#healthy way to lose weight after 40

[reimissme]

I did like 40 minute excercising i did like 250 sit ups and 100 squats and sum other stuff like leg raises a lot like only god knows how many

Anyways i have thought abt these alot and i think these are my best ways not to £@t/b1ng€ during the day

1. Keep yourself out of the kitchen

I am going downstairs where the kitchen is like once a day and bc i'm kinda lazy so it is easy but like anyways just keeping urself away from food

2. Saying no while ur touching food

I think it's important that in the moment ur taking the food in ur hand u have 2 choices, to put it in ur mouth and eating it or not so choose wisely

3. If u don't have food you can't eat

Exactly what it says, if you can't control urself around smth like candy (me) don't buy it if you wanna eat healthy food just buy only healthy food

4. Take urself away from food

U think this is the same as the first 1 but acc this means u should go on walks bc if u go on walk how are you gonna eat that food that is in ur fridge like imo that makes sense like it's not hard and also going on walks burns cvls

5. Don't do binging and then try to go on a fast right after

I think we all have had this phase like you rly wanna just not £@t for weeks after b1ng1ng but what u SHOULD do is to go to sleep wake up and go on the day and eat a tiny breakfast then eating dinner then go to sleep it is much better that u let urself eat maybe 600 cvls the next day after a b1ng£ and maybe try f@s+1ng a few days later

I can get how these might not work for u becuz everyone has a different mind and body but there are things to think abt and not b1ng1ng needs lots of self control so that is def where you need to start at you'll never lose weight if you don't have it anyways i hope you'll maybe try these things bc these rly (usually) work for me and remember that one bad day doesn't mean the process is over but acc the day after a bad day might be ur best or even last day that you can get back on track

[requiemfordreams]

Some tips that helped me lose weight while having an ed and preventing dizziness, fatigue hair loss, and brain fog.

For some reason eating after 2pm has reduced my cravings alot.

Chewing sugar free gum helps alot. Most of them contain sorbitol for the sweet taste and consuming sorbitol in a large amounts can lead to it acting as a laxative.

Coffee. To keep you full and again another laxative. But it can only be had hot for it to work.

Dry fruits. They contain little to no calories and prevent you from feeling dizzy.

Some junk foods are considered empty caloric foods because they do not provide any sort of good calories that your body can use, which can lead to your body storing them. So if you can find a low empty calorie food, you can sometimes eat them to keep yourself full. I should note this might not work for some people but it has worked for me.

What also has worked for me is make the same lunch to take to school, which is really low cal and because it is my comfort food and it helps me not think about food and since I spend 9 hours at school, not counting the 40 mins it takes me to and fro from school, I'm able to spend an ample amount of time not eating and that works wonders

and if my parents asks me to eat, I just say I shared my friends' lunch and I'm full.

I m like to distract myself from eating everytime I have a craving by chugging alot of water, which is first good for your health and keeps your belly full for longer.

I take multivitamins to keep up with all the necessary nutrient needs.

I also drink like 30gms of protein powder with water to help with my muscles, and also because protein helps in losing calories.

Fruits. Especially watermelons. They are so full of water, a cup of watermelons contains 46 kcal and can make you feel full really fast and they are packed with the good kinds of carbohydrates, vitamin A, C, and B6, full of potassium and absolutely no fats or sodium.

Cucumbers. Again, water based with almost little to no calories to them.

If you are having hair loss problems, biotin is a great supplement for hair and so is protein.

Try as much as you can to make sure you're not alone too long. Because when nobody is there around you, you're more prone to giving into your urges. So if you see that in you, try being around as much people as possible.

Coconut water is a great drink to help balance your electrolytes and keep your nutrients to the level.

Coconut oil and if you're Indian, ghee is great for your hair because it makes your hair more healthy and strong. It would be best if you kept your hair oiled overnight before washing and not just a few hours.

If it helps, because it has worked with me, even though I look fat, I tell everyone around me about how little I eat or how healthy I eat. And sometimes if I have to eat with other people, I will only have half of the food I ordered and ask if anyone can finish it because I'm not used to having so much food. Or I already had such a big breakfast that this seems too much. The little lies, that make you feel accountable into not eating so much even when you're alone.

I like to avoid sodas and energy drinks even if they're diet soda or not, because they honestly have way too many calories that your body can retain.

Masturbating. It's weird but five mins of it can lead to losing 400kcals and that's worth a bit of something.

Studying. It doesn't feel like it but you use alot more calories when you're concentrating on your work.

Sitting up straight. The will of keeping your shoulders straight and your spine straight, it takes up alot of calories because your body is not used to you doing that.

Doing chores around the house that require you to be on your feet.

Drink alot of water. But not too much.

Make a habit of waking up at a certain time in the morning and sleeping at a certain time. This makes way for a more disciplined mind, and more will power and honestly, not only do you not get so much fatigue or dizziness, it cultivates good sleeping habit. Which is not only good for the body, it also helps you stay focused in classes.

There is a certain set of yoga called the suryanamaskar which promotes good cardiovascular health and if you do 12 sets of it everyday, helps in losing calories. And they are so simple and easy for you to do if you don't feel like you have much energy.

I don't have more but if I do, I'll reblog and add them.

[flagellant]

lmao the obesity article from huffpo you reblogged is so insanely incorrect

First off, the whole "Your body is just doing what it's supposed to do, you're fat because you're MEANT to be fat!" while also saying "about 40 years ago, Americans started getting much larger" hmm... Why only Americans? Why only 40 years ago?

That seems odd, that Americans, specifically, would suddenly change to being naturally fat. Even today America has a much higher rate of obesity than other places like Japan. How is that? Wonder what would be discovered if we looked at when things like beet sugar, corn syrup, etc. started to be commonly added to foods 🤔

And then the "diets don't work!" spiel, along with emotionally charged reports of people starving themselves until they passed out.

What diets specifically doesn't work? Were the people getting enough calories? Did they stop the diet, and then the weight came back? Did they start with small, gradual changes or completely overhaul their entire meal plan right away?

They say "95% to 98% of research shows diets fail" what research? What studies? What was the sample size? What were people eating? Were they given any help to maintain their diet or encourage any other healthy habits, or were they just given a list of foods to eat and sent on their way?

It sounds like ALL the diets they talk about in the article are shitty. People starving themselves, people doing useless fad diets, etc. and presenting it as if weight loss is IMPOSSIBLE. Which is crazy, considering all the people I've seen who lose weight, maintain the loss, and feel insanely better than they did when they were obese.

Maybe it's not that "diets" don't work, but that the diet industry doesn't work? After all, what would happen if they encouraged people to change their relationship with food completely, starting with small, gradual changes, and work on fixing their gut microbiome and cutting out unnecessary things from their diet like processed sugars, corn syrup, etc? Then people would lose weight. Then they wouldn't need expensive diet plans anymore.

