Yes, I have the Holy Grail for Weight Loss: Eat Less and Move More. It's that simple.
2006-07-01 18:33:24
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answered by brian_hahn_32 3
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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.
2006-07-05 18:32:34
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answered by Krista 5
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My wife struggled for years, tried every sort of diets, a roller coaster ride. You got to change your mind set, she downloaded a hypnosis MP3, and hasn’t struggled, or felt deprived, but the scales don’t lie, she has already lost 15 lbs, and is happy. She isn’t on any diet, nor exercises. She literally forgets to snack, and junk food doesn’t taste that great anymore. I would shop around for a reasonably priced MP3 to download, some websites charge too much. Some guidelines are:
Listen at least once a day at home, maybe before sleeping or when you are not going to be disturbed.
Give it six weeks.
You don’t have to use headsets, you can if you want.
Sometimes you will hear what the hypnotist says, sometimes you will swear you just fell slam asleep; but don’t give up.
2006-07-02 01:44:14
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answered by Clipper 6
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Eat 3-4 MEALS a day, eliminate snacking, stop eating 2-3 hours before going to bed, eat breakfast in the morning, set a calorie limit for the day, drink plenty of water. Heavy on fruits and vegetables, light on simple carbs and fats, cap yourself at about 2500 calories a day, and do some cardio work out for about 25 minutes a day.
2006-07-02 01:37:03
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answered by romantemple16 2
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The following healthy living recommendations will help you if you’re trying to lose weight, tone up your muscles, have aspirations of building lean muscle mass, are attempting to get a wash board stomach, or just want to feel better:
*1) Burn more calories then your consuming everyday and measure your results using the following formula: Calories Consumed minus Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR) minus Physical Activity. Get a fitness calculator that you can put on your cell phone and computer. This will allow you to easily calculate this formula, log your daily calorie consumption, and register your physical activities.
*2) Eat natural and organic foods found on earth versus something created by a corporation to make money. Eat meals in small portions throughout the day and take a good multi-vitamin supplement.
Avoid “High Glycemic Load Carbs” (sugar, pastries, desserts, refined starches such as breads, pasta, refined grains like white rice; high starch vegetables such as white potatoes) and drink lots of water.
Do not try fad diets or diet pills. Here is an excellent food pyramid that anyone can follow: http://www.rayandterry.com/html/images/PyramidLRG.gif?osCsid=26a424be471d1337e7c2f105d5c64d9d
*3) Exercise on most days by doing cardiovascular training and/or resistance training activities.
Read a book or find a certified trainer to make sure your doing all resistance training exercises correctly. A great book to buy that teaches you the resistance training basics is “Weight Training for Dummies”. A superb magazine to buy with excellent resistance training routines that will not get you bored is "Muscle and Fitness". Signup for the free newsletter.
A good book to buy that teaches you the cardiovascular training basics is “Fitness for Dummies”.
*4) Get plenty of sleep. Sleep experts say most adults need between seven and nine hours of sleep each night for optimum performance, health, and safety.
*5) Educate yourself continually on health issues and make a life long commitment to good health. A great free publication is “Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2005”. A superb book to read is “You The Owner’s Manual”. An excellent periodic publication is the “Nutrition Action Health Letter”. A reputable test you can take to measure your biological age is at http://realage.com
Look at all areas where you can enhance your health. For example, make improvements in the quality of the air you breathe. Review outdoor air quality forecasts where you live and get an indoor air purifier. Email me if you want a good indoor air purifier recommendation and if you have other questions.
*Click on all the source links below to get the full benefit of the recommendations. The answers presented to your health questions are not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health providers with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.
2006-07-02 13:55:47
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answered by Anonymous
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Eat 3 small meals per day. Lots of fiber enriched foods. Lay off the carbs. Replace regular sugar with Splenda. And walk at least 30 minutes a day no matter if it's rain or sunshine.WALK!
