Monday, February 16, 2009

What kind of diet should I have if I wanna lose weight? -

I need to know how to lose weight, fast. What kind of diet should I have?

You can t loose weight fast in a healthy way. The proper way is to eat less, and exercise more.

Eat fruits, veggies, nuts, lean meat, low fat or fat free dairy, etc.You can t lose weight fast and be healthy. If you lose it slow you keep it off in the long run anyway. Fast weight loss is usually water and comes back, usually with more weight accompanying it. Try calorie counting. www.calorie-count.com is great and you can sign up for free

Rule of thumb for weight loss: Diet= 70% exercise= 30%Great 7 step plan to follow for LASTING healthy results (My sources: world-class athlete since age 6, read tons about health for years e.g. Gunnar Peterson s The Workout [trainer to A list celebrities] and Tony Robbin s The Body You Deserve after educating my brother, he lost 45 pounds in 4 months has kept it off for over 2 years):1. Awareness of what you eat by keeping a diet journal to see where ure going wrong plus writing down very specific goals w/a time frame on them (be realistic yet firm) view them on a regular basis. Tell someone encouraging who wants to see you succeed, about your progress toward your goals on a regular basis- this will keep you accountable. I have a google spreadsheet w/all my goals weekly progress toward them that I share w/my boyfriend each week so we can discuss it. Family members or best friends are great choices. Be VERBAL about your commitments so that your family understands they must bring healthy food in the house or at the minimum not pressure you to overeat or ruin your goals. If u think healthy food is expensive, try affording hospital bills later in life when ur poor diet gives u cancer other diseases. SAVE your pennies toward the most important thing in life= health.2. Best cardio is running in terms of weight loss. It is however, very high-impact can lead to injuries. If you get injured- 2nd best is rowing, 3rd is cycling (both of which are less impact). You should be doing cardio minimum 4 x/wk 30min.-1 hr. Weight loss heart rate range is one where u can carry on a conversation w/o a big struggle. Mix it up to keep from losing willpower or getting bored. People lose motivation when exercise isnt fun/engaging. If u love soccer, do it! Cardio is cardio!3. Resistance program to help firm muscles/give u tone (u can t spot-reduce- weight training results per individual body part will only be visible after the fat layer is off from the cardio). You should do this 2-3 x/wk for 30 min-1 hr each time. It simportant to have that break in between so ur muscles can rest. Remember- each muscle gained= more calories lost on a daily basis b/c this revs up your metabolism! Jessica Biel is a great model for a muscular gorgeous body. Look at a picture of her visualize ur face on her body. The mind s thoughts literally create ur reality; this has been proven over the centuries.4. Breakfast= eat like a king, Lunch= like a prince, Dinner= like a pauper. 3 meals/2snacks per day of high fiber/ highprotein/ low carb nutrient-packed foods help keep u full NOTE: Complex carbs like salad, fruit, whole-grains are good, just avoid simple carbs like white bread and processed stuff. The best foods for u are the natural foods our ancestors ate that are filled with FIBER (shoot for 35 gm/day- this will kick cravings to the curb!) Anna Kournikova eats a fruit + drinks a glass of water 30 min before her meals to be fuller/eat less. No diet sodas- the fake sugars actually make ur body crave more sugar. Stick to tea water never bring bad foods into ur house. Its very unhealthy for a woman to go under 1200 cals/day, slightly more for a man.Take a high quality multivitamin each day maybe essential fatty acid fish oils if u can afford both. Lastly, take 1 junk day off/wk (my day is Saturday) so that u dont feel deprived can sustain this long term.5. Americans in general are impatient want things QUICK easy. U must be patient in terms of your results never give up. This is a LIFESTYLE change, there are NO get-thin quick schemes, PERIOD. If u abuse your body u will ruin ur metabolism in the future u will gain weight MUCH easier than today. Diet pills will kill u as quickly as they helped kill Anna Nicole Smith. They are no better than illegal drugs AND they dont work! So be smart, have long-term perspective- is it better to have 0% body fat in a wheel chair or 20% body fat w/vitality a long happy life?6. Weigh yourself once/wk, never more than that. Check waist circumference, body fat %, muscle %, water % (there are good digital scales that do this) b/c u could be gaining muscle which weighs more than fat or be full of water and be like- why the heck wont i lose weight and then binge. Also, reward yourself when u make progress! Make it fun or else you ll quit sooner than later.7. Drink min. 2 liters of water/day (more for men) whenever ur stressed- take DEEP BREATHS rather than reaching for food. Breathe in this ratio: Inhale 5 counts, hold for 20 counts, exhale 10 counts. If u do 10 of these 3x/day youll be releasing toxins, decreasing appetite, increasing energy.You can do it! Good luck, keep a positive attitude, never give up! :)

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No soda or junk food, drink lots of water eat more meals a day with small portions and do a couple work outs push ups crunches jumping jacks running

The cool anorexic way. Hun!