And then the industry has no more customers. Just like if Apple makes phones that actually work and aren't pieces of trash, then they wouldn't be making money from people buying new iPhones every other year. Same with the clothing industry, and the pharmaceutical industry, and every other industry.

For someone who always talks about people researching things and checking out the sources on information before automatically believing it ya'll don't seem very good at it lmao

I'd like to start off with saying that I definitely agree with you in that the way the diet industry is structured exists to predate upon invented insecurities, just like nearly any cosmetics aimed at body alteration to some degree (makeup included). We also agree that it is fundamentally built to ensure failure and ongoing failure as a norm, in the same way that we're never going to get a proper cure for cancer when the cancer industry is so insanely prevalent and profitable.

That said, I understand your...frustration, let's call it, sure, about the fact that no, I did not do any further digging into this and took it at its word. You have my apologies for that.

However. I'd like to use this as a tool for transparency and assuming best intent. Your tone and treatment of me in this is rather hostile and I don't see the purpose that it serves. If I'm someone who claims to find accuracy in reporting important, then yes, accuracy needs to be had. And it was as simple as just Googling "95% diets fail". First result is an article from the NYT debunking it and explaining why it's a myth and bad statistics.

But that same article gets me to the heart of why I'm writing things out this way: you brought it up yourself, in fact, though in deciding to get petty you probably missed the subtext. For over forty years now these numbers have been used and spread around to the point where countless literal professional doctors don't have any idea that it's false. After all, we live in a society where diet industries have for pretty much ever been able to operate with nearly no regulation, fat people aren't actually given a shit about from medical professionals and are just told to get GPS, etc...you could even say this is a systemic issue which started long before I and likely you (and most reading this) were born.

Nobody learns these things on accident. You're absolutely right that if I looked it up and researched the claims I could easily have found out their validity to be nonexistent. But why would I? This isn't new research. This isn't anything that goes against anything I was ever taught. It's just a fact of life, just the way things are. People thought the universe was geocentric.

So with that said, I have to admit that while I've done my best to not vent my irritation at you or anyone else, it is deeply frustating, sure, we'll call it, to have you walk up to me and act in this way. It would be one thing if this wasn't a case of unlearning systemic bias and normativity. That'd be on me, absolutely.

But instead of thinking things through like an emotionally mature individual and going "Hm, this dude who says it finds research/accuracy important posted some stuff which was wrong, which I'm aware has a history going back multiple decades and is still going strong. Maybe the reason they didn't do any followup research was because they've lived their entire life hearing this same statistic over and over again and therefore thought that their systemic biases were accurate and saw nothing wrong because they couldn't,"

you decided to be a cunt for no fucking reason and you knew it because you had to go on Anonymous to hide any possible consequences coming your way for your actions. So thanks for informing me about this, I'm genuinely grateful and we, again, completely fucking agree ideologically, but/so fuck you for thinking that acting like a fucking 10th grader with a gotcha was a better use of anyone's time than just typing out "Hey that diet thing you reblogged is actually completely false if you look it up" to which I would have gone "Oh shit you're right, here's some followup research I did about this thing and how it's a systemic bias that needs to be unlearned".

[sknnytarot]

Long distance boyfriend thinspo imagine

It’s time, it’s really time. After waiting months, it’s finally time for my long distance boyfriend to come visit me. This is something I’ve been looking forward too, for the longest time now. About 9 months in the making, this was a huge decision that I had to work my way towards, as did he. This is so exciting.

Since we started talking about him coming to visit, since about 2 months into the relationship, I’ve been wanting to look my best for when that day did come. To start with, I weighed about 150 pounds around when we started talking. I was honest with him that I wasn’t okay with my body or with how fat I looked, and even though he tried telling me that he ‘likes bigger girls’, that only fueled my motivation even more to lose weight.

At first, I only wanted to lose maybe 20 pounds, get to 130 and be fine there. But that only took about 1.5 months to get there and it still didn’t feel like I’d lost enough weight. So my next goal was 110 pounds, 20 more lost. I started working out as much as I could, 3x a week at the time, and I started a low restriction diet as I wasn’t new to liquid fasting or eating a little during the day and nothing else. The highest I went calorie wise was 500 calories total and even that started to seem like it was just too much.

Once I reached 110 pounds, I could fit into some smaller pairs of jeans and they defined my now smaller waist. Definitely a lot smaller than 40 pounds ago, but when I looked in the mirror, I still saw a sloppy bag of fat…my reflection. 110 pounds definitely wasn’t good enough for me, so why would it be good enough for him to see in person? I decided I’d start losing weight until I was comfortable with how I looked, even though I knew I might never get there.

As the days passed, with me eating less than 500 calories every day while still working out on top of that, plus working a physical job and eating only fruits and vegetables and eggs for protein, I started to lose weight at a steady but fast pace. Soon enough, I’d lost 10 pounds more and weighed in at 100 pounds. ‘Just a little more’ I thought to myself. Maybe 5 pounds.

I lost those 5 pounds, then decided on 10 more and I’d be done. I had to get back in control of my weight so I didn’t end up dead before getting to meet him. It had been 4 months since we’d first started talking about him coming to visit me, from 4,000 miles away. That meant that I only had 3 months or so left to reach my goal weight and maintain it to regulate my body to that weight. After doing some research, I figured that the perfect BMI for me is 16.1…basically an underweight BMI.

I started to lose the last 10 pounds, bringing me down to 85 pounds total. That took me about a month, so that meant I had 2 months left to work on maintaining that weight so I could eat a little bit more when he came to visit so he wouldn’t get suspicious of me not eating as much as a normal person. I knew it wasn’t healthy to lose weight this way, and if I wasn’t careful enough, that I’d balloon back to my starting weight.

The two months flew past so quickly you’d only think it had been 2 weeks. I was looking forward to him coming to visit me and seeing my new body. I’d only sent him pictures of my face, and only my body when I was wearing super baggy clothes so he couldn’t see what I actually looked like before the big reveal. I’d lost about 65 pounds total, and that’s such a huge difference. I now have a thigh gap, a tiny waist, my ribs show, my collarbones and chest bones are so defined, and people treat me so amazingly nice it’s definitely a skinny privilege.

I drove to the airport to go pick him up as his flight was going to land in about an hour…okay so maybe I’d gotten there a bit early, but who could blame me? I was super excited. I waited the entire hour by walking around the airport, getting in as many steps as I could, counting the calories I burned. After the hour was up, I went to the gate he’d be landing at, and I held up the handmade sign I had for him so he could see it and I could hide behind it at first.

As the plane landed, and as people started filing off, I didn’t see him at all. As more people started to come off the plane, I was starting to get really worried, but then….then I saw his face through the crowd of people. He was looking around for me, and I shook the sign slightly, calling his name, and he finally noticed me.

