I made a Goal., && i'm going to reach it! Options

[DeadlyKitten]

Starting today i made a goal to myself to lose some weight and become healthier. I plan to work out every day that I can. I want to get a good body the old fasion way...WORKING MY ASS OFF! lol I tried the easy route (starving myself) and only ran into health problems. I plan to do this for 60 days. Ill have to lose between 2.5 and 3.5 pounds to reach my goal. Anyone have any possitive addvice? I really want to stick to it.

[ArtofBreaking]

No, you should not eat 6 meals a day, those are for people in training, or trying to build muscle. The reason you eat 6 meals a day is to keep your metabolism up, yes, but also to keep your calorie count and protein up.
Being a female you should eat the normal 3 meals a day.

Breakfast - Like a king.
Lunch - Like a queen.
Dinner - Like a squire.

This means Eat a hearty breakfast(Eggs, Fruit, Maybe some bread, Orange juice) ,this will give you the energy you need for the day and your workout. Lunch should be light, like veggies and fruit, but enough to keep you nearly full. Dinner should be full of proteins(pasta is great), this will repair microscopic tears in your muscles, upon working out, over night.

And if all your doing is planning on losing weight, not building muscle, and just staying lean, you should stick to cardio(20 minutes everyday or on whatever days you workout) and crunches, not sit ups(they are bad for your spinal cord).

Just Note:
Starving yourself a day and tricking your body to lose weight will work, however when you stop all the weight will come back 10 fold. And is extremely bad for your health.

Blah blah blah.