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Anonymous
when you limit your carbs, not only are you storing less fat, but your body burns up all your carbs faster and then goes to fat burning.
you'll feel crappy for the first week or two, so don't get discouraged, you WILL get used to it if you follow it. make sure you drink at least 2 liters of water a day, try to limit your sodium intake (this contributes a lot to water weight).
do weight training 2-3x a week, but most importantly i think HIIT will do you the most help (high intensity, low intervals), goolgle it up. if you don't feel like shit at the end of 20 minutes, you didn't work out hard enough. HIIT should be done at least 3 times a week, it will help you burn more fat in the long run than if you stayed at the gym for an hour at a low intensity cardio (trust me, i did half a year of that 5x a week, barely lost 5 pounds, as soon as i started HIIT the fat started coming off MUCH faster. ).
HIIT can be done on anything, running, biking, ellipticals, stairmaster. just make sure you read up on it. overall gist of what it is, 2 minute light jog, 1 minute sprint, 2 minute light job, 1 minute sprint, repeat until you get to 20 minutes. eventually you'll be able to do 1 minute sprints with 1 minute jogs for 30 minutes within a few months. make sure after your workout you eat your meal an hour after (make sure it has protein + complex carbs. something like eggs + an apple is good, but you should probably eat more than that)
it's a LOT to adjust to, make sure you save this post and slowly add this to your routine. first add in the HIIT + drink 2 liters of water a day, then slowly ease into the new diet (which isn't a diet, you'll have to WANT this to be your new lifestyle. if you like bread stuff as much as i do, you'll find ways around it, like pizza--- instead of white crust make it with a portabello mushroom).
(btw, i'm 20 5'2" and i was 139 lbs at my highest. right now i'm at 112.).
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