So people have been asking me what my dieting secrets are and how I've managed to keep my body small. Listen, it wasn't easy. I bloated out my junior and senior year of college, put on at least 10 to 12 pounds and had my brother constantly call me fat and say "No Melissa, you really are getting fat". I took action after my senior year and thought to myself, I need to just get it all back, I don't want this little potbelly, I want a flat stomach, I want a bikini body and I want something I'd be proud of, because that's one less insecurity I'd have. Guess what, I did it!
My secrets:
1. Eliminate soda. I'm going back on my diet today. I slacked off because of a mini depression but now that I've found my bearings again, the first thing that worked real well was eliminating soda. The amount of sugars one bottle of soda contains is equal to about 16 spoons of sugar in your coffee. Completely not necessary by any means, and all it does is get converted to fat because your body will not burn it all in a day if you don't do exercise.
2. Look up fat flushers. Some foods are natural fat flushers, like raspberries, blueberries, strawberries, and even peaches for those of you who don't like the berry family. Kale is also a fat flusher, and certain spices believe it or not are fat flushers too. Which is why a lot of people are now looking to buy Raspberry Ketones, a supplement that's supposed to boost your metabolism. But I tell people, don't buy it because TV promotes it as a diet pill, do your research and research indicates that again, raspberries are good overall as part of your diet plan. So keep it natural, and buy a pint of the fruit itself :)
3. Put yourself on a controlled diet plan. Counting calories is tough, and not too many people really have the time to do it. So here's an easy way to really get your body in tip top shape without the calorie counting. Keep your breakfast and dinner on small portions and make lunch your biggest meal. Your body's metabolism is already active by lunch time and will be able to burn the food you have eaten for the day, but by dinner time, it slows down again, and what you eat, some of it will be stored and that's what you want to avoid. So for breakfast, cereal, oatmeal, small sandwiches are all simple and great to eat. Egg whites instead of eggs are excellent, fat free half and half milk instead of whole milk, whole wheat bread instead of white, are things to keep in mind.
4. Snacking is definitely okay. In fact I recommend it. Our bodies need energy to sustain ourselves through the day. My favorites are Fiber One brownies that are 90 calories each. Plus fiber is a great way to keep our digestive systems going and healthy. Also I absolutely love sugar free Jell-O pudding. My favorite is the chocolate vanilla swirl and trust me when I say you are not being skimped out on the taste.
5. Exercise. Now I don't feel you need to spend a ton of money joining a gym membership. There were two things I did to burn off those stored calories and fat, and that was simple cardio workouts. I used a cardio boxing game on my Wii to burn off those excess calories, and even something simple as jump roping and walking is all cardio. It gets your heart going, blood pumping and again activates your metabolism. You utilize your carbs, calories and fats as energy now, rather than it being stored in the body.
6. Last Resort: Supplementing diet stuff. I'm going to admit that I actually did supplement some dieting stuff to burn off those last few stubborn pounds, but that's all it was needed for. I was able to drop ten pounds on my own without the use of any dieting stuff, but for that last bit, I used Triple Strength L-Carnitine, an amino acid used for muscular energy and fat metabolism. Another good one is CLA and like I said Raspberry Ketones, but that one I don't think is as good as eating the actual fruit. Just my opinion, I don't endorse or feel it's required as part of your diet.
There you have it. My entire diet plan and methods that I used in the past year and a half. And I have to say, I still follow most of it. And when I get back to it all, my turkey belly will be gone by Christmas :) although I need it gone by the 15th!
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