Emergency Bikini Diet

Summer is here and you want to use a sexy bikini, but you would like to be firmer and skinnier. Do not worry - you can do it. 

The first thing you need is motivation. Use any trick that will work for you. Keep a picture of yourself in your purse and take a look every time you feel like having something unhealthy. Or pick an actress or a celebrity you admire and has a similar body type to you.

Visualize yourself looking and feeling good. Visualize your muscles lean and strong and you body healthy, your skin radiant and yourself happy. This is more important that your think, because your mind has en effect on your body and on your motivation. Michael Thurmond, the personal trainer on the TV program Extreme Makeover, recommends something similar.   

Now let's talk food.
If you eliminate what Oprah Winfrey calls as the "all the white stuff," that is, rice, potatoes, white bread, pasta, anything with white flour and sugar, you have taken the first step. This is an emergency program so elimination of these foods is very important. This is what is going to give you more energy and it will help you control cravings. If you do only this, you will see your weight going down without much effort.

You can eat moderate portions of whole wheat breads and whole wheat pasta, brown rice and sweet potatoes. 

Have 5 meals. Your regular meals plus two small snacks between meal. 

Have a good breakfast

Let us discuss what Jennifer Lopez's breakfast is. She eats an omelet with egg whites and veggies, along with one or two toasts of whole what bread. 

Oprah's breakfast consists of oatmeal (not the instant type) with skim or 1% milk, and a teaspoon of nuts and fruits. You can add coffee or tea. Use a sugar substitute if you need to.

Your snacks can be a small salad with boiled egg whites or a few nuts. Fruit with nuts or one teaspoon of peanut butter, protein smoothie, small whole wheat toast with one teaspoon of peanut butter or hummus. You can add coffee, tea or natural fruit juice. 

Dinner and lunch
Make sure you have proteins, such as beans, chicken, fish or meat. Always eat salad or raw veggies and some healthy carbs, such as whole wheat bread, brown rice or similar carbohydrates. 

Drink 8 glasses of water. If you drink water you will feel less hungry. 

For dessert, you can eat a fruit. 

Take a supplement of fish oil or flax seed oil. The omega-3 fatty acids help to metabolized fats and accelerate your metabolism. 

Working out.
If you cannot go to a gym, do something you like for no less than 30 minutes a day. You can dance, run, walk fast, jump rope, etc. If you can do strength training, it will be great. Get a video or take a class on exercising. There is no such a thing as a miracle workout. All workouts help you burn calories and tone your body.

You will have a bikini ready body if you start right now. It is fun, it is easier than you think, and you can do it. Go ahead. 

If you have any health condition, you must consult your doctor before exercising.