Ever wanted to shift a couple of pounds in as many days? well it is possible, but ask yourself.... is it weight i want to lose or body fat? The truth is anyone can lose 3 pounds in 3 days by cutting back on fluids and drinking only black coffee to expel any excess water weight etc, BUT this wont actually decrease your body size per se, it will just change the dial on the scales.
There are ways that have been proven to help reduce weight loss, some are easier to follow than others, rather than go all scientific and indepth on the subject, i am going to summerize it in pretty basic terms, the info will be the same, just the way to follow it will be easier.
So here are my top 5 tried and tested diet methods for that quick fix on weightloss, and for longer term results too.
# Fistfull of food Diet.
Its as simple as its named, in fact the name says it all. You eat breakfast, lunch and dinner, just the 3 meals.
- For breakfast have a bowl of ceral, scoop out 1 handfull of cereal from the box, and use semi-skimmed milk 1/2 glass (not a pint glass dear, lol) or 1 piece of fruit fist sized.
- For lunch have 2 handfulls of salad greens, and 1 handfull accompanying food (1 tin of tuna or salmon is best) so long as it is no larger than your fist when clenched. treat yourself to an apple or something too.
- For dinner have yourself 1 handfull of steamed greens, 1 chicken breast portion (size of fist remember) 1 handfull of cubed carrot and peas, and one small fist sized potatoe (baked not deep fried)
So you get the idea right, it should be 1 for breakfast, 3 for lunch and 3 for dinner, the way it works is that your stomach empty is the size of your clenched fist, and many people eat 6-7 times the stomach size in food every lunch and dinner. follow for a week, replace foods as you please, just remember the rule: If its bigger than the fist, give it a miss.
# 6pm Cut off Diet.
- basically you are encouraged to eat all carbs before 12 noon (breakfast and early lunch) so you can have that bar of candy, bag of crisps etc before noon, then for 2pm eat an apple or pear, and then have your final meal of the day before 6pm.
- breakfast 7am-8am
- lunch 11am-12pm
- snack 1pm-2pm
- dinner 5pm-6pm
- 6pm + eat nothing
This idea works on the fact that you can easily burn off all of the days calories before you sleep (say you sleep at 10.30pm) this also gives your body a chance to digest and process your food, they say that sleeping on a full stomach means your body will increase the fat storage.
#3 The protien Diet.
This diet is very much like the atkins and you will see amazingly fast results by following it.
- cut out all refined flours and sugars, forget the white bread and coffee for breakfast, infact anything made from wheat flour is a no go.
- Try having large celery sticks x 10 with a honey and mustard mayonaise for breakfast, or perhaps a tin of tunafish with some mayo mixed in wrapped in an omlette,
- for lunch focus on eating chicken breast/pork/beef and a side serving of spanish eggs and mushrooms, finished off with some kale salad mix.
- For dinner, enjoy omlette made from egg whites, mix in some onion and minced pork/chicken and 2 chillies diced (Thai omlette) bake a chicken breast, and have a cupfull of brocolli- enjoy with a glass of soy milk which is full of protien goodness.
This diet increases lean body mass and decreases body fat content like nobodies business, i myself lost more than 9 pounds in just 11 days, plus its so easy to follow.
#4 The iced Diet
perhapson of the best quick shift diets i followed....ever, this is a little trick my friends all do to drop a dress size or 2 in a matter of days, and after i gave it a go i was amazed at how much weight loss i could achieve on it. Though DO NOT try to follow it for more than 7 days in any fortnight or you will be thin but look a bit rough!
- for breakfast take a blender and a bag of ice cubes, one tangy fruit like a mango or sweet grapefruit, peel the fruit and place in blender, then fill halfway with ice and 2 eggcups of water, pop in a couple of grapes and 4 tablesppons of raisens, then blend away to make a shake, pour into a glass and drink with a straw.
- for lunch repeat as breakfast, but change the fruit to something like pineapple rings and add 2 celery sticks, whisk away and drink.
- for dinner, take 1 banana, 1 apple, some destoned cherries (about 5) and about 30 grapes, add the ice and water, get blending away and enjoy your dinner.
- iff you get peckish at all just suck on 2 or 3 icecubes, add a little fruit juice to the ice tray before freezing for some juicy treats.
This really is an amazing way to lose weight, it may sound a little plain or not so exciting, but belive me it works, and if you can follow this diet for 7 days then you totally deserve to wear that gorgeous dress. more than everyone else, after all....they eat carbs.
#5 The colour Diet
The final diet that i tried and that actually worked was this one, now it takes a few days to kick in but i just loved it, the choices were great and it just did not get boring for me. I followed it for 4 weeks on a 7 day cycle.
Monday: The red food pigments, such as Lycopene, are powerful antioxidants that combat the toxins that trigger some cancers :
Today is the day that everything you eat MUST be red, such as Tomatoes, Beetroot, Cherries, Red grapes, Red meats, and so on, if its red, put it on that plate.
Tuesday: Green is associated with the heart and is thought to be beneficial for the prevention of heart disease and high blood pressure.
so today you eat only green foods, celery, salad greens, brocolli, green grapes, apples, pears, if its green, on the plate its to be seen.
Wednesday: Eat White as its believed that it alleviates emotional shock and despair, and brings peace and comfort at the highest level:
so you want to focus on White meats such as chicken/turkey, fish, potatoes, cauliflower, white grapes, parsnips etc.
Thursday: Orange foods are high in anti-oxidants that help to destroy toxic cells and repair some cellular damage.
you want to load up on carrots, pumpkin, squashes, oranges, clemantines, sweet potatoes, turnips etc.
Friday: A lower risk of some cancers, a healthy heart, a healthy immune system, and healthy vision are thought to be some of the benefits of eating yellow coloured foods such as :
barley, buckwheat, chickpeas, cornmeal, millet, oats, parsnips, yellow lentils, yellow peppers, yellow potatoes, yellow tomatoes, and wheat, fruits include lemons, melons, pineapples, yellow apples and banan's.
Saturday: Blue foods are thought to maintain urinary health, healthy aging, assist in the memory function, and lower the risk of some types of cancer.
load up on plums, blue grapes, rosemary garlic potatoes, blueberries, chokecherries and kale, sage is also a good blue food.
Sunday: eating indigo coloured foods is useful for the treatment of diseases of the eyes, ears, and nose, as well as the lungs and skin.
fill that plate with, lentils and black beans,Endive, mushrooms, olives, soy beans, grapes, and herbs such as Anise hyssop, chives, English lavender, rosemary.
Its a fun way to lose weight, and you will come across new foods you would not have nesceseraly tried before, a fab way to lose those pounds, reduce the body fat and increase your health and mental wellbeing.
If you know of any more great diet tips, why not leave a reply to this page and let others know what works for you.
