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| anyone got any good tips 4 dieting?
Posted: 2/25/2008 10:33:29 PM | | Turn off the tv and take walks, ride a bike, take kick boxing. I have stopped eating junk food, no more sugar snacks, soda pop, fried foods etc. Best thing is get out of the house and workout, if you're outside you can't just eat unless you go to the store. | |
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| anyone got any good tips 4 dieting?
Posted: 2/26/2008 10:08:41 AM | | Never go on a starvation diet! Let's say you weigh 160 lbs. You go on a starvation diet without workingout or anything and you lose 20 lbs but becuase your not workingout and eating enough protein to support your muscles you lose 10 lbs of fat and 10 lbs of muscle. Ok you gain 15 lbs back but it's all fat. You are 155 lbs now so your 5 lbs lighter but on the flip side you a really fatter than before because you have more body fat! My advice would be to workout and cycle your carbs. What i mean by cycle your carbs is on day eat 200 carbs,the next day 175 carbs,and the next day 150 carbs. Do this cycle twice a week and one day eat as many carbs as you'd like(within reason of course 300-400). Don't worry about calories,don't worry about fat grams, just concentrate on your carbs and i promise in one month you'll lose 10-20lbs. You don't have to join a gym and kill yourself but you must do some kind of workout! Keep me posted on how you do. Good luck! | |
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| anyone got any good tips 4 dieting?
Posted: 2/26/2008 11:36:48 AM | | As boring as it may sound...weighing your food can make a huge difference...It's amazing how a weighed serving of meat..pasta or whatever else can show us how much we really over-eat...After a while you'll get to know what a portion size looks like so you can just eye-ball it....Water is also a biggie...Aside from all the other benefits you get from water...you'll also find you can lose up to 5 or more pounds of stale water weight alone in the first week or two because it will flush you out...I know it's not fat..but why hang on to all that extra poundage regardless of what it is..and it will give you momentum to stick to your diet when you feel the results....Just be prepared to pee alot in the first week or two also...lol.. | |
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| anyone got any good tips 4 dieting?
Posted: 2/26/2008 12:15:57 PM |
As boring as it may sound...weighing your food can make a huge difference...It's amazing how a weighed serving of meat..pasta or whatever else can show us how much we really over-eat.
I agree, I use a scale all of the time. Ironically though I found when I started weighing portions that I was eating far less than I thought and had probably been depriving my body of nutrients. | |
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| anyone got any good tips 4 dieting?
Posted: 2/26/2008 1:02:50 PM | Exercise daily and have a workout program that consists of at least 5-6 days per week(3 days weights, 2-3 cardio) along with an intake of food that consists of mainly fruits and veggies, 2 grain sources(oats, brown rice, etc..), lean proteins, and some dairy for your calcium intake(yogurt and skim milk would be my top two choices).
The exercise portion is the most important. The more work you put in, the more your results will show. Eating correctly will establish good habits for a lifetime that will keep unnecessary weight off from not overeating. | |
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| anyone got any good tips 4 dieting?
Posted: 2/26/2008 7:57:55 PM | | i used to go to an acupuncturist who would tape these little black beads to different spots on my ears. they would hit certain pressure points that would help me sleep better. maybe the 'ear stapling' does something similar with appetite control. | |
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| anyone got any good tips 4 dieting?
Posted: 4/27/2008 6:54:08 AM | Hey folks Im going to have a go at this dieting lark.
Quick background - 5 yrs ago I was a size 24, through love, stress and diet I went down to an 18, stayed there till last sumer when illness dropped me to a 16, then Xmas went up to an 18 and currently trying to stay in an 18 but not succeeding.
Ive bought the slimfast stuff, drinking lots of fluids, plenty of fruit etc. So havent put anymore on, but not losing it either.
(*UK sizes btw not US)
Im not bothered about losing heaps, I'll never be a zero 0 not that I want to be , just want to lose 2 stone. | |
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| anyone got any good tips 4 dieting?
Posted: 4/27/2008 11:09:25 AM | 'Actually popcorn is quite healthy, as its a whole grain"
The only thing good about popcorn is the indigestible roughage.
Otherwise, it's empty, high-glycemic carbs. (but I like it!)
The butter, IF grass-fed organic butter, would be the most nutritious, even healthy and therapeutic, part of buttered popcorn.
Put a couple cloves of fresh crushed garlic in the butter to make it really delicious. After crushing, let the garlic air for 20 minutes. And of course, no salt.
And throw out all of your corn oil. It's industrial crap high in pro-inflammatory omega-6, and low in healthful omega-3. | |
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| anyone got any good tips 4 dieting?
Posted: 4/28/2008 5:53:52 AM | | Sorry, I didn't read all the replies so my apologies if this advice has been given already. I lost 70lbs purely by getting moving. I have never been any sort of diet. I started running, then ran longer distances and then took up triathlon. I do eat healthier because my body needs proper nutrition to train but the change was gradual. I would McD's or something and then have a terrible run the next day so I stopped eating it because it wasn't worth it. After a few months I could no longer even imagine eating that stuff. I still eat pizza and wings and drink beer on occasion because this is a lifestyle, and everything in moderation is ok. If you take away all of the confusing weight loss theories, it comes down to burning more calories than you're taking in. | |
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| anyone got any good tips 4 dieting?
