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My Mam Says...
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My Mam says... that if I starve my self (only 4 a day or whatever) that my matabolism will slow down and I'll put weight on. Is this true? I mean, I would have thought if I ate nothing I would lose weight?!
Also, I'm curious, is there any calories in water?
Also, I'm curious, is there any calories in water?
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There are no calories in water - and you should aim to drink about 8 glasses a day.
Its a very bad idea to starve yourself for more than a day. One day of not eating wont do much either way apart from make you feel hungry.
Theres hardly any calories in water..like less than 0000.1 in every glass or something. Pepsi max has like 6 calories per 2 litres so water isnt a problem.
Some of the facts regarding the effect that our diet and eating habits have on our bodies can be found on The Site:
http://www.thesite.org/health/wellbeing/index.html
and http://www.thesite.org/health/wellbeing/breakfast_of_champions.html
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Hope this helps a bit.
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Anyway, I wanna lose about a stone so that I feel more self confident... I dunno, I guess I just have low self esteam and I think mostly everyone is better looking or thinner than me. <IMG alt="image" alt="image" SRC="http://www.thesite.org/ubb/frown.gif">
How long do you think it will take me to reach my target?
I'm trying not to be sexist, but why is it generally guys who go for the excersise and controlled diet thing, and the girls that decide to starve themselves?
If there's anything more important than my ego around here, i want it caught and shot now
Girls care more about the way they look than guys and believe that starving is a quicker way to loose weight then exercising, even when it's not.... I guess it comes down to female insucurities and lack of correct weight loss information?
it has taken me a year and a half, but that is because I have a problem which makes it really hard to loose weight. other people in our group have done it in half the time.
I usually eat things like :
Breakfast: Small Bowl of Start Cereal, and a Crumpet, Hot Water with a slice of lemon.
Lunch : Small Jacket Pot, with Spaghetti/Tuna, Heinze Noodles (Very Low In Fat)Cottage cheese with Crispbreads, Lots of fruit.
Dinner : things Like :
Turkey - Lower In fat than Chicken/Beef Stir fry with Lots of veg and Rice/ Jacket Pots/ Cous Cous/ Noodles. we also eat a lot of Fish like Steamed or Grilled, Oven Chips - the McCain in the Blue bag are really nice, also Blue Dragon Sachet Sauces are really low in fat if you like the oriental type of food.
also you need to drink a lot of water, as much as you can really. and Hot water with a slice of lemon is really good for you first thing in the morning, i actually drink this in the day aswell, because i do not like tea or coffee. , i do know what it is like, coming down from 12st 11lbs, to 9st 4lbs, i am the lowest i have ever been, and i am only 5ft 1in tall. but it is something i will have to maintain for the rest of my life, i can never just give up and hope for the best, or i will be straight back up there.
Sometimes it's not about doing the right thing, and everyone pigs out now and again, just not everyday.
I really hope this helps you
Good Luck.
Oh And by the way - your weight sounds just fine to me, well within you healthy balance, but I also know that it is a personal thing, and it does not really matter what anyone else says.
Just Me.
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