Wedding Shredding

Cut down on the beef/protein (corn fed etc. = carbs). Hit the veggies harder. Diversify your work outs. Try some walking, swimming. Our bodies adjust if they think we are starving them. All things in moderation and don’t panic. Slow and steady wins the race. Make sure you get plenty of rest, don’t stress (increases cortisol levels and ability to break down fats/sugars). Keep up the fluids. STAY AWAY FROM ALL HIGH FRUCTOSE.

It’s going to be ok and you are going to be a gorgeous bride. Take it easy and have fun!

I am retired and have tried everything to lose weight – my only daughter gets marries next year. On the advice of her fiancé, who is a personal trainer, I cut carbs and really boosted my protein intake. I have lost 20lbs over about 3 months. Feel so much better, healthier, fitter, but have kept my carb intake down to below 75 g a day, sometimes a lot less. I discovered a website called http://www.fatsecret.com and it has really helped me to manage my intake. It’s a free website and it does help you understand what you are eating. Good luck x

Journal! Write down everything you eat during the day, even the two fries you snitches from your fiancee’s plate while he wasn’t looking. Even if you don’t figure out the calories, carbs, etc, just seeing it in black and white makes you aware and accountable. If you’d rather use an app and keep track electronically, try myfitnesspal.com. It’s free, and really good.

Don’t cut out carbs all together, especially if you begin craving them and then splurge. Eat smaller amounts of all foods but remember that protein burns fat. Also, building muscle while making you look fabulous (you do already) could be hindering your weight loss.
if you cut foods out of your diet completely you will crave them…

I would do acupuncture. I know this sounds strange … but I have a HUGE diet Pepsi issue. We call it the “Black Crack” between a few family members. I went to an acupuncture appointment to try and improve milk flow (my boy was two months old a the time) and we talked and she ended up helping me with sugar issues too! It was amazing!! Seriously … give it a try.

Have you ever tried juicing? Like veggies and fruit? There is a movie by an Australian named Joe called Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead that can be viewed on the internet. Of course it’s a bit extreme as a life style but his facebook and website have great recipes if you have a nice juicer handy. It is by far the fastest way to lose weight quickly and a great way to give yourself a boost after a bought of indulgent eating! Hope that helps and good luck with reaching your goal for your wedding day!

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Chandi, you are beautiful just the way you are. Too beautiful to risk your health on crazy diets. The exercise plan is a wonderful addition to your routine and should continue for the rest of your life. I say have a good seamstress change the back of your gown to a corset style so it can be laced to fit you perfectly. If you lose weight, the dress will swallow you ;-).

I did the Green Challenge but couldn’t do it for the whole 30 days. I’m going to try it again in December. You don’t need a juicer because it is all done in a blender. The people that run the page are glad to help. You might check it out and see what they suggest. https://www.facebook.com/groups/30daygreensmoothiechallenge/

Chandi, try hot yoga! I tried it once and I sweated so much I was slipping on my yoga mat. It was a really tough work out. And the best thing about it is that I felt clean on the inside for days afterwards. I felt brand new, squeaky clean. It’s like I sweated out all the gunk. Try it, it’s awesome.

I am using Weight Watchers on line and I love it. It has really helped me monitor what I eat and what I don’t eat. I initially got it because I am not eating well at all and Weight Watchers has helped motivate me to eat better.

Hi Chandi, you’re on the right track. Be careful with the weight training, do light weights but high reps, this will get you toned. You want to be able to do 3 sets of 15 to 20 reps. You don’t have to spend a lot of time on this, 2 exercises per body parts. Also, you need to get your cardio going, figure out what you max heart rate is and you want to be able to maintain 80% do that max HR. I would recommend cardio every day for a minimum of 30 minutes and weight training 3 times a week. As for food, you don’t necessarily need to cut all the carbs, but you do need to pay attention to which one you eat and how much. Decrease your portion sizes. Increase your fibre and fruit/ veggie consumption. I know that living in the north, they are expensive, but you need them. Avoid processed food at all costs. And if there are more than two or three ingredients you can’t pronounced, don’t eat it. Drink lots of water, without any sugary additive, maybe a slice of lemon or orange, but nothing else. I’m doing all of this, and lost over 30 lbs so far. Don’t get obsessed with what the scale says, go by the way your clothes feel. And don’t deprive yourself, that’s when the trouble starts, but be mindful of what you eat. After a while you won’t have the cravings. Good luck to you. You can do it and you’ll look great in that wedding dress, and after.

