what did you find is the best way to lose weight?

Answer 1

A combination of exercise and diet;
- started attending a gym 3 nights a week
- snacked on bananas instead of sweets and crisps
- changed to skimmed milk
- drank COLD water during day (speeds up metabolism)
- cut down on bread
- took Zotrim tablets to help reduce the hunger pangs (herbal tablets design to tell you that you're full when a normal person would be)

All of the above helped me shift from 15st 5lbs to 12st 4lbs in 6 months.

Answer 2

Diet is going to be 80% The most important thing. . You never want to stuff yourself but you also dont want to go hungry either. The more you feed your body the more fat you will burn because it is speeding up your metabolism.
Keep up the weight training and running on the treadmill. I would suggest after weight training go and do your abs untill failure (30 minutes). This would include lower, middle and upper abs, Including obliques. Run on the days you dont weight train. You can work out your abs 7 days a week. Definently do your research but I will tell you my diet and will provide a food list to choose.

Breakfast: 2 eggs, i cup steel cut oatmeal, couple slices of advacodo, cup of applesauce.
Mid-morning snack: Whey protein/ low fat yogurt/ protein Bar
Lunch: Tuna Wrap/ Tuna Sandwhich/ Turkey Sandwhich
Mid- afternoon snack: Protein Bar/ Low fat Yogurt/ whey Protein
Dinner: Baked Potatoe/ Brown rice, salmon, fish, chicken breat, salad and a vegtable.

No carbs past 8:00 p.m.
Drinks lots of water and green tea is really good as well.
shots of wheat grass are very healthy for you.
Switch up your food with the list a give you.

You will have to find a workout routine that works best for you. but here is a list of different foods to choose from.
www.bodybuilding.com is a good website

HIGH FIBER FOODS:PROTEIN SOURCES:

Romaine lettuce (2 cups): 2 Salmon
Spinach leaves (2 cup): 5.5 Tuna
Artichoke hearts (1/2 cup): 4.5 Tofu
Onions (1/2 cup): 1 Skinless Chicken Breast
Carrots (1/2 cup): 2 Turkey Breast
Mushrooms (1/2 cup): 1.5Nuts
Corn (1/2 cup): 2 Egg’s
Peppers (1/2 cup): 1Peanuts
Beets (1/2 cup): 2Red Meat –Occasionally- Sat-Fat
Broccoli (1/2 cup): 1.5Amino Acid
Black beans (1/2 cup): 7
Navy beans (1/2 cup): 9
Chickpeas (1/2 cup): 6
Tomatoes (1/2): 1
Green peas (1/2 cup): 3.5
Chopped walnuts (2 tablespoons): 1
Slivered almonds (2 tablespoons): 1.5
Sunflower seeds (2 tablespoons): 1.5

Detox Foods:
Green leafy vegetables
Lemons
Green Tea
Water Cress
Garlic
Broccoli Sprouts
Cabbage
Fruits+3
Psyllium

Vegetables:Fruits:
Green VegetablesBlueberries*, Lemons, Orange*,
Roman LettuceTomato*, Banana, Prunes, Peach
BroccoliWatermelon, Pineapple, Mango
SaladsMelon,
Cucumbers


Carbohydrates: Oatmeal, Brown Rice, Wheat Bread, Whole Grain Pastas, Baked Potato, Baked Beans, Low Fat Yogurt.

Wheat Grass- Lots of Water-Prune Juice- Red Wine-

Sex Diet- Dark Chocolate, Fruits & Vegetables, Ginger (Blood Flow to Genitals), Nuts, Tomato Soup, Soy- Soy Milk-Tofu, Walnuts-Nuts, Honey

Answer 3

There are no shortcuts.We are what we eat, but we are at least as much what we don't do. Calorie intakes in 1900 and 1950 were higher than they are now, we just don't use them up!

Eat a balanced diet with plenty of fruit and veg.

Take a healthy amount of exercise 30-40 minutes of vigorous exercise per day 4-5 days a week. I hate to think what percentage of the UK population does that 2%? 5%?

I have seen hundreds of questions with this same pattern :- I am fat, tell me where on line I can get this super diet or herbal/dangerous/illegal drug that I hear will fix it for me in 10 minutes without the need for me to get off the couch!

No fixes pal , less in more out, its the only way.

Answer 4

I find if you reduce your calorie intake to 1200 and do cardio for an hour each time three days a week, the weight drops off. No food is banned but to make sure I eat well, I make sure I have 5 pieces of fruit/veg. a day. Sometimes that is alll I eat for lunch due to eating more at other times. Once you reach your desired weight, continue with exercise but increase your calorie intake and you should find you don't put the weight back on - unless you seriously over-indulge every day!

Answer 5

Weight Watchers has helped me and other family members lose weight b/c it allows you to eat foods you like and helps you really think about what you're eating. You don't need to buy special meals like some programs. The thing is, you really have to write what you eat down and keep track of your points, otherwise you eventually slip back into old habits.

Answer 6

I eat a low carb/high GI diet. Basically plently of veg and lean protein. This has been the best way for me as I used to be a carb addict.

I also excercise a lot, it has to become part of your lifestyle and once you have made it part of your routine it will get easier as you get fitter as well. I usually reccomend trying classes at the gym as it is a good way to find motivation and to try different ways to excercise so will work your body in different ways and not bore you if you do different things on different days.

Answer 7

Atkins! People write it off but it definately has good results.

Portion control, I went through a phase of only eating half of everything I had to eat. So, half each meal. Only eat half your chocolate etc.

I tend to make up my own faddy diets, its trial and error, find something that works for you. Think about what food you enjoy if its healthy and then eat that for every meal for as long as you can. May not be particually good for you but I lost loads of weight living off, sardines in tomatoe sauce for lunch and a plate full of sliced tomatoes with olive oil for dinner. I had these 2 meals for about 2wks and lost weight, had lovely skin and felt good too. It probably worked because of the limited calorie intake. Trial and error.

Good luck

Answer 8

Slimming World - makes u eat a balanced diet & also exercising. I did take some diet pills (Thinz) to lose the last stubborn few pounds.

Answer 9

South Beach diet is great. The small paperback book is about $7 at barnes and noble. The first phase is tough but it helps with cravings and when you see the weightloss there it will help with your motivation in other stages.

Answer 10

Weight Watchers, but I didn't stick with it and gained it all back. You have to commit to a life style change no matter what diet/exercsie program you choose because if you stop doing it it will all come back.