Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Kick-Start Your Weight Loss

A bunch of you have recently asked me for more weight loss tips, so here you go.

Since I have always been more of a Marilyn Monroe body type than say a Kate Moss, I have always struggled with 10-15 lb fluctuations. On a short girl, even 5 extra lbs looks like a lot. My body wants to be voluptuous. I used to want to be skinny. Now I just want to be healthy. I recently did what I have written below and it yielded tremendous results.

I have mentioned this privately to those of you who have been interested in the nitty gritty details of a relatively easy and no-brainer weight loss aid. The place to start is fiber.

Now, yes, what I am recommending here is tree bark (cellulose) and it's not the greatest thing to eat all the time but it's hard to eat 7,000 prunes a day or to get enough fiber to get your body clean with fresh food so I cheat a little with this when I need a jumpstart. I will leave the frequency and longevity of this up to you but this really works and works quickly and safely.

Fiber One Cereal is one of the only "easy" foods found in every supermarket and most drug stores that will give you enough fiber to cleanse your body.

The original Fiber One formula contains 57% of your daily fiber needs and the Honey Clusters formula contains 51%. Either of these cereals is a great way to cleanse your body naturally without flushing your system with juices or those "Hollywood" diets, which actually only dehydrate you and can be quite dangerous.

If you don't like the cereal and need another alternative, Gnu Foods makes bars called Flavor & Fiber. They have 12 grams of fiber per serving and are great if you are on the go. Fiber fills you up and satisfies cravings.

Increasing the fiber in your diet cleans the cilia in your colon. Doing this not only promotes weight loss and healthy body function but it also can help prevent diseases that stem from having plaque build-up in your colon.

Add coconut oil, hot sauce, flax seeds and tea to your diet. Remove pasta, rice and ALL sugar and ALL processed foods. Green coffee beans work, Tonalin works. My thing is I forget to take pills. I'm a healthy girl so I'm not used to taking anything on a regular basis but I always remember to eat breakfast so this is, in my opinion, the easiest thing to do to at least get you on your way.

Eat one bowl of this cereal below with skim milk every morning within 20 minutes after waking. Add almonds, fresh berries, flaxseeds, whatever you like and make it a complete and really satisfying meal. 

Eating as soon as you wake up is a signal to your body that it should rev up its engine. If you can force yourself, even though you may not be hungry, you will absolutely burn more calories and feel much better.

For the rest of your snacks and meals, please eat real, fresh food: fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, meat, poultry and fish. Limit carbs for the rest of the day. If you can make everything you eat organic, free-range, no hormones, no antibiotics, all the better. What's faster than fast food? Fruit. It's faster to run into a store and buy an apple and some almonds than it is to go to a Drive-Thru. Plus you'll have more energy, you'll feel better and look better. 

Drink water and tea. Even diet soda plays with your insulin production. A mango tea with a fresh mint leaf and some Stevia is just as satisfying. I am a coffee girl myself (with milk, no sugar) and can't seem to give that up. It doesn't seem to interfere with weight loss.

After two weeks of eating this cereal within 20 minutes of waking you should drop a clothing size or more.

Say no to "Would you like to make that deluxe?" (french fries) and say yes to burgers wrapped in lettuce with hot sauce. Eat two. Skipping the carbs and sugars after breakfast will make you feel lighter. Feeling lighter makes you in turn eat less. That's why this is a jumpstart.

I went from a size 10 to a size 8 in two weeks just by eating this cereal and without making any other changes in my diet or exercise regimen. I went from an 8 to a 6 within four weeks. Then, depending upon my day, I either ate small meals throughout the day or at least a larger lunch and smaller dinner (try not eating after 6 or 7 PM). I always drink lots of water, even in the winter. This is all a start and the beginning step is easy. 

It works for me. Try it and see how you do!