Im bound and determand to loose weight...im already a vegitarian and i refuse to go on the atkins diet or eat any meat whatsoever..is there any diet i could go on to loose weight without eatting meat?
It is pretty much impossible (biologically) to lose weight from a temporary or short term diet. Your best bet is to be physically active and eat well. Eating well isn't just being vegetarian, because you can still eat wrong. Make sure you are getting all your vitamins, minerals, dark green vegies, etc. But most important is to exercise. The trick is hiding exercise in something you actually like to do.
exercise is the key, yeah. My diet hasn't changed much lately, but I stopped going to the gym for a while and I've certainly noticed changes. I only went like twice a week, for maybe 30 min of cardio and 15min of weights, which isn't exactly a ridiculously tough workout, but it does definately impact your body. Find a local gym so it isnt' a pain to get there, and preferably a cheap one!
Try this: drink nothing but a protein shake and a slice of bread for 2 days, make sure you tarke supplements for vitamin/minerals when you drink the protein shake. So altogether you get about 400 calories. the third day eat anything until you get your daily calorie needs. Do that for a week and look at yourself lose 4 pounds. It's very safe, you won't lose musles/cells because of no protein, your metabolism won't crash, because you eat normaly the third day (it takes 3 days so that your metabolism gets used to it) And you won't lack any minerals and vitamins, because you take supplements!And drink lots of water to make sure that you won't lose water. it sure as hell worked for me! And I made sure to study it first. But this is only for those EAGER to lose weight.
One of the important things, too, if you do the gym-thing (which I totally recommend) is to see if you can get a friend to go with you. If you have a friend who will make sure you don't back out of going, and keep you accountable for it, you'll do a lot better than if you try to just hack it on your own.
The most important thing, tho, is to make a lifestyle change, instead of just dieting till you lose a few pounds. I don't know how many people I've known who went on a diet, lost what they wanted to lose, went off the diet, gained back more than they lost, went on a diet, lost what they wanted to lose, went off the diet, gained back more than they lost......... Until now they are far more overweight than they even thought of being before starting on the diet roller coaster... Which is why I say diets are evil, exercise & healthy eating habits are good!
Absolutely, the lifestyle change is KEY. Diets usually eventually lead to yo-yo-dieting, and that is HIGHLY unhealthy, all the gaining, then losing, then gaining, then losing. Set yourself a reasonable goal...I recommend not worrying about your actual weight, just your size. Lift weights too. Weightlifting is so good for women. It helps support and build strong bones, and so later in life when a lot of women develop osteoperosis, a woman who has taken care of her body through exercise including weightlifting, and a healthy lifelong diet, will more than likely avoid that fate. And weightlifting does not have to bulk you up. Women will not get bulky unless they try REALLY freakin' hard to. Our bodies aren't meant to be bulky, so just lift your weights to your hearts content and don't fret about looking like the hulk. As far as I've seen, in my research, it doesn't REALLY matter all that much just what time of day you work out, just what you do first, cardio or weights, blah de blah. From what I've read, the differences that occur are miniscual. Eat your fruits and veggies, take your vitamins, make sure what your eating each day has a good amount of fiber (sooooo important!). You can still have some guilty pleasures, just don't go overboard. Really think of it as a treat. It's just simple healthy eating and activity. I gained 30 lbs in one month in my second year of school. A few months later I was back down and actually fitting into older pants I'd grown out of after I graduated, and I didn't do anything unhealthy, I didn't fall for any gimmicks. I changed my lifestyle for the better and it's all good now . Just listen to your body and make smart choices. It may take time to get into it, and some support is ALWAYS good to have to keep you motivated. But after you've gotten into a routine it will be so easy for you, I promise Have fun dear, and good luck in your goals. And sorry that was so long. I'm all about exercise and health
on my deit 10 weeks now, all I eat is veggies ,whole wheat ,water,no sugar , meat all white,chicken,all, white fish,small portions ,breakfest,one cup orange juice,whole wheat toast.one egg,in beween meals apples,unsweet jello,and walk daily,and work out on my bowflex.wight around 304 when I started 10 weeks ago know I scale out at only 295 a total of 9 pounds someone please tell me what the world is going on I should be down atleast 275 .im 50 years old .
I've cut my caloric intake in half and increased my excersize by 500% I have lost 1 pound. I'm a little pissy about the scale but my 6-pack is coming back and I'm already much stronger and have a great deal of endurance. Even though the scale is fucking with you, dont let that discourage you. Keep at it.
I would say start a raw foods diet. Raw foods help you maintain or get to the weight you're suppose to be at. Yes, exercising is imperative.
track what you eat and every activity you do - need to know how many grams of protein/carbs/fat you are eating. need to know exactly how much water you are drinking. how often are you sitting? any medications? what exactly do you do on the bowflex, in detail. whats your daily body temperature upon waking up? can't really help if you say what you eat but not that amounts - say you workout but not what you actually do. need details.
The only thing that has ever worked for me is eating less than I want and working out more than I want. I am 46 and weigh the same thing I did when I was 26.
:cheers2: Losing the weight can be very frustrating, especially because it can be a slow process and entail a change in lifestyle.
