How do i lose 10 pounds and how long will it take?

Question

i am about 5' 1" and 126 lbs. so how can i lose the weight. im 22.

Answer 1

A FEW THINGS TO REMEMBER:
The correct way to burn fat and stay healthy is to burn more calories than you consume
You need to make sure you are eating healthy foods while still excercising
If you have a big appetite drink plenty of water so that you will feel full but not consume calories
But you should always eat
If you start to skip meals you will only be more hungry at your next meal and probably eat way too much
Remember, the average persons stomach is as big as a slice of pizza scrunched up into a ball
So you shouldnt be putting more food into your stomach than what fits
Also, it takes aproximately 15-20 minutes for your brain to realize that you are full
so eat slower and you will realize sooner when you are not hungry anymore

ALSO....
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

Good Luck!!

Answer 2

The fastest you can lose that weight (fat weight not water weight) is two weeks and that's damn aggressive. You need to eat about 1000 calories a day, don't eat less than that or your body will cannibalize and your metabolism will stall. Spread your meals out and eat reasonably healthy foods (fruit, grains, cereal, turkey, chicken fish etc) High protein, low carb, low fat is idea. Then exercise like a crazy fool. Do at least 30 minutes of medium to intense cardio/day, six days a week, then rest one day. Mix it up too, don't run every day, run and bike and do aerobics, jump rope, etc. Also mix in some weight training (pushups, situps, pullups are good) Do at least 3 sets of 30, more if you can handle it. If you're not sore the next day you're not doing enough, and when you get sore don't get lazy and quit.
Drink a ton of water and take vitamin supplements, because you're not getting enough vitamins with that amount of food. Exercise more than that if you can, but the DIET IS CRITICAL. Food intake is 70% of weightloss, exercise 30%. If you ONLY exercise but eat normally, you'll lose next to nothing.
If you are strict to this routine for two weeks, trust me you will see a big difference. Weigh yourself at the same time every day and you will see the downward trend. Drink tons of water. Your body can't function (i.e. lose weight) without enough water.
If you haven't lost all 10 lbs in two weeks, keep doing this routine, it won't take long.

Answer 3

You should definitely be taking in MORE than 600 calories a day. Especially if you're going to be running. And to lose wieght the right way takes a long time, so be patient. You won't see immediate results, but when they happen, they'll be long-term if you stick with it. A few suggestions that really worked for me: Cut out sodas from your diet...stick with water, 1percent or skim milk, and organic juices. Cut out or reduce your intake of red meat (this will help fight cellulite, which can be the most frustrating thing about losing weight). Eat LOTS of veggies and fruits (think raw spinah and apples) and lots of high protein foods. Also, take a multivitamin everyday so you're sure to get nourished. As far as working out goes, start small...a good 30 minute run is good but when that starts feeling easy, pump it up to a faster pace or longer run. You can also keep your metabolism burning throughout your day by taking deep, long breaths here and there. And if you're out shopping or walking to the fax machine at the office, do it with your butt cheeks clenched. If you find yourself standing in line, work your calves by elevating yourself to the balls of your feet (do six reps). I wish you the BEST of luck! Losing weight is NOT easy, but you can totally do it!

Answer 4

It is fesible to loose 10 pounds in 2 days, however ill advised and not really healthy. Typically you should loose no more than 3lbs a week. There are many diets out there but for this type of weight loss you must basically fast as you drink special nutritants. The more you urinate the better, so lots of water, no food what so ever. There is a diet called the "Hollywood Diet" that the stars use to shed weight quickly. It consist of a special drink formulated to help you loose weight, no food is consumed for 48hrs, only this special fluid. The first 7lbs will usually be water weight dropped, everything after that is actual fat/muscle loss.

Answer 5

Oh my goodness you have the same problem as me. I am 21, 5'2" and 127 lbs. I need to get back down to about 110 lbs. It seems like no matter what I do I can't lose weight! If I eat less, I gain weight. If I eat more, I gain weight. Ahh it's so frustrating. Anyway, I guess the way to go is do cardio 30-45 min. 4-6 days per week. And of course eat less sugary, fatty foods (although in my case this doesn't work either). You will lose weight according to how fast your metabolism is and how often you work out. The more you work out and the longer, the more quickly you will lose weight.

Answer 6

You can lose the weight in four to six weeks by dieting and exercise. 1-2 pounds a week is a safe weight loss. Do cardio for at least a half hour every day (walking, running, biking, swimming, etc.) Then throw in some strength training. Eat a balanced three meals a day (watch your portion sizes) and two healthy snacks per day. Pay attention to calories you consume in beverages.

