Help with weightloss?

Question

I have resolved to lose 8 kg. I had put on excess weight while pregnant. I have lost some 5 kg by means of physical activity. But I am finding it difficult to lose this remaining weight as I have got into this habit of in between meals snacking while I was pregnant and while breastfeeding. I get very hungry in between meals and I tend to eat whatever I can lay my hands on. I want to get rid of this habit. If that is not possible then please tell me some healthy low cal snacks that I can store at home and eat when I'm hungry. I live in India.

And one last thing How do I lose weight from my abdomen? It seems a little sagging. And anything to firm up breasts that are loose and sagging?

Answer 1

For all of the "quick and easy" weight loss diet pill suggestions, remember, if something sounds too good to be true... it probably is, particularly if you have to pay for it.


On Yahoo!Answers I find certain questions being asked repeatedly which is simply a reflection of new people participating. A couple of common question amounts to "How do I lose weight," or more specifically, "How do I lose abdominal fat?" I have gotten very positive responses from my answers when I paused to reply (and now beginning to get "It works!" emails that are very gratifying. I like helping people)... so have recently decided to put a good solid answer on my Yahoo!360 Blog (September 10) that I can point people to. These are my thoughts as a physician and athlete.

Don't target losing more than about 2 lbs per week. If you try to lose faster, your body will go into "starvation mode" and get very stingy about burning calories while at the same time very efficient about storing any calories that you do provide. And it will make you feel awful.

There is no site specific way of losing fat... the old myth about working your abs to burn belly fat isn't true. To get rid of love handles, you need to lose overall fat. That happens with exercise and watching your diet. More on that below.

The most effective way to lose fat is aerobic exercise in the "moderate" fat-burning range, ideally first thing in the morning before you eat. When you wake your body is ready to burn fat and your levels of growth hormone are highest at that time. Later in the day it can take up to 30 minutes just to put your body into a fat-burning mode.

Another overlooked way to burn fat is by lifting weights. Skeletal muscle has very high caloric needs... almost twice that of adipose (fat) tissue. Put on a little muscle and you will burn calories all day even at rest. Be aware that skeletal muscle weighs more, so with this approach you may see your weight increasing while your body fat is melting away. Not realizing this often stresses folks who think they should be losing weight as a measure of fitness. Forget the scale, look in the mirror and you will be happy.

To lose a pound of fat, you need to eliminate about 3500 calories. You can do this by burning more with exercise or by modifying your diet to reduce intake. If you do a Google search on say, "swimming calories" you will quickly find a website with tables of calories burned for a given exercise. You can use such lists to estimate how many calories you are burning up with your routine.

For diet, keep a diary for a couple of weeks counting calories, grams of protein, and grams of fat intake. It is easy with online sources of nutritional information (type the name of the food and calories into the Google search engine) and packaging labels. That will let you quickly figure out where the fat is coming from in your diet.

Fat gives you 9 calories per gram. So take the number of grams of fat, multiply by 9, then calculate what percentage the fat calories are of your total daily calories. Restricting the calories from fat to about 20% of your total intake is ideal for a maintenance diet... that isn't overly restrictive. Of note, you need some fat in your diet. For instance, the body uses fat to produce hormones. Once you have a picture of how to modify your diet, you can drop the diary and just go back to it occasionally if you are wanting to tweek things further.

There is a subset of questions that goes further and asks about "How to get a six-pack?" The answer is the same. Six-packs are 20% abdominal exercise and 80% diet. There is one caveat... abdominal muscles will form in the position that you work them, so be certain to pull them tightly toward your spine while doing crunches, etc. Also, during most lifting, the "core is active" which means that you should be stabilizing with contracted abs then too. Fail to do this and the abs will form, but bulging outward and the result is not attractive.

If you are trying to build muscle as a way to lose fat, then you may need to increase total calories and specifically your protein intake. I target about 0.8 g of protein per pound of body weight each day when actively building. That is far more protein than most people need in their diets.


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Answer 2

Hii.. I think that's a great progress. You lose 5 kg. I just want to share information on healthy diet. I think the best snack that is healthy and low cal is SALAD! Made from fresh fruits and vegetables. This snack is very useful and good to take between your meal. Fruits and vegetables will make you feel not too hungry, so that you will not take lunch or dinner in a big amount. But make sure don't add hight fat mayonnaise or other hight fat 'decoration' in your salad.

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Answer 3

hi!

I totally support your resolution!! keep at it and don't give up.

For your abdomen, instead of doing crunches with your hands cradling your head, do them as you "hug" yourself, squeezing your sides as you come up for each crunch. This will help to tighten the skin around your middle.

Stetch exercises are VERY important post-pregnancy. Pick up a stretch tape, or join a stretch exercise fitness club.
If you're picking up a tape/CD, Jane Fonda's Low Impact Aerobics is GRRRREAT for post-pregnancy. Just make sure you talk to your doctor before starting, and also, don't continue if you feel strained.

Remember, start slowly.

Apples, and bananas are great for those mid day hunger pangs. Especially bananas, they fill you.
Hope this was helpful...

Good Luck!!

Answer 4

It took nine months to get where you are, give yourself another nine months to return to your former shape. Don"t buy anything in packages or that is processed. Fresh veggies and a low fat dip make a really good snack or fruit like apples, blueberries and strawberries. Eat from God's table and you will be fine! You can't spot reduce. Time heals!

Answer 5

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Answer 6

In between meals u can eat fruits,salads or sugarfree museli.Try to get involved in other activities during the period of in between meals if possible. cut down ur sugar intake whereever possible.Do not keep or prepare or buy high cal snacks.Forward bending ex. 4 reducing ab. fat.

Answer 7

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Answer 8

sniff a banana an apple or a peppermint when you feel hungry

Answer 9

a handful of unsalted pumpkin seeds make for a healthy mid day snack theyre rich in magnesium which helps lower blood pressure

Answer 10

alternate between cat pose cow pose and downward dog 13 times holding each for 30 seconds