Ana tips:
• You’ve heard that a lot already but.. DRINK MORE WATER, and here is why - since you are eating less, your digestive system wont be that fast. You need to drink more water in order to detox your body and keep your metabolism up. Also, it keeps your kidneys working which prevents kidney stones.
• I would recommend you to quit coffee. You probably are thinking “why the fuck should I?!”. First, if you are not drinking it clean (for example with sugar/milk) you are adding “empty” calories to your daily limit. Not to mention it dehydrates you, which makes your skin and lips dryer. For those of you who drink coffee just for the energy boost, I would recommend switching to black tea. You don’t have to trust me - I’m just a girl on the internet - but just try it for yourself.
• If you want, you can fast 12 hours a day. Here is how: Set a time that you
won’t eat after, for example 7pm., and this way you will be fasting all night (you
can’t eat while sleeping), until the next morning at 7am. This makes 12 hours. If
do this for a whole year, at the end you would be fasted half of the year.
• If you are fasting for a longer time (for example 24-36hours), eat something if you feel like passing out. You want to be skinny, not dead. You can chop one carrot (41cal/100g), an apple (52cal/100g), strawberries (33cal/100g).
• If you don’t feel like working out, do yoga instead. It will help with your flexibility, blood circulation and it will make you feel better.
• NEVER, I repeat, NEVER drink “diet, 0cals” coke or soda. It’s just a fake label, it contains a lot of sugars and it all goes to you thighs and tummy.
• For a quick workout/cardio session I recommend jump roping. All you need is a rope and some free space. It burns around 135cals/10min. Keep in mind that this is a very high intesivity exercise.
• Liquid fast works better, since you can consume soups, which can prevent you from binging.
• Drink one glass of water before you eat, take sips every 4-5 bites, and drink one more glass after eating.
• Your stomach is the size or your fist. When prepearing food, put food in the plate that is exactly the size of your fist. Otherwise, your stomach will expand and you will feel bloated and huge.
• Get at least 8 hours of sleep every night. Since you are eating less calories, sleep is the only source of energy. If you sleep less, you will be more prone to binges, which will destroy your progress so far.
• Always plan calories in case you binge - for example if your daily limit is 500cals, make it 700cals. This way if you binge you won’t be that mad at yourself and if you keep on track, you will be under the daily limit which will make you happier.
Usefull information/TMI:
• You won’t poop as much as you used to.
• Since you will be eating less, from the lack of nutrients your lips will be exstremely chapped, so I would recommend you to invest in a good quality (if possible organic) lipbalm.
• You will have to pee a lot from all that water intake.
• Always mesure youself in the morning, after you pooped and before you’ve eaten/drank anything. This is your true weight.
• It is possible when you become underweight to lose your period which is very unhealthy and may cause problems when you want to have kids in the future.
• From the lack of nutrients, you hands/feet will always be cold, your skin will be dry, your nails will break easily, your hair whill thin out and break easily.
• Drink 2 cups of green tea everyday to keep your metabolism up so you can poop. If you haven’t pooped for 3 days - see a doctor.
• You will feel cold all the time. During winters, you may feel like your hands/feet aren’t listening to you.
• Some of the “thinspiration” girls here on tumblr are sucking in their stomachs so hard to look even skinier. Don’t get discouraged because you don’t look like them.
