(Yes, yes I am health obsessed currently)
Well, since I started gym four months ago, I have lost weight and centimeters...but picked up on body fat...which is weird.
So I found this article on The 7-day fat-busting diet it is worth a bash...
During a typical inactive day, a woman burns 40g of fat - but we probably eat 70g a day. That means we take in more fat than we use + and, of course, we end up storing the excess on our bums, hips and thighs.
Which is where this diet comes in - and why it works so well. Basically it limits your fat intake to low levels of 'good' plyunstaruated and monunsaturated fats. These are more easily burned by the body, so won't get stored as fat. At the same time, you ear increased levels of carbohydrates (for example, fruit and wholegrain cereals)
and protein -these foods need more energy to be digested and used by the body, increasing your metabolism. As your body improves at using at, your metabolic rate increases - so you should end up burning 70g a day. If you exercise, you'll burn off even more!
Your body should start shedding fat after just seven days - and you can lose 8 - 10kg of body fat in 12 weeks. With seven meals each day, you'll have heaps of energy - and you can swap meals around. If you find the diet isn't working, then your food portion sizes are too big!
- MONDAY:
B/F:
1 high fibre muffin, with a scraping of margerine and marmite, 1 glass of juice
Morning:
1 banana, 1 orange or other fruit
Lunch:
1 pita bread with salad and ham, 2 glasses of water
Mid-afternoon:
1 small tub low-fat yoghurt
Late afternoon:
1 apple
Dinner:
Large bowl of homemade vegetable soup with 2 pieces of bread
Dessert:
Fresh fruit salad
- TUESDAY:
B/F:
Small bowl of oats with low-fat milk, 1 glass orange juice
Morning:
1 banana, 1 orange or other fruit
Lunch:
Bowl of spicy soup with 1-2 pieces of bread, 2 glasses of water
Mid-afternoon:
1 slice of fruit bread
Late afternoon:
1 small tub of low-fat yoghurt, citrus fruit
Dinner:
2 servings of legumes such as chickpeas and lentils with rice, 1 glass of water
Dessert:
1 small scoop of low-fat ice cream
- WEDNESDAY
B/F:
2 pieces of fruit, toast scraped with margerine and strawberry jam, 1 glass of orange juice
Morning:
1 banana, 1 orange or other fruit
Lunch:
low fat caeser salad with 1-2 pieces bread, 2 glasses of water
Mid-afternoon:
1 pear ot other fruit option
Late afternoon:
1 muesli bar
Dinner:
1 small bowl of pasta with lean lamb sauce or seafood, with salad, 1 glass water
Dessert:
fresh fruit salad
B/F:
small bowl of low-fat cereal, with low-fat milk and fruit, 1 glass of juice
Morning:
1 banana, 1 orange or other fruit
Lunch:
ham sandwhich, 2 glasses of water
Mid-afternoon:
1 muesli bar
Late afternoon:
1 small tub of low-fat yoghurt
Dinner:
small piece of lean beef, 2 servings of legumes, with veg and rice, 1 glass of water
Dessert:
1 small scoop of low-fat ice cream
B/F:
2 pieces of wholewheat toast scraped with margerine and jam, 1 glass of juice
Morning:
1 banana, 1 orange or other fruit
Lunch:
1 pita with roast beef and salad, 2 glasses of water
Mid-afternoon:
1 apple or other fruit
Late afternoon:
1 muesli bar
Dinner:
Grilled or baked chicken or fish with steamed vegetables, 1 glass of red wine
Dessert:
Fresh fruit salad
- SATURDAY
B/F:
Banana smoothie with low-fat milk
Morning:
1 banana, 1 orange or other fruit
Lunch:
1 sandwhich, 2 glasses of water
Mid-afternoon:
4 - 5 rice cakes with low fat tzatziki dip
Late afternoon:
1 small tub of low-fat youghurt, 1 orange
Dinner:
Small bowl of pasta, tomato-based sauce and salad, 1 glass red wine, 1 glass of water
Dessert:
1 small scoop of low-fat frozen yoghurt
- SUNDAY
B/F:
2 Weetbix with low-fat, 1 glass of juice
Morning:
1 banana, 1 orange or other fruit
Lunch:
Your choice, 2 glasses of water
Mid-afternoon:
1 small tub low-fat yoghurt
Late afternoon:
1 muesli bar,1 apple
Dinner:
Eat whatever you like!
Dessert:
Your choice of low-fat dessert
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