Exercise. Get off your computer. Excercise.
2006-07-02 14:10:15
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answered by tingaling 4
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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 22:30:26
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answered by Krista 5
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the key to losing weight is your choice of foods. stay away from breads, potatoes, rice (all white stuff), they have a lot of sugar in them (carbs). Eat protein and veggies and try to eat low fat things. Buy the book, The south Beach Diet in paperback for about $5 at Walmart. It's a good read and you can take pounds off on this diet. It's written by a heart doctor, so it's a very healthy diet. Exercise as much as you can. Walk alot and stay busy. VERY BUSY. and the pounds will come off.
2006-07-02 21:13:38
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answered by gloria123445566 3
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Is it possible to lose weight by eating more? Sure, if what you're eating more of are high-fiber foods. How is this possible? Simply put, fiber is a natural calorie absorption blocker.
A study performed by the USDA found that women who doubled their fiber intake from 12 to 24 grams per day absorbed 90 fewer calories. This equals losing 10 lbs. over the course of a year. Fiber keeps you full, thereby decreasing the total amount of calories consumed per day.
Fiber is extremely important to health and weight loss. So much so, the U.S. Food & Nutrition Board has set the first recommended daily intakes: men up to age 50 need 38 grams of fiber per day and women need 25 grams per day. To reach these recommendations, a minimum of 6 servings of fruits and veggies and 3 servings of whole grains are needed daily.
So where can you find fiber? Here is a list of foods that will help you reach the daily fiber intake recommendations:
Onions (1/3 cup = 1 gram)
Broccoli (1/2 cup = 2 grams)
Oranges (1 orange = 3 grams)
Flaxseed (1 tbsp. = 1 gram) ~ sprinkle on cereal or in yogurt
Asian pears (1 pear = 4 grams)
Almond butter (2 tbsp. = 2 grams)
Hot chocolate (1 cup = 3 grams)
Rye bread (1 slice = 2 grams)
Beans (1/2 cup = 6 grams)
Oregano (1 tsp. = 1 gram)
Basil (1 tsp. = 1 gram)
Light popcorn (1 bag = 8 grams)
Chickpeas (1/2 cup = 6 grams)
Frozen chopped spinach (1/2 cup = 2 grams)
Whole wheat pasta (1 cup = 5 grams)
Other foods high in fiber include: oat bran, oatmeal, flour or whole wheat tortillas, mushrooms, sesame-seed buns, low-sodium V8, sweet potatoes, wild rice, cauliflower, carrots, nuts, and berries.
2006-07-03 09:02:23
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answered by Fat G 5
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Eat better. Stay away from man-made sugars, even the so-called low-calorie ones. (they're a type of bleach which hyper-activates the yeast in your system, producing a huge yeast kill which produces a white scum that clogs your pancreas, tricks it into producing higher amounts of insulin in response to it's simple belief you are starving because IT (pancreas) is clogged and can't absorb nutrients. After this, the yeast overpopulation and scum are absorbed through the intestines into your bloodstream, and then it's like Russian Roulette where your body deposits this excess yeast. Causes all sorts of other problems besides weight gain and diabetes: brain-fog, hypertension, kidney and liver trouble, thrombosis, vericosities, cancers, etc. Scientifically proven for years.
Also, eight glasses of water/day.
Additionally, at least 15 mins. of aerobic exercise.
And don't forget, 6 hours of sleep per 24 hours - minimum. Eight is better.
2006-07-02 21:15:24
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answered by shehawke 5
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Physical exercise is an important complement to dieting in securing weight loss. Aerobic exercise is also an important part of maintaining normal good health, especially the muscular strength of the heart. To be useful, aerobic exercise requires maintaining a target heart rate of above 50 percent of one's maximum heart rate for 30 minutes, at least 3 times a week. Brisk walking can accomplish this.
The ability of a few hours a week of exercise to contribute to weight loss can be overestimated. To illustrate, consider a 100-kilogram man who wants to lose 10 kilograms and assume that he eats just enough to maintain his weight (at rest), so that weight loss can only come from exercise. Those 10 kilograms converted to work are equivalent to about 350 megajoules. (We use an approximation of the standard 37 kilojoules or 9 Calories per gram of fat.) Now assume that his chosen exercise is stairclimbing and that he is 20 percent efficient at converting chemical energy into mechanical work (this is within measured ranges). To lose the weight, he must ascend 70 kilometers. A man of normal fitness (like him) will be tired after 500 meters of climbing (about 150 flights of stairs), so he needs to exercise every day for 140 days (to reach his target).
The minimum safe dietary energy intake (without medical supervision) is 75 percent of that needed to maintain basal metabolism. For our hypothetical 100-kilogram man, that minimum is about 5,700 kilojoules (1,300 Calories) per day. By combining daily aerobic exercise with a weight-loss diet, he would be able to lose 10 kilograms in half the time (70 days). Of course, the described regime is more rigorous than would be desirable or advisable for many persons. Therefore, under an effective but more manageable weight-loss program, losing 10 kilograms (about 20 pounds) may take as long as 6 months.
There are also some easy ways for people to take exercise, such as walking rather than driving, stairclimbing istead of taking elevators, doing more housework, or parking the cars farther and walking to school or office can all be very good exercise
2006-07-02 21:12:49
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answered by ♣ Mr. Clover ♣ 3
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Burn more calories through exercise than you take in by eating. The more you eat, the more you have to exercise. It is very easy to take in too many calories for you to burn off. Back off on the food and do exercise, if you really want to lose weight.
2006-07-02 21:10:59
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answered by Blunt Honesty 7
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Eat the right foods at the right amount. It's ok to eat as many fruits and vegetables, for example, but you'll lose more if you eat less of it. Meats and high calorie foods like Pasta, Chips, and Desserts need to be eaten to very small amounts, or don't eat them at all.
2006-07-02 21:11:35
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answered by Ryoga316 3
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There are certain foods you can eat that actually help you lose weight. Go online and check for a nutritianilist
2006-07-02 21:10:56
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answered by lnsmca 2
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the best thing to do when your going to eat and not exercise is to eat plenty of friuts and a lot of greens..no matter what. try eating oats of some type of grains in the morning to make you less hungry. also if your going to eat fast food have a salad instead: but dont pour out all the dressing over it...dip your fork in it then eat with it...the dressing is the most fatning part..so its better to take it little by little. :) trust me you will lose weight like crazy
-stephanie
2006-07-02 21:13:29
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answered by Anonymous
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Watch what you eat - don't eat fatty foods, junk food, fast food - eat healthy stuff like veggies and protein like meats. Drink tons and tons of water. Instead of eating 3 meals a day - you can eat 5 smaller meals throughout the day.
The key is to eat healthier and also watch your portion intake. You can snack on veggies and fruits - just don't overdo it with breads, fatty milk, etc.
2006-07-02 21:11:42
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answered by Anonymous
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