Watch your diet. It will help. Also, drink lots of water and dont eat diet foods excessively. Eat one nice choc biscuit and enjoy it rather than eating loads of diet biscuits. Eat three healthy meals a day. You need to burn calories and starving wont help.
2006-10-29 23:28:13
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answered by TV Fan 2
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It's a combination of many different things that lead to weight-loss. Firstly, increase the amount of cold water you drink every day. Second, watch what you eat. You probably don't need to calorie count, but just use common sense and avoid any junk food or blatantly fatty food, or anything that is basically "empty" calories (like alcohol).
Then, you need to make sure you're exercising in the right way. A combination of strength training (weights and resistance training) and cardio is the best way. The strength training will increase the amount of lean muscle you have, and muscle burns more calories that fat, so the more muscle you have compared to fat, the more calories you will burn per day.
As far as the cardio goes, interval training is a great fat burner and the one exercise I swear by. It involves working at a slow pace, but with bursts of high-intensity in the middle. For example, you could go on a running machine (although, why not save your money and run outdoors!?!) and jog for three minutes, followed immediately by one minute of sprinting. Then repeat that three of four times. It's easy to do and can be applyed to swimming, cycling or rowing. One way I've always liked to do it is to go run around my neighbourhood. I'll jog for four lamposts, then run for two, then repeat that until I've been out for 25minutes (or until I'm too knackered ;-), and do that 2/3 times a week.
It's not easy to lose weight, but as long as you stay motivated and keen, you'll find the end result really makes you happy! Try and get someone else involved with your routine so that you're less likely to skip a workout. Good luck!!
2006-10-30 01:51:32
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answered by mrperfect50 2
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Sorry - FAT ONLY BURNS SLOWLY !
The dividing line is EFFORT.
You have two types of muscle fibre; one burns fat, the other burns sugar.
The fat-burners ('slow fibres') start any movement. If effort is needed, either to add speed or power to the movement, then the sugar-burners ('fast fibres') will assist. Sugar burns really fast, like an explosive.
Fat burning activities will feel effortless, and can continue indefinitely (slow fibres are 'fatigue resistant'). Sugar burning activities will tire you, and make you hungry.
In practice, all activities use some of each fuel. The powerful activities use more sugar; gentle activities burn more fat.
Effective bodyfat loss takes a long time (think months & years rather than days & weeks). Try to do everything in a steady, flowing way. Avoid sitting still too much; also avoid doing too many vigorous things.
Other interventions will produce quick weight changes, by interfering with different body systems (like protein synthesis or hydration), but they will also affect your motivation, appetite, or constitution.
Exercising regular is good, but it should also be light, long sets of weights, gentle, slow runs, and very frequent, eg Gym or Run each day.
Perhaps you should try to swim and cycle, too, but INSTEAD of a run or a gym session, NOT as well. Build up the amount slowly, and avoid overtraining.
The traditional principle is 'LITTLE AND OFTEN'.
2006-10-30 00:08:09
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answered by Fitology 7
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Try strength training. You've obviously hit a plateau with your current regime so try pushing the weights a bit harder. Once you've finished your weights, do some cardio, then have a protein shake so your muscles do not get broken as your body recovers. This way you'll build up more muscle which increases your metabolic rate and means that next time you exercise, your body will burn even more calories because you're using more muscle mass.
You'll even burn more fat when you're at rest.
Combine this with a diet low in saturated fats and refined carbs and increase your intake of essential fatty acids (Omega 3, 6 & 9) - you'll see the fat melt away.
2006-10-29 23:41:12
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answered by Bel 4
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First ur diet, cut out the cakes..
But then the gym, you have to work and sweat a lot. I see many people in my gym, and they walk on the tread mill, lift weights, about the same weight as a mars bar, and then complain, they dont lose any weight..
You have to push urself, put that tread mill on an incline, run, not walk.. lift weights, that make u push, not just go through the motions, as they say, no pain , no gain,, if u can find a box or taibo, class even better, , i lost 20 kilo , in one month,,
go to the gym, no less than 3 times a week, or its a waste of time..
to lose weight, u have to push urself.
2006-10-29 23:34:26
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answered by Anonymous
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You might think about trying this book called "The Movie Star Diet" by Steve Simmons. It helped me lose thirty pounds in 2 1/2 months when I didn't think anything would work. My goal to begin with was only 20 lbs! It has a really easy plan to follow and an excellent workout as well.
2006-10-29 23:39:44
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answered by Anonymous
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laugh if you like but a serious answer and, it works. get a large plastic bin bag and cut holes for your head and arms. wear it next to your skin like a vest. tie a cord comfortably around your waist. wear a sweater on top. jog or fast paced walk for 40 mins. you'll be a mobile sauna in minutes and the flab goes in no time. try it.
2006-10-29 23:35:43
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answered by Anonymous
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Thats it you,ve hit the nail on the head IT TAKES TIME.
Keep it up....... it will come off.
Drink plenty of water & eat a very low fat diet, if your not eating it you dont have to burn it off!!!
2006-10-30 00:58:09
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answered by Anonymous
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go to gym m8 and use cardio vascular equipment it does take time tho rowing machines burn it off the best !!!
2006-10-29 23:28:27
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answered by Anonymous
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in a skillet.
take care though to open a window or turn on your fume hood cause it may stink up your place.
2006-10-29 23:28:27
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answered by Rosina G 1
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