Hi my name is Melanie, I am 20 years old and I am currently around 147 pounds. Over the past 2 years I have lost 40 pounds +, the problem is that I have hit a huge plateau for the past 4 months, in fact I have gained weight back.
I have kicked up my diet and my activity/excercise and I am getting fatter. How is this possible?
I am 4'11 and I have a messed up right knee, although I am very athletic I can not jog or run for excercise, because it strains my knee. I can however do pilates, play baseball, tennis, etc.
I am an extremeley picky eatter, but I am willing to do anything to lose the weight.
I need a new plan of attack to get into shape. Any ideas??? Please help.
2006-08-15 21:56:51 · 11 answers · asked by americasyankee 3 in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
i don't know what your diet was before, but you should eat at least 6 times a day. each meal should consist of 1 portion of protein, 1 portion of carbohydrates, and 2 oout of the 6 meals should have 1 portion of vegetables. a portion is the size of your fist. stick with chicken and any red meat with loin in the name, these meats are the most lean. by eating like this you'll naturally increase your metabolism. now, exercise. cardio=all you have to do is reach your target heart rate, you can do this by walking fast on a treadmill. finally just circuit train, nothing over the top. good luck hope this helps.
2006-08-15 22:05:42 · answer #1 · answered by viper 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
read "The Idiot's Guide to Becomming Anorexic" J/K I guess you just gotta keep working out and laying off the carbs. Someone told me that you can either go on a diet by carb counting, or calorie counting. I don't know which is best. I know celery is the best diet food, because of all the chewing you do. You burn a lot of calories eating it.
I was watching Conan the other night, and Jared Leto was on the show, with his band (forgot the name, I think "Ten Seconds to Mars") and he was talking about a movie he was making, where he had to be like a total fat pig. THEN when he was done with the filming of his scenes of the movie, he said he drank a ton of lemon water, where he took off the pounds that he had while making the movie. I've heard lemon water from another person, too. Perhaps it is a good weight loss drink.
Anyway, good luck!
2006-08-15 22:05:55 · answer #2 · answered by snafu1 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi
This simple plan worked for me so here goes,
If you are serious about losing weight, the calories in the food you eat should be less than the energy you use. You will have to increase your metabolic rate now, and plan your diet carefully.
Formulate your own weight loss plan and you will lose weight faster. More details available at http://tinyurl.com/m7ckx
Good luck
2006-08-15 23:10:33 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You might be gaining weight because you're too athletic. You could be building up muscle and bulk.
2006-08-15 22:00:20 · answer #4 · answered by Nicole 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hello melanie it's so easy all u huv to do is to exercise more reduce ur diet drink alot of water enough sleep for ur body to be relaxed, more work and make sure ur exercise should be hard, but if it's still there u just huv to take it that way maybe it could be nature.
2006-08-15 22:12:15 · answer #5 · answered by leachup 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
eat one healthy meal a day yes 1 and drink Ensure and try drinking diet tea, if all else fails smoke some meth moderately
2006-08-15 22:01:09 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
eating water rich foods such as melons tomatoes and celery can help fill you up without adding too many calories to your day
2016-04-10 09:35:42 · answer #7 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Limit your portion sizes and walk to places that you would normally drive.
2006-08-15 22:01:08 · answer #8 · answered by living_withoutlife 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Throw up every day before and after all meals.
2006-08-15 22:03:23 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
try to stop eating so much!
or cut ur feet off! u'll lose pounds like that!
2006-08-15 22:00:04 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