Drop a dress size diet
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Forget fad diets! Nutritionist Lisa Mclean shows you how you can achieve realistic weight loss that can last for life |
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You’ve probably seen it before "Drop a dress size in two weeks!" splashed across internet advertising, magazines, newspapers, television programs. The concept is so appealing – a whole dress size down in 14 days? Brilliant! But in real life, this is simply not realistic. If you did actually drop a dress size in two weeks, I’d have to ask if you’d been ill, or if you’d cut out major food groups (fat, carbohydrates and protein perhaps?). To drop a dress size we’re looking at a weight loss of approximately five to eight kilograms (kg). This figure will obviously vary from person to person, as it is dependant on height, body shape, starting weight and how much muscle you have. On a strict diet and exercise regime with a realistic goal weight of 0.75 to 1kg a week, this should take you between six to eight weeks to achieve. The average woman requires around 8000 kilojoule (Kj) per day. This is dependant on many factors, such as height, weight and physical activity. To lose approximately 0.75 to 1kg per week, we would need to look at cutting out 2000kj per day as well as exercising on a daily basis to lose approximately 2000kj. At a moderate intensity, this would translate into approximately 45mins – one hour per day. This can be broken up into smaller sessions (three half hour or three 20-minute sessions per day) to make it fit in to your schedule and to keep it manageable. Dropping a dress size is an appealing idea for most of us – but it can’t happen overnight or two weeks! But with a solid nutritional and fitness plan it can happen. Here’s how we go about it: Set your goal: Set a date with a weight loss goal, such as dropping a dress size, and aim for that.
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