Ruby Weight Loss

May 20, 2010

I Need to Lose Weight! Any Tips That Don't Involve Diet Pills?

Filed under: diet tips — Tags: , , , , , , — Ruby @ 7:01 am

We’ve had a reader question come in on the subject of diet tips. Let’s take a look:

Question: I’m in 7th grade and I’m about 5′8. I am a very competitive swimmer and I have a lot of muscle mass, but not enough that it makes me look like a friggin female wrestler. I weigh about 151 lb and I’m not fat, but i could stand to lose a few pounds. I also have kind of chubby thighs, which is bad considering i’m in a swimsuit every day. Any tips on how to shed a few pounds? My mom is very against diet pills, and i kind of think that thier bad for you.
Answer: You are correct, diet pills are not good for your mind and body. In order to lose weight you must keep one simple formula in your head at all times when you drink or eat anything.

Calories Consumed must be less than or equal to Calories Burned

Now I am not a huge health nut, but I learned a couple of simple tricks to lower the amount of daily calories consumed. One, remove all sodas from your diet. This also includes diet sodas as well, because aspartame (sweet-and-low) can cause your body to retain water. Substitute sodas for low or no calorie fruit juices, or of course water being the best.

Second, do not eat a full breakfast. When you wake up, eat a nice Washington apple. It will give you just enough energy to make till lunch, which can be whatever you want.

Third, use a small plate, and only one plate for dinner. Also, make sure you eat dinner at about 6pm so that your food is nearly digested before you sleep.

Finally, the best advise is cut out fast food and junk food as much as possible.

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