Any dieting tips or secrets that worked for you?

Answer 1

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 are the big nasties. In fact, reduced fat food that has had some of the fat removed is actually more fattening than the regular food because the removed fat in most cases has been 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. You must have 3 meals a day and get into a routine so your body knows when to expect food. Your body is capable of doing exquisite things to avoid weight loss if it thinks it’s going to get starved, so you must feed it and regularly.

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 except water. 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, even with exercise. It’s impossible. 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, flour of any kind, sugar, potato, onion, parsnip, sweet potato, pumpkin, beetroot, carrots, peas, beans, beer, sweet wine, spirits, 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. Use Stevia for a sweetener.

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. Garlic is OK but not shop bought; you guessed it, full of sugar. Use fresh.

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. If you like a drink, Semillon Sauvignon Blanc (very dry and low in carbs) with a little soda water is OK with meals.

Good Luck. Jules, lecturer. Australia.

Answer 2

Best "diet" out there is exercise. Nobody likes to hear that but it's a simple formula. For the most part if you burn more than you consume you'll lose weight. Exercise allows you to slip up as we all do (and should).
Build lean muscle mass and mix in cardio and over time you will boost your metabolism and see lasting results.
To aid the boredom and "chore" of exercise to stay fit, try focusing on a goal. Pick a road race and train for a 5k/10k etc. Best thing is perhaps a triathlon. You'll have variety, work all sorts of different muscle groups, meet people with similar interests, and end up having fun.
One easy "diet" tip is simply water consumption. Drink a ton of it and choose it over any other drink when possible. Drink it throughout the day and keep a 2 liter jug of it handy at work, home etc.

Answer 3

The one thing that worked for me was going to Overeaters Anonymous. The program is essentially the same as Alcoholics Anonymous, except that obviously, fat people cannot simply stop eating altogether. That's why it's called OVEReaters Anonymous.

The basic idea is that you can stick to a sensible eating plan for one day. If you have a party or restaurant meal to go to, factor that in by eating as little as possible the rest of the day, and eating as little as is at all rational in the party or restaurant. Plan it out; don't give in to the rush of the moment, when you see something that looks appetizing. And resolve to quit altogether those foods that put you out of control: for many, it is chocolate, or some other sweet. For some, it is crunchy munchies.

Read the labels for calorie content, but also for "portion size." A label may say "X calories per serving," but then when you look at "servings per container," it turns out they are talking about a much smaller serving than you figured. Three servings per container when the whole thing is likely to be eaten by one person is not that unusual. If you do eat something like that, don't fool yourself. What had been advertised as a snack is now a full meal. Be sure to get the nutrients you miss in that meal (frozen pizza is the bugaboo here, at least for me) in your other meals that day, and take vitamins to be sure.

Raise your diet from unconscious grazing or gorging to conscious decisions. You can do that, ONE DAY AT A TIME!

Answer 4

Everybody reacts differently to diets,you have to find the one that will work for you.The one that works for me is calorie intake.Estimate how many calories you are intaking now,be truthful because you cant fool your body.Each week cut back calories by a few hundred.Also at GNC theres powder drink mix that alot of professional trainers use called Met-RX.Great stuff,really works and helps with gettting muscles toned when working out.If you slide off diet for one day,consider it a cheat day and stick with it.Good luck!

Answer 5

drinking detox juice:

cucumber, green apple, green pepper, bitter gourd, celery. put all into the juice extractor and drink 1 big cup for breakfast and dinner. I eat only lunch.

I lost 2 kg in a week but i did not follow the diet after that. maybe you can try

Answer 6

Eat raw vegetables not fried

Answer 7

degrease by scrubbing in the shower for 15 minutes then spend 7 minutes shaving 3 minutes toweling off 4 minutes moisturizing and 20 minutes blow drying and styling your hair

Answer 8

what you can do is once in two weeks...for 24 hours have nothing but warm water. this will def help. Fix your days in the weeks and stick to them.
get up early in the morning and drink only warm water throughout the day. eat light food the next.
another thing you can do is drink tender coconut water every morning before breakfast. that helps too...

Answer 9

Try Medifast. I lost 10lbs in less than 2 weeks. It is the only thing that has ever worked for me.

Answer 10

a handful of unsalted pumpkin seeds make for a healthy mid day snack theyre rich in magnesium which helps lower blood pressure