A 500 calorie diet is a very low-calorie diet. For 5 days my family ate 500 calories a day. The three of us lost a combined total of 17 pounds in just 5 days. But this was not easy.
Editorial Update: We ate low-fat for the experiment but would change that in the future. While dietary fat has more calories, it also decreases hunger. Alternating between low and high-calorie days would have benefitted our metabolisms. Below is an account of our 5-day, 500 calorie diet experiment.
500 Calorie Diet -Our Plan of Action
- Focus on nutrient-dense foods.
- Make non-starchy vegetables a top food choice
- Avoid sugar and processed foods
- Limit our eating occasions during the day to pack in more volume per meal
- Have our plan ready and prepare our meals at the beginning of the week
Let’s Begin…
Misery loves company, so I recruited two family members to join me in eating only 500 calories a day for 5 days.
Read More “500 Calorie Diet Results: For 5 Days My Family Ate 500 Calories, Here’s What Happened…”
[Guest Post by Nicole Noel, editor of HighStyleLife]
What came first, stress or weight gain?
And better still, how to curb both?
For most people, high stress levels are a trigger for appetite changes and increased food intake – and reaching for the cookie jar every time anxiety goes up a notch is a shortcut to extra pounds.
But why do we eat more when exposed to stress, and how can we turn the tables on stress-caused hunger spikes?
Read More “How Stress Influences Weight Gain and How to Fight It”
I can’t believe it!
I was so careful this time…
I planned.
I researched.
I cleared out all of the junk food from my kitchen.
And I still blew my diet!!!
If you’re a yo-yo dieter, then you’ve certainly felt the frustration reflected in the scene above.
Yo-yo dieters are smart. They’ve done their homework and can easily tell a healthy food from a junky one, and explain how they know the difference.
Read More “How to Stop Yo-Yo Dieting: Foods That Make You Yo-Yo & How to Break the Cycle”
[Guest Post by Sophie Addison]
Do you want to lose weight for summer or an upcoming event?
The key to successful weight loss is about changing lifestyle habits and becoming more physical throughout your daily lifestyle.
Instead of giving you a one-size-fits-all weight loss plan, we’ve come up with ways to lose weight without starvation, insane workouts, or inconsistent habits that will cause you to gain the weight back.
Read More “7 Ways to Lose Weight by Following Expert Fitness Ideas”
Readers of my blog know that I am a college instructor when I’m not working on Dr. Becky Fitness.
My class just ended, and I received this note from a student:
“I just wanted to let you know I really enjoyed all your feedback you gave me. I was ready to give up because no one else really gave me much positive feedback or feedback at all. I just wanted to say thank you and it was you that will keep me trucking along with school.”
I was truly humbled by this note, and it got me thinking about how motivational positive feedback is, and how little of it we get.
So, I thought I’d write a list of healthy habits that you’re already doing right.
Read More “List of Healthy Habits That You’re Doing Right & How to Boost Them”
Losing weight is not your full-time profession, but it is an investment in your future.
You need a strategy that pays off on the scale that doesn’t waste your time and energy.
Fasting at night is a weight loss strategy that pays a high dividend for minimal effort.
Fasting is already something you do on a nightly basis; you call it sleeping.
Read More “Cut the Work of Weight Loss in Half by Fasting at Night”
