=djh06&search=diet try this it is vague but it may help
2006-07-19 14:43:07
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answered by theamericanbombers 4
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