Weight Loss Plan, Read pleeez Options

[dannyordinary]

OK, so here's my summer plan to lose weight since school is almost over.

So 3 days a week, wake up at 7am, and run until 9am, then come home and have breakfest (special K cereal), and replace 2 of my daily meals with it.

I loss 10 pounds doing this for one month in the winter, and I wasn't even running, so we'll see.

Good or not?

[LennonLime]

sounds good!

keep up the good work!

[Gypsy Eyes]

It doesn't sound like something that someone would stick to. Unless you're into track. Try varying the cardio up and doing it in intervals instead of one big block. It'll be much easier to stick to.

[*MyMichelle*]

^ Agreed.
You should probably do more than just running.

Also, maybe you should try eating different things... like fruits and veggies. And not just cereal... x_x

[Gigi]

While it's good to make conscious decisions to eat healthier, you can still lose a majority of your weight eating things that you love in smaller portions. Of course, I'm not advocating that you should eat craploads of chips, burgers and drink pop, but anything in moderation could work too. My only concern is that if you eat cereal so often, you might get bored of it by limiting yourself too much and you might resort back to eating unhealthy, bigger-sized portions. Try spicin' it up a little.

However I commend your willpower. Keep up the good work. =)

[MrStrife]

You're fat?

[Relentless]

That sounds kind of good. But won't you be tired of eating cereal? Running for 2 hours sounds good as well but it will be good if you have variety of excercises to do to lose weight.

I however, I'm not trying to lose weight, I'm just tryin to lose the little pooch I got last summer, but I'm not running for 2 hours though. I'm doing Cardio/Tae Bo and such and it's quite fun. It's about 40 minutes a day and I'm trying to keep it everyday. As well as lifting weights at times. Which I am, started 2 days ago, and I do Cardio/Tae Bo since then.

You should do Cardio/Tae Bo/Aerobics/etc. as you're agenda instead of just running 2 hours all the time. As well as eating good nutrient food like fruits, vegetables, grains, and such. Not always cereal, since it's good to have a variety of exercises + food to keep you going.

[demolished]

So ... unhealthy. You're barely even making any effort to other nutrients. Although the cereal provide most of it claims, but you're missing special elements and nutrients from fruits.

For an example, fruits are great during the summer because the rise in temperature naturally provide powerful antioxidants, flavor, elements, and macrobiotics.

Summer is ONLY the best time to eat your fruits. Take advantage of it. This will benefit your skin and your ability to run effectively especially under the hot sun.

Go suck on fruits.
Fruits are your best friend and do not always provide what fortified cereals can offer.

addition to your diet plan, throw in some real strawberries in cheerios, peaches to honey bunch of oats, and blue berries to plain cornflakes. do whatever you want with the fruits and make the best out of it according to the days and time of your diet in the summer.

best of all, good luck and be faithful to your diet.

[laxumaster8]

well, the running part sounds good but u need to eat a lot of different healthy foods too...not just cereal

[anilfour7]

CARDIO CARDIO CARDIO.

Essentially, the key to burning fat namely is to sprint (or intensify whatever activity you're doing for 6 seconds) followed by a 9 second recovery period while you're running. This helps you get the most out of your running.

Additionally, it is wise to switch up exactly the type of cardio you do simply to avoid stressing the same area of your body over and over again.

[courtn3y]

^ Agreed.
You should probably do more than just running.

Also, maybe you should try eating different things... like fruits and veggies. And not just cereal... x_x

I agree, you should spice up your plan with different healthy foods and different work outs. Doing the same thing gets boring easily and the possibility of sticking to that plan is a good 1 out of 10.

[illriginal]

OK, so here's my summer plan to lose weight since school is almost over.

So 3 days a week, wake up at 7am, and run until 9am, then come home and have breakfest (special K cereal), and replace 2 of my daily meals with it.

I loss 10 pounds doing this for one month in the winter, and I wasn't even running, so we'll see.

Good or not?

Few things to buy:
Flax seed oil (liquid form or cold pressed capsules)
Fish oil (cold pressed capsules)
Multi-vitamins (make sure to eat a meal before taking them)
Bee pollen (eat 1 spoonful or mix 1 spoonful into a shake or even grape juice once a day),


Diet (eat a lot of protein, carbs in the morning only, and healthy fats, stay away from saturated fat)
Rice (preferably brown or yellow)
Poultry (chicken/turkey)
Fish (Salmon/Tilapia)
Beef (lean steak/ground beef)
Beans (Any sort of beans is good)
Eggs (Yolk to White = 1:1, meaning, eat two eggs minimum, 1 with yolk 1 without yolk, you can also add milk to make scrambled eggs fluffy)
Vegetables
Fruits (Peaches, apples, bananas, strawberries, but a lot of strawberries)
Peanuts (Cashew preferably)
Salads (try to add spinach leaves in there)
Dairy (Milk, cheese, cottage cheese, healthy milk shakes with fruits like bananas)
Water (drink 1 gallon of water each day, at least)
Natural juice (grape, apple, orange)
Electrolytes (gatorade/powerade)

Extra supplements:
Protein powder (you can use this as a meal replacement right after cardio or 2 hours before bed)
ZMA (take before bed)

Sleep for a minimum of 8 hours max 10 hours
Eat 5-8 meals a day (Eat every 2.5 - 3 hours)
Calorie intake: No more than 3200 calories

Cardio training (always warm up with a walk, making sure to take wide strides to stretch your legs):
Cross training (30 minutes +) Run miles at a steady pace

High Intensity Interval Training/HIIT (10-20 minutes) With this training, you do intervals of jogging and short bursts of sprinting. Go to the park, measure out 10 yards, use some sort of marker for one side and the other side (10 yards spread away from each other) Warm up with 5 back to back jogs. On your 6th jog, as soon as you hit the marker, quickly turn and sprint with bursting energy. When you reach the other marker, turn and jog back and jog again back. You want to do a ratio of 2:1 jog:sprint

When you commit your first sprint, that's when you want to time it for 10-15 minutes, after a while of doing this (weeks/months) you can either make the yardage 15-20, or bump up the time with the same 10 yards. Bump up the yards another 5 minutes than what you did when you first started.

Do this only on grass, not pavement.

Congrats, I just basically gave you a professional diet which would cost someone $200 for a trainer to tell them how to diet properly