Talk About Diets

1. 11 Responses to “What diets have actually worked for you?”

2. By Loving Life on Nov 6, 2009 | Reply

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   Eat Less
   Exercise More

3. By an_gel_on on Nov 9, 2009 | Reply

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   It’s really very simple.

   There are 2 categories of workouts and you only need to focus on one of those for weight loss.

   1. Resistance training - weight lifting, sit-ups, push-ups, etc.

   2. Cardiovascular Training - walking/running, swimming, jumping jacks, dancing to the oldies, etc.

   You need only to focus on #2 for weight loss. #1 is good for muscle tone but does little for weight loss.

   Cardiovascular exercises are simple and you don’t need any fancy equipment. For successful weight loss, all you need to do is any body movements that get your heart rate higher than normal. That’s what cardiovascular workouts are all about. They simply get your heart rate up and burn off fat.

   You will need to keep your heart rate up for longer than 20 minutes per session in order to achieve a successful burn. The body takes that much time to warm up and begin the burn. Any huffy-puffy activity will work such as walking, running, going up and down stairs, vigorous dancing, jumping rope, just anything that makes you huff and puff. That’s the key - huff and puff for over 20 minutes a session. This is how your body burns off fat.

   CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR FOR ADVICE ON THE SAFEST WORKOUT FOR YOU.

   Don’t get discouraged!

   Contrary to popular TV, there is no such thing as targeting an area of your body for weight loss. The reality is that you will see the fattest part of your body lose weight last! You will notice it first in your face. The thickest fat is the last to go so don’t lose heart if you don’t see your “targeted area” going anywhere at first.

   Simply create a huffy-puffy workout for yourself that lasts over 20 minutes per session and stick to a daily routine for best results.

   Another tip is don’t rely on what the scales say everyday. That will discourage you. The better way to monitor your progress is to observe your clothes getting looser. The scales can be misleading because as you lose weight, typically you are also building muscle mass. This dual change may look like you are not losing fat when you actually are.

   Checking your heart rate. Take your fingers of your left hand and place them about an inch to the right of the center of your right hand wrist as it faces palm up. This should be at your right-hand wrist below your thumb. You should feel a pulse there. Now count the number of beats in a 6 second period. Multiply that number by 10 and that’s your heart rate. A reasonably safe and effective heart rate during an exercise burn is about 120 for most people 30–50 years old.

   A bland diet will speed the weight loss up for sure. But if you’re like me, starting a daily exercise program plus starting a bland diet is just too emotionally stressful (wink, wink). So, I say, for those of us who want some type of reward for working out everyday, continue enjoying your favorite foods - just cut your portions down. Train yourself to learn when you are satisfied as you eat a meal and stop eating at that point rather than eating until you feel full. You’ll be surprised at how early in the meal you are satisfied. So, just stop eating at that point. Make a habit of it.

   I am a 52 year old male and I am using a programmed treadmill which uses a combination walk/ 5 mph. run workout for 30 minutes a day. I am losing 2-3 pounds a week just doing that and cutting my favorite food portions back the way I mentioned before. My peak heart rate during this routine is 140. (Just telling you this in hopes that it will give you some idea of what 30 minutes a day will do for you so you can adjust your workout to suit your targeted weight loss time frame.)

   Good luck! I hope this helps.

4. By smwat03 on Nov 11, 2009 | Reply

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   Fat Smash diet, its really a way of reteaching you healthy eating habbits. By the end of the 3 months you can eat normal foods like pizza and everything, but you know portion control. Its not a diet its a healthy way of eating. I love the Slim’n'6 workouts, you can check them out at. Also if you go to amazon you can get the Fat Smash diet book for like $3.

   *You dont need a diet, your at a great weight for your height. Just do some yoga to tone up and eat healthy. Dont lose any weight because you dont need to.

5. By nsvy on Nov 13, 2009 | Reply

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   phentermine is a prescription drug but you can order it online, it supresses your hunger and gives a lot of energy….it really works but it has a chemical in that will make you fail a drug test….it is legal though…..and it really works….my wife lost 40lbs in 4 months

6. By Shopping freaks on Nov 16, 2009 | Reply

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   eat breakfast and lunch but don’t eat dinner AND EXERCISE

7. By Sai2301 on Nov 19, 2009 | Reply

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   portion control..i get to eat all the foods i love and still lose 3 pounds weekly! life cant get more fun!

