Thin, toned and full of energy?? Have you ever been 40, 50, 60+ overweight, and remember how you felt then compared to how you feel now?? Please, tell your success story!
2007-07-08 22:52:26 · 4 answers · asked by LARGE MARGE 5 in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
I lost about 40lbs changing my lifestyle (diet and exercise). i started changing it 2 years ago - working out, spending hours in health food stores reading labels, counting calories.
it feels good - although i never saw myself that much overweight, nobody said anything much and i have always been confident.
this is what i put together and follow every day of my life:
find daily calorie intake calculator on the net, enter all your stats and it will tell you how many calories you need a day to maintain, take off 300-400cal off that number and thats how much you need to lose.
eat 5-6 small meals a day (eat every 2-3 hours - it optimizes your metabolism)
5-8 servings of fruit and veggies a day
8 glasses of water
have complex carbs for breakfast - they give you energy
have protein (lean meat, legumes etc) for dinner - repairs muscle
cardio is the only fat burning exercise 4-6 times a week for 30-50min (ideally 45min because the first 20-30min body burns carbs and only then starts burning fat), light weight training (more muscle=faster metabolism)
dont consume foods that are made of white flour (white bread, cakes, pasta etc.), sugar loaded foods (cookies, icecream, candy etc) and nothing fried, oily.
ofcourse you can spoil yourself once in a while with a little treat:)
2007-07-08 23:12:15 · answer #1 · answered by Natalie 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Yes.
Eat only when hungry and not more than thrice a day. Nothing other than water in between. Include plenty of uncooked vegetables and fruits in each meal, preferably 50%. Chew each morsel at least 32 times to activate ur body to generate signals of hunger/fullness. Obey these signals.
Take light exercises and brisk walks regularly preferably twice a day.
U will achieve what u have not even dreamt and that too in a reasonable time. Do not be in a hurry.
2007-07-09 06:35:25 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
wow ill tell you when i lose my weight srry i couldnt help ya
2007-07-09 05:57:46 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Go vegetarian....exercise profusely and enjoy life!l lol
2007-07-09 06:00:23 · answer #4 · answered by Me 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