How do i lose weight?

Answer 1

Well, first and foremost, you need to be in the right mindset for you to stick with a healthy lifestyle. If you're not motivated enough to do so, it won't work. Try to set a goal for yourself. Maybe it's a nicer looking body, a certain size in clothes, or even just the satisfaction of knowing you will be a healthier person.

Exercise, exercise, exercise. It's really more important than even what you eat. If you went on a diet and lost all the weight you wanted to, you might still not be happy because you're body would not be toned. Running is one of the best exercises for you. It tones your body while providing you with the cardio you need to burn a lot of calories. I know a lot of people, women mostly, are scared of weight training. If you build muscle, it will both give your body a more streamlined look, and increase your metabolism which will help you lose more fat. However, the key is to do many reps on a low weight. If you do heavier weights, you are more likely to get bulkier muscles which I am assuming is not what you want. A mixture of cardio (running, jogging, walking, aerobics, bicycle, etc..) and weight training (light free weights, machines at the gym on low resistance, etc...) will help you become a healthier person and give you a healthier and better looking body.

As for eating, you will need energy in order to exercise and lose weight, so please don't go on a diet. Diets really don't do much for you in the long run. Instead, try to make a lifestyle change. Incorporate healthier foods into your kitchen. Chicken and fish are two excellent sources of protein, and having protein everyday will help you lose extra weight. Vegetables and fruits can sometimes be bland, so maybe try to make some fun new recipes that you will love to eat all the time. Fast food and soda are some of the worst things to eat, as calories can add up fast. So try to only have those in moderation. Occasional junk food isn't bad, you just have to try to make up for it with some better food later on. No matter what, weight loss always comes down to more calories expended than calories gained. Try to eat smaller portions of healthier food as it will fill you up more than you think, eat smaller meals throughout the day to give you energy, and never ever skip breakfast. It's the most important meal of the day and is what will give you energy for the rest of the day.

Ultimately, make a lifestyle change and not just a temporary change in your life. I reall hope this could help you out, and good luck with it all!

Answer 2

The big key is to limit your calorie intake. Try eating healthier foods (such as fruits, vegetables, yogurt, meat, ect...) You can also eat smaller meals throughout the day instead of eating 3 large ones. Exercise, mainly with weights (muscle burns more fat, so the more muscle you have, the faster you will be able to lose weight.) Drink plenty of water, too, because you will feel full more often. Hope this helps... and good luck!

Answer 3

exercise everyday and eat well (reduce intake of refined sugar), and sleep 8 hours a day
exercise:
do it gradually, or you won't be used to it and your body will give up. just exercise like 5 min, then increase a little each day, like walk for that long, then until something reasonable like 15-30min. and if you feel it's not enough, do like 1 hour.
eat:
don't eat more than you're suppose to eat, take the time to chew properly, don't eat too late and if you do, wait about 3 hours before sleeping. Eat a balance diet, and if you're hungry in between meals, drink water.
Sleep:
sleep 8 hours a day, and if you don't, make sure you get enough sleep, but not too much, you burn less calories when you sleep, but if you don't sleep enough, you'll eat more since you'll be more tired.

Answer 4

well...
you should do a cardio workout, a really good one that helped me and ALOT of people lose weight is, Tae Bo. you should go to www.billyblanks.com it is the website to the maker of Tae bo, check out his products and stuff, and you will see. then at night, take a 3 mile walk around town or something, and if you can take it , then jump it up to power walking, then running, in no time you will see results. also, eat healhy, no junk, for breakfast, some bluberrys or yogurt, anykind of fruit it real good, and if you want a snack or something later, you can try those 100 calorie packs, or a nutri-grain bar, something light.
for lunch, a salad, or a sandwich, but make sure it has wheat bread, not white, cause white is real fattening.
and for dinner, some kind of meat, roast beef, with a side of peas, or carrote, vegies! or anything real healthy, and don't try to get away with those frozen dinners, they are real bad for you, even the so called "healthy" ones, they have chemicals in them to perserve the foods, which could really get you off track your diet. so you should cook everything.
and NO soda, water water water. BUT, in the morning some juice or milk, so your bones will get stronger.
hope it helped!

Answer 5

-Lots of cardio!
*Walking/running, swimming, biking, jogging, even dancing!.