His jaw dropped as he saw my dyed blonde hair, my big doe eyes, my sharp jawline. I laughed slightly to myself, starting to walk towards him. A few steps in and I couldn’t control my excitement or my pace anymore, and I started to run towards him. I got to him, jumped into his arms, and to my joy he was able to pick me up like nothing and spin me around.

“You’re so tiny love, I almost couldn’t see you behind the sign. You’ve lost so much weight from the pictures you sent me, I’m so proud of you. We’ve gotta take a picture and show our size difference for sure, you look absolutely tiny next to me, so small I could snap you like a twig” he said, looking me up and down, eyes scanning my entire body.

I made sure to dress super cute today, in something that defined my body shape. A pair of skinny jeans that were high waisted, a long sleeved crop top that showed my stomach at a perfect length, and a choker necklace to accentuate my slim neck. I had my blonde hair up in a ponytail to show off my sharp jawline, and I did a small amount of makeup because I didn’t want to clog my pores because I’d put in so much work to get my skin as clear as it was by doing my skincare routine every single day.

I hugged him again once he’d put me down, and then we started walking towards the exit. We got in my car, and I drove us back to my apartment, so we could enjoy the next 2 weeks he was here together, and I’d gotten off of work for this as well. I’m so excited to be able to spend the time with him, dressing however I want, knowing I look like I deserve a boyfriend so perfect for me. We were perfect together, and I loved knowing that.

[flexfactory]

WAGING THE WAR ON AGING: Fitness Over 40

For most of us over 40, the inevitable and unavoidable realities of aging have already begun to make themselves known in a variety of ways. Random aches and pains, the formation of wrinkles here and there, those weird, super-long eyebrow hairs that seemingly sprout out of nowhere, all part of the “I’m Getting Older” starter pack. For many, these changes symbolize the end of an old era as it transitions into a newer, scarier era. An era where the realities of life and one’s own mortality begin to become more prominent thoughts in our everyday lives. An era where it becomes increasingly more evident that every decision we make as it pertains to our health, finances, romantic lives, and family, will inevitably affect our future lives, either in a beneficial or adverse way. Suddenly, the freedom of being able to “throw caution to the wind” no longer has a place in our important decision making. The “Over 40” crowd have a lot of changes to deal with, but it doesn’t have to be a super complicated process.

Though there is nothing wrong with utilizing fitness to achieve a fit and healthy body for the sake of vanity (looking good is one of the many perks of being in great shape), fitness over 40 can be used as a veritable anti-aging tool. With the right balance of healthy exercise and mindful eye on nutrition, one can extend their quality of life and comfortable physical existence well into their later years.

“Am I too old for any positive changes to make a difference? How old is too old?” Legitimate questions, indeed.

The reality, is that the hands of time never stop ticking. After 30, we begin to lose 3% to 8% of our muscle mass per decade (the most inactive people tend to lose more muscle than active folk). Once we reach 60, the rate of muscle loss naturally increases and generally happens at a much faster pace. This is a condition called sarcopenia, the age-related progressive loss of muscle mass and strength. While we can’t stop Father Time in his tracks, exercise is certainly a way of grabbing the old man by the beard and slowing him down significantly. There’s no such thing as TOO old to begin a fitness journey, but because we’ll never be younger again than we are today, it would be advantageous to get started on a path towards a healthy, fit life sooner than later.

No matter our age in earthly years, whether it be 40 or 140, exercise can change overall health and longevity in miraculous ways. Being just a little more active today than you were yesterday and doing that consistently can have a profound effect on the trajectory of your future health.

Let’s take a look at some of the key components to being fit over 40:

STRENGTH TRAINING

Strength training helps counteract the effects of sarcopenia and significantly slows progressive muscle loss associated with the condition. Incorporating weight lifting, resistance band training, and bodyweight exercises can be tremendously beneficial.

CARDIOVASCULAR EXERCISE

Cardiovascular health is crucial for reducing the risk of heart disease, which becomes more prevalent with age. Activities such as brisk walking, jogging, cycling, and swimming can vastly improve heart health and endurance.

FLEXIBILITY AND BALANCE

Flexibility and balance exercises help to prevent injuries and overall health. Yoga, Pilates, and stretching routines are excellent for ensuring we remain flexible and mobile.

CONSISTENCY AND MODERATION

Consistency is the key to any fitness regimen. It’s important to find a routine that fits into your lifestyle and can be maintained long-term. Moderation is also crucial to avoid overtraining and injuries.

Though the notion that you “have to change the way you train when you get older” is often repeated, this is absolutely not the case, you do not have to change the way you train as you age. The principals of resistance training remain exactly the same no matter how old you are. The thing that does change while training in your later years is that you must be more conscientious when mitigating risks while lifting. You can’t get away with overloading the bar and swinging weight around recklessly like you did when you were 20. The risk of injury does increase with age, so proper form and loading is paramount for lifting. That said, your training doesn’t have to be overhauled just because you’ve hit middle age or older.

So, we know that there isn’t an age limit or expiry date on being fit and healthy, and we know some of the main components for utilizing fitness to add health and longevity to your life, but what are some the benefits to getting fit and staying fit after 40?

Let’s go through a few:

IMPROVED PHYSICAL HEALTH

Regular exercise reduces the risk of chronic issues like hypertension, high blood pressure, and diabetes, and reduces the risk of osteoporosis by improving bone density.

MENTAL WELL-BEING

Exercise has been shown to improve mood, enhance cognitive function, and reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety. Staying active can lead to a better quality of life and increased longevity.

ENHANCE MOBILITY AND INDEPENDENCE

Maintaining strength, balance, and flexibility helps older adults stay mobile and independent, reducing the risk of falls and other related injuries.

The list of positive benefits that come from being fit after 40 is obviously much larger than the handful that were listed, and to top it off, the downsides are few. One doesn’t have to LIVE in the gym to be fit and healthy. As little as 150 minutes of moderate exercise per week is enough to make notable changes in your life. For those that are about to say “I just don’t have the time”, that’s only 1.5 hours out of a 168 hour week! Almost anyone can find an hour and a half per week to spare, and for that little amount of time, the reward outweighs the sacrifice by a metric ton.

Everyone deserves a long, comfortable, and happy life, and your loved ones deserve to have you around for as long as possible. We all want to win the war on aging, so It is our responsibility to ensure that, as we get older, we start living life more “strategically”, and there is no better strategy than focusing on your fitness and health.

Lift hard, lift often, eat well, and enjoy life!

[fandomshatefatpeople]

I've been fat my whole life. Ever since I was a kid. And ever since I was a kid I've been mocked, bullied, ridiculed, insulted and even physically assaulted for being fat. To the point I ended up with an eating disorder and lost a lost of weight. Way too fast. In a way that wasn't healthy at all. But I still wasn't happy. Because I couldn't recognize myself anymore. And I felt like i was just doing this for other people. But it's just so hard for me to accept my body. It just feels like I'll never be happy with it no matter what

I'm so sorry we haven't answered this. I know that this is a triggering ask so I'm gonna add all the tags i possibly can followers.

