The best way to get in shape for now, and for life is to stop everyone scamming you out of your hard earned money and do the things you KNOW that will work.
I really think that some of latest diet books really think we are stupid, that we have too much money and we want to give it to them, or they may actually believe that some of their stuff actually works in a short term faddy type of way despite the longer term consequences?
Someone asked me about the dukan diet again this morning, you know the one which advocates mostly protein in your diet. The great news is that this diet DOES work to lose weight, just like the atkins diet works and its a simple principle they use. One gram of protein has around 4 calories just like one gram of carbs has. One gram of fat on the other hand has 9 calories.
So you can see if you eat mostly protein and not in huge quantities, you will be ingesting less calories every day and therefore be successful at losing weight. Also, protein in no bad thing and will make you feel full for around 4 hours at a time, which is a good thing.
The negatives only start some way into the diet.
What happens when your energy levels eventually go down? Your training suffers due to your lack of energy and therefore endurance? What happens when you have problems going to the toilet (it had to be said) due to you eliminating certain food groups? Are you really never going to eat carbs ever again? And what happens if you do? Are you going to have some almighty splurge on bread and potatoes or chocolate and chips? Going mad on carbs because you haven’t eaten them for so long? Nobody i know has successfully eliminated carbs long term without any side effects!
So if you want to be healthier in losing weight, trying eating healthy proteins such as fish, chicken etc with plenty of vegetables, for lunch and evening meal, eat fruit in moderation as well as a small handful of nuts, drink more water for added fat loss and keep your carbs under control, its all about portion sizes the size of your fist, that includes rice, pasta, and potatoes, and wholemeal and wholegrain versions too.
Everything in moderation and a wide variety of foods, this is the best and most SUSTAINABLE way to lose body fat AND firm up!!!
That is exactly how it is, Keri. We would all the love the quick fix. I would be first in the queue if it worked. The friend I mentioned has spent a lot of money to lose the weight, and I must admit she looks great and more importantly FEELS great. The fact that she didn’t eat solids for WEEKS horrifies me.How can that be good for you? Our systems are built to be used and, yes, the toilet area would be a concern!!!!
Everything in moderation are the three most important words for me. The moment I start denying myself things I crave them all the more. If I conciously choose not to eat them it is very empowering and spurs me on to eat better, smaller portions and not give in to temptation.
I am looking forward to going on holiday but know that I will have to be careful. I really don’t want to spoil the roll I’m on at the moment. I checked the website of the hotel we are staying in and there is no gym there, so (and I can’t believe I’m saying this) I am going to take my dumbells with me and do as much of a workout as I can in my room. Just hope we don’t get too many funny looks when we go down for breakfast. Vigorous squat thrusts could be mistaken for something else!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
good observations debs!!! im away the weekend and i will be taking my kit too. Dont feel awkward about it, you would be surprised these days at the number of people who exercise when they are away, its normal for a lot of people and im deadly serious!! well done!