Oh I feel for you girl! I have been on diets all my life and some worked for a while but the weight always seemed to creep back. Also, yo yo dieting is not good for your health or your heart. I have recently taken a Weight Wellness Classes and it is very important to plan your meals ahead of time and make the right food choices. It is not healthy to cut all your carbs as they are needed to maintain muscles elasticity and stabilizes your energy levels. I recommend that you look up the Canada Food Guide which will give all the information needed on what you should be eating and portion sizes. If you stick with this plan you will easily loose your five pounds or more and be healthy. Also, I recommend you purchase a book called “The Schwarzbein Principle” author Diana Schwarzbein, M.D. I have read this book a few times because its contains a lot of good information.

P.S. Stress is an enemy and can sabotage your weight loss. If you eat the right foods, your body will be healthy and you will have lots of energy and feel great! Good luck Chandi, and hope that you loose your five pounds so you can fit in your wedding dress!!

Sincerely,

Sandra

I am 63 and fought my weight my whole life especially after giving birth. I won’t lecture you about the weight and balance as I know this is for your Wedding. You need to work out extremely hard in order to get the weight off. I have been a bike rider for the last 10 years. Get on a bike gym or on the rd and ride hard for a couple of hours, daily if you can. I think running can do the same thing. Idea is you need an intense work out to lose the kind of weight you want. Sorry sweet girlie, but you are already quite fit and your body does not want to give up the weight you are asking. Good luck to a wonderful lady! (Nice guns:o)

One thing you didn’t mention eating is fruit. Not that you need Weight Watchers, but you can eat as much fruit and veggies as you want. I joined online just to track my weight because I need to be accountable to someone.

Because I’m no good at sticking with anything that allows me to make choices, I subscribed to a meal plan that outlines meals, gives a grocery list and recipes for the week. Other than a few tweaks for my schedule, I’m following it and have shed 13 lbs in 5 weeks.

Grains aren’t bad in small amount as. Maybe you fell off because you were being too strict. Losing weight takes a balance of choices from every food group, and portion size is instrumental to success. Peanut butter is okay in small amounts, and so are brownies if you limit eating them to 1 serving once in a while.

Working out to build muscle could be skewing the numbers on your scale. You may want to limit it, and cut back on the muscle building in favor of some cardio for a clue of weeks at least.

Don’t beat yourself up, but go for a balance to keep yourself satisfied. After all, you don’t knit the same item over and over because you need some balance and variety just like with your diet.

okay so it’s difficult! You already know that. 1st rule – keep your carbs just keep them simple. If you have a fast metabolism you crave salts – sounds like you. You keep cutting them and the body will fight back into those attacks. While working 100% on muscle building – that is an excellant thing – you need to add in cardio – sorry girlie fact of life. Our bodies burn that stuff different. Carbs are fast burning – you will crash and burn if you deplete your carbs. They are essential to our lives. ADD your cardio – walk, run whatever. Keep your weights but you need recovery time for weights – 24 hours minimum. Good luck – I’m with you on all this. BTW – I am nationally certified in fitness – been in the business for a while.

My advice is Supersets. I’m a carb/sugar addict as well and doing fast paced supersets is the only thing that ever drops the weight quickly for me. I pick about 8 exercises, split them into pairs (two different body parts), pick a pair and do 10-15 reps of each 4 times with no resting, take about a 90 second rest and move to the next set. These 8 exercises can be with weights or just body weight, like push-ups or crunches. Moving quickly from one to the next gets the heart rate up and sometimes I add in additional cardio. 1 set, 15 burpees, rest, repeat.

You can do it!

Hi Chandi, Dairy is sneaky. It can be causing inflammation in your system. Cut out dairy, gluten and sugar….and watch the hidden sugar. If you don’t have any sugar, you won’t crave it. It is the hidden sugar that triggers the desire for more! Also, promise yourself one cheat meal a week! That might help you stay on track, and it also tricks your metabolism to speed up the weight loss. Make sure that your protein intake in grams is half your weight in pounds. If you weigh 110 lbs, then try to get 55gm of protein a day. That will help your muscle increase and speed up fat loss.