I understand that to lose weight you must eat well and exerise. I have about 2stone that I wish to lose, in order to feel happier with my body. I'm not that overweigth that it is affecting my health but wish to feel comfotable in my clothes. Now I have tried everydiet.so please dont attach any southbeach diet crap! I did the atkin diet, which did work 2yr ago but for some reason not now!. So let me tell you what my day is like and I would be glad for a scheduled diet to fit in with my day. Up at 6am 15min walk with the dog then I would have black coffee and porriage. then I would walk my son to school then onto the train station to work, so all in all another 20min walk. I get no lunch break at work as Im part time, so I may get a 5min break for tea. back to pick my son up and get home around 4-430pm. I then cook dinner (all homemade cooking) then I do my house work/ironing ect...homework with the kids.then bath and bed around 10.30pm. I take a multi vit/minerals. and 8glass water.!
2007-02-04 02:03:25 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
hmmm.....sounds like you are pretty active. Try drinking more water and less of anything else.Water has zero calories and aides the body in burning fat. Try maybe a little longer walk with out the dog. You need to reach a certain level of intensity when doing aerobic exercise and I am sure your walks with the dog are a lot of start and stops. Try 20 to 30 minutes uninterrupted 3 to 4 tomes a week. Walk fast enough to make yourself breath a little hard.Watch the hidden fat in food, butter, oil, etc and the hidden sugar. Processed sugar offers not nutritional value, only high caloric content. Just a little more diligence and you should be fine.
2007-02-04 02:13:43 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
From what I've read you have the same issue as the majority.
Time is a problem for most and learning to eat properly during this time is difficult. Especially when you take care of others and cook for others.
My suggestion is you decide how many calories you need based on your goal weight. Then you divide this by 5 or 6. Now shoot for having 5-6 meals per day with that many calories.
Here's an example.
I need roughly 2400 calories each day to meet my goal of fat loss. I also burn 600 calories per day in exercise so I factor this in.
2400 divided by 6 is 400 calories. Simple enough.
Now when I am choosing my meals I read labels or estimate portions to get 400 calories.
Meal 1: oatmeal with added nuts and a banana and my coffee and creamer or green drink (juice)
400 calories
Meal 2: Meal replacement bar and apple
400 calories
Meal 3: Small salad with chix or fish. Yes I use dressing, just very little. I also have a large variety of veggies in the salad.
400 calories
Meal 4: string cheese, almonds or avocado and an orange
400 calories
Meal 5: small piece of chix or fish with a small amount of veggie and a small amount of rice or pasta. I season the protein and starch.
400 calories
Meal 6: Meal relplacement drink with skim milk.
400 calories
On days I do not workout a cut out the last meal and scale back a bit on the others.
I would be happy to talk exercise when you are ready for that step.
2007-02-04 02:22:05 · answer #2 · answered by voris56 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It seems that you're leading a pretty healthy life. How I wish I can have such a life.
I thought that it would be nice to be climbing the stairs of the apartment. Go up and down, you don't need to rush. Just take your time and it'll help burn calories. Remember to sleep well because sleep is essential for your body. You should find a way to relieve stress, and don't get stressed up with work or weight losing. Just relax. Stress will affect the loss of weight.
To lose one kilogram a month, you will have to do some calculations. First, take your body weight in kilograms (6 kilograms = 1 stone), and multiply it by 35. That is the amount of calorie you should take to maintain your weight. To lose weight, simply subtract 1100 calories from that result and you'll be losing 1kg a month.
2007-02-12 01:44:23 · answer #3 · answered by beastrife 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An absolute sure way to loose weight that actually has not extra cost to you is this: Eat Less and Exercise More!!!
This sounds simple and it is. Continue to eat healthy; take supplements that work for you and learn what are the best foods to eat. Vary your exercise program. Instead of walking home try jogging or do something else that you like to do but do it to increase your metabolism to burn the calories.
Here are some sites that can really help. www.womenshealth.com, www.glycemicindex.com, www.womensfitness.com
Good Luck.
2007-02-04 02:15:09 · answer #4 · answered by rhmcc101 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You get enough exersize so dont need to do more.Get a calorie counter book and stick to 300 cals per meal...work your own meals out...make it a hobby.
If you truly never drink soft drinks or eat lollies, dessert and stick to the 300 cals per meal...there is no way you can hold on to the belly. However.....after that weight is gone and if you still have a tummy...its probably because of the pregnancy and only muscular repair (of the stretched out fascia) via a tummy tuck will fix that.
2007-02-04 02:14:43 · answer #5 · answered by Scully 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I suggest you check with a trainer, doctor or nutritionist to know what is the right thing for you. In the mean time there is some good information on weight loss and exercise on this site.
2007-02-04 02:33:37 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
hope this gives ideas
2007-02-04 05:03:30 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you need more sleep more excersize
2007-02-04 02:11:45 · answer #8 · answered by cowgirl 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