Hi all,
I have my wedding in 1 month and really need to loose this beer belly of mine.
Yesterday I tried a semi liquid diet/fast.
Breakfast all I had was water, lunch I ate normal and dinner at 7:30pm I had only soup with 2 bread slices, which kept me hungry until around 11pm where I had to have a healthy 60kal cereal bar and tea.
Clearly I dont know what I am doing and needed all your advise.
I can do cardio 3 times a week and change my diet completely to try and achieve my goal.
I was thinking the Dukan diet online but before taking the plunge I need all your suggestions please.
Thanks in advancd
I've never heard of this Dukan diet.
Anyway, I'm currently following the basic template for LeanGains, which is an intermittent fasting diet similar to what you've described, but with some more expertise behind it.
So, what I'm doing is this: Fast begins when I go to bed (I usually have something to eat or a protein shake in the last hour before bedtime as my final meal for the day). During the morning after waking up I only consume water or tea. Between 12-2pm, I'll break my fast, usually with either a glass of milk before going straight to the gym, or with a solid meal of meat and vegetables. I'll typically have another glass of milk in the late afternoon, then a solid dinner of more meat and vegetables. Late in the evening as my final meal, I'll typically have either ham/bacon and eggs, or my protein shake. I might have some fruit or nuts in the mix, and if I structure my meals right I can even afford party food and soft drink when the occasion arises (which is often enough).
The basis of my diet is to get my macronutrients, micronutrients and calorie needs, and feel full at least twice a day, especially when it comes bedtime. Meat and vegetables are your biggest bang-for-buck food groups, and are filling (and if your vegetables aren't filling you up, it's almost always a good idea to keep eating more of them). I minimise unnecessary calories, but again I'll make room for them in social circumstances. The easiest way to get rid of unnecessary calories is to remove soft drink and food made from grains from your diet, or at least cut back on them. Soup and bread often have far more calories than their satiation levels are worth.
A typical fast food meal (at least from the meals I'm inclined to order, your mileage may vary) will include about 1,000-1,500kcal, and only about 30g protein. A 300g steak and vegetables (not deepfried or otherwise boosted with something high in calories) will be about 500-600kcal, 75g protein, much greater density of micronutrients and at least as filling, if not more, than the fast food meal. And if you cook it yourself, it'll probably cost the same amount of moola, although obviously there is a time component there. One of the easiest ways to deal with the time component is to simply cook twice as much the night before, have half of it for dinner than night and the other half for lunch the next day.
