You want to Drop weight for an upcoming event. Do you ??? Then
(1)
stop eating,
Or
(2)
follow our simple plan?
Drink
Mainly Water
In a soft or energy drink, fruit extract, or a beer — each
serving contains about 120 calories. Yet these drinks don't satisfy you the way
120 calories of food does, so they're a waste. Other liquids may be high in
sodium and carbohydrates, which trick your body into retaining water, puffing
you out.
Thus Water has zero calories and contain a little to no
sodium, making it the perfect slim-down drink. And strangely, it actually helps
flush out excess water weight as well as jump-starts your metabolism. If you
dont like simple water, add few lemon drops or mint leaves.
Give up White Bread and Pasta
Cutting out all white grain products — Like white rice,
spaghetti, sandwich rolls — will instantly slim you down because the simple
carbs in these foods cause bloating, especially around your belly. "Simple
carbohydrates wreak havoc on your weight because they're digested very quickly,
leaving you hungry and more likely to overeat later," says Jana Klauer,
M.D., author of The Park Avenue Nutritionist's Plan.
Further More, instead of changing them with healthier yet
still bloat-triggering whole-grain bread products, substitute vegetables for
the week. This way, a chicken sandwich becomes chicken salad, and chips and dip
turn into carrots and dip. The complex carbs from vegetables are digested more
slowly, so you remain full longer. And because veggies are mostly water, they
also help flush out excess water weight.
Do Cardio
30 Minutes a Day
Any workout that gets your heart rate up will burn calories.
But you'll use more calories if you pick a cardio routine that engages multiple
muscles simultaneously, says Wendy Larkin, personal-training manager at
Crunch's Polk Street gym, in San Francisco.
Three to consider: spinning, cardio kickboxing, and boot-camp
workouts. Half an hour of each torches 200 to 300 calories while toning up your
arms, legs, and core so everything appears sleeker and tighter.
You'll burn even more calories per session if your workout
incorporates interval training: alternating short bursts of intense cardio with
slower activity. Experts aren't sure why it works, but trainers swear by it.
This is the one exception to the stick-to-water-only rule:
Just as a coffee run makes your morning at work more productive, a pre-exercise
cup of java with a splash of skim milk (about 11 calories) or black (just 5
calories) will energize your workout, explains Dr. Klauer. "You'll burn
more calories without realizing you're pushing yourself harder."
Not that you needed an excuse to hook up with your guy every
night, but the fact is, this position is a fat blaster. Being on top means you
do the rocking, and the more active you are, the more calories you burn up to 144 for 30 minutes.
Sex also pumps levels of feel-good neurotransmitters,
endorphins, helping you ride out food cravings. Get on top in reverse-cowgirl
(i.e., facing away from your guy) to give your thigh and butt muscles an extra
push.
Do 36
Push-Ups and Lunges Every Other Day
These gym-class staples will help sculpt muscle, so you'll
sport a more streamlined appearance. Do three sets of 12 of each exercise every
other day. "Push-ups target your upper body, while lunges work your butt,
hips, and thighs," says Larkin. Quick tip: Make sure your back and legs
remain in a straight line during your push-ups; it'll improve muscle tone.
Also, you can build even more muscle with the lunges if you hold free weights
in each hand while doing them.
Whether you sleep 5 hours or 8, add extra half an hour, can refresh you enough that you will make
better food choices (in other words, no quick sugar fix for breakfast in search
of energy) and won't feel lethargic and skip the gym, says registered dietician
Esther Blum, author of Eat, Drink, and Be Gorgeous. More restful sleep (7 to 8
hours is best) also boosts your metabolism. And since your body builds muscle
while you snooze.
Make One Food Sacrifice
Blum a popular dietitian says that “ Cutting out one of your
favorite food — like the chips you have with lunch or the chocolate dessert you
eat after dinner — can deduct a few hundred calories from your diet, which
translates into less flab”. Your body won't even notice their absence.
Eat
Salmon for Lunch
It's packed with nutrients that build muscle tone and give
your skin a healthy glow. Some nutritionists claim that consuming a portion
(doesn't matter how it's cooked) may immediately make your face look a bit more
contoured.
Stand Up
Straight
Keeping your spine rigid and your shoulders back while
sucking in your belly toward your spine gives you a slimmer, more streamlined
middle.
Do Squats
and Sit-Ups
Do three sets of 12 of each exercise to tighten your abs,
butt, and legs temporarily. Bodybuilders use this technique before competitions
because it adds definition to muscle.
Pop an
Antigas Pill
Take one of these chewable tablets, sold over-the-counter at
drugstores, to relieve bloating in your abdomen and break up gas bubbles in
your digestive track, leaving you with a flatter tummy.
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