how can i lose wieght with out paying?

Answer 1

stop PAYING for junk food

eat healthy

exercise

Answer 2

There are several free information services on the Internet devoted to helping you lose weight. See the link below for a free food calorie calculator which I used when I was losing weight.

The best answer to your question is the traditional answer: eat healthy (a balance of the four food groups), watch what you eat (especially portion size), increase the amount of activity in your life (go walking, hiking, cycling, swimming).

A diet is not a temporary thing that you must struggle through, a diet is something you want to be comfortable living with, so be sure to include all your favorite foods --- just watch how often you treat yourself to certain foods.

Answer 3

You are leaving out a lot of important information. First off, before dieting, you'd best talk to your doctor.

There are a couple of ways changing your diet can help. First, cut out all artificial sugars. No chocolate, no cookies, and especially NO SODA.

Another thing you might want to try is instead of eating 3 BIG meals a day, eat 5 small meals. Remember to stick with portions and serving sizes suggested. Keep track of the number of calories you consume.

Also, exercise is important to loosing weight. I understand that sometimes it seems impossible to squease in a work-out routine. Going for an evening stroll might be a suggestion, or my personal favorite is a Pilates DVD I bought. The work out is simple, yet it's enough to get my heart pumping.

One more thing. Cut out snacks and fast food. If you MUST snack, I suggest carrots or apples.

Answer 4

It is mostly NOT your fault, if you need to lose weight. The way you have been taught to eat is responsible for making obesity the number one health problem in the world (according to Atlantic Monthly magazine) replacing hunger and infectious disease. You need to re-learn how to eat so you can become thin. Not a diet, but diet lifestyle.

Find out about fastest way to lose weight, gradual ways to lose weight, most effective exercise and anti-water. Lose bodyfat and retained water which also makes you a lot fatter (bloated). Plus click on "Pure Water" to make sure the water you drink doesn't hurt you. Most important-- make sure to read the last "fat loss tip", first before anything else, to see the number one food that causes Americans to be fat.

http://phifoundation.org

Answer 5

I remember when I first started to get fit. I started taking walks every day, then I told myself that if I stayed with it, I would take the next step, which was to get a dvd (video at the time) I did get the video, and kept progressing because I felt so much better and my self esteem was better too. You might want to start with something like this, taking a walk, or working out at home. Any more you can get everything right at your doorstep, kickboxing, tae bo, aerobics, all within the privacy of your own home, go for it!

Answer 6

If your question is how can you lose weight for total free, then I understand there are websites with diets and exercise ideas and stuff that you may be able to get info from for free.

If you want some info on why you have more weight than you want to be, check out the overweight link in the symptoms page at www.hufa.org.

Answer 7

Google for "diet information", "how to lose weight", "weight loss tips" etc.

Sign up to be a part of a diet group on the net for support.

Check out books at the library on the subject. Try the one(s) that appeal most to you and are in line with your stamina and will power. Some will work, some won't. It may take a bit, but you will find the one that works best for you.

I've worked out my own diet combination based on several different theories and so far it's what works for me. Decide whether you want to be bothered counting calories/carbs, weighing food, going without many foods, buying only the recommended foods etc.

Then consider the exercise programs each diet plan recommends. Do they come within your range of interest or are they something you'll drop in a few days?

Check out the GI Diet, one of the easier ones to stay on because it offers a wide variety of foods that make you feel full but not as tho you are neglecting your tastes. The other is the Type Diet, which offers foods to eat based on your blood type. Atkins, Slim Fast and NutriSystem are all expensive if you get into the foods they recommend.

Stay away from pill diets, most if not all do not work.

Sonoma, Beach, Mediterranean etc, all specify specific foods and can get costly. Personally I utilize the GI Diet, the Cycling diet (one day hi carbs one day low carb foods) and lots of water, minimum 10 8 oz glasses per day. Exercise is cycling also, for toning mostly...I choose 3 exercises that I do for 7 minutes, no stopping, no slowing down...each exercise as long as I can to the burning stage then switch and do this for the full 7 minutes. You'll need a shower when this is finished, but it's getting your heart working and adrenaline pumping, excellent for toning and losing. I do this usually first thing in the morning but some say to exercise between 4-5 pm as this is suppose to be when the lungs are at their best, then my first meal is 40 minutes after that exercise. Your body will burn fat for up to 2 hours after exercising depending on the level of the exercise you do. The 40 minute period is according to some, the optimum time to fuel the body with further fat burning foods. I drink only water for that period and I'm on the 3rd week as of today and although I haven't a clue what the weight is I lost because I don't own a scale and never have, but judging from the clothing aspect, I've gone down at least 2 sizes.

All of that is gleaned from books at the library and free places like ivillage on the net.

