There is no need to make big sacrifices! Just follow these simple guidelines to lose your first 10 pounds, last 10 pounds or give your weight loss program a boost when it seems to have stuttered to a halt. This is a balanced and flexible plan that can be used for as long as you want. 1. It is very important to take a note of everything you consume both foods and drinks. you do not have to estimate the calories of each meal. Just need to make a note of approximate quantity. You will find that being aware of what you consume will help you to plan healthy meals and foods. 2. Halve your intake of all pure or added fats. This means reduce half as much butter or spread on your bread, toast, muffins and potatoes and half the usual amount of sauce or mayonnaise on your salad. 3. Limit treats containing sugar to three times per week. This includes chocolate, ice cream, desserts, cake, pastries, cookies, brownie etc. 4. Have eggs, nuts and red meat occasionally but not every day. Include a lower fat source of protein at most meals: chicken, fish, beans, cottage cheese, or low fat yogurt. 5. Make plan at least one lunch and dinner every week without meat or cheese and greasy foods. Build those meals around whole grains,green vegetables and beans to increase fiber and reduce fat. 6.Drink water instead of sodas, juices, milky drinks or alcohol. Avoid diet soda – the sweet taste only make you to crave sugar. Hot water with a slice of lemon can be very refreshing in the morning. Drink more plain water can also help you feel full after each meal. 7. Eat slowly. The body is slow to digest when you are full and it is easy to eat too much if you are racing through your meals. 8.Use whole grains wherever possible. The fiber will give you a fuller feeling and also help your digestion. 9.Choose food that you can chew. Again this will increase your fiber intake, and the act of chewing will make you feel more satisfied too. This means eating fruit instead of drinking juice is better. If you have soup, make sure it is chunky. 10.This is one easy way to remember what not to eat. If it is made from sugar, flour, potatoes, rice or corn - just say no. Remembering this rule of thumb will make it easier to recognize those rice cakes as an unhealthy high-carb snack. Wish you all good luck
nice post ariesto... I would like to add something - when the calorie intake is more than the calorie burned by the body, then you are sure to put on weight. Gaining mass and muscles is altogether a different thing. You may just limit your calorie intake or increase your daily activity that should include strenuous workout sessions or brisk walking or yoga. a word of caution, do not go on reducing the calorie intake to reduce faster, that'll only make you weak and weaken your immune system too. there is a certain limit for minimum calorie intake per day. @ digital: Gain weight by carefree eating(healthy) and exercising all along. Worry less and eat healthy is the new mantra..
Also make sure you don't have any medical problem that may hinder weight loss in the first place. I am finding more people in my health clinic who are burdened with heavy metals and find it hard to lose weight. Low protein low thyroid function too. So many variables to look at when losing weight.
So if I understand you well, rice ain't that good for you when you want to lose weight? I want to add something: please don't use light products!!!, those make you gain weight!! The only way they let you lose weight, is when you will eventually get the cancer from it (I'm serious, its no joke).
I have observed that some people are just not able to put on weight, in spite of having a very very good food habits. Even though, they munch on anything and everything all the time, it just does not show on their body! I wonder, how does it happen? Regards, RightMan
Point No.7... Really works as i read in our Holy Book! But recently Science had confirmed this thing too that proper digestion can decrease appetite level
These are all very good tips but I would most emphasize eating slowly. Until you consciously start slowing down how fast you eat you won't realize how much you are actually over-eating. Also, don't eat while watching tv or being on the computer because you don't realize the amount your eating and tend to not realize how full you actually are.
Hey mate so form here oly you got it???lolz you said like you realized it.. you cheater... trying to fool me? ...But you must follow this... lolz
One way I will definitely suggest is to keep a record of your weight on a weekly basis. This will keep you motivated.
