how can i lose weight and keep looking good with 3 kids?

Answer 1

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.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

The lose weight part is relatively easy to answer, eliminate high glycemic foods from your diet. Go to the bookstore and get a "glycemic index" book. Just change you and your kids eating habits to anything 30 and below on the glycemic scale, with an occasional above 30, for variety and nutrition. If you can't figure out where a food is on the glycemic scale (cause it is a mix), then just don't eat it.

If your kids are hyperactive, the change to a lower sugar diet may slow them down, and if they are slow, it may perk them up.

As to the keep looking good part, my years in Weight Watchers taught me that if you are good looking before you lose the weight, you will look fabulous with it gone.

Answer 4

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 5

This is no fastest wieght reduction programme in the world which can work without side effects. and even if you lose weight ou will gain it back and may break your earlier high.

A slow and persistant lifestyle change programme works the best. I am a health and weight management consultant situated in New Delhi and with leading doctors nutritioist have developed a programme called "lean for life". i may be able to help anybody who is in INDIA

Answer 6

There is no great secret to weight loss. People think that they need to starve themselves and eat special foods and take all of these crazy herbs that either don't work or they do more harm than good.

Its simple..............what you do is you limit your food intake, don't eat a lot of junk, drink good amounts of water, and excercise.
If you have three kids, take them for walks with you or play with them in the yard. There are many ways to get excercise without doing the fancy aerobic and gym workouts.

People spend tons of money on weight loss stuff when it is more simple than what they think.

Answer 7

You need to Run for 15mins everyday and eat good , 3 portions of Fruit aday ,also cut down on things that the kids like eg Choc & Chips, Also Bin the Deep fat Fryer.

Answer 8

Read alan carr's book " the best way to lose weight" its fantastic. It not only keeps your weight down, it also keeps you really healthy with gr8 skin. you should also go swimming, you can take the kids with you. Soon enough you will be a yummy mummy!

Answer 9

easy go school with your kids play with them eat with them learn with them by sitting in the classroom play with they freinds by then you will lose weight and will look like a young girl again hope that helps

Answer 10

easy go to the gym (if you have the time) play soccer with them you will spent some family time and lose some calouries have a nice diet and you could take L-carnitine burns fat