Strategies tried in 26 years of battling fat:
- fasting for one to three days
(works if you fast one day a week for months) - not eating anything after 19.00
(works, but oh, the joy of late night snacking…) - low carb
(damn, your food options at the local supermarket become limited… Slim pickings… slim pickings indeed… - running and biking hell of a lot but eating whatever the fuck I want
(works only when you are a teenager) - counting calories and eating 500 calories less than what you need
(works very well. unfortunately it turns dieting into a full time job and I have a tendency to spend all my allowed calories on the worst food ever) - eating normally and not thinking about dieting
(doesn’t work) - lifting weights and a bit of running and eating mostly protein (works. requires a ton of motivation to keep up)
- not having any food in the house except the pure basics to stay alive
(works. tends to ruin concentration, cause you’re just dreaming about having food in the house…Eventually you overeat and it’s not even with food you enjoy) - drinking enough coffee to get 1,500 Spanish workers do a bit of labor
(works at first, extremely counterproductive in the end) - be on a diet for six days and totally pig out on the 7th
(works so well…. If your goal is to gain a lot of weight really fast)
The Confessor 
Great post 🙂
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thank you 🙂
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I kinda went through everything this last two years. I have to agree with some of your statements and with some not, but not because they are not correct but simply because my body working in totally other way. Maybe cus Im woman.
Anyway low carb is yes and no in same time, if you are exercizing, you need carbs, and for this reason is good to read nutritional table on each product you buying. But its simple, if you need sugar, dont eat products. Eat fruits.
Day of fasting per week, is great idea, I live like this already 10years and I always feel so clean from inside next day.
Not having food at home + doing shopping only on max two days is really worthy and good idea for long term diet or simply for changing of lifestyle.
I could speak ages about this, but will add just few points you didnt mention.
1. Always know what you going to eat that day. Always. Dont change this during day because you got taste for something else.
2. Period ruins everything. Women know. How I fight against it? I drink 1 dcl of tomato juice during my period. Sounds crazy, but this kills any crazy tastes we get.
3. Start day with warm lemon water. This is not myth, its true. I am running on it already 16 days, I have to say my skin looks way better and I feel already full even before I get my breakfast.
4. Never skip breakfast – its most important food of day in my opinion. If you re hungry then lunch nightmare will jump on you and you will probably eat stuff you even didnt want.
5. Eat in same hours every day. Routine is best for your brain – yeah its brain who is forcing us to do crazy stuff with food, not stomach.
and last one
6. Eat slowly. Brain needs aproximately 20 min till it realizes you re full, and dont need more food. So slow chewing is great start of all of this.
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some excellent tips here!
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