Everyone has their weak spots when it comes to food.... Me> i like hot breads and frozen cheesecakes..... pizza and ...well basically alot of carbs......
But this isn't about what i like to eat but rather how to drop that body i have inherited after i had my
kids.......
Consider these two questions.....
- what foods do you find that once you start eating you cant stop?
- what foods do you consume most often?
These are your problem foods....(i can eat 1/2 a fzn cheesecake when stressed ...from the box with a spoon...yep its an awful image i know... and i don't share...)
Thus i try to not have these in my site anymore and i try not to go down that aisle in the shops...........If you find yourself in an uncontrolled craving for your problem food then redirect your thoughts by doing some other activity...the laundry or chewing gum, take a walk, or even exercise.....
now we come to the persona you are... People fall into two areas....
- low-carbs ~ craves carbohydrates and finds it hard to lose weight easily because their body doesn't break down food easily and burn calories....Carbohydrate addiction affects millions of people (up to 75% of the overweight and many others as well
- or low-fat ~ finds it easier to maintain weight and doesn't put on of weight easily...
Weight loss is simple, burn more calories then you consume. Follow the following steps.....
1) Count how many calories you eat in a day. eat like you would normally eat and count the calories in everything you eat and everything you drink and keep track of it on a piece of paper or on the computer.
2) At the end of that day, add up the number of calories you ate/drank. Once you add it all up, you now have the total number of calories you consume daily. weigh yourself.
3) Starting the day after you counted calories, eat 500 calories LESS then you normally do. . subtract 500 from the total number of calories you consume in a normal day, and eat this new number of calories every day for the next 7 days.
4) Instead of eating 3 big meals a day (breakfast, lunch and dinner), or eating all day all the time, spread those calories out over 5 smaller meals. Eat one meal every 2 and a half to 3 hours. Doing this will speed up your metabolism.
5) Cardio is an important part of weight loss. If you're serious about losing weight, but don't want to exercise (this has been me lately) then you are requiring your diet to do all of the work. Jog, walk, swim, jump rope, ride a bike, take an aerobics class, whatever... 30 minutes a day, 3 days a week first thing in the morning Is best as you can burn of yesterdays fat before it becomes todays fat storage.....
6) At the end of that week, weigh yourself. look for a 1 kg (1 to 2 pounds) weight loss at the end of the week. You can lose 4kgs (7 to 8 Pounds) a month! That's around 30kgs or 75lbs a year!
Important weight loss tips
- BAD FAT MUST GO! Get rid of chips and candy. No more fast food, nothing fried. No cookies, no cake, no more of these saturated fats. the only places you should be getting your daily fat intake from are lean meats, chicken ( not fried!), as well as the foods that contain the "healthy" types of fat, which can be found in just about every type of fish (tuna fish, salmon, etc.), nuts, olive oil and flaxseed oil.
- LOWER BAD CARBS! carbs can be just as bad as fat when it comes to losing weight. Limit foods high in bad carbs. Foods like sugar, white bread, rice, pasta, potatoes, etc. are high in bad carbs. your body needs carbs, but don't go overboard. Stick to high protein/good carb/low fat foods like seafood, chicken breast, turkey, whole grains, fruits and vegetables etc.
- WATER! Drink water! No softdrink, beer, and sports drinks. Drink around a a litre a day, more if you can. Spread it out throughout the day, water will give you energy and speed your weight loss.
- Weigh yourself at the end of every week. If 2 weeks go by without losing 1/2kg , then Eat 250 less calories then you've been eating.
- Sleep! Get at least 8 hours of sleep a night.