I'm actually a lot like you Nonny. I was a chubby kid, then got my period at 10 because I was so fat. I had an eating disorder by 14 and while it didn't last long (the bulimia at least) I kinda got comfortable in my skin even though I slowly crawled back up to my previous weight I got diagnosed with depression and anxiety. So the meds they put me on made me gain weight (50 pounds in 6 months). There after I did yoyo dieting and exercising flirted with bulimia again but it didn't work this time.

I'm not telling you this to trauma dump. I want you to consider my age and experience. I'm in my early forties. And its like... part of the reason I wasn't happy with my body was because I grew up with magazines and tv and movies constantly showing me thin ppl.

i don't think I stopped yoyo dieting until the cycle of yoyp dieting made me hit 250 lbs (I'm only 5'2) by then i was like 28/30ish. And like I think what changed was that I was watching media with like Donna from Parks and Rec, Shirley Bennet from Community. And they were never made to feel ugly for being fat. It was eye opening. (spoiler alert even though I'm not black Ugly betty was like more of the same thin ppl are the only that matter).

I don't think I really got comfortable in my skin until I joined pinterest about 7 or 8 years ago and got fed a steady stream of fat people in cute outfits.

Its still hard to find fat representation though. And I started looking into romance novels with chubby and fat protagonists about 5 years ago. Most notably the Brown sisters trilogy. They're all overweight and they all have these handsome men falling head over heels with them.

But like its one thing to admire people on pinterest with cute outfits. its a complete other thing to actually shop for yourself and give yourself permission to buy cute clothes.

One strange thing that happened about 3 years ago was that I gained like 40 pounds and all of my boring clothes didn't fit me anymore.

So this time shopped on lane bryant for cute dresses and jeans. and torrid, and hot topic. I started playing with makeup. (before I had like a uniform of jeans).

I'm not gonna lie people will *always* praise you for losing weight even if its because you're literally sick with an eating disorder or having health problems. (a friend of mine who did belly dancing lost like 30 pounds like really fast because all of the sudden she couldn't process meat anymore everyone fawned over her weight loss). she was literally starving and people wouldn't stop cooing over her skinniness.

I don't know what to think about society at large and their obsession with thinness. I've tried telling my family that I no longer want to keep clothes from when I was 250ish and they're all like "oh don't worry you'll lose the weight!!!"

I'm like bitch please. But its exhausting having people encourage you to lose weight. If you want you can message us off anon!!!

*hugs*

mod laina

[cherryserrysoupy2]

I’m gonna be honest it makes me feel so sick seeing accounts that are clearly run by young teenagers saying shit like ‘Losing weight so I can wear brandy Melville’ and ‘I don’t wanna be a skeleton I just wanna be fit and slim’… or they’ll be like 200lbs with a goal weight of 130. I am SO SICK TO DE*TH of people with very high SW and absolutely average/healthy BMI UGW. And that’s not me saying oh they’re fat how cringe, it’s because holy shit you don’t want an ED. You think you do but you don’t. I have seen accounts like these go on for YEARS, and you know what always, always happens? They restrict like crazy, lose about 20-40 lbs, then their body can’t take it and they start binging and gaining, and at that point they’re too far gone and stuck in the cycle for years, remaining kinda chubby. Again, this is not an insult but years and years of experience. An ED comes from a lot but it does not come from wanting to be a healthy weight, and if you’re putting yourself through that much weight loss and you already have an ED the least you can do for yourself is high restrict for the first part.

What I will say is that the most skinny people I’ve ever seen on here, and the most sustained progress I’ve ever had is through prolonged high res. This is coming from someone who already started slim and got very underweight at one point.

These kids have issues, this way of losing weight seems more exciting and feels like a coping mechanism when it isn’t. I’ve been there, the only difference is I unfortunately wasn’t satisfied with just a kinda healthy fit skinny. If you’re someone who would be okay being slightly underweight or just really toned, and you’re convinced your ED is just about losing weight, it isn’t and I can almost guarantee you you are not going to get where you want. I’ve seen thousands of ED accounts by now. You know how many have hit their UGW? Maybe, MAYBE 0.5%. Of course I’ve obsessively seen how and 9/10 they always have regular phases of high restriction and find ways of not distressing their body too much, they very slowly cut down calories.

If you’re young, overweight and your goal is just to be kinda skinny and fit then you are almost never going to make it by starving fast, I’m sorry. You have to figure out where your desire to be disordered comes from and fix that shit before it’s too late, before it becomes your entire life and ruins your chance at getting the body you want. I have seen it first hand so many times, people who could have eaten 1500 a day and lost a shit ton but they force themselves to compete and go deep into their ED, and a week after their low res they gain 10lbs. I’ve seen people stuck there for years. I don’t expect anyone who’s already deep in their disorder to change because y’all know and have seen this already, you won’t be able to admit you’re not the exception and that’s okay. I’m really sorry. But if you think there’s any chance you could enjoy the process of losing weight and even treating it like restricting while you’re being healthy, if you’re young and maybe just a few months or even a whole year in, please don’t. I have grown up with mutuals from like 14 to adulthood and I have seen them binge and restrict and remain overweight for 4+ years. You’ve got to find another option if you’re truly doing this for your body to change and not because you can’t stop doing it anymore, because one day it will be too late and you will have lost years of your life being miserable dedicated to being skinny, and you won’t even get there.

🎃

[pink-strawberry-kissess]

i have so many requests and asks about aeon twins so imma just ramble

i feel like yes, if i were to write into the canon that they have kids, they would both be in their 40s at that point

i know some people write for them to have like secret kids pre re6. but i like to keep things as canon as possible before diverging.

even though it's highly unlikely that we'd ever get aeon kids (twins), let alone one

i think it's a huge missed opportunity for them to have a secret kid. either ada having it on her own and leon finds the kid later and realizes it's his daughter.

ALSO SORRY NO. THEY DON'T HAVE A SON. I JUST DON'T SEE IT. (you can see a son, it's fine.)

but i see them having a daughter. she'd be a perfect combo of the both of them. cute, slightly naive, but also very sly and smart. she'd be gorgeous. a perfect combo of them both and i love the idea of her having some sort of physical feature of leons. even if it's slightly lighter hair or his eyes

(WHICH I KNOW IS UNLIKELY BECAUSE GENETICS) BUT IT HAPPENS SOMETIMES. half asians will end up with rare eye colours something (i mean look at what they massacred jill's "half japanese" with. (also this isn't a dig at her face model, i think jill is cute but in NO way does she look "half japanese")

okay back to the kids

because of the likelihood that ada is in her 40s, they would both be terrified of miscarrying, so leon would be a wreck. he would hold her so tenderly once they find out, but also just be SO FUCKING SCARED.