-LOTS of water!
*To make it easier/taste better, add a little lemon juice and sweet n' low, or crystal light. It just adds a little flavor

- Pilates worked wonders for me. And they are pretty easy to do
*If you have iO cable, then go to MagRack, they have tons of pilates sessions, along with other workouts, including cardio

- Eat more! Not more food, just more meals! Smaller meals throughout the day.

- Cut out the junk
*Fries, fast food/fried food, greasy pizza, candy, and SODA!

why go to the gym and spend that money when you can do everything at home or around your neighborhood (like running or biking) I did all of these things and I saw results very quickly.

Answer 6

moderation and exercise. cut out sugar. to maintain weight you should average 1800 to 2000 cal/day. to lose 1500 with exercise. Try new receipes.... don't eat out or fast food. cooking light is a good magazine with good receipes

Answer 7

Weight Watchers. It works!

Answer 8

Weight management is a combination of metabolism, caloric intake, and calories burned.

To start losing weight, the first step is to evaluate where you are today and set a goal for where you want to be. Then set a weekly goal of losing one pound per week. Then monitor your progress weekly.

Secondly is to record everything you eat every day and estimate the number of calories each item contains. Most processed and packaged foods have the caloric content on the lable. For other foodstuffs, there are many calorie counting websites that provide estimates of the caloric content of foods. It helps to have a kitchen scale so you can weigh what you eat. This is a common practice among pro athletes, so consier your regiment a training regiment much like a pro athlete if that helps your motivation.

Once you now how many calories you intake every day, you can esimate your burn rate by measuring your weight weekly (make sure to be consistent about the time of day and day that you measure, since your weight can vary by 2 to 3 pounds in a given day.

A pound of fat is roughly equivalent to 3,500 calories. Add or subtract to your intake amount to compute your metabolic rate for the week, or average per day.

Then make a plan to combine a reduction of intake and increase of consumption by 3,500 calories per week.

Exersize is the best way to lose weight because it has so many benefits:
You burn calories at a faster rate when exersizing
You build lean body mass which increses your metabolism, which in turn makes you burn more calories even when you are not exersizing
It builds confidence and makes you feel better all around
It maintains your skeletal and connective tissue strength

Don't try to lose too much too fast, because you will only be hurting yourself and it is unlikely you will keep the weight off.

Buring fat requires protein, so make sure that you eat a balanced diet including protiens like meat, some grains, and nuts. Also, be sure to drink plenty of water. The good news is, water has zero calories, so drink up! If you just fast, your body will consume muscle tissue and water to convert your fat stores to glucose,. This results in temporary weight loss since the loss of muscle tissue reduces your metabolism, which means you have to eat less to maintain...it's a bad idea all the way around.

Here's a simple diet and exersice plan to get you started:

B'fast:
A cup of low-fat cottage cheese and some fresh fruit
or
A bowl of unsweetened cereal and low-fat milk

Lunch:
Eat a balanced lunch that includes some protien and carbohydrate with fresh vegetables. A good choice is a sandwich and an apple, or other fresh fruit.

Dinner:
This is where you likely can cut down since eating late in the day is the worst for your body. Most of what you eat will get converted to fat while you sleep. Start by eating half of what you normally eat and work on maintaining that.
Make sure you eat a balanced meal including grains and vegetables with a protein.

Snacks:
Avoid snacking. If you need to snack, have some raw carrots, or other vegetable to munch on. Stay away from chips and candy bars at all costs.

Exersize:
If you don't exersize now, start by walking either in the morning, or before dinner (this will help curb your appetite). Set a goal of walking 1 mile then increase this to 3 to 4 miles a day, which takes about an hour a day at a brisk pace. You can expect to burn 100 calories per mile if you weigh 160 lbs. More if you are heavier, or if you include hills. This adds up nicely: 4miles/day*100 callories/mile*7 days/week=2,800 calories/week. That's almost a pound right there!

Check this site for more detail:
http://walking.about.com/cs/howtoloseweight/a/howcalburn.htm

Find something you can be passionate about as your secondary exersize. Cycling, tennis, basketball, or anything that gets you moving. Do this three or four times per week. For example, you can expext to burn 50 calories per mile cycling. Ride 25 miles per ride three times a week, and you burn 3,750 calories. There goes a pound, and you have fun doing it!

Good luck!

Answer 9

find your motivation

Answer 10

do 250 breaststrokes about 10 minutes