After the Diet Pills [appetite suppressant pills] [diet pills]
Hmmm,
Ive read some good points about people who are for and against diet pills. Most of the time, if properly followed, they do what they promise, to lose weight, but not weight management. So after the appetite suppressant pills people and / or “magical” meal plans such as Atkins or Herbalife and go down to the size they want, what do people do to keep the weight off?
I Trimspa called to find out some information about weight management and how to keep the weight off. And the man told me about their fat blockers and carb blockers, etc. I was like no, I want to know about managing weight, so he was just as eating healthier food, breakfast, etc. He said Anna Nicole changed her eating habits and a personal trainer.
We should start thinking about the management of weight and not just weight loss. Ya gotta have a plan, while on the pills and after, if you choose to take them. Food for thought .
Reply:It is quite often as simple as choosing low fat unprocessed foods as much as possible. Without knowing what your current eating habits are I can only give you these basic guidelines.
1. Try and drink water instead of soft drinks, fruit juices etc. Try and have a piece of fruit instead of fruit juice, it's more nutritional.
2. For snacks, eat fruit such as bananas, apples, pears, peaches (fresh or tinned in natural juice) or vegetables such as carrots and celery sticks etc. instead of chips, chocolate bars, biscuits etc.
3. Always eat breakfast. A healthy low fat/low sugar cereal with tinned fruit and low fat milk is better that corn flakes, sugar and full fat milk. Toast is fine, try and use multi-grain bread, skip the butter/margarine if you can and have peanut butter or jam on it.
4. Avoid foods cooked in oils or fat such as fries and anything battered as things like these soak up the fat while they cook.
5. Chose low fat meats such as lean beef, white chicken and turkey meat and fish instead of sausages, hamburgers, chops and offal. Grill meat instead of frying in a pan, that way the fat gets to drain away.
6. Use multigrain (or any grain type) breads as they are healthier choices than white bread which is heavily processed.
7. Make sure you are exercising at least 3 or 4 days a week for 30 to 60 minutes at a time. For weight loss it doesn't matter what exercise you are doing as long as it causes you to breath heavily – you should be able to talk but not sing.
8. Most importantly – If you enjoy something that you know is not healthy, make sure you have it once and a while. If you don't you will start to resent the restrictions you have in place and won't stick to them. When you do, simply be careful with what else you eat that day or do a little extra exercise to help counteract it.
Some people actually have what is called a cheat day – one day a week where they can eat whatever they feel like. This allows them to let down their hair without feeling guilty and stops them being resentful the other 6 days.
Hope this helps, good luck.
Reply:Thanks very much for your response. I'm about 155lbs and whould like to be 140 lbs. I'm a little fuzzy on what foods I shouldn't be eating but, I'll get soon enough. Is there a website to help with foods choices.
Reply:The surest and safest way to lose weight and keep it off is to modify your eating habits and get physically active. Most pills and potions are manufactured by companies out to make a buck, they don't care if you lose weight and would probably go broke if everyone who used their products lost weight and kept it off. Some of them may help you get over cravings, help stop hunger etc., but unless you change your lifestyle you will most likely put weight back on once you stop taking them.
I am not going to go into the pros and cons of any particular diet as it causes arguments. Regardless of what any of them say, if you are overweight you need to reduce your fat intake, moderate your carbohydrate intake and ensure you get enough protein. You also need to get physically active.
Carbohydrates are you bodies energy source and you will feel lethargic without any. Fruits & veg, healthy breakfast cereals, multigrain bread, wholemeal pasta and brown rice are all good sources. Protein is your bodies building material and it is needed for body building and repair. Good sources are lean red meat, white chicken & turkey meat, fish, nuts, low fat milk and multigrain bread (again). Fat is an essential part of your diet but most western diets have too much in our food so intake should be limited as opposed to stopped. Water is a vital ingredient of a healthy diet that often gets overlooked and you should be drinking at least 8 glasses(2 litres) a day (added benefit is it contains no calories). Fibre is also an important part of your diet, it helps clean out your digestive system and can help lower fat and cholesterol absorption. The carbohydrate sources above are all excellent sources of fibre.
Some people think that simply by eating a low fat diet, they will lose weight regardless of calories. This is incorrect as you will not lose weight unless you take in fewer calories in a day than you are using. If you sit on the couch for 12 hours a day, you may eat as little as 1000 calories a day and still not lose weight. Someone who digs trenches for 8 hours a day might lose weight on a 3000 calorie a day diet.
In summary losing weight successfully is a lifestyle choice and taking shortcuts will not usually benefit you in the long run. Time and effort have to be put into losing weight and sacrifices must be made. If you are not prepared to put in the effort and make the sacrifices you are probably wasting your time.
Reply:What is the Atkins diet REALLY? What foods should you and shouldn't eat ? I really need help and this time around the diet pills aren't doing it.
Reply:I was being extremely sarcastic about the Atkins being a "magical" weight loss plan. High protein, low carb diets are the trend at the moment. If you don't balance your food groups, your body will start to crave the foods that are restricted. Plus all of that meat and fat on your heart….YIKES, I couldn't do it.
I am a little confused by your putting Atkins in the same category as diet pills… and referring to it as a "magical" weight loss plan… I don't know how much you know about Atkins, but one of the things that is VERY strongly stressed is lifetime maintenance- it is not intended to be a get-thin-quick diet, but a lose weight and STAY that way way of life. Like anything else, if you don't follow it and continue to eat healthy, high-nutrient carbs and protein, if you go back to eating refined "white" foods and sugar, you will gain back the weight. Atkins is very much a way of eating that encourages the consumption of healthy, natural foods with the carb emphasis placed on high density vegetables. Atkins is meant to be done in 4 stages so that by the time you are at the wieght you want to be at, you have also developed new healthy habits that are meant to last.
Reply:I am a little confused by your putting Atkins in the same category as diet pills… and referring to it as a "magical" weight loss plan… I don't know how much you know about Atkins, but one of the things that is VERY strongly stressed is lifetime maintenance- it is not intended to be a get-thin-quick diet, but a lose weight and STAY that way way of life. Like anything else, if you don't follow it and continue to eat healthy, high-nutrient carbs and protein, if you go back to eating refined "white" foods and sugar, you will gain back the weight. Atkins is very much a way of eating that encourages the consumption of healthy, natural foods with the carb emphasis placed on high density vegetables. Atkins is meant to be done in 4 stages so that by the time you are at the wieght you want to be at, you have also developed new healthy habits that are meant to last.