ada would hide it as much as she can, but even her pregnancy hormones wouldn't be able to hide it. leon would wake up in the middle of the night to find ada gone from the bed. but he would just be like- no she's in the house lol

and he goes to look for her and she's in the bathroom or something just sitting and holding her slightly bigger tummy and crying. she's just talking to herself and can't believe that she's here. she didn't expect to be in her 40s and carrying leon's baby and she can't stand the idea of losing it

also this is kinda why i headcanon that the pregnancy is an accident. or at the very least it would be something that they do AFTER Ada's finished tying up loose ends

her pregnancy would be slightly more difficult

(although it's not as big of a thing like NOW. it's mostly still okay to have kids in your 40s)

he would end up consoling her, taking his time with letting her come to him and he'd hold her so carefully. his hands would never leave hers, or the baby when they sleep.

he'd help her bathe when she gets bigger. and just love that she's glowing. (he'd also love how big her boobs get heheheheh)

leon would be making all these healthy meals for them, for ada and the baby hehe but also he'd be going out at 2am for her cravings

i don't know why but i headcanon that ada is a really good swimmer, and would like to swim when she can because the water helps with lifting the weight of the baby on her tummy hehe

ALSO leon helping with holding her belly when she gets bigger she lets out all these moans and sounds of like, RELIEF but he can't help but interpret them differently sdbfksfjj (he gets a fuckin boner)

also so much pregnancy sex

okay i'm sleepy

[devilsupdates]

NJDevils  starters versus Leafs:

→ Tatar-Hischier-Mercer

→ Dillon-Hamilton

→ Markstrom

Max Pacioretty finds a small hole through traffic and it finds its way into the net. 1-0 leafs

Markstrom made a spectacular save just before but then chaos in front of the net.

The Hughes line responds with a quick rush up the ice. Bratt’s shot hits off the post.

2-0 Leafs.

Nico Hischier just got hit in the face with a puck. A direct hit. Was able to get off the ice on his own.

Nico back on the bench

3-0 Leafs

Dougie Hamilton is tripped annnnd no call.

On the other side of the ice, Hildeby makes a sprawling save on Jack Hughes.

#NJDevils  get the first power play of the game with Tavares going to the box for Toronto. Interference.

Hamilton's unit hops over the bench to begin the PP.

BRATTER! #NJDevils  are on the board.

PPG for Jesper Bratt!

End of one.

#NJDevils  have some work to do. Leafs leading 3-1.

✖️: Pacioretty (Holmberg, Timmins)

✖️:McMann (McCabe)

✖️:Lorentz (Kampf)

🚨: Bratt (J. Hughes)

Shots 11-all

Send period underway.

#NJDevils  chasing 3-1.

Dillon shaking his head on the way to the penalty box that he was called for a trip.

... that was.... a call?

The #NJDevils  penalty killers have been fantastic. A great 2-on-1 shorthanded chance for Lazar and Mercer and the Leafs haven't had an opportunity to set up.

Devils have been the first to every loose puck.

Looks like the #NJDevils  are going back to the man advantage.

Timmins to the box.

An appreciation post for Curtis Lazar:

I’ve been impressed with his play so far this game

Tough forechecks

A few big hits

Making plays

Not afraid to throw his weight around

Also not afraid to get into the grill of some Maple Leafs players

Playing the full sheet

Matthew Knies just ran through Dougie Hamilton.

No.7 is OK, however.

#NJDevils  PP expires, yet they're right to it. Benoit for tripping.

#NJDevils  back on the PP. avibg trouble generating anything at all. Still haven't mustered 10 shots 33 min in

The scouting report on Hildeby is clearly shoot high. The issue is the #NJDevils  are shooting too high. Like, over the net.

#NJDevils  had two open net chances and can't convert. Still 3-1 5:27 left in 2nd

4-1 Tavares (for fucks sake)

Tavares extends the lead. Second time tonight a #Leafsforever     player beat Mercer to a puck in the slot resulting in a goal

*penguins are playing better might turn to it or the bruins *

Dougie just took like 345 shots in a row. He was banging his stick on the ice and Dillon just kept feeding him the puck.

TIMO!!!! #NJDevils  cut the Leafs lead to 4-2!

5.3 seconds left in the second period.

End of two.

#NJDevils  trail Leafs 4-2.

1:✖️: Pacioretty (Holmberg, Timmins)

1:✖️:McMann (McCabe)

1:✖️: Lorentz (Kampf)

1:🚨: Bratt (J. Hughes)

2: ✖️ Tavares (Domi)

2:🚨: Meier (Kovacevic, Dillon)

Shots 17-all

Third period underway

Benoit tries to lure Meier in for a fight. He doesn't oblige.

#NJDevils  going to the PP.

Timo Meier just hit Matthew Knies with a big hit on the boards. And Sam Benoit didn't like it so he went after Timo.

Benoit takes a roughing penalty.

#NJDevils  now going to the PK.

Mercer for high sticking.

Bratt and Kovacevic just killed about 40 seconds of the Maple Leafs PK by themselves.

Timo Meier looks like a rejuvinated, healthy player. He has been all over the ice tonight and throwing his body around too. He's out-muscled several Leafs to keep posession of the puck... and has a goal.

Nylander ties up Jack Hughes. #NJDevils  going to a PP with 5:19 left.

Would be a good time to convert.

Narrator: "They did not."

Markstrom to the bench.

Devils lose

Devils vs. capitals Saturday at 7

10/14 Monday Utah vs devils are 1pm

10/15Tuesday canes vs devils 7pm

10/17 Thursday senators vs devils at 7pm

10/19 Saturday capitals vs devils at 7pm

[plant-grave]

Hello friends I think the Adderall is going well! So far I have the kitchen at 70% clean my bathroom at 40% clean and my bedroom at 30% clean. I need to go to the grocery store to buy some cleaners so I can't finish cleaning my bathroom or the kitchen until after I do that.

I have laundry going, and I'm going to switch it over and start more before I go to the store.

I'm trying to meal plan a heart healthy/ cholesterol friendly grocery list but I'm struggling because all the websites that I'm going to are way more focused on losing weight than staying healthy. I don't want to lose weight, not like I'm against it but that's not my goal I want my body to be strong, I want my heart to be strong. Diet culture is so evil....

[outsiderempire]

Trying to pull myself out of a depressive episode by taking a walk in between thunderstorms around my neighborhood. At least the scenery is nice to look at.

This is just me ranting about why I’m depressed. Ignore if you want.

I am so fucking disappointed in myself right now. I have worked tirelessly to lose over 40 lbs in the last year (and I’m still like another 40 lbs away from my goal). This comes after I had lost a bunch of weight before the pandemic (which was the first time in my life I had any sort of confidence and actually liked the way I looked) then I gained it all back plus some during the pandemic. So, to jeopardize my progress as I have done in this past month is super triggering to me.

