Best way to lose weight?

Question

Newly single and I put on much weight. Loking to lose 30 pounds for myself, any suggestions?

Answer 1

Below is my home-made diet, it's not a fad diet or a crash diet at all.=)

Do not make a high goal, first of all. It's a health risk to lose more than 3 pounds a week and can decrease your confidence. Besides, that much in a week would probably be water weight, which comes right back.

Try taking a walk for 30 minutes a day, adding 10 minutes each week. Once you get up to an hour long walk, start biking or jogging for 20 minutes a day, adding on minutes once again. By the time you are biking or jogging for an hour a day, just keep at it and you'll keep losing.

If your weight doesn't move, don't sweat it. It's because you are gaining muscle mass and losing fat at the same time. Did you know muscle weighs DOUBLE that of fat while taking up the same amount of space? It does! If you feel really bad about your weight not changing though, do some mesurments. They will probably be lower numbers.

Remember to EAT YOUR BREAKFAST. Eating Breakfast will reduce your hunger and increase your energy throughout the day. You should have a large breakfast, smaller lunch, and light dinner. Or you can have multiple small meals throughout the day. Avoid snacking at night (after 9 PM), and when you really want junk food, eat a half serving and substitute the other half with a fruit or veggie. Make sure you drink water too, it's helpful in losing weight faster. Be sure to lay off soda...it's high in cals.
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The types of things to watch out for:

-High-sodium foods; they make you retain water. If you are outside sweating tons, it is great for you, but if you are indoors in the AC, don't go nuts eating it. It does make you gain weight when you retain too much water, it also makes you chubbier.

-High saturated fat and trans-fat foods; too much of this stuff can put you at risk for heart disease and make your BAD cholesterol shoot up significantly.

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The types of things to go ahead and gobble:

-Foods with monounsaturated fats; These lower total cholesterol and bad cholesterol while raising the good cholesterol.=)

-Foods with polyunsaturated fats: These do the same thing, though they will not raise good cholesterol.

-Fiber; this is a natural laxitive and is good for weight loss. It doesn't make you puke, though. It just helps out your metobolism/digestion.;)

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Best foods to eat:

-Boneless, skinless chicken
-Salmon
-Tuna in water
-London broil
-Filet Mingon
-Lean ground beef
-Fat-free milk
-Soy milk
-Whole milk from a local farm
-Water
-Vitiman water
-Fat-free Yogurt
-Oragnic fruits&veggies
-Salad
-Unsalted nuts in small amounts
-Extra-virgin olive oil
-Safflower oil
-Sunflower oil
-Fish oil
-Canola oil
-Natural peanut butter
-Whole wheat bread
-12-grain bread
-Oatmeal
-Egg whites
-Provolone cheese (best from a local farm)
-Cereal (Grape nuts, Raisin Bran, Total, Smart Start, Crispex)
-Frozen Yogurt if you're craving Ice cream
-Rice
-Wheat thins
-Triscuts
-Soy crisps
-Fig nutons

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The worst foods to eat:

-FAST FOOD (Trans fat heaven!)
-Non-lean meats
-Hot dogs
-Breading
-French fries
-Microwave pop corn
-T.V. dinners
-Pre-packaged foods
-Vegetable shortening
-Vegetable oil
-Margarine
-Palm oil
-Palm kernal oil
-Diet foods
-Sugar or high-salt cereal (i.e. Rice crispies, Fruit loops, Coca puffs, Cookie crisp, etc.)
-Mayo (have miracle whip or mustard instead)
-Ice cream (have frozen yogurt instead)
-Potato chips (have soy crisps or wheat thins instead)

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You can find good, healthy recipes at www.recipezaar.com, www.innerself.com/recipes, and http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/healthy... for recipies, you can search for low fat, high protein, low carbs, etc. I listed a few recipies below that I thought were yummy.

-http://www.recipezaar.com/170046......
-http://www.recipezaar.com/52955......
-http://www.recipezaar.com/111174......
-http://www.recipezaar.com/28681......
-http://www.recipezaar.com/160982......
-http://www.recipezaar.com/158950......
-http://www.recipezaar.com/59366......

-http://www.innerself.com/recipes/salads/...
-http://innerself.com/recipes/desserts/fr...
-http://innerself.com/recipes/entrees/gin...
-http://innerself.com/recipes/tofu/tofu-c...
-http://innerself.com/recipes/dips/chedda...

-http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/healthy...
-http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/healthy...
-http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/healthy...
-http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/healthy...
-http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/healthy...
-http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/healthy...

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That's how I lost 85 pounds of fat and gained 20 pounds of muscle in 6.5 months. I started at 5"3 and 192 pounds, and I'm now 5"6 and 127 pounds (I'm 14 and still growing).


Best of luck!
-Charlotte

Answer 2

As a soon to be ACE certified personal trainer i would have to tell you that as long as you are a healthy female then you need to eat healthy, and exercise there is no SAFE quick fix to losing weight. Do not starve yourself that is one of the worst things you can do if anything you want to eat 5-6 small healthy meals a day this keeps your metabolizm constant, the body is designed to store fat if you keep it fed it has no reason to keep the excess fat thus losing fat and keeping a healthy weight. So just eat healthy, do cardio everyday if you can and maybe some weight training 2-3 times a week and keep at it. Good luck :)

Answer 3

Find out what your resting metabolic burn rate is. This will tell u how many calories you burn in a day at rest. A lot of good gyms will have the equipment to do this, or perhaps visit a physician. After you get that just count your calories. I started by only taking in that amount of calories per day. Then I would work out for an hour each day. The additional calories I would use excersising and being active would burn off additional fat, thus losing weight. Its as easy as consuming less calories than u burn each day.

Answer 4

ill be honest with you.If u wanna lose weight and fast.Eat as little as u can.You'd be surprised how your hunger subsides after going a few days with a little food.eat salad.fruit,dont eat anything with fat,and itll come off .people will say its not the best way but, i lost 25 pounds in 4 weeks.Drink alot of water to.Alot of times your body will feel hungry when actually your just thirsty so always try to drink something first before eating.Lots of water,no fat and your good to go baby.By the way I didnt exercise at all. GOOD LUCK CHICKY!!!!!!!!

Answer 5

dear kenya,

ok if you want to lose weight u have to eat fruits and vegies andhealthy foods only. um exsersize about 30 minutes a day. u WILL lose a pound a week. dont give up.


senserly,
kina

Answer 6

Walk to some co-worker's desk to chat as an alternative to instant messaging.

Answer 7

In the mood for a new hot meal? Make a huge pot of veggie bean soups, divide into two-cup containers, and store within the freezer. Before bed, place a container inside fridge, then grab it before heading out the door each morning.

Answer 8

swap out brown rice or quinoa yes even the new super food which both add up to about 220 calories per cup for cauliflower or roasted peppers that are only about 30 calories per cup

Answer 9

jog on the treadmill at 4 mph for 25 minutes or at 7 mph for 9 minutes

Answer 10

Eat in front of a person rather than screen. It cuts down on mindless eating and enables you to more accountable for each chew.

Answer 11

For sandwich-lovers, use spinach or swiss chard leaves as an alternative to a wrap, skip the portion of cheese, and load on the veggies.