Here are a few tips:
1. You MUST exercise if you want to lose weight and keep it off, so do something every day, even if it’s just a 15-minute walk around the neighborhood. Don’t say you don’t have time for exercise; you have to MAKE time. Yes, it takes time and effort, but you’re worth it, right?
2. Walk as much as you want, but don’t do cardio for more than 40 minutes at a time. If you do, you risk burning muscle instead of fat.
3. If you do strength training, use light weights and do lots of repetitions. That’ll really help you “tone up.”
4. Your diet will make you or break you. You have probably learned bad eating habits over time (most people do). That’s not your fault, but now you have to deal with it. Make a commitment to yourself to unlearn those bad habits and re-learn better habits.
5. Eat breakfast every day within an hour of getting up. People who don’t are 450% more likely to be overweight.
6. Eat six small meals or snacks per day instead of three squares per day or one big meal per day. Your body expends energy digesting your food, so eating smaller portions more often keeps your metabolism running high because you’re constantly digesting food.
7. Avoid these as much as possible:
-- Trans fat (any type of partially or fully hydrogenated oil)
-- High fructose corn syrup (soft drinks are LOADED with it)
-- Fast food
-- Junk food
-- White sugar, white flour, white rice, white potatoes
-- The deadly C’s (cookies, cakes, candy, chips, cola)
8. Build your diet around these trim-body-friendly foods:
-- Nuts, any kind (almonds are best)
-- Beans/Legumes
-- Fresh vegetables (green is GREAT!!!)
-- Dairy products (as long as they’re low-fat or non-fat)
-- Eggs
-- Lean meats (fish and poultry top the list)
-- Olive oil
-- Whole grain breads/cereals/pasta
-- Fresh fruits (anything that ends in “berry” is a winner)
-- Tea (green tea or black pekoe tea)
-- Cold water or ice water (your body has to expend extra calories to heat it up)
9. Desserts and treats are the exception, not the rule. Having said that, however, (1) you can have a couple of pieces of chocolate every day – just don’t overdo, and (2) Allow yourself one “cheat meal” every week where you eat and drink whatever you want as long as you don’t gorge yourself. That’ll help keep you from feeling deprived and it’ll make it easier to stick with your new healthy eating plan.
Good luck!
2007-11-07 23:37:07
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answered by Anonymous
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Drinking plenty of Green Tea.
Eating some Nature's Valley Cinnamon Granola Bars.
Eating a box of raisins.
Eating some fruit and vegetables.
Drinking some delicious protein shakes.
Exercise regularly.
Taking hot showers using Dr. Bronner's Pure Castile Eucalyptus Bar Soap.
Sleep.
2007-11-07 23:27:13
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answered by Louise Smith 7
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It will be the one you can stick to. I find the Adkins diet effective since I find the restrictions helpful in framing what to avoid and the resulting "allowed" food makes me feel full, rather than hungry. First I would try to eliminate sugar and sugary juices and fried foods and try to walk some every day and see where that gets you - sometimes that is enough to start with.
2007-11-07 23:28:24
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answered by Amy R 7
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From a health perspective as close to chimpanzees as possible - the most natural, lots and lots of veg, fruit, seeds and small amounts of meat and fish.
Check out Green For Life by Victoria Butenko. Or look up raw food on the web...
2007-11-07 23:27:57
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answered by Em 6
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Hello,
First eat three meals a day and nothing between them,
Second walk every day 3 miles .
3. sleep early and wake up early.
4 no smoking
5 no drinking (alchool)
6 No soda
thats the most effective diet
hope my answer help
2007-11-07 23:33:16
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answered by ooops1970 2
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Well ... i have been throught hell with diet and nutration for centuries i have tried a lot of diet's programe and been to a lot of nutritionist and also read alot of books and studies abt health , fitness and nutration so without any further elongation
Here is wat is the truth
Diet programes are a myth , speacial crash and chemical types and eventually you will gain all the wieght that you lost
you dont need a a diet programe ... you need to change your eating habits . your way of life .. and most important : EXCERSIES hooking up with sports is the best way to fulfill your dreams
Here are some tips and and fundamental basics that might help:
1st - you need to reduce your calories intake by eating balanced healthy meals containing all sufficient daily needs (proteins - carbohydrate - Fats ) For Example
- Protines are very important on dialy bases caz a women in age btwn 19-70 needs to consume 46 grams of protein per day so you dont wanna miss that
2nd - avoid hunger : this is the most imprtant thing you have to keep in mind as the more hunger you became the more weaker you will be infront of food and you will be forced to eat any thing .. try to eat at least 4-6 meals per day with snacks in betwen (fruits & yogurt)
3rd - correct your bad eating habbits such as
-combining food with entertainment and watching movies and tv
-eating to relieve stress and to ease pain
-Eating on the run
4th - Dont torture your self by prohibiting certain types of food and desert .. just reduce the amount .. and know when to eat it .. dont eat any thing contians suger or fats at night .. eat wat you want during the day with low amounts caz the body starts to reduce metabolism rate at night
i know that iam making this too long but i think this might help
Exercise is the most essintial thing that you need to do in order to get in shape and loose fat caz you really have to distinguish btwn loosing wieght and loosing fat combining
healthy food and proper nuitration with Exercise you will get the optimum results caz you dont wanna end up with flabby skin all around your body after losing alot of wieght caz your skin need to be stretched and u wont get this except with sports
last tip :) .. dont think that if you dont eat the whole day that you well become fit .. the is one of the most common myths around the world
if you dont eat your body well announce emargency and will try preserve every single calorie in your body and slowing your metabolism rates caz your body doesnt care if you wanna look fit or not your body with think that you are straving your self to death this is called (starvation mode)
thats all :) ... keep healthy and fit .. wish you luck :)
2007-11-08 01:14:37
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answered by Shagrath 3
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try drinking water before meal, you will feel a little bit full already before you can eat your food. You wont be eating that much anymore.
2007-11-07 23:38:16
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answered by marie 1
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Personally, it was South Beach for me.
2007-11-07 23:26:36
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answered by Charger43 6
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I do GI works for me and my family
2007-11-07 23:32:11
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answered by chchcharlie 3
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Eat when you are hungry, exercise everyday.
2007-11-07 23:26:43
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answered by Anonymous
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