Chips, soda, candy bars - typical school food. Well, meeting with friends is probably customary over a glass of cola and a portion of French fries. And how can a teenager lose weight with such a diet... Scientists have proven that the level of stress in the life of an ordinary schoolchild aged 12-15 is much higher than that of, for example, an average office worker. It is constant mental activity plus a significant emotional background that forces people at this age to choose foods literally “filled” with sugar and constantly snack. Low physical activity also plays an important role in gaining weight. School physical education is not designed for everyone, and teachers in this area do not always aim to instill a love of sports. Therefore, “exemption from physical training” is not at all uncommon. Well, 3-4 hours of studying at home plus an evening at the computer or in front of the TV completes the unhealthy picture. To lose weight, you just need to change your regimen to a healthier one.
Diet vs Diet
It is undeniable that in most cases excess weight is “eaten up.”
Therefore, you most likely won’t be able to lose weight without revising your diet. And here a girl who wants to gain a slim figure is faced with a choice: find herself a diet or start eating right.
Diet is a way to quickly lose weight for a girl
The options and types of diets today are endless.
Some of them are completely rational and effective, while others are completely commercial and exist solely to enrich those who invented them. In any case, choosing a diet on your own is dangerous; some of them can significantly undermine your health, leading to irreparable digestive and metabolic disorders. A nutritionist develops an individual diet based on a thorough examination. And he is unlikely to give the go-ahead to the currently fashionable mono-diets or express weight loss methods, which are brutal, but questionably effective ways to lose 5-10 kg in three days or a week. Most likely, a nutritionist will propose a complex nutritional system that has a guaranteed, but, unfortunately, long-term result.
Proper nutrition according to the “Traffic Light” system
Many people mistakenly believe that to lose weight it is enough to reduce the caloric content of daily food intake.
But it is necessary to remember that calories are different. It all depends on what products they are contained in. You can take 1500 kcal from those rich in fats and carbohydrates. Or you can eat healthier and more easily digestible food of plant origin, for example, which is rich in vitamins and other useful substances. The quality of weight loss and the body’s reaction to it in this case will be completely different. If the question is how to lose weight for a girl on proper nutrition, she can take as a basis the so-called ABC diet, or the “Traffic Light” nutrition system.
This system is based on the division of all human food products into three groups, each of which is assigned its own letter and color.
— Group A (red)
– these are products that should be consumed in minimal quantities, and if possible, not consumed at all.
These include:
- fast food,
- genetically modified products,
- mayonnaise,
- fatty dairy products (milk, sour cream, cream, butter),
- smoked meats,
- fat meat,
- yeast baked goods,
- White bread,
- confectionery with creams,
- alcoholic, low-alcohol and carbonated drinks.
— Group B (yellow)
are food products and dishes that should make up about 40% of the daily diet. They are recommended to be consumed no later than 4 hours before bedtime.
The “yellow” group consists of:
- cereals and cereals,
- durum pasta,
- unsweetened unleavened pastries,
- lean meat,
- dairy products,
- hard cheese,
- sweet fruits,
- homemade hot sauces,
- tea and coffee.
— Group C (green)
are extremely healthy and figure-friendly foods that can be eaten throughout the day without restrictions.
These include:
- Fish and seafood,
- low-fat fermented milk products,
- fresh vegetables,
- unsweetened fruits,
- eggs.
The Traffic Light system also makes some recommendations regarding catering. For example:
— prepare dishes preferably by boiling, stewing, baking, steaming, but not frying;
- one meal should consist of no more than two dishes;
— in one meal you cannot combine two products of the “red” group;
- a combination of products from the “red” and “yellow” groups is undesirable;
— it’s better to eat smaller meals, 4-6 times a day;
— it is permissible to arrange fasting days, but no more than one per week.
There is no need to talk about the duration of the ABC diet, because to maintain a slim figure and health, it is recommended to eat according to this principle constantly.
While losing weight, a girl should not forget to drink the required amount of water - about 2-2.5 liters per day.
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Hello friends!
The theory of visualization seems to have impressed you a little. Well, okay, I got the hint and henceforth comments on such stories will be shorter :-)
In the meantime, I’ll go straight to the story of our heroine’s weight loss. The author (Christina) focuses on her emotional state - before, during and after achieving the goal. Much attention is paid to developing willpower. That's why I named it this way:
The story of a former fat woman, or How to lose weight if you have no willpower? What girl doesn't dream of being beautiful? Which of us wants to love and accept ourselves for who we are? Finally, who doesn't want to be loved and happy? “All normal women want this!” - you say.
But in our world there is such a category of women, whom some call “fatties”, others call “baby dolls”, “burenki”, “chubby”, “roly-poly”. Who knows?
It is very difficult for them to love themselves and be happy when others laugh at them, on public transport they are mistaken for a pregnant woman, and small children point with their fingers, saying: “Look, the fat woman is coming!”
Frankly, I myself once belonged entirely to this category of women . Since I was 11 years old, I began to gain weight and by the age of 17, with a height of 164 cm, my weight was 72 kg. And, you know, the life of such girls is not always joyful and bright.
Yes, some curvy women love themselves just the way they are. And they are even proud of their shape. But I couldn't enjoy life under a layer of fat. I felt like a completely weak-willed, worthless girl.