Here is one that works well for me: Basic Fat-Burning Soup and Seven-Day Diet Program Print E-mail Modified by Dr. Michael Tierra L.AC., O.M.D. Ingredients * 6 large green onions or large red onion * 1-2 cans of tomatoes * 1 large head of cabbage * 2 green peppers * 1 bunch celery * rosemary & tarragon for flavoring * shitake mushrooms for flavoring * 1 hot pepper * 2 or 3 cloves of chopped garlic * 1 4 inch piece of kombu seaweed * vegetable bouillon (such as Bioforce's Plantaforce) Spices such as rosemary, sage, thyme, tarragon or oregano can be added as desired toward the ending of cooking. Season with salt, pepper, parsley, bouillon or hot sauce, if desired. However, with the bouillon added, it probably requires little or no salt. Cut vegetables in small to medium pieces, sauté in olive oil and cover with water. Boil fast for 10 (ten) minutes. Reduce heat to simmer and continue cooking until vegetables are tender. Spices, such as rosemary, sage, thyme, tarragon or oregano, may be added as desired toward the end of cooking. Season with pepper, parsley, or hot sauce, if desired. Because of the bouillon, it will probably require little or no salt. This soup can be eaten any time you are hungry. Eat as much as you want, whenever you want. This soup will not add calories. The more you eat, the more you will lose. Fill a thermos in the morning if you will be away during the day. However, if eaten alone for indefinite periods, you would suffer from malnutrition. Weight Loss Program DAY ONE: All fruits except bananas. Cantaloupe and watermelon are lower in calories than most fruits. Eat only the soup and fruits. For drinks - un-sweetened tea, cranberry juice, or water. DAY TWO: All vegetables. Eat until you are stuffed with all the fresh, raw or canned vegetables. Try to eat leafy vegetables and stay away from dry beans, peas and corn. Eat along with the soup. At dinner time on this day, reward yourself with a big baked potato an butter. Do not eat any fruits on this day. DAY THREE: Eat all soup, fruits and vegetables you want. Do not have a baked potato. If you have eaten for three days, as above, and have not cheated, you will find you have lost 5-7 pounds. DAY FOUR: Bananas and skim milk. Eat as many as 3 bananas and drink as many glasses of skim milk as you can on this day along with the soup. Bananas are high in calories and carbohydrates and so is the milk, but on this particular day your body will need the potassium and the carbohydrates, proteins and calcium to lessen your craving for sweets. DAY FIVE: Beef or lamb and tomatoes. Try to select high quality range fed animal protein, free of antibiotics or hormones. You may have 10-20 ounces of beef or lamb and a can of tomatoes or as many as 6 fresh tomatoes on this day. Try to drink at least 6-8 glasses of water on this day to wash away the uric acid in your body. Eat the soup at least once this day. You may substitute either wheat gluten (seitan) for the beef or lamb, or adzuki beans, chicken or fish. DAY SIX: Beef or lamb & vegetables. Eat to your heart's content of the beef or lamb and vegetables on this day. You can have two or three steaks if you like, with green leafy vegetables, but no baked potato. Be sure and eat the soup at least once on this day. You may substitute either wheat gluten (seitan) for the beef or lamb, or adzuki beans, chicken or fish. DAY SEVEN: Brown rice, un-sweetened fruit and vegetables. Again, stuff yourself. Be sure to have the soup at least once today. By the end of the seventh day, if you have not cheated on the diet, you will have lost 10-17 pounds. If you have lost more than 15 pounds, stay off the diet for two days before resuming the diet again at day one. This seven-day eating plan can be used as often as you like. As a matter of fact, if correctly followed, it will clean your system of impurities and give you a feeling of well-being as never before. After only seven days of this process, you will begin to feel lighter by at least 10 lbs. and possibly as much as 17 lbs. Having an abundance of energy, continue this plan as long as you wish and feel the difference. This diet is a fast way to burn off fat and the secret is that you will burn more calories than you take in. It will flush your system of impurities and give you a feeling of well-being. This diet does not lend itself to drinking alcoholic beverages at any time because of the removal of fat buildup in your system. Go off the diet at least 24 hours before any intake of alcohol Because everyone's digestive system is different, this diet will affect everyone differently. After day three, you will have more energy than when you began, if you did not cheat. After being on the diet for several days, you will find your bowel movements have changed -- eat a cup of bran or fiber. You may even find that you don't need caffeine after the third day. DEFINITE NO-NO'S - BREAD, ALCOHOL, CARBONATED DRINKS INCLUDING DIET DRINKS. STICK WITH WATER, UN-SWEETENED TEA, BLACK COFFEE, UN-SWEETENED FRUIT JUICES, CRANBERRY JUICE AND SKIMMED MILK. The basic fat-burning soup can be eaten anytime you feel hungry. Eat as much as you wish. Remember, the more you eat, the more you will lose. No fried foods or bread. You can eat broiled chicken (absolutely no skin) instead of beef. Vegetarians can use adzuki or mung beans, seitan. Any prescribed medication will not hurt you on this diet. Continue this plan as long as you wish and feel the difference both mentally and physically. If you prefer, you can substitute broiled fish for the beef on only one of the beef days. You need the high protein in the beef on the other days. One of the best herbal formulas to use during this fast is Triphala. Take from 2 to 4 tablets morning and midday and 4 in the evening. Instead of coffee or tea use a grain beverage. A very good fasting tea is a combination of nettles, chickweed and fennel seed, which also helps in weight reduction. There are many excellent green drinks and soya protein powders that can be used to supplement as needed or to replace the meat. To keep the weight off, replace one meal a day with soup and eat more vegetables. This diet is derived from one given at the Sacred Heart Memorial Hospital for overweight heart patients to lose weight rapidly, usually before surgery. Modifications have been added by Dr. Michael Tierra, Acupuncturist and Herbalist.