About a month ago I decided that I would start a diet too loose weight.(something I've never really done before.) The results have been fantastic. I lost 25 pounds without doing extra physical activity. I feel better, look better and plan on staying slim. It will however require a permanent change in my diet. Basically I believe the single largest contributor to my weight loss was the fact that I haven't eaten any bread. Along with a number of other changes like having a large serving of seasoned vegetables at lunch with nothing else. Generally eating less all around as well. Here are some things you can do to loose weight and stay healthy.
-Stop eating any bread including whole wheat bread. Bread is just plain fattening.
-Increase your fiber intake substantially beans, vegetables etc..
-Don't eat for something to do. Potato chips are the main culprit here but pop is packed full of sugar and if the sugar is not burned off then it turns into fat. So forget about chips and pop.
-I still eat meat. Something I never realized until I had gone a few days without eating any meat was how much energy it gives you. Chicken is fine try to avoid the skin. If you do eat red meat it is best that you eat it by itself with nothing else. The absolute worst combo is meat + potatoes.(my fav.)
Just eat less. I've seen a number of studies (one with mice.) where monkeys were split into two groups. One group had a rich diet and eat food whenever they wanted. The other group was supplied a bare minimum nearly always hungry but feed well enough to live. The first group suffered from sickness, obesity and died much more readily then the second group. But not only that the second group was incredibly more healthy even having more shiny fur.. they looked better. I have concluded that the single largest reason that society seems to be becoming more and more obese is because we don't eat enough fiber and eating is becoming something to do to pass the time or while we watch TV etc..
This isn't too say I've stopped eating everything only made a conscious effort to not eat bread and cut back on eating in general while increasing my fiber intake massively. Even though I've been swilling beers back for that last couple of weeks I'm still loosing weight and not really starving at all. In fact I haven't felt this good in years. I'm toning up great all over. Something I did notice was that when I lost weight it seemed to go in spurts. Also when I was burning fat for energy I didn't feel that great at work. (cooking requires a degree of labor.) Over all these years I've never really been sedentary but never lost any weight. Now suddenly it seems all I have to do is change what I eat and continue doing what I've been doing for years. I've not had to exert myself one bit more then I already regularly do. << that's the surprise.
Anyhow if you've tried to loose weight before and failed give the above a shot and see how it works for you. I'd be quite surprised if the pounds didn't just start to fall off. You have to be very patient and adhere to the plan though. After you start to loose the weight you'll soon see that it was worth it and not only that it becomes easier to stick too. Further you don't have to stop eating all the things you like all together.
-Stop eating any bread including whole wheat bread. Bread is just plain fattening.
-Increase your fiber intake substantially beans, vegetables etc..
-Don't eat for something to do. Potato chips are the main culprit here but pop is packed full of sugar and if the sugar is not burned off then it turns into fat. So forget about chips and pop.
-I still eat meat. Something I never realized until I had gone a few days without eating any meat was how much energy it gives you. Chicken is fine try to avoid the skin. If you do eat red meat it is best that you eat it by itself with nothing else. The absolute worst combo is meat + potatoes.(my fav.)
Just eat less. I've seen a number of studies (one with mice.) where monkeys were split into two groups. One group had a rich diet and eat food whenever they wanted. The other group was supplied a bare minimum nearly always hungry but feed well enough to live. The first group suffered from sickness, obesity and died much more readily then the second group. But not only that the second group was incredibly more healthy even having more shiny fur.. they looked better. I have concluded that the single largest reason that society seems to be becoming more and more obese is because we don't eat enough fiber and eating is becoming something to do to pass the time or while we watch TV etc..
This isn't too say I've stopped eating everything only made a conscious effort to not eat bread and cut back on eating in general while increasing my fiber intake massively. Even though I've been swilling beers back for that last couple of weeks I'm still loosing weight and not really starving at all. In fact I haven't felt this good in years. I'm toning up great all over. Something I did notice was that when I lost weight it seemed to go in spurts. Also when I was burning fat for energy I didn't feel that great at work. (cooking requires a degree of labor.) Over all these years I've never really been sedentary but never lost any weight. Now suddenly it seems all I have to do is change what I eat and continue doing what I've been doing for years. I've not had to exert myself one bit more then I already regularly do. << that's the surprise.
Anyhow if you've tried to loose weight before and failed give the above a shot and see how it works for you. I'd be quite surprised if the pounds didn't just start to fall off. You have to be very patient and adhere to the plan though. After you start to loose the weight you'll soon see that it was worth it and not only that it becomes easier to stick too. Further you don't have to stop eating all the things you like all together.