I have been on and off diets for the past few years. When I'm not dieting, I don't think about food very much, and I just eat whatever I want whenever I am hungry. However, when I AM dieting, I think about food all day long... its like it over powers my mind. I start thinking about healthy food that I can eat, and then I start thinking about things like milkshakes and french fries and I get frustrated with the diet a few days later and go on a huge splurge, eating everything in sight until I feel extremely bloated. I don't understand why this happens. Does this happen to anyone else? With this in mind, what can I do to lose weight affectively? I have tried every "diet" out there... Can't do Atkins 'cuz after day 3 I feel like crap. What can I do???
2007-10-01 19:05:39 · 4 answers · asked by WTF 4 in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
Your mistake - you "go on and off" diets and "try" them.
To lose weight and not gain it back you have to make lifestyle changes - start eating healthy and exercise.
(the stricter the diet the bigger the binge - the truth everybody knows but ignores)
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 400-600cal 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 (have lots of veggies to eat in between meals if you are still hungry)
8 glasses of water -carry bottle of water with you and when you feel hungry drink it - we often confuse hunger with thirst (our bodies confuse it)
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 and burns fat all over your body (running, jogging, swimming, spinning, elliptical etc) 4-6 times a week for average of 45min, light weight training a few times a week (more muscle=faster metabolism)
dont consume foods that are made of white flour (white bread, cakes, pasta etc.), sugar loaded foods (cookies, ice cream, candy etc) and nothing fried, oily.
of course you can spoil yourself once in a while with a little treat:)
2007-10-01 20:27:30 · answer #1 · answered by Natalie 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2007-10-02 02:56:58 · answer #2 · answered by Bobby J 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
It's because you feel as though you're depriving yourself, so you focus on what you think you're missing out on. The key is to limit bad foods without cutting them out entirely. Let yourself indulge once in a while so you don't feel like you're punishing yourself.
2007-10-02 02:14:26 · answer #3 · answered by Caitlin 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
thats why diets are the wrong choice
2007-10-02 02:11:09 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