The most asked question in America: Weight Loss?

Question

Well, as most of you know it's Sunday night/Monday morning right now. I was outside smoking (unhealthy I know) getting ready to watch Family Guy, and I decided to multi-task and watch Family Guy while trying to find Dexatrim success stories.

Needless to say, I found the complete opposite. People's friends dying, high blood pressure, etc. The reason why I decided to find some stories is because I've been nagging my mother to buy me Dexatrim for about a week, give or take, and Thursday night, she finally did. Friday I took one before work (3:30-10:00 EST) and took one at about 1:30 PM. Around 5, I noticed my hands were shaking uncontrollably (spelling?). It was even worse because I work at a pharmacy as a Pharmacy Technician, so I have to write prescriptions for about 3.5 hours out of my work day.

I kept taking it because I figured if anything happens, I'm a strong fighter, because my sign is Leo and deep down, to me, that means 'don't give up', and I even gotta tattoo of it to...

...I got a tatto of the sign to remind me not to give up when things get a little rough. So basically I've been taking the Green Tea Formula of Dexatrim for about 3 days now, but those stories kinda made me nervous. I've been battling my weight for YEARS now and I'm tired of my self-esteem. I've always been strongly opposed to weight loss pills, but I got desperate.

I was researching a bit and saw that working out when you wake up is a little bit better for losing weight. since I work second shift, I don't get up for the day until 12:30-1.

So I was wondering, if I did about 50-70 situps daily, and then jogged around my triplex daily, how long before I should see results, and would the dexatrim help with energy, or just stop it?

I drink water all day at work, but when I get home, I'm a sucker for soda, but I've been drinking diet sodas lately, even though it's just empty calories.

back when I was a freshman in high school, about 5 years ago, I had the same problem, but it...

but it was easier, because I had to ride my bike home 1.5 miles, and then on my own did 50-70 situps daily and drinking a small glass of milk in the morning before I went to school. After getting into the routine of that, I had lost around 40 pounds (around 195 down to 157) in like 1.5-2 months. Like I said I had to ride my bike, but since then we've moved and I graduated while living 1.1 miles away. I was thinkin about doin the situps when I first get up, then riding my bike to and from my high school twice (about 4.4 miles) and then maybe 5-10 laps around my triplex at night, and of course trying to eat helthy.

If I had the will power to do all of this, how long before I would see results? ... and is the V8 fruit drink any good, cuz it sure sounds good.... then again I tried the vegetable drink a few years back and it was nasty, in my opinion. And as far as the first meal of the day, would the Special K cereal help, as far as not putting on more weight while trying to lose it?

Bah. Forgot the more important details:

I'm 18, around 245 lbs. , and about 5'6.

Please don't let it throw you off because my friends and I love to play football, and I'm the second fastest out of 4 other guys, and they're all athletic. My legs are perfect, it's just the waist.

Apologize for the long "life story" but you know how it all goes. :)

Answer 1

If you really are a tough fighter, you can consider going in the completely opposite direction of hard exercise, by...

fasting, which means eating absolutely nothing for a period of time, anywhere from 1 day to a week or 2 or more.

If you eat, you take in calories. If you don't eat, you don't take in calories. The body is forced to burn off the remaining calories on you.

Fasting is actually pretty healthy:

Monks do it for religion/spirituality;
Women do it for weight loss;
Others do it for cleansing the body of toxins;
Wounded Animals do it for faster healing (that's why when you're sick, you tend to have less appetite, but it actually stimulates the natural healing power of the body).

Depending on the type of fast, you're only allowed to drink water. You may also drink a glass of freshly squeezed fruit/vegetable juices (not processed ones), once or twice a day, but obviously, many people go the water-only route.

Don't do any hard or lengthy exercise. The body is already exercising when it's fasting. If traditional exercise is like trying to "fight the fat" off your body using effort, then fasting is like letting the fat fall off naturally and effortlessly on its own.

If you stick with it, you'll see results very quickly.

So if you have the discipline and willpower, you could consider fasting. Do more research online to see what kind of fasting plan would be more appropriate for you.

And stay away from pills, dude! Your body is already telling you they're not good for you. Listen to your body, man. Best of luck & discipline -

Answer 2

snack on a small handful of nuts

Answer 3

don t save calories up to splurge on junk

Answer 4

Keep your meal balanced

Answer 5

play frisbee with your kids

Answer 6

go camping