Reposted - Newbie Help

Hi - I posted yesterday to a few NG and I never got a response. From
reading this NG over the past 24hours I think this is the best Diet/Health
NG and you are all very helpfull. I thought some of you may block 'multiple
NG posters' and that was the reason I never got a response so I have posted
again.

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Hi everyone. I have read through a lot of the previous posts and there are
some quite good suggestions on exercising as well as meals.

I have 3 1/2 weeks of work in February, so in that time I am wanting to
start my new eating habits as well as exercise. I am thinking of training
in the pool 5 days a week maybe quite hard for an hour to an hour and a
half. With the sort of exercise and a healthy eating plan will I lost some
weight off my stomach (5kgs)? I am really all up on after about 8-9 kgs and
overall tone.

If this seems good then that is great - now I am stuck on the 'healthy
eating plan' bit. I do know some healthy foods but does anyone have like a
PDF with a 7-14 day eating plan with recipes so that I can purchase foods
that I 'need' and have variety in cooking my meals. I have heard that the
John Abdo's Eating Plan is suppose to be really good - does anyone have a
copy of that?

The last thing I am after is fact or fiction - that you should eat 6 meals a
day, 3 mains and 3 snacks as the more healthy food you eat the more fat you
burn and also that you need one day a week when you have takeout so you body
can release that weeks stored fat cells?

Thanks in advance and I appreciate any help.

Regards,

Nath.

Hiya Nath,

losing 5 kg stomach fat - you'll lose fat from all over.
Unfortunately stomach fat may be the hardest to lose. You can't spot
reduce.

swimming - I'd suggest also cross-training - try other exercises
as well. Find stuff you like doing and can continue the rest of your
life. One hour daily is good.

healthy eating plans - pdf - do a google search on "DASH diet" -
many pdf files available - check out NIH

6 meals a day - that's what I do - evens out blood sugar. It's
not a magic cure, tho.

one day "off" - not for me, some do.

finally, you may have metabolic syndrome. You store fat around your
waistline (like most men). Do you have low HDL, high TRIG, high blood
glucose, or high blood pressure? Ask you doc. You could be headed for
heart disease and/or diabetes. I'd suggest buying Dr. Mirkin's new
book, The Healthy Heart Miracle - complete food plan, lots of good
advice. I have it.

"Nath" wrote in message ...
Hi - I posted yesterday to a few NG and I never got a response. From
reading this NG over the past 24hours I think this is the best Diet/Health
NG and you are all very helpfull. I thought some of you may block 'multiple
NG posters' and that was the reason I never got a response so I have posted
again.

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Hi everyone. I have read through a lot of the previous posts and there are
some quite good suggestions on exercising as well as meals.

I have 3 1/2 weeks of work in February, so in that time I am wanting to
start my new eating habits as well as exercise. I am thinking of training
in the pool 5 days a week maybe quite hard for an hour to an hour and a
half. With the sort of exercise and a healthy eating plan will I lost some
weight off my stomach (5kgs)? I am really all up on after about 8-9 kgs and
overall tone.

If this seems good then that is great - now I am stuck on the 'healthy
eating plan' bit. I do know some healthy foods but does anyone have like a
PDF with a 7-14 day eating plan with recipes so that I can purchase foods
that I 'need' and have variety in cooking my meals. I have heard that the
John Abdo's Eating Plan is suppose to be really good - does anyone have a
copy of that?

The last thing I am after is fact or fiction - that you should eat 6 meals a
day, 3 mains and 3 snacks as the more healthy food you eat the more fat you
burn and also that you need one day a week when you have takeout so you body
can release that weeks stored fat cells?

Thanks in advance and I appreciate any help.

Regards,

Nath.

Ignoramus this is for you.

I just wanted to respond and ask you another thing if I may. In regards to
the 7-14 day eating plan, I was not after this just to eat for 7-14 days
healthy and then lose my weight and go back to my old habit. I was after a
meal plan of this length so that I could follow it and keep repeating it so
that I had 7-14 days worth of healthy eating idea/meals to give me variety
to help me stick to it. Also, with a meal plan of either one or two weeks I
can then have a shopping list of things I need for my meals and therefore
only buy what I need. Some people don't maybe need a meal plan, but if I
had a 2 week list of all my meals, and provided that they are nice and keep
me full (I can cook) with a little disicpline it would be so much easier to
start eating healthier. Just for your knowledge I am a 20 year old Uni
student male who is newly engaged and only wish to lose 6-7 kilos and tone
up for my own happiness and the wedding in december this year.

Thanks again for any help

Nath.

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In article , Nath wrote:
I have 3 1/2 weeks of work in February, so in that time I am wanting to
start my new eating habits as well as exercise.

you might as well start your new eating habits tomorrow, and start
some exercise. And then do lots of it in February.

I am thinking of training
in the pool 5 days a week maybe quite hard for an hour to an hour and a
half. With the sort of exercise and a healthy eating plan will I lost
some
weight off my stomach (5kgs)? I am really all up on after about 8-9 kgs
and
overall tone.

Training in the pool is better than nothing, but it does not consume
that many calories. That said, it is a great idea to swim, so I don't
mean to discourage you, but rather I want to suggest supplementing
swimming with something else, such as walking, running, bicycling
etc.

Also of help to people who try to lose weight is weightlifting, which
builds up muscle and improves how many calories you burn per day.

If this seems good then that is great - now I am stuck on the 'healthy
eating plan' bit. I do know some healthy foods but does anyone have like
a
PDF with a 7-14 day eating plan with recipes so that I can purchase foods
that I 'need' and have variety in cooking my meals. I have heard that the
John Abdo's Eating Plan is suppose to be really good - does anyone have a
copy of that?

If you have this idea that you can use some 7-14 plan and be done with
it in two weeks and keep weight off, you are mistaken. You have to
stick to lifelong changes in eating, exercise etc.

More or less any sensible diet plan in some way restricts how much you
eat. So, it is not just foods that you choose, it is also how much of
them you eat.

The last thing I am after is fact or fiction - that you should eat 6 meals
a
day, 3 mains and 3 snacks as the more healthy food you eat the more fat
you

It is bull****.

Eating lots of small meals may be beneficial to diabetics and such,
but healthy people can do as well on 3 meals as on 6. It is a personal
preference sort of thing. Just remember, 3 or 6 meals, you have to
limit the total amount of food eaten daily.

burn and also that you need one day a week when you have takeout so you
body
can release that weeks stored fat cells?

What is that "takeout"?

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Thanks in advance and I appreciate any help.

Regards,

Nath.