Posted: 4/28/2008 3:11:40 PM | ALWAYS eat a HEALTHY breakfast...starting with more carbs earlier in the day than later on as you'll be more likely to burn them off that way...oatmeal is a great example for this.....its called breakfast for a reason....that being your breaking from fassting
eat every 3-4 hours....with 3 bigger meals and 3 smaller 'meals' where the smaller meals consist of an apple/a banana/some nuts
DONT drink any carbonated beverage...that includes diet stuff...I DONT care if it says it only has one calorie...its still bad for you
Eat something before bed....along the lines of some cottage cheese or celery...both of which are excellent for you but they take your body time to break down so you won't be starving it all night
eat veggies/fruit
drink water | |
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| anyone got any good tips 4 dieting?
Posted: 4/30/2008 7:28:01 PM | Fish, chicken, and salad....
Not a diet but a life style change ...and I promis you will loose weight if this is all you ever eat....oh yeah and try to go for walks. | |
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| anyone got any good tips 4 dieting?
Posted: 5/1/2008 6:04:52 AM | I've lost and gained hundreds of lbs over the years. I lost 50 lbs in the past 4 years and kept it off. Some of the things I did:
Used www.sparkpeople.com to keep track of food, exercise, nutrients and goals as well as supply a support network.
Had another support group online through yahoo. groups and check in daily when things were hard (or crow when things went great to be motivation to others).
Used Michael Thurmond's Six Day Plan to kick start my weight loss and it totally took care of the carb addiction and evening munchies for me. I did it twice in the 4 years and it helped me to lose a total of 20 lbs and get me going on a more healthy way to eat.
Made sure I drank enough water and used herbal teas with stevia as sweetener in the evenings when I was craving food I didn't need.
Kept crap out of the house that I shouldn't eat.
Lost weight slowly and let my body maintain the new weight as my "normal". In the past I lost weight fast and it would just come right back. I didn't keep the "diet" changes and stopped exercising and the weight came back. Now I let my new lifestyle sink in over time before tackling the next goal weight.
Looked at my emotional motivations to stay heavy. I used weight to insulate me from my problems, food to fill me up instead of looking for more rewarding things to do. I ate with friends as a social thing and would just mindlessly stuff...now I pay attention to why I'm eating and stop the minute I've had what I need.
Exercised, exercised, exercised. The more muscle you put on, the less you have to deprive yourself. Strength training really helps too and if you've not developed your upper body it is a hidden gold mine for building muscle that will burn calories 24 hrs a day. (Fat burns little, it is just a storage mechanism.)
Found activities I love. I love to skate and could do it daily. Swim if you like that. Hike or play frisbee. Walk your dog. Walk with friends. Get the support of someone for activities. It will make you enjoy what you do because of the social element and you'll feel more like doing it if you think you'd be letting someone down.
I forgave myself...if I slipped up it wasn't the signal to give up. I dusted myself off and immediately got back at it. I took my time, was good to myself and got to my goal . You can too. | |
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| anyone got any good tips 4 dieting?
Posted: 5/1/2008 12:50:37 PM | I'll throw in my $.02 here...
1. Since your stated goal is the get healthier and more fit don't start off with a diet (except for pointer 2 below). The best place to start is by hitting the gym 3 days a week, for no more than 2 hours at a time. The idea here is to start building lean muscle mass. Maintaining muscle mass is "expensive" to the body from a calorie standpoint, and the more of it you have the faster your metabolism. The muscle is, in effect, a fat burning machine! Don't worry about getting "bulked up", being a female your estrogen levels will keep that in check. Weight train should be the focus, with 3 sets of 15 reps for each exercise. I know everyone tends to focus on cardio, but I guarantee you that the weight training is the more important component.
2. Don't eat products containing high fructose corn syrup! It is EVIL  , loaded with empty calories, and it is in everything from soda to ketchup to pasta sauce. Read those labels!
3. NEVER judge your progress by hopping on the scale. The key thing to remember is that muscle weighs more than fat. As your muscles develop and tone it is likely that your weight will stay about the same for the first couple months even as you are getting slimmer and losing body fat like crazy! Most gyms will take your body fat readings for you if you ask, use that and a tape measure to judge your progress. Make sure to take pictures of yourself as you go too, so you can look back and keep yourself motivated.
After you have been at it for a month or two then it is time to start modifying your diet. Do it gradually, so it doesn't feel like a burden.
You do want to do some cardio, but make it fun! If running on a treadmill at the gym is boring, go out and hit the trails on your mountain bike or grab a friend to throw a frisbee with.
Just to give this advice some cred, I should note that I dropped 3 inches off my waist so far in only 5 months. While my weight is only 5 pounds less my body fat is at 9% 
Hope that helps! | |
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