2006-07-02 01:37:16
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answered by Jade Ariana 3
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Well it's not to starve yourself. All you lose is healthy muscle and it affects all your body systems. Crash weight loss is dangerous to your body, and the first thing we lose on a strict diet is our temper!! Women's female organs also rebel if they lose too fast and can effect the menstrual periods. The facial skin will sag if weight is lost too fast and make you look older than you are. Wrinkles also appear pretty fast if too much is lost too fast. To lose weight healthfully, never lose more than 1# per week, and never go under 1,200 calories unless under the care of a physician. Faster weight loss affects the heart and a doc must make sure you are healthy. Walking a minimum of 30 minutes a day at an aerobic pace is easy on joints, back, and knees, and if you have access to a pool, walking in the pool is even easier on your body but works at much faster to build muscle and burn fat. You must exercise a minimum of every other day to keep your metabolism burning calories, as even when you sleep, you are still burning calories at a faster pace than you do when you don't exercise that day. Weight lifting is excellent to incorporate into your weight loss program, as you will see toning in all your muscles when you are walking and watching the amount of carbohydrates, protein, and fat you are taking in. And you don't need to lift heavy weights; in fact it's best to have a trainer get you started so you don't overdo the amount of weight you begin lifting. Too heavy of weights can cause injury, which means you probably won't continue your weight loss program. I know there are so many diets in the world today, but I learned many years ago from an exercise physiology class that the body needs 60% complex carbohydrates, 20% protein, and 20% fat to keep everything balanced. I believe that's why we see so many people having their gall bladders removed in today's world is due to eating too much protein, which the body can't assimilate properly, as it needs more complex carbos than anything. The brain needs complex carbohydrates to make us feel good, as if we don't feel good, we won't stay on a diet anyway. And if you decide to have a hot fudge sundae one day, don't despair. Just don't have one the next day, but seek to have peace as you are changing your lifestyle, which if you don't change your lifestyle, your weight won't change for long anyway. A healthy weight loss requires a dedication to making yourself trimmer, more balanced in all areas of your life, and stay as stress free as possible. Stress causes us to want to eat too much, or not eat anything, which both are bad for us. The best of luck to you, and remember this: you are who you are regardless of whether or not your lose weight, your heart will not change if you lose weight or don't, and your attitude is what people love about you. If they only like you if you lose weight, they can't be real friends. People should love us regardless of a size.
2006-07-02 02:04:01
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answered by Anonymous
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Homeopathic Treatment for Excessive Fat and Weight :-
PHYTOLACCA BERRY's Mother Tincture is perhaps the safest and sure fire way of loosing excessive fat around abdomen. With Phytolacca Berry once you loose the excessive fat and weight you don't get it back because you body takes care of itself after that and keeps you from gathering up excessive fat. It is prescribed after having a baby too, to get the tummy to loose its flab and to make it flatter and tighter. And after loosing weight with this you don't get flabby it tightens up the flab and skin along with helping your body to shed the excessive accumulation of fat around the girth
The dosage is 15 to 20 drops of the tincture in half a cup of hot water thrice a day half hour before or after meals.
Avoid Chocolates, Coffee, Mints, Red Meat and Carbonated and Alcoholic drinks while taking Homeopathic Medicines. You have to take it for at least 30 to 45 days after that you start to feel the results.
To the best of my knowledge its the safest and the most sure fire way of loosing fat and weight and keeping it of for keeps. Excellent remedy for Obese people who cant seem to shed weight despite trying.
Homeopathic Remedies can be found at all Major Herbal Stores or could be bought on line, In most of the world Homeopathic remedies are quite cheap and easy to find and they do not need a prescription.
Take care and God Bless !
2006-07-02 01:39:06
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answered by Anonymous
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To lose weight one has to be ready to change their life style, this means the way they eat, become more active, stop consuming to many calories in one day.
2006-07-02 01:36:57
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answered by SecretUser 4
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Start going to the gym and gain a few pounds of muscle. the more muscle you have, the more calories a day you're going to burn. and stop eating fried food
2006-07-02 01:35:18
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answered by FarAway 2
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