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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Cutting out carbs is not necessary. Carbs give you the energy to carry out your daily tasks & provide the fuel for any workouts your going to perform to assist with your weight loss through a calorific deficit. Basically avoid the white stuff and replace with brown,wholegrain,wholewheat versions.
Without carbs you can feel tired, which can cause you to become irritable and ratty.
I'm just going through a cutting stage to drop a few pounds. Of course I'll be exercising too. But this is what I do, when I want to drop a few pounds, and the weight just flies off in no time.
Morning:
Pint of ice cold water immediately as soon as I wake to rehydrate my body. It's also said that because the body needs to warm up the water you can gain a minimal increase in calorific burn. This is very slight, but every little helps when going for weight loss. The main concern is the rehydration. Likewise your body has been starved of nutrients as you sleep, so its highly important to get some on board. My breakfast is always a bowl of porridge oats, made with low fat milk, no sugar! but maybe a few blueberries or chopped banana & any seeds you like, thats if you need to sweeten it up. This is a perfectly, healthy breakfast consisting of good (complex) carbs and a great source of protein. It can also help improve your sex drive, an important one for all us fabbers. An alternative breakfast would be two poached eggs on a slice of wholemeal toast (un-buttered) with grilled mushrooms and tomatoes, even a couple of spoonfuls of reduced salt & sugar beans (drain the sauce, as this contains the sugars) is fine.
Mid morning: Piece of fruit, and a glass of skimmed milk. Again this helps to provide a protein hit & also gives you a good carb source.
Lunch: A toasted wholegrain pitta with plain tuna or a grilled chicken breast and a leafy green salad, or some steamed vegetables. If you want dessert, go for a low fat yogurt or a piece of fruit
Afternoon snack: Protein shake, small handful of mixed nuts (almonds, walnuts etc) with raisins.
Dinner: Homemade Quorn chilli, with a small portion of wholegwheat pasta. Or a steamed piece of fish with vegetables, or alternatively a chicken stir fry.
Evening: 2 egg omelette, made with a table spoon of water, add peppers, onions, jalepenos, mushrooms, tomatoes, to taste
Keep drinking plenty of water, you should be going to the toilet a lot, your urine should be crystal clear to show proper hydration. Feeling dehydrated is sometimes mistaken for hunger pangs, so try to avoid this, and it will help you to feel full.
Evenings are also the time when most people relax & unwind, so if your watching TV or perving on Fab, then you may find yourself tempted to reach for unhealthy convenient snacks. I always have sticks of carrot, peppers, celery, chopped and ready to nibble on in the fridge to reach for. Also for those with a sweet tooth, you can try freezing some fruit juice ice cubes to nibble on, I put small pieces of different chopped fruit inside too, a great way to beat the sweet tooth urges. Then there's the old faithful trick of brushing your teeth if you fancy a sweet treat, because you know that bar of chocolate is not going to taste good straight after doing so.
So along with this and a mix or cardio & resistance work, you are tackling your weight loss with a complete three pronged attack. You'll feel healthier, lighter, fitter, stronger. You'll sleep better, think better and most importantly you shouldn't be hungry. By grazing through the day your body can digest & utilise the fuel its taking on board better, and you won't be going into starvation mode, whereas your body is going to store its fat reserves.
Obviously, this is an example & overview of how I do things, mixed in with exercise of course. It may need tweaking to meet your calorific requirements to create a defecit, so good portion size should be adhered to. I also cut out salt, don't add sugar etc
I'm currently eating this way at the moment, and I know it works very well for me when I want to drop a few pounds in a quick, safe and healthy way
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That's not completely true I'm losing body fat and toning up 
You dint say if you were on a diet or how's it going op
You should always have something for breakfast, can't you stomach fruit or a yogurt etc 