Of course, you tell yourself you’re
imagining things. You couldn’t have gained all that much weight, three person tent
, .
Just to prove it, you tentatively, almost timidly, climb onto
the bathroom scale, and allow yourself to peek down with one
squinty eye.

Don’t scream and do NOT allow yourself to plunge into
depression. That number is a minor setback on the road, three person tent
, to having
a slender, healthier body.

You can get back on track and barely
miss a step on your, three person tent
, way to your weight loss goal. You can also
learn a new way of eating, using principles from the Cheater’s
Diet, that will allow you, three person tent
, to enjoy the holidays next year to
their fullest without gaining a single extra pound around your
middle.

First, you’re going to shock your metabolism back into action
with a month of the “Four F’s” plan.

It won’t be easy, but
you’ll love the results. After that, you’ll ease your way into
the regular Cheater’s Diet plan, which allows you to eat all
kinds of food that you thought, as a dieter, you would never be
allowed to eat again.

The “Four F’s” are:

* Fish * Fluids * Fiber * Frequent meals

Fish- is an excellent source of protein and healthful Omega-3
fats, both of which will help you to feel sated and cut your
appetite, three person tent
, .

Try to eat fish at least three times a week. Cold
water varieties like salmon, tuna, sardines, and herring,
contain the highest amounts of Omega-3′s.

Fluids- are extremely important for weight loss. Not only does
drinking water, tea, coffee, diet sodas, or even soup help to
cleanse your body of toxins, but it also keeps the kidneys
functioning properly. When the kidneys are out of whack, the
liver takes over, three person tent
, for them, which means it can’t continue doing
one of its other major jobs–turning your fat into fuel.

Drink
at least 2 quarts (8 cups) of fluids a day, and if you’re
overweight, drink even more.

Fiber- helps move food through your system more quickly, makes
you feel full, and keeps your digestive tract healthy. For the
purposes of the Four F’s, fruit is the best source. Apples,
pears, plums, strawberries,, three person tent
, and prunes are all good sources. In
addition to the servings described below, have at least one
additional fruit serving at every main meal.

Frequent meals- means eating three main meals a day with snacks
in between. Never go more than two hours between meals
Breakfast, lunch, and dinner should always consist of one
serving of protein (eggs, fish, white poultry meat, or lean pork
loin) and one of a complex carb, like a vegetable, legume, or
whole grain. A serving size is about one quarter of dinner
plate. Snacks can consist of a serving of fruits, vegetables,
nonfat dairy products, nuts, legumes or any other no sugar/low
fat food.

So to recap–lots of meals, lots of fiber, lots of fish, lots of
fluids.

Don’t worry about the rate at which you’re losing. An average of
two pounds a week is very respectable, and three pounds should
be your maximum. Any more than that and you’ll be burning muscle
instead of fat.

Speaking of muscle..

Eating is only half the picture. If you want to maintain the
weight you lose, you need to perform some kind of physical
activity.

That doesn’t necessarily mean formal exercise. Just
get up and move every chance you get. Studies show that doing
vigorous, day-to-day activities is far more important for
maintaining a healthful weight than is a membership to the local
health club. Here are some that really burn the fat:

* Washing and waxing a car * Washing windows or floors * Playing
volleyball * Playing touch football * Gardening * Walking *
Basketball (shooting baskets) * Dancing fast (social) * Pushing
a lawnmower * Raking leaves

Past the first hurdle

After you’ve gone four weeks sticking strictly with the Four
F’s, you can begin to relax a little.

How? Cheat on the
weekends. Now, I know that the word “cheat” generally makes
dieters a little nervous. It represents failure to many of them.
But it doesn’t have to. In fact, cheating can be your greatest
tool in reaching success.

Here’s how. After being subjected to a strict regimen like the
Four F’s throughout the first month, your body begins to
outsmart you and slightly slows down the rate at which it burns
fat.

If you suddenly give it more work to do by feeding it more
calories, it speeds up again. Then, after two days, you go back
to your strict regimen.

The body is still, three person tent
, going with all fires blazing. It will take
awhile for it to realize the trick you’ve pulled. So because
you’ve eaten more for a couple of days, you’re now burning fat
even faster! Doing this every weekend keeps the body in a state
of playing perpetual catch-up.

So cheat! From Saturday morning
to Sunday evening, eat anything you, three person tent
, like, with the, three person tent
, exception of
foods you’re likely to binge on. You can have chocolate,
hamburgers, whole grain bread, ice cream, cinnamon buns, wine,
beer, strawberry shortcake–you name it. Or you can just have a
whole lot more of the healthful foods you’ve been eating since
the New Year.

Cheating has one other advantage that’s hugely important in
maintaining a healthful weight–it keeps you from getting bored.
The average, three person tent
, person stays on a diet for about two months before
giving up and going back to his or her old ways. Why? The tedium
of restrictive diets. The Cheater’s Diet restricts you from
nothing. It simply puts you on a schedule, just like going to
work five days a week and taking off for two.

Cheating for life

By the end of the second month, you will probably have reached
the end of your patience with eating six meals a day. So don’t.
Go back to three meals a day, and allow yourself four servings
per meal–one or two of protein, two of fruits or vegetables,
and one of whole grains or legumes. You can still have snacks
every two hours if you like.

By summertime, you’re going to look amazing.

And when, three person tent
, the
holidays come next year, just stick with the Cheater’s Diet!

Source: articleage.com