2006-07-17 14:11:27 · 40 answers · asked by ? 1 in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
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
2006-07-17 17:54:26 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 8⤊ 1⤋
Easy, lose 10 pounds a month
2006-07-17 14:14:20 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get your metabolism up, exercise more and cut back on your eating, don't cut fat out of your diet though, otherwise your body will go into a starve mode, and hang onto it, and you won't lose weight. Eat lots of protein, so you'll lose the weight , and not muscle. That's the way I have lost weight, and it always works.
2006-07-17 14:19:55 · answer #3 · answered by kazoo1991 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
*Get a hobby, something that will distract you from eating
*Eat less portions at every meal/snack time
*Don't do more than one glass of alcohol a day (or less if you can help it)
*Work out regularly (and healthily so that you don't get injuries or sores, although you may get them the first few days as your body is adjusting to your new activities)
*Go for less fatty alternatives like flavoring certain foods with spices instead of butter
2006-07-17 14:17:15 · answer #4 · answered by Mujareh 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try weight watchers, i have been on it for exactly 1 week and have lost 7.4 lbs. You could lose more than 20lbs that way! My mom also did it and lost 70 lbs in 6months! It way worth the 10 bucks a week!
2006-07-17 14:19:29 · answer #5 · answered by tifferbell 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
stop snaking while preparing food
2017-04-01 13:04:23 · answer #6 · answered by Cassie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
get casual for 4 days a study shows that people take 491 more steps and burn 25 more calories on days they wear jeans to work
2016-07-30 03:27:35 · answer #7 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Adkins
2006-07-17 14:14:36 · answer #8 · answered by takeashot30 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
get jenny creg u'll loose more. plus exersise 60 minutes a day with healthy foods.
2006-07-17 14:16:50 · answer #9 · answered by Sylvia 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Keep a food journal and weight yourself regularly to track your progress
2016-03-13 16:48:25 · answer #10 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
love the starbucks grande caramel frappuccino skip the whole milk and whipped cream which packs in 410 calories total and order the starbucks grande caramel frappuccino light which is only 140 calories
2016-01-27 18:07:22 · answer #11 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