Check some of these for a starter:

http://diet.ivillage.com/plans/topics/0,,4s3z,00.html ivillage, a good source for a variety of info including some decent exercise programs. Of all the sites, I stick to this one the most.

http://www.freedieting.com/ Info about some diets, not a hefty site but gets you started.

http://www.dietbites.com/

http://www.ediets.com/ (This can have some good advise, you have to pick through things at times...you can sign up for a newsletter, but the program through them costs. It's worth a look tho as they have some tools you can use to determine things like your BMI etc)

http://www.fitday.com/ Free weight loss journal if you are into keeping track of your progress etc.

http://www.lowcarbiseasy.com/ Free low carb diet plans including Atkins ( low carb all the way can cause low energy if not done correctly)

http://www.diet.com/ Free diet support, some pay items but some useful info as well.

http://www.annecollins.com/weight_loss_tips.htm This site is mostly to plug her book but there are some tips available that you may find useful. I found tho that enough info is given to make you want to know more...but you have to buy the book in order to do that. Go to the library and pick it up instead :)

http://www.1is2fat.com/diets.htm This site gives you ALL the diets out there and some recipes to boot. A lot of info in this little freebie

Hope these get you started...all the best

Answer 8

Hi,

I've been helping people stay healthy for a more than 20 years and I can tell you that losing weight requires a combination of both exercise and caloric restriction but with a proper nutrition balance.

If you want to lose weight in a healthy manner don't be in a rush and keep the following in mind:

1) Check with your physician to be certain that you are physically able to reduce your calories and increase your exercise habits safely.

2) Make certain that the calories you are eating are as balanced as possible. Finding out how much protein, carbs, and fats your body needs on a daily basis can really help keep your energy levels high all day long. The #1 reason my clients tell me that they've stopped dieting or exercising in the past is because of low energy ebbs. Splitting the amount of calories you can have per day into 5 - 6 smaller meals will help tremendously (this keeps your body fueled and ready to go and you also know that your next meal is only a couple of hours away).

If you need help selecting good foods I suggest you get either Sugar Busters or the Zone. Neither of these books have to be taken as gospel concerning weight loss but they do contain good advice that will help you make better food choices.

Knowing what your basal metabolic rate (BMR) is will certainly help you determine how to be calorie conscious. Also remember that you may or may not need supplements to help things along.

3) While exercising (before, during, and after) be sure to consume enough water. The key is not to be 'thirsty' (overtly) during this time of exercise.

4) Adding weight bearing exercise (i.e., lifting weights) will help to tone your body and the thermogenic (fat burning) effect will last long after you've stopped working out -- even if your workout is simply walking).

5) Remember that you'll probably hit plateaus (times when you'll stop losing weight) several times during your weight loss progress. This is completely normal and is only temporary but it can last for a couple of weeks at a time. It is very important to remember that even if your scale isn't showing progress, your entire body is being positively effected by your efforts.

6) Measure different parts of your body (neck, upper arms, lower arms, chest, abs, waist, belly, butt, thighs, etc.) and do it accurately. Write these measurements down and check them once every 2 weeks. This will help you remember that your body is 'reducing' all over -- not just in one particular area. If you're weight training you may actually notice a slight increase in some areas of your body (don't worry -- if you're a woman you won't start looking like a bodybuilder).

7) Keep focused on your end goal and concentrate on losing maybe 1 pound a week -- sometimes you'll lose more, sometimes less. As long as it's an average, it's okay.

8) Lastly, remember that attempting to lose weight if you are overweight is a WONDERFUL thing.

If you've just begun, keep up the good work. If you're about to begin, congrads!! I've worked with hundreds of people in the past 20 years (mostly women) who have lost (individually) HUNDREDS of pounds safely. Better still, they've kept it off -- Kay lost over 350 pounds and has been at her goal weight for 7 years now.

As for what to take (if anything), that depends entirely on what your body needs. Anyone who suggests that you take something that 'works for everyone' is either confused or deluded. For example, if you had a twin brother or sister your bodies could react completely different to certain supplements or foods on a metabolic level. If you want to learn more about what you might want to take and how to calculate your BMR, you can visit my site (below).

Of course there are several over-the-counter supplements that can help a person lose weight by either stimulating the burning of fat (these should be used sparingly if at all), by suppressing the appetite (supplements such as Dr. Bill's Choice Pure Hoodia, some Omega 3, 6, & 9 supplements, and a couple of others have been shown effective for this and they are non-stimulating), and by increasing the amount of brown adipose tissue (fat) that your body has available to use for energy (the exact supplement your body might need to do this would have to be determined case-by-case).

As a final note, if you are female, hormones could be an issue that might need to be addressed to facilitate weight loss. I work with a number of women (in the hundreds) who have found this to be the case.

If you have any questions about losing weight or about diet and supplementation, don't hesitate to write and ask.

Lonnie Honeycutt, C.N.C.
Your Health Is My Concern
http://www.betterlifetoday.com

Answer 9

first see how many calories you are consuming each day then cut that amount back by 500 calories and you'll start losing weight. Also excercise 3 to 4 times a week.

Answer 10

well.... what you mean by paying is by paying someone else to control what you eat. (jenny craig, weight watchers, etc...) You just have to eat the right foods yourself. Get yourself used to eating vegetables and being completely satisfied with it. I did. I don't like breads and pastas anymore. I don't like cookies all the time and I'm vegan now, so I crave things like steamed veggies with vinegar and asparagus and cabbage and salads. I love it. If you can do that, you'll be fine, it'll be easy. It won't be temporary like diets.

Answer 11

Exercise and follow a proper diet. Cut out the junk foods to the extent possible.