im 5 4 and 130pounds eat healthy and exercise regularly but cant shift the half stone i have gained in last 6months. Thinking about going on a low carb diet just short term, i have cut back on carbs before and havnt seen much diff but maybe if i was more strict. Any suggestions?
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You may think you eat healthy but unless your calorie intake is less than your calorie expense you wont lose weight. Low carb diets really aren t a great idea- low refined carb diets are much more sensible!The carbs to avoid are sugary ones:White bread/ rolls, white pasta, white rice, most breakfast cereals, cakes, biscuits, Replacement good carbs are:Wholegrain bread/ rolls, brown pasta, brown rice, porridge/ oats (avoid high sugar museli), replace cakes/ biscuits with dried fruit nuts.Strictly speaking, fruit fruit juice may be healthy but is high in sugar so replace them with vegetables, veg juice water.Eat 50% vegetables/ fruit, 25-30% protein, 20-25% good carbs with each meal. Drink LOTS of water (2-3litres per day) to aid fat digestion.You will need to do 30minutes of cardiovascular exercise 4times a week (jogging, swimming, cycling) try doing some strength training. Do a little bit of weight lifting using tins/ cans etc. or do things like sit-ups, press-ups, the plank, squats etc. 2-3 times a week for 20minutes.Good luck resist temptation!
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Actually, at 5 4 you are within the appropriate weight range for your height. If you still want to loose weight, you will probably have to reduce the amount of food you eat. Also, you could eliminate carbs altogether, but I don t think that s a good idea. Hope this helps.
i went on the rosemary conely diet and lost a stone and a half recipes where great and as long as everything is under 5% fat per 110 grams you should be fine,the first two weeks dont drink alochol and you good luck.
look:eat this for breakfast:3 eggs and cereal and water; OR 2 pieces french toast w/ only honey, (or pancakes instaed) and 2 eggs, OJ. (in other words, healthy carbs and protein for breakfast, along with a multivitamin and water/juice!)dont eat any kind of pig; thats bad for you. it really is.breakfast increases metabolism and instills weight loss. no food from breakfast goes to thighs; it gets burned or crapped out during the day. so its great to eat.also to speed up your metabolism, eat spicy peppers (like the yellow ones u see at olive garden) 2-3 times a week, with dinner. eat 2 of them, each time u eat them. never eat them 2 days in a row tho. this speeds it up; TRUST me!NEVER WORK OUT B4 U EAT BREAKFAST! sleeping is a fast- breakfast breaks the fast . working out then only deteriorates muscle, and slows metabolism, causing fat gains later. this is bcuz muscle burns easier than fat wen ur hungry, and u have no carbs to work out on.either work out an hour after breakfast or PREFERABLY an hour after lunch or before dinner, but after a midday healthy snack (powerbar, protein bar, nature valley bar, some kind of bar or something. also eta fruit, a salad, etc.)as for workouts, start doing this routine if you want to slim up:1) as for food part, do what I said above.2) dont eat starting 2 hours b4 u go to bed. (except 1 healthy small snack is actually OK ONCE u start running and workin out)3) dont starve ever.exercise part:1) jog a slow 1/4 mile (one lap) on the treadmill, or around a track.2) every day at the start of ur workout, STRETCH every body part good, for 20 seconds. do whole body- for example, even if ur doin legs one day, stretch upper body, neck, abs, etc.3) go to a gym, if ur not already there. Then do these routines:(every different type, do 3 sets of 17-20. be dead wen ur done with ur set however; more doesnt mean do it light .)IMPORTANT: for legs do sets of about 17-20 (as mentioned). for upper body DO SETS OF ABOUT 25-30! still be tired. but make it more AEROBICS/FATIGUE than actual hard lifting! this will make it toned but real slim, like it should be.Mon, wed, fri (legs)leg pressdumbbell lungesleg extensionleg curlcalf raiseleg adductionleg abductionbutt kick-backsknee raises (do until failure- rest forearms on that tall thing armrest, knees go up to chest)tues, thurs, sat (upper)benchpull ups (or lat pull)incline benchupright rowsshoulder shrugsshoulder YTL (dumbbells: raise forward, then sideways- u stand up)tricep extensionbicep curlafter that part of the workout, do 15-20 minutes of ab work every day(do: sit-ups, roman chair/incline sit-ups, crunches, oblique crunches, oblique medicine ball situps, elbows and toes , elbow to knee alternating crunches, get on knees and hold onto wheel and go out then back, lay on ur back hold onto something behind you and raise legs then kick feet to sky, leg raise 6 , etc.)alternate about 4 or 5 of those, and do them every day.after this part, last thing:mon, wed, frirun 800m fast runs, 3 of them, with a 6 minute rest inbetween.tues, thurs, satgo on a 2-3 mile run. do NOT stop no matter what; make sure you re dead at the end, but pace urself so ur dead but dont have to stop. if ur about to stop, slow down ur jog, but force urself to keep goin. (TAKE THE FIRST COUPLE RUNS SLOW FOR THIS AND FOR THE 800, SO U DONT GET TOO SORE OR TIRED.)Do this and you will be slim and sexy.Best answer please!
