What it the fastest , but healthy, way to drop 30lbs?

Question

I need to loose 30 to 35 pounds by November 1st 2006.

Answer 1

That's 11 weeks, and an average of 3 lbs a week. It's achievable, but you will need to be very strict with yourself.

The only way to lose weight is to burn more calories than you consume. There are two ways to do that. Consume less or burn more. The best way is to do a combination of both.

I can't stress enough how unhealthy it is to do these high protein, low carbohydrate diets that are all the rage these days (unless you are doing it under a doctor's strict guidance. It's like doing ketones. You need to have a doctor's guidance for it to work, and can be really unhealthy if you're not doing it right).

Besides which, I can prove to you that you can eat a high carbohydrate, low protein diet and still lose weight. I'm walking living proof. I lost over 30 pounds that way.

The best diet to follow is one that focuses on filling up on foods that are highly satiating for their calorie value. That is to say, they make you feel full, and keep you full while being relatively low cal. Good examples are: All veggies, all fruits, very low fat dairy products, eggs (but be careful with cholesterol).

Next add small portions of medium satiating foods with fibre, such as pasta, meats and poultry, breads and cereals.

Limit high calorie, low satiating food as much as possible. Things like sweets, chocolate, alcohol, chips, fried foods, etc.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Let's see... I'm consuming 1350 calories a day (as a growing teenage girl) and exercising every day (3 mile walks plus an hour of martial arts 4 times a week). So, if you're younger, my way would probably be the way to go. Less than 1500 calories and regular exercise.

If you're older, like my dad, same exercise regime, but less calories. Try 750.

Good luck!

Answer 4

You could do it. I lost 40 pounds from April to July 2006. I ate a lot less, around 1200 calories and I worked out every morning before work.

There are no shortcuts.

Answer 5

Walk at least a mile every day. (using plenty of water and no soft drinks.
Eat a good breakfast so you have all day to digest your largest meal. Eat a decent dinner(or lunch according to where you live) Eat a light supper or skip it altogether.
Drink more water or light fruit juices. Cut out Any thing with "high futose corn syrup", or sugar in it. Drop Anything with carbonated water in it,
Eat little meats, itstead eat fish, salads, soups.
You'll have to cut back on bread, (only eat wheat bread). cut out or eat little other pastra such as macoroni, spaghetti, and pizza,
Pizza is one of the most fatening foods on the market, and nothing good for you in it or rarely. For snacks or break, (maybe supper) eat the light yorgut items.
Eat at least one item of fruit a day. Nuts would help also. Get plenty of sleep, and rest and you can do it.

Answer 6

Here is what you need to do, if you are serious about losing weight and keeping it off. Eat 6 small meals a day about every 4 hours. Here what that will do for you, your metabolism will increase (i.e. Loose weight) and you will have more engry. If you go on a diet and eat less, your metabolism will slow down and store to fat. That is why diets dont work. Only the size of your fist, carbs (examples:baked potato, pasta, oatmeal, beans, corn, melon, apples, fat free yogurt, whole wheat breads)in one and protien (examples:chicken breast, swordfish, shrimp, turkey breast) in the other. You can also eat vegetables and salads with any meal, they dont have none or little fat). 30min cardo exercise every day. Any of these(examples: walking, jogging, swimming,running, biking, ect), Monday cardo, tues upper body (arms: curls, tricep extensions,pull ups, front press)(abdominals: leg pull crunch, leg raises), (chest: bench press, butterfly, pullover)(shoulders: front press, arm pullover, cross county skier machine)(back:seated row, lat pull downs, back extension)(YOU DONT HAVE TO DO IN ONE DAY, mix it up) wed cardo, thurs lower body (legs: leg pull,leg press, squats, lounges) fri cardo, sat upper. Sunday eat anything you want and dont exercising, you do this on sunday so your body doesnt go into starvation mode. YOU NEED TO TAKE SUNDAY OFF. If you stilck with this you will have a great body. also drink aleast 8oz of water daily! Stay away from Mcdonals, Wendys, ect because there is nothing good for you on the menu's even the salads are bad (beaon bits, cheeze, dressing, ect) Good Luck :)

Answer 7

Track every calorie. Make a list of every single item you eat every day, down to the peanut, and count every calorie. Eat a maximum of 500 calories per day, heavy on protein and green things and take vitamin/mineral supplements.

