If you are looking to lose 20 lbs in 60 days then you need to do more than starve yourself. Muscle burns more calories when your body is at a resting rate. It amazes me how the diet industry is still bombarded by people who can t understand the basic mechanics of the human body.Think of your body like a car. To run efficiently it needs an engine, good gas and it needs to be used regularly. This is equivalent to engine = muscles, good gas = nutritious food, regular use = cardio.You should be doing resistance training at least 2 days a week for 45 min each, 5 days of high intensity cardio for 45 min - 1 hour AND modifying your food intake.Once your body starts exercising and building muscle you will need to regulate food intake - a car doesn t use gas only 3x s a day, it consumes gas the entire time it is running. Therefore, section your meals across the day to include 5 meals a day where each meal should be no more than 300 calories. It takes a while for the body to get used to this but eating more frequently in smaller meals will teach your body to consume/burn more efficiently.Now 300 calories per meal isn t a lot of food so you must choose wisely. Stick with whole grains, legumes, nonfat dairy, lean meats, fish and plenty of fruits and green leafy veggies.Skip all fried foods and certainly skip processed food loaded with preservatives. What are you doing eating ranch dressing if you need to lose 25 lbs in 60 days? Make your own dressing by mixing sherry vinegar with dijon mustard and just a touch of raw honey. A small salad from most restaurants and fast food places are loaded with FAT and nearly 500 - 1200 calories and that s not including the bread.There is no way to cheat this - if you want long term results you ve got to change your lifestyle. Get a fitness coach to help you start off - it takes 30 days to create a habit. This way you will develop the confidence to continue.
heres how you should eat: Eat little but frequently throughout the day. Like a handful each time, but around 10 times a day. It increases your metabolism and you burn off calories much faster. Im 20 years old and im under 100 pounds, thats how iv been eating ever since i was little and i dontthink il ever gain weight even if i eat 2 chickens a day. :)
At the end of the day all that matters is how many calories went in and were burned out
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Count your calories. You don t say how many chicken strips you had. You only need 6 ozs of protein per day...a 6 oz portion of any meat is about the size of a deck of cards...but each has it s own calorie output. Take the amount of weight you want to weigh...such as 125 lbs and multiply by 10 = 1250....that s how many calories you should consume in a day. And exercise any way you can. To stay at your target weight you can only consume that amount of calories...again the weight times 10.
