How long does it take for healthy diet to work?
For the past years I’ve had the typical SAD diet. Too much fried, too much sugar, too much everything and all the wrong things. I’m thinking about starting a vegetarian diet and adding more raw fruits and veggies to my diet.
I was wondering how long would it take for the healthy diet to start working and helping my body. I keep hearing about health benefits from vegetarian diets — how long before those benefits work for me?
There is no magic pill or program for weight loss, regardless of what others tell you.
When I first started weight watchers, it took me about 6 – 8 weeks before I saw steady benefits i.e. steady 2 – 3 lb loss per week.
You need to follow a sensible diet and start exercising. Start eating fruits and vegetables and lean protein.
There is a great show on the Lifestyle channel, Cook Yourself Thin. They show you how to change your fave recipes to low fat, low calorie. It’s a really neat show.
Their idea is that you take your goal weight and multiply by 10. This number is your maximum daily calories.
You need to eat what’s called filling foods to not get hungry all the time. Things like apples and bananas are filling. Almost all types of beans, garbanzo, green, kidney, re-fried fat-free, beets, cauliflower are some of the many filling veggies.
Avoid over-use of salt, you will retain water.
Drink water, and if you don’t like it plain try a little squeezed lemon or lime in it. Drink at least 8 ozs before each meal.
You may also want to try switching from 3 meals a day and eating 4 or 5 lighter meals.
Exercise, … if you don’t already start walking or anything. Just don’t overdo it at first or you will find reasons to stop.
Losing weight requires a lifestyle change.
Good luck!
There is no magic pill or program for weight loss, regardless of what others tell you.
When I first started weight watchers, it took me about 6 – 8 weeks before I saw steady benefits i.e. steady 2 – 3 lb loss per week.
You need to follow a sensible diet and start exercising. Start eating fruits and vegetables and lean protein.
There is a great show on the Lifestyle channel, Cook Yourself Thin. They show you how to change your fave recipes to low fat, low calorie. It’s a really neat show.
Their idea is that you take your goal weight and multiply by 10. This number is your maximum daily calories.
You need to eat what’s called filling foods to not get hungry all the time. Things like apples and bananas are filling. Almost all types of beans, garbanzo, green, kidney, re-fried fat-free, beets, cauliflower are some of the many filling veggies.
Avoid over-use of salt, you will retain water.
Drink water, and if you don’t like it plain try a little squeezed lemon or lime in it. Drink at least 8 ozs before each meal.
You may also want to try switching from 3 meals a day and eating 4 or 5 lighter meals.
Exercise, … if you don’t already start walking or anything. Just don’t overdo it at first or you will find reasons to stop.
Losing weight requires a lifestyle change.
Good luck!
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To go from the diet you have had in the past years, to your new proposed one, might take some time to see differences. The sooner you switch, the better, as you want to start cleansing your body of all the toxins. Start drinking a lot of water, and eating a lot of those fruits and vegetables.
Also, drink a lot of green tea, it will help you lose weight and become fit for the summer. Check out my source for more info.
Cheers,
Fraser
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http://fitnessguru.weebly.com
A vegetarian diet isn’t necessarily healthy, in fact it’s difficult to get the nutrition your body needs without protein and important vitamins, like iron, from meat.
As far as knowing how long it takes for a healthy diet (not necessarily vegetarian diet) to "start working" it completely depends on your definition of "working." The short answer is immediately because it immediately reduces the intake of bad foods calories. There are several other answers that would take much longer, losing weight, lowering cholesterol etc would all take much longer.
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i think the better way for each diet can obtion from doctor.
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