Answer 7

Be your own trainer and nutritionist, the basic rules to losing weight are no soda, no fast food, lots of chicken, fish, fresh (not canned that’s bad) fruits and vegies, whole wheat stuff, yogurt. Not so many cakes and donuts and cookies. Basic common sense for eating, you just need to enforce it. Get all the bad stuff out of the house right away, just toss it or give it away while your still motivated. No alcohol and no smoking if that applies. Lots of water, 3-4 liters a day, not all at once, but spread it out. Its really easy to down a liter or two while your watching tv or on the computer. Also drink some after you eat the bigger meals of the day, it helps your body pick out the nutrients in food when your food is more spread apart. Don’t think that sports drinks can replace water, the only time you need to drink them right after a workout, besides that just stick with water. These rules may be hard to adapt to at first so start with cutting out the things you know you can live without. Then work from there. Remember these are perfect eating habits, it can take you a while to work into it. If you know you can’t live without your one treat a day, don’t fight it by trying to eat something else, just eat it and make sure that’s the only one you cheat on a day. Otherwise you’ll get depressed and quit. Another important point is getting the right amount of sleep every night. You need 8-9 hours of sleep each night for your body to function correctly. This is an important factor of losing weight. Set up a routine for yourself and go to bed at about the same time each night.
As for exercise, lots of cardio. Find something you like. If you have never exercised much before, start with walking 30 minutes a day at a brisk pace. Move on to different terrains that include hills and increase the time spent. After a week or two, try jogging the route. No matter what find an activity you enjoy. Walking to jogging is just an example, try hiking, rollerblading, biking. Once you get into a regular routine, if your not happy with the level of difficulty, try signing up with a gym. Spinning, pilates or kickboxing classes are great. It will also introduce you to working with weights. Talk to a trainer for instruction before using any weights. A cheap investment is a balance ball, it works you stomach while your just sitting on it, like at your computer and its great for posture. There are hundreds of exercises you can use it for for your entire body. I can give you some ideas if you want, just email me. Also for more info on the benefits of water go to www.watercure.com Good Luck! Honestly if you need anything else don't hesitate to IM me, krista_girl86 even if you don't pick me as best answer, i'd be happy to help. Also check out the website for the tv show The Biggest Loser on NBC. There are many, many helpful facts on there.

Answer 8

You can lose it in a week, 2 at the most.

Don't eat ANY bread, cereal, potatoes, starch or sugar of any kind, no soft drinks, no sugar.

Eat ONLY meat and fat.

Drink lots of water.

You'll be hungry. That's good. Realize you have to suffer and feel good that you are suffering. After you lose the 10 pounds, DON'T go on a binge or you'll just put it back on.

Answer 9

The only clinically proven way to lose weight is calorie intake vs calories burned. If your body requires 2000 calories a day to run on, then you should drop your intake by no more than 3-400 calories. Additional exerise should help to make the process move a little quicker. DO NOT drop your calories more than 400 below your daily body use. You will start to lose muscle mass instead of fat and that will cause ill health and brittle bones. Your healthy body weight range is: 95 to 116 pounds. Your calorie daily value is 1500. Go to the website: http://www.dietitian.com/ibw/ibw.html. Put in your stats and it will give you your ideal weight, easy weighs to burn extra calories and a boatload of other good stuff to get you started on healthy weightloss.

Answer 10

Don't try to lose the weight drastically and too fast. That will only cause more problems. The best way to lose weight is through exercise--don't believe everything that those pill advertisements on tv tell you, and don't be too hard on yourself either. I'd say get on an exercise program maybe with a trainer at your local gym. They can help you lay out specifically how much you should be doing each day.

Answer 11

Krista says: "Lots of water, 3-4 liters a day, not all at once, but spread it out. Its really easy to down a liter or two while your watching tv or on the computer. Also drink some after you eat the bigger meals of the day, it helps your body pick out the nutrients in food when your food is more spread apart. "

ROTFLMAO!!
There's no proof that anyone needs that much water. NONE. Just folklore, urban myth, old wives' tale. (See references) And the belief that "it helps your body pick out the nutrients" is just plain unfounded. Your body does a fine job "picking out" nutrients with or without excess fluids.

Bottom line: Drink when you're thirsty. Period. Do not obsess over or worry about getting some arbitrary amount of water as a daily "goal". You already get most of the water your body needs from the food you consume. The rest of Krista's advice is reasonable. But she's got some crazy ideas about physiology.

READ:
http://www.quackwatch.org/11Ind/batman.html
http://www.snopes.com/medical/myths/8glasses.asp
http://calorielab.com/news/2006/05/28/8-glasses-of-water-a-diet-urban-legend