Is this a good routine?
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Read this excerpt from the book "Dieting for Dummies" by Jane Kirby: "Don't cut your calorie level drastically when trying to lose weight; this strategy will backfire. Your body is programmed to defend your usual weight, so when calories are cut severely - to fewer than 800 to 1,000 a day - your metabolic rate adjusts to conserve the few calories you do give your body."
The following healthy living recommendations will help you if you’re trying to lose weight, tone up your muscles, have aspirations of building lean muscle mass, are attempting to get a wash board stomach, or just want to feel better:
*1) Burn more calories then you're consuming everyday and measure your results using the following formula: Calories Consumed minus Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR) minus Physical Activity minus the Thermic Effect of Food (TEF). A website that explains this formula in more detail and will help you determine how many calories you need to reach or maintain a certain weight is at http://www.primusweb.com/fitnesspartner/library/weight/calsburned.htm
Get a diet and fitness calculator that you can put on your computer or cell phone. This will allow you to easily calculate the above formula, set goals, log your daily calorie consumption, and register your physical activities.
Set realistic goals for your ideal body weight. Here are two websites that will calculate a suggested body weight:
Adults: http://www.halls.md/ideal-weight/body.htm
Teens/Children: http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/exercise/weight/bmi.html
It is difficult and unhealthy to lose more than one or two pounds per week. There are 3,500 calories in a pound. If you eat 500 fewer calories per day for a week you will lose one pound. If you burn through exercise 500 more calories per day for a week you will lose one pound.
*2) Eat natural and organic foods found on earth versus something created by a corporation to make money. Eat meals in small portions throughout the day and take a good multi-vitamin supplement.
Avoid “High Glycemic Load Carbs” (sugar, pastries, desserts, refined starches such as breads, pasta, refined grains like white rice; high starch vegetables such as potatoes) and drink lots of water. Read this article for more information on high GL Carbs:
http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/carbohydrates.html
Do not try fad diets or diet pills. Here is an excellent food pyramid that anyone can follow: http://www.rayandterry.com/html/images/PyramidLRG.gif?osCsid=26a424be471d1337e7c2f105d5c64d9d
*3) Exercise on most days by doing cardiovascular training and/or resistance training activities.
Read a book or find a certified trainer to make sure your doing all resistance training exercises correctly. A great book to buy that teaches you the resistance training basics is “Weight Training for Dummies”. A superb magazine to buy with resistance training routines that will not get you bored is "Muscle and Fitness". Signup for the free newsletter. An excellent free online resource is at http://www.exrx.net/
A good book to buy that teaches you the cardiovascular training basics is “Fitness for Dummies”.
*4) Get plenty of sleep. Sleep experts say most adults need between seven and nine hours of sleep each night for optimum performance, health, and safety.
*5) Educate yourself continually on health issues and make a life long commitment to good health. A great free publication is “Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2005”. A superb book to read is “You The Owner’s Manual”. An excellent periodic publication is the “Nutrition Action Health Letter”. A reputable test you can take to measure your biological age is at http://realage.com
Look at all areas where you can enhance your health. For example, make improvements in the quality of the air you breathe. Review outdoor air quality forecasts where you live and get an indoor air purifier. Send me an email or yahoo instant message to "gainbetterhealth" if you want an indoor air purifier recommendation and if you have any questions.
*Click on all the source links below to get the full benefit of the recommendations. The answers presented to your health questions are not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health providers with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.
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As well as affect your health. You can eat a much more substantial breakfast if those are your working conditions. Old saying is have breakfast like a queen, lunch like a princess and dinner as a pauper.
You are drinking enough water.....keep drinking........at the same time banana and apples are good diet ...you will definitely loose weight
yes! juts make sure you take a multivitamin pill and a calcium one as well . that way u know your not undernurishing your body.
you need to eat four or five small meals throughout the day . Becuase if you are sweating that much and doing excercises you are losing nutrition. And if you only eat a little bit your body will hold on to that fat becuase it is not sure if it is going to be getting enought nutrition to keep up. So eating less doesnt help at all. Eat more but in mcuh smaller incraments. on top of that do you excerices and you will see a big difference.
Every thing your doing is perfect except you eating habits that is not healthy you need to have a balanced diet to achieve the results you want in a healthy way and being healthy is most important.
ummmm yeah. I think so. I really think that would help. I heard from one of my friends that if you do 50 crunches a day for two weeks u will get a tight flat stomach! They did it and they have a really tight and flat stomach. Just something else that would help. And keep up the good work! :)
You're not eating enough. Everything else seems fine, but you need more calories. You really need to eat 6 times a day instead of the usual 3. Eat a healthy breakfast, a mid-morning snack, lunch, then a snack before dinner, then dinner and a snack before bed. Believe it or not, if you eat 6 times a day, it keeps your metabolism revved up and going strong. If you continue eating the way you are, you'll get sick. If you're going to restrict calories, don't drop below 1200 per day. Anything less than that and your body goes into starvation mode, and it will hold onto every calorie you eat, thus sabotaging your weight loss. Also, don't go on a restrictive diet. Don't say, "I can't eat chocolate, I'm on a diet." If you want to be successful at weight loss, make it a complete lifestyle change. You can eat chocolate, but in moderation. If you want to cut out certain foods, ask yourself if you can go the rest of your life without eating that food.
You can also give yourself rewards for doing well. Pick one day a week when you can eat whatever you want as long as you meet your diet and exercise goals for the week. Tell yourself, "If I drink all my water every day and exercise every day, on Sat or Sun, I can have a piece of cake". That way, you resist temptation all week, but can give yourself something to look forward to. And don't forget that as you get stronger and thinner, you need to increase the intensity of your workouts. Jog instead of walk, and do some other type of cardio besides pilates. Every 8-12 weeks, you need to switch up your routine or your body gets used to it and your workouts are less effective. I also recommend weight training. You won't "bulk up" like a man, and for every pound of muscle you have, your body burns and extra 100 calories per day. You'll look thinner, feel better, and you'll feel so much better about yourself. Don't worry though if the scale goes up while you weight train. Muscle is more dense than fat, and the same amount of muscle takes up less room. Picture a medicine ball and an exercise ball. The medicine ball is small and heavy, the exercise ball is big and light. The medicine ball is muscle, the exercise ball is fat. Do you want to be an exercise ball or a medicine ball?
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