HI There, I've been given a weightlifting diet to follow from a friends body builder husband. Which is very much low carb, high protein etc... I've been doing it 3 months and lost a stone and a half so far. Down from a size 16 to a 12! So it really does work, but it was the 'definition' I am aiming for, I've been a runner for about 5 years but was still on average a size 16 with wobbly bits. So I was fed up of putting all this effort in and still jiggling when naked!
Since starting the diet, ive also been going to gym 3 times a week and its really working. ABZ are starting to form and my arms are slowly becoming rounded! If you want a celeb body, it seems you have to do the celeb diet. That said though, I have adjusted mine to suit my lifestyle, because I run a lot, I do have to have perhaps an extra bowl of porridge a day. (Good carbs) and a forbidden banana too. But generally, I have 2 slices of NIMBLE bread with 3 egg whites or 2 poached egg for brekky. Followed by half a red grapefruit (good for attacking fat cells apparently!) Then a chicken/tuna or cottage cheese salad for lunch and in the evening, 75g of brown rice/pasta or 150g jacket potatoe with chicken/lean mince/ tuna and has much VEG or salad as I can eat. In the evening if I'm really starving I have a bowl of branflakes. I also take soluble fibre, as it speeds up digestion and thus makes you lighter. And I drink about 3 litres plus a day. If I'm being really naughty, I will have a glass of OJ (not from concentrate) or a handful of raisins. I also do a long run on a saturday so I can have a few bacardi's or weight watchers wine with diet lemonade!
But I do use exercize to make up for any naughtyness. (Cant believe i am calling raisins and OJ naughtyness!) For example, if its supposed to be a running rest day but I'm going gym, I will run to the gym and back, if I intend to have a treat. (a healthy one of course) I too find that when I'm out it is hard to find things to eat but it is possible if you are 100% committed. When I go food shopping DP usually slinks off to KFC and I buy some cooked chicken from the deli counter! If I really cant find anywhere that does salad boxes or cooked meat, I will eat sandwhich meat and a yoghurt. If I know I'm running that day, I will buy a small cereal bar (oaty type - good carbs)
Lastly, phew this is long! I should have reached my goal weight by Christmas, when this happens, I will be revising my diet plan, I think the portion size can go up to 100g or something or other. But I intend to keep things balanced because i have never felt so healthy!!! Good luck everybody, will keep an eye on this thread with interest! x