Between the whole car thing and a federal bill being passed that changed my pay frequency, I’m basically financially screwed right now. I also have an elderly cat with medical problems and I have my own medical problems hindering my ability to stay mobile and exercise but I can’t afford to see a doctor about any of it. I have gone to HUGE lengths to overhaul my ENTIRE diet in an attempt to lose weight, but more importantly, to get my IBS under control, then I just turn around and stuff my face with junk and fast food over the entire last month (after going HALF A YEAR without eating fast food! Thanks, eating disorder!). My other issue that is an on and off thing and I suspect to be piriformis syndrome has flared back up, also making it impossible to exercise which is always been a huge boost to my mental health. So, basically I feel like I’ve set myself back and now I’m struggling so hard to get back on track. I don’t even want to see my dietitian this month because I have zero good news to bring to her.

It just feels like everything is fucking against me right now and I’m like powerless to do anything. I now have to pick up a side hustle to help pay off debt so I can have some relief but that won’t come for a few more months. I live by myself and I’ve been taking care of myself just fucking fine. Then wham! Sick cat requiring thousands of dollars in vet visits, my pay frequency changing from monthly to biweekly (so most months of the year I’m now bringing in $200 LESS a month than before), and the cherry on top, a fucking tree falls on my car, forcing me to buy a new car I can’t afford cause used car prices are insane, and so now I have an extra loan payment AND my car insurance went up. I am not fucking kidding when I say that my budget is down to the fucking PENNY with no fucking wiggle room.

And I’m supposed to be able to adequately feed myself to maintain my healthy diet for weight loss and my gut health somehow and get the motivation up to exercise to keep myself active all while having a house to maintain, a sick cat to care for, and picking up a side hustle? How do I not manage to fall back into a depression through all of this bullshit? I am literally putting in my best effort, doing the most that I can possibly do, and it’s just not fucking enough. Like, what do you even do when you reach that point? Because I have no fucking clue, man. Life is such fucking bullshit.

[mybones537]

Time chapter 3

Moriarty the Patriot x reader

I have posted this on Wattpad under the same username mybones537

“Sir is there anywhere more private we could go to so I can give you a proper check over so I can make sure nothing else is wrong?’’  I ask as I pack my stuff away into my bag.

“Of course. We can go to my carriage” Sir said as I helped him up. The crowd makes way for us to pass. I helped sir into his carriage.

I give him a check up, I can see his heart is under a lot of stress but it is expected. He is a man in his mid 40s and overweight.

“So Doctor (last name) is everything alright?’’ Ma’am asks with a worried expression.

“Well most things seem to be fine but sir your heart is under a lot of stress” I begin to explain, “I’d suggest to lose some weight and eat more healthy, so less fatty foods. If you’d like I could come around once a month to check if everything is alright’’ I suggest as I pack away my medical tools. “That would be much appreciated. Here is my address, how does the 5th of every month sound?” sir says as he writes down his address.

“That is fine with me” I say as I’m about to climb out the carriage.

“How much do we owe you for your services?” ma’am asks as she takes out a pouch full of money.

“Nothing at all” I replied.

“Then please take this as a symbol of our gratitude” Sir said as he handed me the pouch.

“I can’t possibly accept this. What about you?’’ I ask, I feel absolutely terrible about taking the money.

“Oh please. I am a Duke, this is practically nothing to us. Please accept this as a token of our appreciation. I insist” 

“I… Thank you. I don’t know what to say” I accept it gratefully, knowing I’m going to need it while I’m stuck here.

Just as sir was about to say something else there was a knock on the carriage door. Ma’am opens the door. 

“Excuse me, I am Detective inspector Lestrade of Scotland Yard. We heard a disturbance in the area when we were at a crime scene nearby. Is everything alright?” Lestrade asked while not even giving a second thought. 

“We’re alright now. You see Inspector I had a heart attack and Dr (last name) here saved my life” Sir said while gesturing towards me. Lestrade looked my way, he froze. There was a look of recognition in his eyes.

Shit… He knows 

“Dr (last name) could you be so kind and come with me?” Lestrade asked nicely. 

“Of course. I’ll be there now” I said goodbye to the Duke and Duchess, took my things and climbed out the carriage. 

“Please come with me, to talk somewhere more private” Lestrade said.I nod my head and walk with him.

Shit. What should I do? He knows. Or Does he? Maybe he just wants to know about the heart attack.

(name) don’t fool yourself. Like come on you saw his face when he saw you. 

Okay don’t panic. 

“After you” the Inspector opened the door.

“Thank you” I walked in. I see we walked into an old building that no one could possibly live in.

“Why are we here?” I asked as I looked around. I see a small old beautiful painting of a white lily. 

“It's somewhere private so we can talk without any reporters prying in” Lestrade spoke as crossed his arms over his chest.

“Does anyone live here?” 

“No. No one has lived here in a long time” 

“Well then I’m taking this” I pick up the painting and carefully put it in my bag, “so what did you want to talk about?”  

“You look like the body at a crime scene that went missing. Care to explain?” 

“That’s very strange” I try to make it look like I have no idea. I look over at Lestrade to see him raising a brow, “Okay! Look I have no idea how I got there I swear!”

“Then what? Why were you wearing strange clothes” he said sceptically. 

“Listen if I told you, you’d probably think I’m crazy’’ 

“You’d be surprised what I have heard before” 

“I doubt you would’ve heard of this”, I spat

“Try me” he uncrossed his arms and put his hands in his pockets.

“I’m from the year 2023” I said as fast as possible.

“Excuse me but did I hear that right?” Lestrade asks dumbfounded.

“Yes.” (I explained what happened)

“So you’re telling me that you got hit by a ‘truck’ that knocked you over a bridge, you went unconscious and woke up at the crime scene?” He summarised what I said.

“Yeah pretty much”

“I was definitely not expecting that”, came a voice from upstairs. Giving both Lestrade and myself a fright.

“Oh my god! … did you know someone was there?” I ask Lestrade.

“I hadn’t the faintest clue” he said, “ Holmes get down here this instant!”

A man slowly walked down the stairs, he was wearing a navy blue suit, white shirt buttoned down his collarbone and he had his navy hair up in a ponytail. 

“Who the hell are you?” I asked in a monotone voice.

“I, my dear, am Sherlock Holmes. The world’s only consulting detective” he smirked.

[orangeteawithstevia]

I hate how people are kinder when I’m thinner. I understand the psychology behind it and that most are probably not intentionally doing it.

People always try to pretend this isn’t true, either out of misguided attempts to help anorexics/bulimics and also comfort overweight people.

