I used to be able to sustain myself on a 2000 calorie diet until I gained 6lbs. I then omitted 500 calories and tried doing it with 1500 a day and lost 4 lbs.
Do you think I should go through with this or talk to my DR first?
2006-09-30 13:08:50 · 5 answers · asked by chrstnwrtr 7 in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
Here is what you need to do, if you are serious about losing weight and keeping it off. Eat 6 small meals a day about every 4 hours. Here what that will do for you, your metabolism will increase (i.e. Loose weight) and you will have more engry. If you go on a diet and eat less, your metabolism will slow down and store to fat. That is why diets dont work. Only the size of your fist, carbs (examples:baked potato, pasta, oatmeal, beans, corn, melon, apples, fat free yogurt, whole wheat breads)in one and protien (examples:chicken breast, swordfish, shrimp, turkey breast) in the other. You can also eat vegetables and salads with any meal, they dont have none or little fat). 30min cardo exercise every day. Any of these(examples: walking, jogging, swimming,running, biking, ect), Monday cardo, tues upper body (arms: curls, tricep extensions,pull ups, front press)(abdominals: leg pull crunch, leg raises), (chest: bench press, butterfly, pullover)(shoulders: front press, arm pullover, cross county skier machine)(back:seated row, lat pull downs, back extension)(YOU DONT HAVE TO DO IN ONE DAY, mix it up) wed cardo, thurs lower body (legs: leg pull,leg press, squats, lounges) fri cardo, sat upper. Sunday eat anything you want and dont exercising, you do this on sunday so your body doesnt go into starvation mode. YOU NEED TO TAKE SUNDAY OFF. If you stilck with this you will have a great body. also drink aleast 8oz of water daily! Stay away from Mcdonals, Wendys, ect because there is nothing good for you on the menu's even the salads are bad (beaon bits, cheeze, dressing, ect) Good Luck :)
2006-09-30 20:02:29 · answer #1 · answered by tampabayfriends 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If you truly are eating healthy foods and don't have a hectic crazy lifestyle.I would say that you'll be okay without your doctors consent(barring any ailments).If you actually know what a healthy diet is,that in combination with exercise and limited caloric intake are the only ways to lose weight.Breaking up the same 1500 calories into 6-8 meals rather than 3-4 can help reduce the likelihood that these calories will be turned to fat by insulin.When your blood glucose spikes,insulin will be secreted in larger amounts clearing some of the glucose from your stream,converting it to fat.This will then be stored in your adipose tissue.Exactly what you don't want.Split your meals and eat right,Monitor your own sense of well being to ensure you haven't cut the calories too drastically.
2006-09-30 21:14:29 · answer #2 · answered by joecseko 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because you are eating healthy and cutting back on calories, I don't think he'd have any objections, they would like it if all their patients would do it, I wish I could get my clients to do it! Good job!
You can ask if you would feel better, but I'll bet he wouldn't object.
2006-09-30 20:32:51 · answer #3 · answered by trainer53 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
your weight in pounds times 100 is the number of calories you should be eating a day.
http://www.cancer.org/docroot/PED/content/PED_6_1x_Calorie_Calculator.asp
2006-09-30 20:13:01 · answer #4 · answered by sugar n' spice 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
ask your docter
2006-09-30 20:13:34 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