i found this artical called "50 Habits of "Naturally Thin" People
How to get Started:Decide how much you want to loose and see how many calories a day it will take to make it happen by year's end.Then, work into your routines however many of these eating tweaks and exercises you need to achieve your goal.
Slash 250 cal.s a day to lose about 25 lbs. in a year, Slash 500 cal.s to loose 50 pounds.
This is based on a 150-pound person: you may need to cut more/ fewer calories depending on ur weight, age & gender. It also assumes your normal calorie intake essentially stays the same and your weight is stable.
* I'm only going to give you the ones that are most helpful and burn calories. If you want more then email me*
1.Wake-up Workout - When your eyes open, sit up slwoly w/out using ur hands. W/ legs straight out, lean forward until u feel a gentle stretch in ur back & hamstrings. Hold. Then, Using ur abs, lower urself flat. Rest & repeat 2 more times. BURNS 10
2. Balance Booster - While u brush ur teeth, alternate standing on 1 leg as u switch mouth quadrants(every 30 seconds). BURNS 10
3.Be a Ballerina - As ur coffee drips, stand sideways, put 1 hand on the counter, and lift the outside leg straigh out in front of u, keeping it extended. With upper body straight, hold for a few sec.s and move it to the side: hold and extend it behind u. Do 5x on each leg. BURNS 10
4. Talk It UP - Every time u grab the phone, stand up & pace around. BURNS 50
5. Carry Some Weight - When ur grocery Shopping/ running erands, wear a backpack with 5-10 lbs bag of sugar inside to increase resistance & burn more calories. Add purchases to ur load as it becomes easier. BURNS 20 (FOR AN HOUR OF ERRANDS)
6.Pump at the Pump - While ur getting gas, With 1 hand on ur car, Stand on the balls of ur feet & slowly rise up & down for as long as it takes to fill ur tank. BURNS 10
7. Shop till the Pounds Drop - at the mall try on at least 10 outfits- pants and shirts.BURNS 60
8. Jog for Junk Mail - For every piece of junk mail u get each day, do 1 lap around ur house/ building, / up & down a flight of stairs. BURNS 35-140
9. Play Footsie - After Dinner, while u are sitting at the table, extend your right leg out & slowly bend it up & down, squeezing & holding in the up position for at least 5 sec.s. Repeat 5x for each leg. BURNS 10
10.Ease into Evening - sitting with feet uncrossed, grab ur wrists & raise ur hands above ur head to lengthen the spine. Take a deep breath in as u reach & hold the position, breathing slowly in & out for 20 sec.s, taking longer on the exhale. BURNS 5
11. Sing a Song - Spend sunday morning belting it out in the church choir. BURNS 70 PER SERVICE
12. Catch This! -
Spend 30 min tossing a ball or a frisbee with ur kid/dog BURNS 90
13. Make Whoopee - Instead of a bowl of ice cream as a bedtime snack, have a robust tussle with your spouse. BURNS 300
2006-06-26 10:12:50
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answered by That Chick acisseJ 4
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Visit http://www.mypyramidtracker.gov/default.htm to help you track your diet and exercise routine. Then you can figure out just how many extra calories a day you really need to burn. It can be a simple as walking 1000 more steps a day. Start by parking your car farther away when you go out, walk to where you're going if you can, and take the stairs instead of using the elevators! If you have a small kid... I highly recommend "Kid Kurls" I take my son and lay him across my arms and use him like a curling bar!! It works wonders!! You can also try getting gallons of water and use them as weights. Lift them up from the sides, from the front, and over the head to help tone arms. I also do leg lifts, crunches and other easy to do at home exercises when the kids go to bed, but to perk them up, I do them while watching my favorite show on TV. When a commercial comes on, I switch sides or take a short break and start the next set! Let me tell you, it goes by much faster that way!
2006-06-26 17:17:32
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answered by rocknrobin21 4
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Hate to exercise? Hmm? How about thinking how much exercise is spent in eating, moving your arms up and down, in and out, picking up that heavy fork or spoon, chewing, masticating, swallowing and avoid all that hard exercise as much as possible. Or, more realistically, try a diabetic diet in which the glycemic index of food is calculated. Sometimes it is easier to eat five or six meals a day with the right types of food than those higher on the glycemic scales.
2006-06-26 17:17:45
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answered by Jerry 2
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Diet is #1. Cut out the junk food, cut down on the bad carbohydrates like rice, pasta, tortilla's and eat more protein. Don't eat past 7:00 pm. Sorry but you are going to have to do some kind of cardio (intense) atleast a 1/2 hour each time, three times a week.
2006-06-26 17:15:13
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answered by JanLeo 3
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liquid calories are harder to burn off than the ones in solid food so cut out soft drinks and juices right away. easy on the bread, cheese, and sugar is also extremely important. Stop eating fried foods all together. These are just some of the ways that you can lose weight but without the exercise you're going to have flabby lose skin. Excercising keeps your body toning itself and it makes you look look slimmer and more fit.
2006-06-26 17:13:44
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answered by Jourdyn B 1
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Most people would tell you that excercise is crucial to weight loss. Personally, I lost 95 lbs in 8 months and did absolutely no excercise. I followed a program called Shapeworks. Here is a good website to check out: www.loseweightnow.com/tfward
2006-06-26 19:24:43
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answered by tmwoard 3
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WOW most do but if you don't move you don't lose. try swimming then you wont feel the sweat and weight bearing excercise they do have water aerobic classes fun and you don't feel like your exercising. Try a nutritionist as well to learn to eat right. 1 protein and 2 carbs per meal -fruits- water and snacking on protein curbs carb cravings! veggies and salads are considered carbs too avoid all white bread and refined foods this is how USA got fat from refined instant foods and fast foods.. but you do have to move tho some how.. to lose
2006-06-26 17:14:38
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answered by gypsygirl731 6
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YOu don't have to workout to lose weight you just need to cut calories, weight watchers is a great diet. It helped me get thin. You can take walks after dinner nothing major, swim, what seems fun to you that you may have never thought was exercise.
2006-06-26 17:13:10
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answered by cutiepie81289 7
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stop eating meat. only eat fresh veggies. do not use fatty / creamy salad dressings. stop eating bread. when you are hungry eat as many veggies at it takes to fill you up.
also, drink a gallon of water everyday.
and, you should go for long walks until you can go for runs. regular jogging plus a healthy diet is the best way.
2006-06-26 17:13:52
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answered by gurumakeup 1
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Do something you hate. Exercise.
2006-06-26 17:28:11
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answered by Anonymous
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