I Have Been On A Non Fat Diet For The Last 4 Weeks, And I Haven’t Drop A Pound, Why
non fat diet December 31st, 2008
luzy21 asked:
My husband was diagnosis with the high cholesterol, your doctor gives him diet of total non-fat, eat exactly the same, but I have not lost any weight, actually weight gain, I am desperate. What can I do?
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December 31st, 2008
Eat less. Exercise more.
January 4th, 2009
women lose different than men, because men have more muscle to begin with to burn the fat, you need to pump up your cardio, and change the cardio up every other week
January 6th, 2009
non-fat, all-fat, low-carb, no-carb. It all doesn;t matter if your eating too many calories even if it’s the “right” food. Here are some tips/tools taht work and will et you back on the right track:
Step 1: Find out what your basal metabolic rate is. Goto
This is the amount of calories you need to eat to maintain your current weight.
Step 2: Do you exercise? Do you exercise right? Exercising right means that you monitor your heart rate and make sure that you reach your target heart rate and maintain it for the longest period of time while exercising. You have two targets a fat burn zone and an cardiovascular zone. The fat burn is usually 60% of your maximum an d is easier to achieve and maintain and if your goal is weight loss this is where you want to be. Just walking/excising is a good start but if you want to get the most out of your work out find out what your target range is. If you don’t belong to a gym then I recommend the
Polar Fitness F11 Heart Monitor Watch.
Step 3: You need to decrease your caloric intake or increase the amount of calories your body uses in a day by 500 calories a day for a week to lose 1 pound. So you can decrease that basal number you got in step 1 by 500 calories and exercise very little(yes you still need to exercise). Or you can decrease it by 250 and exercise off 250 calories or any other combination. Remember that your basal number is the amount of calories you body needs to live. If your number were 2400 then your body burn 100 calories per hour. So if you walk for half an hour and burn 300, 50 of that is your basal.
Step 4: Count your calories, it’s not hard and you’ll find out that you eat a lot of the same things on a daily basis so you won’t have to research everything over and over again. Balance what you eat(equal parts carbs and protien whenever possible) . One of the best websites out there is one from the FDA.
This database has almost every food on the planet counted and weighed. (Hint: they do a lot of their weights based on 100grams. If you put 0.28 in the serving size this equals 1 ounce). Get a reliable food scale, preferably digital. Weigh everything that you put in your mouth that is not prepackaged. You need to know what you’re eating and how much you’re eating. The number one mistake is “eating healthy”. Everyone thinks because it’s “healthy” the portion isn’t that important. A handful of peanuts is “healthy” and has nearly 250 calories! Eat enough calories and it won’t matter how “healthy” it is your going to gain weight.
Step 5: Adjustments and Variety. If you are doing your best and losing weight but your starving, increase the amount of calories your giving yourself by 100-200 calories a day. Losing weight and starving are not good bedfellows. If you starve eventually you will crack and lose the battle. The more types of exercises you do the more weight you will lose. You will work more muscles and keep your body guessing.
Step 6(optional): If you belong to a gym or have some free weights at home. Use them! Muscle takes up less space in your body than fat (pound for pound). A pound of fat sits
around and does nothing all day, while a pound of muscle, even at rest burns calories(increasing your basal metabolic rate).
Step 7: Sleep, Never underestimate the power of a goodnight sleep. Will power can crumble in a second if your going through your day tired. You end up with a diminished sense of self control and tend to “give in” to temptation.
Step 8: Find a distraction. Read a book, Ride a bike, Play a game. Whatever takes your mind off of food, do it. You will need something that you can turn to in a moment of weakness. Something that will distract you for a half an hour so that your will can reassert itself and help you to make a rational decision.
Good luck!!!
January 9th, 2009
Really fat doesn’t have anything to do with it. You should try to stop eating anything white. Such as : White bread, flour tortillas, and white rice this should help. TRY IT (something new)
January 11th, 2009
Your body is in a state of shock. When you totally cut out fat from your diet, your body goes into a mode that holds onto fat. It’s the exact same as when people starve themselves to lose weight.
Why not try using some good fats? Olive oil is a great option and will fool your body into thinking it’s still getting the other ones.
