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OK here we go. First of all crunches won't help you lose weight. They only strengthen the stomach muscles. Second if you want to lose weight, stopping eating won't help in the long run, here's why. The less energy you have, the less you can stay active. Granted if you were bed ridden and ate nothing you would lose weight but also muscle mass.
So here's the secret. Power walking and cross training bicycles are two excellent ways to lose weight. In order to lose weight you have to burn more calories than you eat. In order to exercise properly you need to have energy. So you pick foods that are filling, have high nutritional value, and have low calorie value. Most green veggies fit this. The light colored veggies have less of what you need.
When you start an exercise program, ease into it gradually. For a 20 year old, the heart rate would need to be raised to 145 beats per minute for 30 min to burn about 375 calories. 4 oz of sirloin steak, 1/2 can of spinach, and a small side salad has about 305 calories. So the trade off would be that you lost 70 calories of body mass. you naturally need to take in 2000 calories a day for proper balance. However the fat stored in your body will never be used as energy with 2000 calorie intake.
So you take in a steady supply of fruits and veggies to keep your metabolism up, keep your total calorie value down, exercise every other day for min 30 minutes, stay active, and BAM! you lose weight and don't starve.
I use the cross trainer and go for 1 hour (after months of building up slowly.) But I need more good nutrition to keep my endurance up or I will feel depleted. You can eat all the fresh fruits and veggies you want within reason and have 4 ozs red meat 3 times a week and 6 ozs of chicken (not fried) 3 times a week. For breakfast eat 2 eggs 3 times a week, bran flakes or mini wheats 3 times week and treat yourself once a week. For lunch have a sandwich with whole grain bread and turkey.
Read the labels on food. READ THE LABELS ON FOOD!
READ THE LABELS!!!!! Stay away from high fat items. Those are high calorie, low nutrition, and go straight to the stomach. If you have a real desire to be healthy go to www.healthfix4life.com
You can get some great info .
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