Therefore, when guys met me or when I saw a slender girl with a beautiful figure, I felt discomfort. I was shy, scolded myself for my size and dreamed that someday I would also be so beautiful, slim and confident.
As the years passed, my dream turned into ordinary dreams. Every day I looked for ways to lose weight if I had no willpower, without any physical training. I was hoping to find a way to do this using the power of thought.
And at 24, I realized that I couldn’t do this anymore. Shyness was stealing my life! I stopped hanging out with friends, meeting guys, and thought that everyone was laughing at my fatness. And no one (and most importantly, myself) takes me seriously.
One summer I was choosing a new outfit for myself in a store (as always, some kind of hoodie). And I saw a girl my age choosing an evening dress for herself. She looked beautiful: slender legs, toned butt, narrow, chiseled waist. And her boyfriend stood behind and timidly inhaled the aroma of her hair, while she did not notice it... God, how I wanted to be in the place of this girl!
That’s when I started dreaming! Someday I’ll muster up the willpower to lose weight and I’ll also become slim, someday I’ll be able to wear something other than trousers and not be embarrassed by my shape! Someday I will truly love myself! Someday I will allow myself to be happy and loved! Someday definitely... Stop. Why wait? Maybe the day and hour has come when I will make up my mind and become who I dream of being?
And the denial block immediately turned on: no, I can’t... I have to go on a diet, starve, drink only water! After hoodie shopping, I went home and thought about how I could do it so that I could lose weight and not go on a diet...
And a “miracle” appeared before my eyes: I saw a billboard advertising a new fitness center near my home. Don’t think: what a banality! At that moment it became my “Eureka”.
But I still resisted. "Well, I do not!" - I told myself. After all, I never liked sports. And what willpower is needed to lose weight! Then I bit myself for about 10 minutes for my weakness of will and finally made up my mind. Why not? What if it works?
Maybe the day and hour has come when I will change my life and open up to a new world that is so desired for me? A world where others will not mock me, but seriously call me a slender, beautiful girl! It seemed that sporting torment, shame and disappointment lay ahead of me.
But I still gave myself a chance...
Remembering the story from two years ago, I see a girl with low self-esteem who does not value or love herself. I see a man who is dressed up in a bunch of complexes and is afraid to meet something new and unfamiliar. I see a girl who doesn’t believe and doesn’t trust herself.
Thank God that the Internet is available to everyone. Thanks to him, I was able to find out what I needed to do, how to cultivate this very willpower to lose weight.
I started with a simple visualization technique. I made a “new” me: I cut out a shot of my face from my photographs, and from a glossy magazine I took the figure of the model whose body I liked the most.
You know, this process of “decorative and applied arts” caused me a lot of positive emotions. When the “new me” was ready, I hung the “photo” in my room above my bed and every day I looked at the one I so wanted to become.
The next day I bought myself a gym membership.
At first it was difficult for me to study. I won’t hide it: I’ve never been a fan of an active lifestyle. But there was an incentive: the photo of the “new me” that I saw in the morning and evening inspired me when I didn’t want to go to the gym.
I went to the gym twice a week - I needed to get used to physical activity. After two weeks I was already working out three times a week, and after a month and a half I no longer wanted to give up playing sports - after all, I saw tangible and unexpected changes that had happened to me!
“Now I will never give up sports!” - I told myself when I looked in the mirror. After 2 months I lost 4 kg. The joy from the first victory was indescribable! I saw the changes in myself that I had dreamed about for so long.
Further more. “No matter what happens, don’t stop – I can do it!” - I encouraged myself. And I decided to write what I want to be when I finally lose weight. My main rule was this: I need to write as if I had already lost weight, do not use the particle “not” in my affirmation, and clearly indicate the desired volumes and weight. Which is what I did.
Again, I hung the notes in my bedroom and read them whenever I had free time. You know, self-hypnosis can work wonders!
After a year and a half, I achieved my goal and became the person I always dreamed of being. I lost 29 kg. A couple of years ago I weighed 80 kg, and today I weigh 51!
When old acquaintances or neighbors see me, they are sincerely and greatly surprised at my changes. Women asked where I suddenly got the willpower and how they could lose weight if I didn’t have it.
Along with external changes, internal ones also occurred. My character has changed. I gained enormous willpower and self-confidence. Training gave me the opportunity to get to know myself better, meet people who lead a healthy lifestyle and think positively. Surprisingly, I began to think more about good things - and my life changed.
Now I love myself, often relax with friends and am not afraid of new acquaintances. Because I understand: I feel amazing and look great!
Let's move... towards a beautiful figure
If a girl is overweight, most likely sports were alien to her.
It is clear that without physical activity it will not be possible to get your figure in order. But, unfortunately, many sports have obesity as a contraindication. To engage in running or cycling, for example, you will have to prepare. But yoga, Pilates or bodyflex provide moderate stress to untrained muscles and ligaments; they can also be practiced by those who are extremely obese.
It must be remembered that to maintain optimal physical shape, it will be enough to attend two classes of similar types of gymnastics per week (about 1.5 hours). But in order to get in shape, it is advisable to increase the time of exercise to about 5 hours. To do this, you can, for example, alternate yoga with swimming in the pool and long walks.
IMPORTANT! Scientific research has proven that to maintain health, a person needs to spend
at least 1.5 hours a week , with regular daily exercise.
To restore health and figure, you need more active exercise - at least 5 hours a week
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