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So...
I am supposed to cut down on carbs...
To seperate carbs from proteins and vice versa...
Seperate green vegetables from red ones...
Any more?
I am supposed to cut down on carbs...
To seperate carbs from proteins and vice versa...
Seperate green vegetables from red ones...
Any more?
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don't eat after 8 o clock pm
drink water, drink water drink water!
There really arent any set rules, just try and eat as many different types of fruit and veg as possible each day and dont eat too much fat. That and exercise.
As for downing massive amounts of water. This isnt actually a wise idea, you can end up washing yourself out, the body needs various salts and minerals. Your urine should a little colour to it, if its pure clear then maybe you should cut down on the water a bit.
and i always have a snack at bout 10pm, b4 i go bed, normally a sandwich :rolleyes:
Yup, it'll make you lose a lot of weight really fast. Of course, the second you go back onto carbs, the weight will come back on equally as fast. It's not sustainable weightloss (and it's extremely unnutritional).
I'm dieting atm, lost 10lb in 5 weeks. I stick to 1400 calories a day, which is plenty. And I don't eat anything with more than 4% fat in except the occasional egg. I'm sat here eating a chocolate muffin. It's less than 4% fat, and is gorgeous. It's the only realistic way to do weightloss. I could happily carry on with this diet for the rest of my life. It's interesting, easy and nutritional.
faddy diets
A balanced diet
These are just guidelines.
It's not as if I am totally cutting out carbs, or anything.
Being a Diabetic I need them. And also need something sweet from time to time.
But the rules I listed are the way to go, when wanting to lose weight healthily.
Thanks for teh concern though.
It's recently been proved that eating later at night makes no difference whatsoever, tis just a myth.
Laying off carbs etc before bed lets the body slow down properly and burn fat through the night.. otherwise it doesn't as the kick of the carbs keeps it going.. also it can keep you awake.
Try and get a good source of carbs for the day in the morning at breakfast.. and try to eat several smaller meals, rather than one big one through the day..
Fats are important to a good diet, but good fats like in almonds and stuff..
Snack wise, get some almonds and slice up some carrots and keep them with you, that'll help you lay off the crisps and choccies !!
It all depends what you're trying to achieve.
Usually people have a quick breakfast before dashing out of the door, a medium lunch and a big dinner when they get back.
I just do it the other way around.
I have a big breakfast; usually muesli, fruit juice, and half a grapefruit, then a medium lunch like a sandwich and fruit or salad etc., and then a light dinner.
Because you're not very active toward the end of the day, whatever you eat then just sits in your stomach and turns into fat. If you have your biggest meal of the day at the start, then you're not so hungry as the day goes on so you won't snack, and whatever you have is more likely to get burnt off (unless you're a lazy ass who spends their entire day on their derriere! :rolleyes:
That's my only rule; my doctor says I'm not allowed any other rules regarding food so can't help you any other way!:)
That seems a good way.
No no no, you need to reduce the amount of saturated fats you eat, the amount of carbs is very influencial, and also you need GOOD, REGULAR, exercise !!
Otherwise it's shit, your metabolism will just slow down to compensate for the lack of shit you're eating..
If you work out, your biggest meal should be post-workout.. Like I said try and eat 5-6 small meals a day.. it helps keep your metabolism up..
Edit because : Also play with this french diet program
I'm not saying that works, just something I found interesting..
it really depends. if you have a high metabolism you will be able to consume more calories than someone with a lower metabolism and lose the same amount of weigh. also you body mass also comes into it - the more muscle you have the more calories you will burn. the heavier you are, the more weight you have to carry around so you burn more calories.