how little food must I eat to lose weight??

Question

If I eat healthy food, fruit, veg, wholemeal bread, chicken, fish, I put weight on. If I eat diet food, rice cakes, diet crisps, weightwatchers microwave meals, I lose weight. Surely the healthy food is better but I want to weigh less. I'm 9st 10lbs, 5 foot 4 inches.

Answer 1

Hi,

First of all you are not overweight so you don't need to worry about it too much!

There is a really good calorie calculator on the website below. You must take into accordance how much you exercise weigh etc to know how many calories it will take to lose weight.

Please remember not to cut out too much or your body will start burning off muscle.

I really think you'll find this web site helpful

Also watch out for those micro meals, they are really not that good for you! Take the receipe ideas from them and try and make them yourself.

Answer 2

Whatever you do dont Starve yourself! I stopped eating last year for 4 - 6 months and i dont know why i couldnt look at food without bawking and if i tried 2 eat it i couldnt 'cos i would bawk that much, but after about 5 months i started eating gradually dont know why i went down to a size 6 and i was a 10 - 12 i weighed 8 and half stone and lost 2 and half stone within the months and i am 4ft 10 it is so horrible not being able to eat i looked all skinny and weak i am now a size 8 and happier than i was when i was a size 6, now i cant stop eating i just dont seem to put weight on but i have gained a bit and everyone says i look better lol i am now 7 stone or 7 and half. So dont starve your self its not worth it, just diet and exercise eat 3 healthy meals a day and if you feel like a snack have some fruit or a youghurt go the gym 2 - 3 times a week. Good luck.

Answer 3

You need to eat so little food that your body is using more calories in its activities than you get back from the food. Take a look on the label of for example Weight watchers and see how many calories (energy) it has. It is probably about 400-700.Then look at the calories in a glass of fruit juice in is probably about 150. Pick a typical day and add up the numbers for what you ate. Compare that with the 2000 calories that they recommend for a day. If your total is more then you will gain weight no matter how healthy the food is. if it is less then you will lose weight.

Every time the total you take in is less than what your body uses by 3500 calories you will lose a pound. Eating the healthy foods means that you are getting the nutrients you need but it is still the arithmetic on calories that tells the "lose weight" story.

Answer 4

Eat small portions, and don't restrict yourself to three meals a day. Have a light breakfast, if you are hungry by 11, have a light snack. If you are hungry around lunch time, have a small, healthy meal. You may be hungry again before dinner comes around, have an apple, or a carrot, or even just a cup of tea.
When you make dinner, don't pile it high, just a handful of three different vegetables and a little meat and gravy. If you get hungry before bedtime, cereal is the best thing to see you through the night.

Also, sometimes when you think you are hungry, a glass of water, or squash will quench that. It might even be stress related, like "butterflies in your stomach." Play some music if you can to ease the stress or close your eyes and daydream for a few minutes. Not about eating.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

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Answer 7

Chocolate isn't "bad". Too much sugar isn't helpful. I look at the serving size on the chocolate and try to limit myself to either the serving size or what amount would equal 100-200 calories. To determine the worst foods to eat look at the nutritional information on the food or recipe. Sometimes it's as simple at the brand. Pepperidge Farm Potpies have more calories than Marie Callendar ones. I'm a big fan of Soup At Hand. One of those and a sandwich (packed with romaine, tomatoes, olives, and other veggies, plus one slice of cheese, one slice of meat) are a pretty good and easy meal. Sometimes for breakfast I make an omelet of 2 egg whites and one whole egg with a slice of cheese and veggies for myself and when my son was smaller I gave him a third of it along with whole grain toast and fruit. Again, pay attention to nutritional information. Do not under any circumstances cut out carbs! You need them! Just be a little more sensible about which ones you eat.

Answer 8

Sweetie, you have to realize that: what works for one person may not work for someone else! Try and experiment and stick with something that works for you.
With me, cutting out the Carbohydrates made me lose a lot of weight really quickly, not for my boyfriend though.
It`s not the weight that is important but how it is distributed throughout your body. Also, use a measuringtape to measure yourself instead of the scale where you can`t tell if you lost any weight on your stomach or your arms...
Good luck

Answer 9

Do NOT go on starvation diets! You will lose weight, but the smart body that you have will try and survive by burning muscle tissue.
Smaller portions, 6 times a day, minimal amounts of refined products, minimal amounts of fired food ( I would say none instead of minimal but no one would listen to that, including me).
And exercise! At the start just walk 30 minutes every day.
One thing more, beg, borrow or buy "You, the Owner's Manual" by Mehmet OZ, Md.

Answer 10

It is better to eat healthily so try doing some exercise, even just walking for half an hour a day and you should see a difference. By the way, your weight sounds fine and really dont think you have a problem at all.