how should your diet be if you want to loose 2-3 pounds a week?

Question

hi i eat indian food how should i loose weight my goal is 1-2 pounds a week

Answer 1

If you're male, you should not exceed 1500 calories a day.

If you're female, don't exceed 1000 calories a day.

This should result in a loss of about 4-6 pounds a week, depending on your hieght and level of activity.

Answer 2

Try bread and water.

Answer 3

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Hi,
If you are interested to loose weight please follow six steps programm
Lose weight in 6 easy steps
Step 1. Determine if you are overweight
Do this by:
Checking your BMI
Checking your WHR
Now answer the following two questions:

Does your BMI exceed 25?
Is your WHR greater than 1.0 (if you are male) or 0, 85 if you are female?
If your answer is No to both questions, then your weight is within the normal range. Stick to a balanced diet and exercise at least three time weekly. Health 24 offers a variety of exercise programmes. A brisk walk for 20 minutes three times a week is a good start!
If your answer is Yes to both questions, proceed to Step 2. For more information, read the article Do this first.

Step 2. How much weight should you lose?
Firstly, determine your healthy weight. Then calculate the number of kgs by which you are overweight = Your real weight minus your ideal healthy weight.
Step 3. Plan your weight loss schedule
How fast can you lose weight? How many days/weeks/months will it be before you will be slim? It is very important to plan your weight loss schedule according to realistic goals.
It is realistic to lose 0,5 – 1 kg weight per week. If you lose weight faster than this, chances are that you will regain the weight (and more) again within a year. Check our Weight Loss Timetable planner and see how long it will take you to reach your ultimate goal weight.
If you have a lot of weight to lose, do not feel despondent if it is realistic to reach your goal weight in four months or nine months or a year’s time. Break your long-term goal down into smaller short-term goals.
Plan your first 8 kg weight loss. You will be able to reach this goal within two to four months. Work towards this goal. Once you’ve accomplished your first “target weight”, tackle the next 8 kg.
Weight to lose in kg Months needed by Slower Slimmers Months needed by Faster Slimmers
2 1 months 2 weeks
3 1,5 3 weeks
4 2 months 1 month
5 2,5 5 weeks
6 3 months 6 weeks
7 3,5 7 weeks
8 4 months 2 months
9 4,5 9 weeks
10 5 months 10 weeks
11 5,5 11 weeks
12 6 months 3 months
13 6,5 13 weeks
14 7 months 14 weeks
15 7,5 15 weeks
16 8 months 4 months
17 8,5 17 weeks
18 9 months 18 weeks
19 9,5 19 weeks
20 10 months 5 months
21 10,5 21 weeks
22 11 months 22 weeks
23 11,5 months 23 weeks
24 1 year 6 months
25 1 yr, 2 weeks 25

It is an excellent idea for all potential slimmers to first have a medical checkup before they begin with a weight-loss programme.

Step 4. Prepare yourself mentally to lose weight
This step requires you to be brutally honest. Ask yourself whose idea it is that you should lose weight. Or are you convinced that this is what you want to do for yourself and your health?
Don’t kid yourself that you are going to stick to a diet and pump iron, if the idea of losing weight comes from someone else. You are the one who must be 100% certain that you want to lose weight and that you are prepared to make the necessary changes to achieve your goal.
Read more about the obese personality.

Step 5: Complete your final checklist:
If you answer ‘Yes’ to the following questions, then you know you are ready to start losing weight:
Are you really overweight?
Have you set yourself a realistic and achievable weight-loss target?
Are you in good health?
Has your doctor given you the green light to diet and exercise?
Are you relaxed and calm and feeling positive about your slimming programme?
Have you sorted out any psychological problems that could prevent you from losing weight?
Are YOU the one who wants to lose weight?
Is your support system in place and is your partner, spouse, family 100% behind you in this venture?
How did you score?
1-3: You need to go back to the drawing board, start again and sort out those problem areas.
1-6: You still need to do some work on certain areas - solve a few problems before you start.
7-8: You are ready and as prepared as you will ever be - get going with that diet and exercise right now!

Step 6: Choose your diet
You want to lose weight, you are ready to go. But which diet? What should you eat and where do you start? What about the Atkins Diet and fad diets? Why a boring balanced diet? Or a shake? Do calories really count? And how do you know the calorie count of specific foodstuffs? Or which foodstuffs can be substituted with others with the same calorie count? And what about low fat and fat free and low carbs? What’s the role of fibre and how much of it should you eat? What about diet pills and slimming drugs? Confused? Don’t feel alone!
Here are the basics in a nutshell:
Basic 1: If calories in (per mouth) = calories out (by organs to keep you alive and muscles while exercising); your weight will be stable.
If calories in > calories out; you will gain weight and will be overweight.
If calories in < calories out; you will lose weight.
Read all about calories in our Calorie Corner.
Basic 2: A calorie from a carbohydrate = a calorie from a fat.
But: 1 g fat has almost twice as many calories as 1 g bread/starch/pasta or another carbohydrate or 1 g protein (fish/chicken/meat).
And: Too much fat in your diet will increase your risk for heart disease.
Basic 3: Calculate how many calories you need to lose 0,5 – 1 kg per week.

Calculate your BMR.
Decrease you daily calorie intake by 500 cal to lose 0,5 – 1 kg per week.
Exercise burn calories. See how many calories you burn while running, walking, rowing and more.
Basic 4: How much of what to eat?

Eat a variety of food according to a Balanced Eating plan.
Stick to the Food Pyramid.
You need more or less: 6 servings of bread/pasta/cereal/rice daily; 3 – 5 vegetables; 2 – 4 fruits; 2 cups of fat free milk/yoghurt or cheese; 2 palm-sized portions of meat/chicken without the fat strips or skin, or fish, eggs or nuts; not more than 4 teaspoons of margarine, fats or oils per day.
Basic 5: Choose the right diet for yourself

Make sure that the diet you plan to follow does not contain more calories than you need to consume.
Steer clear of fad diets promising quick results.
Here’s an example of a ready-made diet plan for you.
Follow our portion plan diet.
Compile your own diet plan according to the principles in Basic 4.
Basic 6: Log your progress

Measure your weight as well as your hip and waist measurements, and your resting pulse rate weekly. Calculate your BMI and WHR monthly.
Log it in a logbook.
You will soon get a taste (oops, feel) of achievement.

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