Answer 8

Do a brisk walk for 30 minutes everyday and don't eat fatty foods.

Answer 9

i really dont have a good answer for you question, because im in the same boat as you are, but DO NOT cut calories to less then around 1000, it will make your metabolisim slow down, and make it harder for you lose weight in the future.

Answer 10

I have lost around 60 lbs in 6 months and I will tell you what not to eat. The first myth we have been told is that fat is bad. Sugar and carbohydrate are the big nasties. In fact, reduced fat food that has had some of the fat removed is actually more fattening than the regular food because the removed fat in most cases has been replaced with carbs! This is the main reason why you must absolutely stay away from ALL processed food with no exception. Eat fresh and natural. You must have 3 meals a day and get into a routine so your body knows when to expect food. Your body is capable of doing exquisite things to avoid weight loss if it thinks it’s going to get starved, so you must feed it and regularly.

The other thing you must do is keep your insulin as low as possible by getting sugar and carbs in your diet as close to zero as you can and not having ANYTHING between meals except water. Also having at least 5 hours between one meal and another. The last meal of the day must be no later than 9pm. Insulin is a hormone that will absolutely block fat and protein burning in your body and force it to burn sugar, that's how it works. You will NOT lose weight with your blood stream flooded with insulin, even with exercise. It’s impossible. You must have at least 8 glasses of water a day in order for your liver and kidneys to excrete the fat from your body this is crucial.

Now, what you must stay away from and I mean, non at all. Bread, pasta, rice, pastry, flour of any kind, sugar, potato, onion, parsnip, sweet potato, pumpkin, beetroot, carrots, peas, beans, beer, sweet wine, spirits, spreads like butter and margarine and be very careful of sauces and condiments. Fruit and milk should be taken very, very sparingly because they are fattening. Fruit is full of sugar too, only a very small amount. Avoid all processed food including diet soda it will stimulate insulin. 3 cups of black tea or coffee WITH meals a day is OK. Use Stevia for a sweetener.

OK, if you are still with me, what can you eat? In a nutshell you replace the carbs you have removed with protein and green leafy vegetables. Do not mix protein only 1 per meal. This is what you can eat. Lean meat, poultry, fish, cheese, yoghurt and eggs are your permitted proteins. Cauliflower, cabbage, sprouts, broccoli, capsicum, mushroom, celery, zucchini and a small amount of tomato. You can have unlimited amounts of lettuce and cucumber but ONLY at meal times. You can use balsamic vinegar as a dressing; mustard is ok too but only made from the powder. Shop bought is full of sugar! Curry powder in cooking can be used as well. One tablespoon of olive oil is ok per day, in cooking and as a dressing. Garlic is OK but not shop bought; you guessed it, full of sugar. Use fresh.

I will GUARANTEE if you stick to this you will loose heaps of weight, fast. I know it's not easy and you need the support of your family too.

Just another couple of things I forgot. NO breakfast cereal and avoid really heavy exercise you will just burn glycogen in your muscles, not fat and it will just make you sore and tired. You need prolonged gentle exercise to burn fat like walking. You don't need to exercise at all on this diet as long as you're moving about. Last but not least read food labels and look at the ingredients. Avoid foods like the plague with more than 5 grams of carbohydrate per 100 grams. If you like a drink, Semillon Sauvignon Blanc (very dry and low in carbs) with a little soda water is OK with meals.

Good Luck. Jules, lecturer. Australia.