This advice is only from my personal experience... If you decide to partake in any of my advice, please consult a physician and/or try any of it at your own risk.
1) Go Gluten- Free... Cut anything and everything with wheat out of your diet and you'll notice a huge difference not in just your weight but also the way you feel. The fake bread isn't worth the trouble, especially if you're trying to lose weight but you can still get carbs from fruit, veggies, etc. If you've had problems in the past with your digestion, you might even notice a huge improvement there as well.
2) Intervals- Your body gets used to doing the same thing and adjusts to it, so if you're always doing the same exercise and suddenly hit the plateau... It's time to change. One thing that works like a charm is intervals. What I do is I walk for two minutes at about 3- 4 mph, break into a sprint for 30 seconds to one minute at 8 mph, go back to walking for one minute, jog at 5 mph for 2 minutes, walk for 30 seconds, back to sprinting for 30 seconds to one minute at 7 or 8 mph, then back to 4 mph for 3 minutes. You can alter this to suit your ability. The next day I jog a few miles at a consistent pace and then do pilates/ yoga, but the next day it's back to intervals. Chirunning, yoga, swimming, golf, tennis... It's all good... Just sprinkle it between the hard stuff and you'll see the pounds fall off. I would only recommend it for someone who has consulted a doctor because I'm not a personal trainer, but I have spent thousands on them. Just friendly advice... Follow it at your own risk.
3) Lemonade fast- Lemon juice, one tablespoon cayenne pepper, one tablespoon molasses, nerves of steel. You drink this and only this for a couple weeks to a month and you'll lose a lot of weight very rapidly. It's supposed to detoxify your body which is probably the best part. Everyone I've met who has really followed this diet to the letter regained the weight so it's a good idea to have a backup plan in place so you don't go back to stuffing your face with candy bars and potato chips.
4) Stairs and sidewalks- They do exist! Walking a little extra throughout your day, whether it's up a flight of stairs as opposed to the elevator or doing a lap around the soccer field during your kids practice will help trick your body by adding this little bit of activity.
5) Watch the sodium in your diet... It's an enemy to your blood pressure and also increases water retention. Also, drink three glasses of water first thing in the morning before you eat or in the afternoon. It will fill you up so you dont overeat and if you're prone to afternoon snacking it will hold you off a little. Chewing gum, applying lip gloss/ chapstick, and doing your nails will also deter you.
6) Bad advice but this works too: Guarana/ diet pills, water pills, cover your body in plastic wrap... haha.. Please don't... I'm totally kidding.
7) Seriously, the best method is to cut out the garbage or just small stuff here and there and burn more calories than you consume. Writing down everything you eat and drink is the best way to keep on top of where you're messing up.
Good luck!
1) Go Gluten- Free... Cut anything and everything with wheat out of your diet and you'll notice a huge difference not in just your weight but also the way you feel. The fake bread isn't worth the trouble, especially if you're trying to lose weight but you can still get carbs from fruit, veggies, etc. If you've had problems in the past with your digestion, you might even notice a huge improvement there as well.
2) Intervals- Your body gets used to doing the same thing and adjusts to it, so if you're always doing the same exercise and suddenly hit the plateau... It's time to change. One thing that works like a charm is intervals. What I do is I walk for two minutes at about 3- 4 mph, break into a sprint for 30 seconds to one minute at 8 mph, go back to walking for one minute, jog at 5 mph for 2 minutes, walk for 30 seconds, back to sprinting for 30 seconds to one minute at 7 or 8 mph, then back to 4 mph for 3 minutes. You can alter this to suit your ability. The next day I jog a few miles at a consistent pace and then do pilates/ yoga, but the next day it's back to intervals. Chirunning, yoga, swimming, golf, tennis... It's all good... Just sprinkle it between the hard stuff and you'll see the pounds fall off. I would only recommend it for someone who has consulted a doctor because I'm not a personal trainer, but I have spent thousands on them. Just friendly advice... Follow it at your own risk.
3) Lemonade fast- Lemon juice, one tablespoon cayenne pepper, one tablespoon molasses, nerves of steel. You drink this and only this for a couple weeks to a month and you'll lose a lot of weight very rapidly. It's supposed to detoxify your body which is probably the best part. Everyone I've met who has really followed this diet to the letter regained the weight so it's a good idea to have a backup plan in place so you don't go back to stuffing your face with candy bars and potato chips.
4) Stairs and sidewalks- They do exist! Walking a little extra throughout your day, whether it's up a flight of stairs as opposed to the elevator or doing a lap around the soccer field during your kids practice will help trick your body by adding this little bit of activity.
5) Watch the sodium in your diet... It's an enemy to your blood pressure and also increases water retention. Also, drink three glasses of water first thing in the morning before you eat or in the afternoon. It will fill you up so you dont overeat and if you're prone to afternoon snacking it will hold you off a little. Chewing gum, applying lip gloss/ chapstick, and doing your nails will also deter you.
6) Bad advice but this works too: Guarana/ diet pills, water pills, cover your body in plastic wrap... haha.. Please don't... I'm totally kidding.
7) Seriously, the best method is to cut out the garbage or just small stuff here and there and burn more calories than you consume. Writing down everything you eat and drink is the best way to keep on top of where you're messing up.
Good luck!
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