January 12th, 2009
You’re probably consuming too many calories.
Women also have a lower metabolism than men so if you’re eating exactly the same as your hubby you will definitely gain. Do some exercise too, the more tone (muscle) you get the more calories your body will burn.
January 13th, 2009
Your diet requires some fat in it in order to maintain stamina, body functions, etc. Your body may be thinking you are starving it! Incorporate some omega3 into your diet…maybe get you back on track! :)
Exercise will also help burn calories! If you are consuming more calories than you are burning regardless if you are fat free or not, you will not lose weight and actually gain!
January 15th, 2009
If you’ve replaced your fat intake with carbohydrates, particularly refined carbohydrates, that is probably the cause. Obviously you should do whatever the doctor says, but my personal opinion, based on reading many diet and nutrition texts, is that fat is very necessary and NOT bad for you. It helps keep you full and promotes all sorts of necessary activity within your organ systems.
I’d advise keeping a food diary to find out what you are eating instead of fat, how much of it you’re eating (are you replacing fried chicken with a huge portion of mashed potatoes, for instance), and how much exercise you’re doing.
January 16th, 2009
Increase your water intake, make sure you are taking at least half your body weight in ounces. Try switching from animal proteins to soy proteins in your diet.
January 19th, 2009
First of all, men’s metabolisms are different from women so the food you eat will have a different impact for you than for him.
Second, non-fat diets don’t mean a diet that will help you lose weight. Other things you eat impact your weight most of all SUGAR! And foods made for “non-fat” usually have more sugar in them so that’s a hidden bomb shell for you.
Excercise is very important to weight control – not just diet.
And your age may be an issue too — as women get older, they tend to gain weight more. There have been articles on the internet about this – it seems like there is some “new” knowledge about this and a visit to your doctor could be worthwhile to learn more.
Good luck!
January 20th, 2009
Non fat isn’t the answer to losing weight, the doctor put your husband on that diet to cut down on cholesterol, if you want to lose weight you actually have to eat a healthy diet and exercise. Your calorie intake should be less than what you burn each day. You should eat 6 small meals per day instead of 3 large meals and drink 8 8oz glasses of water, your meals should consist of fresh vegetables and fruits along with protein. Stay away from the breads, pasta and sugars. If you do that you will notice results, stay active its the key.
January 22nd, 2009
three questions come into play after the information you’ve given.
1) what kinds of foods have you been substituting
2) how much have you been eating
3) have you been losing INCHES (ignore the weight)?
Remember that a lot of ingredients metabolize differently in your body than others and therefore they could potentially turn into fat more often than energy (things such as partially hydrogenated oils are known for this). Try to eat healthy, natural foods to maximize the energy output. Also, have you cut out ALL fat, or just most of it? If you learn the difference between “good” fats and “bad” fats it’s much easier, plus some of them provide additional benefits (omega-3 fatty acids are important not only in your diet but for brain function as well).
Also, learn the difference between “satisfied” and “full”. Satisfied means that you have eaten enough to give your body the needed energy for the next several hours (until your body is used to receiving its next meal) Full means you stomach can’t hold anymore, and there’s a reason you feel “fat” and “bloated” after eating so much.
Lastly, if you’re losing inches but still gaining weight it could be because you’re replacing your body fat with muscle which weighs more. If this is the case, there is nothing to worry about.
As always, ask your doctor about any and all concerns you have with diets (especially before you decide to do one) because they might know ways that it will be more/less effective for you compared to the next person and what the health risks may be. Keep in mind the reason your husband’s doctor put him on that specific diet. It was not tailored for losing weight, but instead to trigger a problem with cholesterol. Perhaps the doctor could suggest some specific dieting habits for you specifically based on age/weight/gender/etc.?
January 23rd, 2009
Recent studies have shown that just because you are eating less fat does not mean you will lose very much weight. I recently lost 15 pounds by eating 5 small meals a day, making sure that I included a protein with each meal or snack. These proteins included cheeses, yogurt and nuts not just meat. I rarely ate sweets or white carbs like potatoes, pasta and rice. These carbs turn immediately into sugar in the blood stream. I ate a high fiber wheat bread and wheat crackers instead of white bread as well.
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