If there ever is such a thing as the right way to crash diet.......
It always happens at this time of year...
I get a FLOOD of enquiries from people with just 6 weeks to go before their sun blazoned holiday
But here's the thing.....
In the months gone by since their last holiday they've done
NO exercise, and had
NO control over their daily "diet"
Not one iota, nothing, nada, zilch....
And now they're looking for a miracle....they want to lose a years weight in 6 weeks (often its even more!)
Now the smart people realised that they needed more time to achieve their goals, and thats why I'm fully booked....
The sad thing is..
I KNOW people are going to CRASH DIET
Juice diets, cabbage diets, the "eat nothing till your head blows up" diet
All the old books come off the shelf..
You know......the ones that didn't work last time
SO
Today I'm to tell you how to crash diet without killing yourself too much
I'm going to tell you HOW MUCH to eat
How much to Exercise
And.........what WILL happen to you after
First Up...
What to Eat
1) You're going to set yourself a target of approximately 1,600 calories a day
2) Build yourself a daily menu that builds up to this value. You can do this by entering all your choices into My Fitness Pal or its all done for you in Lifestyle 365
3) Plan it all a week before you need it so you don't mess up
What to Drink
Simple....water, water, water, water, and err WATER!!
Yep that's it!
Ok ok ok...go on then.....you can had a black tea or black coffee
But THAT'S IT!
No milk
No Alcohol
No Processed drinks or diet drinks, etc
Oh....and no fruit juice (unless its in your daily calorie count)
Exercise
Commit this to memory.....
When Calories Go Down, Training Volume Goes Down
Read that again ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Its simple science....less fuel in the tank means there's less work you can do on it otherwise you'll mess what you're trying to achieve
If you exercise regularly (like 3 times a week) then keep your workouts short and intense
For everyone else, just go for a long and brisk walk (1 hour +) daily
Everything Else....
I'm not going to bother with a list of "don'ts", suffice to say...
No junk food
No sneaky glass of wine, etc
Nothing that isn't already in your day's calorie count......PERIOD!!
What you can expect...
Here's what you can expect in the next 4 to 6 weeks...
1) You'll feel hungry (if you don't then you're under eating to start with...thats a BAD thing!)
2) You'll feel tired
3) You may get bad tempered and have trouble concentrating
4) You'll get bored....yep! You need to accept that calorie counting and preparation will absorb your life
And what about afterwards?
Simply put....the body needs time to adjust, which it won't get because you'll go straight from the diet into holiday excess...so...
The weight will go back on quickly....maybe even more!!
Be prepared because its going to happen....sorry but I need to tell you it as it is!
The GOOD NEWS is when you come back from your holiday you can sign straight up for Body Blueprint and look awesome again!! ;)