Well, what I meant to say is that it doesn't work for most people that aren't willing to make the full commitment after the diet. There's a lot out there that'll lose it and go back to what they were doing before. But, being on the go and out a lot is gonna make it kinda tough. Especially since most of what you need is probably gonna have to be done at home. Green leafy vegetables (broccoli, asparagus, spinach etc.) are known to help shed bodyfat and water weight. If you go through a drive thru for lunch or whatever, try to go for the grilled chicken sandwiches...no sauce, (that part is gonna hurt at first but you get used to it, lol). Cardio is a must, but when you do it try a HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training) approach. Start off with 5 minutes of brisk walking, then switch to jogging for 2-3 minutes, then back to walking for another 5, then back up to jogging. Don't go past 30-45 minutes with the cardio though, because you don't wanna overtrain. Now if your goal is to drop weight and tone up at the same time then you'll definitely have to throw in some light weight work too, I can give you a basic guideline of what you can do if you want. Now the fun part is on the diet you have to cheat 1-2 days out of the week, keeps your metabolism running so you'll actually drop some more that way and get past those plateaus. Trust me on that, I know all about plateaus, I was stuck between 195-200lbs and couldn't get past it for anything until I got my diet nailed and went up to 215. Of course we both have different goals, you wanna lose and I'm trying to gain but either way the diet is gonna be the key to it all. Just let me know if you need anything else.Originally Posted by LaurenK
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