I think that the majority of women that grew up fat and ended up with restrictive eating disorders had some moment where they realized that they would miss out on things that they wouldn’t miss out on if they were thin. This is not meant to be “meanspo” and I am in no way shape or form proana, but as much as people hate to admit/accept it, the world generally treats thin people better than fat people. I also want to clarify that while I’m against fat shaming and believe that being fat does not subtract from your value as a person, not to mention how I spent my childhood and teen years obese so I completely understand the experience, but I’m not going to lie and tell you that society values fat people just as much as skinny people. It’s horrible but it’s true. As a kid nobody told me that I was too fat to be able to have certain things, but deep down I always knew. It’s sort of like how when I was 13 and went out with some skinny girl friends to the pool, all the boys talked to them and ignored me. They were sweet and don’t want me to feel bad, and tried to pretend that it was really me that the boys wanted to talk to, but we all knew the truth. I also want to mention that I don’t personally believe that someone’s a bad person if they aren’t attracted to overweight people. I get it, I am really only attracted to healthy weight people (I would always choose a healthy weight person over an obese or underweight person assuming their personalities were identical). Sorry I got sidetracked. But there’s a point in most overweight/obese (sadly even healthy weight) girls lives where they realize that they will almost always lose to a skinny girl. This is obviously not always true and there are tons of exceptions (and not to mention how a lot of fat girls are sabotaged by low confidence) but in general the fat girl is never going to get the guy, be the prom queen, be popular, etc. And growing up as an obese girl, I always felt there were certain dreams out of reach and that I was a fool to even dare to think of them. And worst of all was the shame. I know that people will say that fat isn’t a feeling, but in my experience it most definitely is. The best way I can explain it is that feeling fat feels like every awkward and shameful feeling mixed together, like some kind of shame cocktail. It’s feeling worthless and that everything you say or do is awkward and disgusting. That you are disgusting and a burden and not worth other people’s time.

But after losing 40 pounds and I’m now just a regular healthy weight woman, life is so much different. After losing weight, girls that would never speak to me before would invite me places, the boys I liked liked me back, I was nominated for prom Queen, got the lead roles, get to wear the cute clothes, nobody criticizes my weight or what foods I eat (I used to receive nasty comments all the time, especially the infamous “you have have such a pretty face” which I would receive ALL the time. Now I’m just told that I’m pretty), and most importantly of all I feel like I’m allowed to dream again.

This is truly the only thing that keeps me from recovering. The knowledge that anything other than losing weight will turn me back into my little shame ridden obese 12 year old self. And I don’t think I could survive a life like that again.

[sinnyhealthblog]

Easy Diet Plan To Reduce Belly Fat

If you are looking for an effective belly fat diet plan, we have one for you. Belly fat may lead to many health problems like diabetes, hypertension, and heart disease (1), (2), (3). Therefore, it is important to maintain a healthy diet plan and exercise (4). Unfortunately, diet plans and meal prep tend to be restrictive and difficult to follow (5), (6). Changing this notion requires finding the best diet for you.

You need to give yourself a break from starving and depriving yourself. Choose an easy-to-follow, nutritional, and low-calorie diet plan instead. You will be more likely to stick with the diet and prevent slow metabolism.

In a study conducted with 8,704 US adults, 17.1% of them were on a special diet plan. The study showed that more women were on a special diet than men. The most common special diet plan was a weight loss or low-calorie diet (9.3%).

Scroll down to check the 7-day diet plan to lose belly fat that includes cheat meals and treats from time to time. You should see definite results after following this plan for 10 weeks.

7-Day Diet To Reduce Belly Fat

The 7-day diet to lose belly fat is low in calories, nutritious, and balanced. You will enjoy a cheat meal on one of the days and work out 5 days a week.  This way, you can burn a total of 3500 calories in a week. Consult a registered dietitian and follow this plan for 10 weeks to reduce the flab around your belly. Check out the Monday-to-Sunday plan below:

Day 1 (Monday)

Early Morning (7:00 a.m.) – Warm water + juice of half a lime + 1 teaspoon organic honey

Breakfast (8:00 a.m.) – 1 cup green tea/ black coffee + 2 boiled egg whites (or baked beans) + 4 almonds

Snack (10:30 a.m.) – 1 cup watermelon

Lunch (1:00 p.m.) – 1 cup lettuce and tuna (or tofu) salad with a light dressing (olive oil, lime juice, mustard, and seasoning) + ½ cup yogurt

Snack (4:00 p.m.) – 1 cup green tea/black coffee + 1 multigrain biscuit

Dinner (7:00 p.m.) – 1 cup lentil soup with vegetables

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Workout Routine – Day 1 (30 minutes)

Warm-up – 10 minutes

Crunches – 3 sets of 8 reps

Leg straight up crunches – 3 sets of 8 reps

Bicycle crunches – 3 sets of 12 reps

Leg raises – 3 sets of 8 reps

Flutter kicks – 3 sets of 8 reps

Elbow plank – 2 sets of 30 seconds 

Rest – 10 seconds rest after every set of each exercise.

Day 2 (Tuesday)

Early Morning (7:00 a.m.) – Warm water + juice of half a lime + 1 teaspoon organic honey

Breakfast (8:00 a.m.) – Oatmeal with fruits and nuts

Snack (10:30 a.m.) – 1 cup green tea/black coffee + 1 digestive biscuit

Lunch (1:00 p.m.) – ½ cup mushroom quinoa + ½ cup yogurt

Snack (4:00 p.m.) – 1 cup green tea/black coffee  +  ½ cup unsalted popcorn

Dinner (7:00 p.m.) – 1 cup chicken clear soup with veggies (you may also substitute chicken with kidney beans or any other legume)

Workout Routine – Day 2 (40 minutes)

Warm-up – 10 minutes

Kapalbhati

Downward dog pose

Cat and cow pose

Seated forward bend

Surya Namaskar

Savasana – 5 minutes

Day 3 (Wednesday)

Early  Morning (7:00 a.m.) – 2 teaspoons fenugreek soaked in 1 cup water

Breakfast (8:00 a.m.) –  Banana and milk (may use almond or soy milk) smoothie with 1 tablespoon peanut butter

Snack (11:00 a.m.) – 1 cup green tea/black coffee

Lunch (1:00 p.m.) – 1 cup mushroom and vegetable millets + ½ cup yogurt or 1 cup buttermilk

Snack (4:00 p.m.) – 1 cup green tea/black coffee + 2 saltine crackers

Dinner (7:00 p.m.) – 3 oz grilled fish/chicken or ½ cup grilled tofu + 5 types veggies

Workout Routine – Day 3 (50 minutes)

Warm-up – 10 minutes

Squats – 3 sets of 8 reps

Squat jumps – 3 sets of 8 reps

Sit-ups – 3 sets of 8 reps

Leg up crunches – 3 sets of 12 reps

Lying side jackknife – 3 sets of 8 reps

Leg raises – 3 sets of 12 reps

Russian twist – 3 sets of 15 reps

Calf raises

Mountain climbers – 3 sets of 15 reps

Spider climbers – 3 sets of 15 reps

Cool down stretches – 8 minutes

Day 4 (Thursday)

Early  Morning (7:00 a.m.) – 2 teaspoons fenugreek soaked in 1 cup of water

Breakfast (8:00 p.m.) –  Oatmeal with ½ an apple, 2 dates, and 4 almonds

Snack (11:00 p.m.) – 1 cup green tea/black coffee + 5 in-shell pistachios

Lunch (1:00 p.m.) – Boiled chicken salad or lettuce, tomato, feta salad + 1 cup buttermilk