8. By exotic25 on Nov 19, 2009 | Reply

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   The 3 Day Diet Plan

   Instructions:

   Drink 4 glasses of water a day.

   You can add any of these spices and condiments: salt, herbs, lemon, pepper, vinegar, Worcestershire, soy sauce, mustard ketchup to your foods.

   DAY 1
   BREAKFAST

   Black Coffee or Tea w/1-2 packets of Sweet Low or Equal

   1/2 Grapefruit or Juice

   1 Toast with 1 Tbsp. Peanut Butter
   LUNCH

   1/2 Cup of Tuna

   1 Toast

   Black Coffee or Tea w/1-2 packets of Sweet Low or Equal
   DINNER

   3 Oz. any lean meat or chicken

   1 cup green beans

   1 cup carrots

   1 apple

   1 cup regular vanilla ice cream

   DAY 2
   BREAKFAST

   black coffee or tea w/1-2 packets of Sweet Low or Equal

   1 Egg

   1/2 Banana

   1 Toast
   LUNCH

   1 cup cottage cheese or tuna

   8 regular saltine crackers
   DINNER

   2 beef franks

   1 cup broccoli or cabbage

   1/2 cup carrots

   1/2 banana

   1/2 cup regular vanilla ice cream

   DAY 3
   BREAKFAST

   black coffee or tea w/1-2 packets of Sweet Low or Equal

   5 regular saltine crackers

   1 oz. cheddar cheese

   1 apple
   LUNCH

   1 boiled egg

   1 toast

   black coffee or tea w/1-2 packets of Sweet Low or Equal
   DINNER

   1 cup tuna

   1 cup carrots

   1 cup cauliflower

   1 cup melon

   1/2 cup regular vanilla ice cream

9. By zombifiedtruth on Nov 20, 2009 | Reply

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   For me, I just lived off of a main diet of Raisin Bran. That wasn’t all I ate, but most of the time it was. It gives you a lot of bathroom trips (which isn’t unhealthy) but it worked for me. I lost an amount of unwanted pounds.

10. By 7 on Nov 23, 2009 | Reply

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    Loving Life has the answer for most cases. I would like to add though that not all of us have text book metabolisms. I recall one stretch of life during which I was first unemployed followed bu sub-minimally employed. I recall days in those times when I did not eat (thats in the US folks…) and averaged over a week it didn’t come out to1000 cal a day…. and during those times I got way more exercise than normal just from hard work. Bottom line is that I lost no weight. Fortunately for me I was able to work through those hard times to better times… but the story is…. this is just not about too much junk food…. this is way more complicated.

11. By Helena W on Nov 23, 2009 | Reply

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    Whenever you are trying to lose weight, you should concentrate on these three things which all work together in providing a healthier and quicker weight loss goal for yourself. I have found this combination really successful in my weight loss plans. The first thing is exercising and how much you can put forth into it. The more you exercise, the more results you will see. The next thing is dieting and the calorie intake. If you exercise more, technically you could eat more? Always watch what you eat.

    Now the last step in a good weight loss plan is always a good diet pill that can help you get to the end of the road. I have found Proactol which is a natural herbal diet pill to be the best around. It’s an appetite suppressant along with being a fat blocker which stops up to 28% of fat you eat. Read up about it at TheWeightLossPlace .com where I saved money on it. Proactol really works well with exercising which gives you plenty of energy to perform. Along with that your diet will be affected by Proactol due to the appetite suppressant and fat blocker. If you slip up on meals, the fat blocker kicks in. It’s really great to stop food cravings.

    Concentrate on those three things and the combination is deadly for the fat cells in your body. Good luck and I hope this helps.

12. By preppyaznluver on Nov 24, 2009 | Reply

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    i try to eat around 1500calories
    so i can go a little over with out worrying
    me and my friends swore on the invisible bible that we wouldnt
    cheat.
    you should go on a diet with your friends too!
    so you can feel better about not going about it alone
    just dont starve yourself.
    tried it once
    it just got me hungryer and gaining weight.

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