Snack (4:00 p.m.) – 1 cup green tea/black coffee + 1 digestive biscuit

Dinner (7:00 p.m.) – Grilled chicken breast/mushrooms with garlic oil and herbs + cauliflower rice tossed with carrot, peas, and zucchini in olive oil

Workout Routine – Day 4 (60 minutes)

Warm-up – 10 minutes

Play a sport/swimming/brisk walking/zumba/weight lifting

Cool down – 10 minutes

Day 5 (Friday)

Early Morning (7:00 a.m.) – 2 teaspoons fenugreek soaked in 1 cup water

Breakfast (8:00 a.m.) – 3 egg white and spinach omelette (or tofu scramble with spinach) + 1 cup green tea/black coffee

Snack (11:00 a.m.) – 1 cup carrot juice with a dash of lime juice and a pinch of Himalayan pink salt

Lunch (1:00 p.m.) – Cucumber, carrot, tomato, pomegranate, and sprout salad

Snack (4:00 p.m.) –  1 cup peri-peri popcorn + 1 cup green tea/black coffee

Dinner (7:00 p.m.) – Grilled veggies and stuffed chicken with herbs (substitute – tofu) + 1 square dark chocolate

Workout Routine – Day 5

Surprise! Today is “no workout” day. As important as it is to workout to shed the fat, it is also important to take rest. If you don’t help your body recover from the wear and tear, you will fall sick, and your body will cease to function properly. Enjoy your day and be ready for Day 6.

Day 6 (Saturday)

Early Morning (7:00 a.m.) – 1 cup water + juice of half a lime

Breakfast (8:00 a.m.) – 2 medium-sized oatmeal pancakes

Snack (11:00 a.m.) – 1 cup green tea

Lunch (1:00 p.m.) – Cheat meal (consume anything you want, just add 500 calories more to your current calorie intake)

Snack (4:00 p.m.) – 1 cup Greek yogurt

Dinner (7:00 p.m.) – Clear chicken or mushroom soup + 1 cup milk before bed

Workout Routine – Day 6 (60 minutes)

Warm-up – 10 minutes

Burpees – 3 sets of 8 reps

Resistance band russian twists – 3 sets of 12 reps

Lying ankle taps – 3 sets of 20 reps

Medicine ball slams – 3 sets of 12 reps

Standing alternate cross kicks – 3 sets of 8 reps

Wall push-up/Knee push-up/Regular push-up – 3 sets of 8 reps

Leg raises – 3 sets of 12 reps

TRX chest pull-ups – 3 sets of 30 reps

Battle rope – 3 sets of 20 reps

Side plank – 2 sets of 20 seconds hold

Elbow plank – 2 sets of 30 seconds hold

Cool down stretches – 10 minutes

Day 7 (Sunday)

Early Morning (7:00 a.m.) – 2 teaspoons fenugreek soaked in 1 cup water

Breakfast (8:00 a.m.) – 1 fried egg and 2 bacon strips (tofu, mushroom, and spinach scramble) + ¼ cup baked beans + 1 cup green tea

Snack (11:00 a.m.) – 1 orange

Lunch (1:00 p.m.) – Asian-style tofu and vegetables stir fry + ½ cup brown rice

Snack (4:00 p.m.) – 1 cup watermelon with a little black salt and lime juice

Dinner (7:00 p.m.) – Baked salmon (or spicy roasted cauliflower) with asparagus and 4 other types of veggies

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DOES WATER FASTING HELP YOU LOSE WEIGHT?

In recent years, water fasting has emerged as a popular method among those seeking to lose weight quickly. Unlike other diet plans that restrict calories or certain types of food, water fasting requires individuals to consume only water for a specific period, which can range from 24 hours to several days. Proponents of water fasting claim it not only aids in rapid weight loss but also offers detoxification benefits and improves metabolic health. But what does science say about these claims, and is water fasting a safe and effective way to lose weight? Let's dive into the evidence.

Understanding Water Fasting

Water fasting is a type of fast that involves abstaining from all food and beverages except water. The duration of a water fast can vary widely, with some lasting for a day and others extending up to 40 days, although prolonged fasts should only be undertaken under medical supervision. The primary goal of water fasting is to induce a state of ketosis, where the body begins to burn fat for energy in the absence of glucose from food. This process can lead to rapid weight loss, as the body consumes its fat stores to sustain itself.

The Weight Loss Mechanism

Short-Term Weight Loss

Initially, water fasting can lead to significant weight loss, much of which is water weight. When you stop eating food, your body uses up its glucose reserves stored in the liver and muscles. Each gram of glycogen (stored glucose) is bound to about 3 to 4 grams of water, so as these stores are depleted, the water is also released and expelled from the body, leading to rapid weight loss in the first few days.

Fat Loss and Metabolic Changes

After depleting glycogen stores, the body transitions to burning fat for energy, leading to fat loss over time. This metabolic switch not only contributes to weight loss but may also offer other health benefits, such as improved insulin sensitivity and reduced inflammation. However, the rate of fat loss can slow down after the initial phase, as the body adapts to the fast.

Health Benefits and Risks

Potential Benefits

Detoxification: Fasting proponents argue that abstaining from food allows the body's digestive system to rest and detoxify. However, the body is naturally equipped with organs like the liver and kidneys that are effective at removing toxins without the need for fasting.

Improved Metabolic Health: Some research suggests that fasting can improve markers of metabolic health, including blood sugar levels and cholesterol profiles, though more studies are needed to confirm these effects.

Risks and Considerations

Nutrient Deficiencies: Prolonged water fasting can lead to nutrient deficiencies, as the body is deprived of essential vitamins and minerals found in food.

Muscle Loss: While the body primarily burns fat for energy during a fast, it may also break down muscle tissue for protein, especially during longer fasts.

Potential for Weight Regain: Once normal eating resumes, there's a risk of regaining the lost weight, particularly if healthy eating habits are not adopted.

Safety and Precautions

Water fasting is not suitable for everyone. Individuals with certain health conditions, such as diabetes, or those who are pregnant or breastfeeding, should avoid fasting. Before embarking on a water fast, it's crucial to consult with a healthcare provider, especially for fasts lasting longer than 24 hours. It's also important to ease back into eating gradually after the fast to avoid refeeding syndrome, a potentially fatal condition caused by the rapid reintroduction of food after a period of malnutrition.

Conclusion

Water fasting can lead to rapid weight loss, primarily from water weight and fat loss. However, it also carries risks and may not be a sustainable weight loss method in the long term. While there are potential health benefits, they must be weighed against the risks of nutrient deficiencies and possible muscle loss. Ultimately, adopting a balanced diet and regular physical activity is the most effective and safe strategy for long-term weight management and overall health.