I would like to lose 100lbs by December 4th. Help! How do I start going about accomplishing it.?

Question

I weigh 241lbs.
I am a African-American Female.
I am a college student.
I am 21 years old and on December 4th I will be 22.
I'm looking for healthy yet efficient way to lose the 100-106lbs.
I'm thinking about purchasing a bike to assist the process.
I'm 5'3''.
I would like to do this to be healthy and to boost my self esteem.
I would like to thank you for reading my question.

Answer 1

See a doctor before beginning a weight loss or exercise program. You need to be evaluated for conditions that may be present due to your current weight. Diabetes and high blood pressure being the most concern, even at your age, due to excessive weight and the prevalence of these conditions in our racial group.
Ask the doctor for a referral to a dietitian. A dietitian can help you understand what and how to eat to achieve a healthy weight loss.
Don't jeopardize your health any further with fad diets.
You are wise to begin addressing the problem. Good for you! Good luck.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Wow! Honey 100lbs is a huge goal. I suggest to go one step at a time. Maybe your goal should 7-10 lbs in 3-4 weeks, then after you reach that goal, then 10-15 lbs in 3-4 weeks. I must tell you dieting is more a mental challenge than anything else. That's why i suggest the small increments. It does something to a person approach if a goal is not met. Diet and excercise is a must to reach your goals. Having friends who help you out keeping with your diet and excercise is very helpful. What ever you do don't give up!! Even if you don't reach your goal of 100 lbs by December, look at all the progress you have made and keep on keeping on. Good luck!! Ps....consult a doctor before you begin this journey.

Answer 4

I’ve helped a number of clients lose weight. Here are a few pointers I’ve compiled:

* The key to weight loss is a very simple formula: burn more calories than you consume. It does not matter if you are eating hamburgers, brownies or carrot sticks; if you eat an excessive amount of food/calories, the excess will be turned to fat within hours. The strategy is to restrict food intake, increasing exercise or both. Obviously, the latter will accelerate the process. Once again, it doesn’t not matter whether it's Weight Watchers, Atkins, South Beach Diet or whatever, the formula is the same. The "fine print" of success, however, is the ability to adhere to a specific plan over a long period of time (i.e. keep the weight off).

* Generally speaking, it does not matter if it takes you 7 minutes to run a mile or 15 minutes to walk it; the calories expended will be about the same.

* One of the problems with going on a very rigid diet with a specific goal, is that it's usually a "quick fix" - the dieter attempts to gain a temporary solution to what is typically a chronic problem. Often, the dieter tries to rigidly restrict eating by, for example, skipping meals or eating salads all day. But trying not to eat is like trying not to breathe. After a while, the body and mind rebel and, like a person gasping for air, the dieter loses control and binges. As a result of the binge, the person feels that he has failed, gives up the diet altogether, eats more to make himself feel better, puts on some weight, feels even worse, gains even more weight, decides to try another restrictive diet, and begins the whole cycle all over again.

* What is often overlooked, forgotten or dismissed, is that exercise is an essential part of any weight loss plan. As long as you keep your body conditioned, with a shift of body composition [more] towards lean tissue instead of fat, your metabolism will increase permanently. The more muscle and lean tissue you have, the more fat you will burn – all day long, even while you are resting.

* The 10-calorie rule will enable you to lose a pound or two a week while supporting your basal metabolism (internal organ function, nervous system, etc.). The rule is to allow 10 calories a day for each pound of your present body weight. As you lose weight, you can gradually adjust calories downward to keep losing at this rate. Thus, a person who starts at 220 pounds should eat 2,200 calories a day at first. If your target weight is 180, then slowly reduce your calories to 1,800 a day.
Another more aggressive approach is to institute a deficit of 500 calories a day for seven days (3,500 calories a week). Generally speaking, 3,500 calories equals one pound of body fat.

* Excess fat in the abdomen (e.g. men) is a much greater health risk than excess fat around the hips and thighs (e.g. women). The extra abdominal fat crowds the abdominal organs and the proximity to the liver means that, when metabolized, abdominal fat can raise blood cholesterol levels and lower the body's sensitivity to insulin. Obviously, this sets the stage for diabetes. Furthermore, the risk for disease rises significantly with a waist circumference of over 40 inches for men and 35 inches for women.

* Despite what all the infomercials try and sell, there is no such thing as "spot reducing" (aka: losing fat in a particular location). The fact is, muscles do not "own" the fat which surrounds them. Since all body fat is shared by all the muscles and organs, spot reducing exercises that work only the flabby areas will not help to reduce the fat in that location. However, tightening the muscles in trouble spots, through a more-complete exercise program, may improve the appearance of these areas…especially as time progresses.

* Many dieters experience a temporary plateau after about 3 weeks; some may even notice a slight weight gain. This is because they have gained water weight temporarily while they are still losing body fat. The fat they are hoping to lose must be used for energy, which requires (among other elements) water to do this. Once the water leaves the cells, it enters the blood, then the kidneys and finally into the bladder for excretion. The signal that the plateau is over is frequent urination.

Andy P; Certified Nutritionist
@ PreventionProof.com

Answer 5

There are so many diet programs out there that it is astonishing! Change your eating habits. First of all and above all reduce your intake. If you go back for seconds cut it down to 1 and 1/2 and eventually when you become comfortable with that reduce it to one serving. Absolutely snack in between meals but instead of chips, dip etc eat some fruit. Rice cakes literally have no calories so that would be a good thing to snack on. I worked with a girl that snacked a lot in between meals and she would eat dry cereal that did not have any sugar added to it. When she got to meal time she wasn't very hungry and didn't eat big portions. She lost a lot of weight that way. Also exercise. Well if you are like me, than you hate to exercise so pick something you like to do. Like walking, dancing or swimming is excellent to burn off fat. I think the bottom line here is that you have to "trick" your body into thinking it is getting it's normal amount of intake so that your fat cells don't store up because they are starving and preparing for the lack of future intake.

Also if you have a craving like you just really love cookies or whatever, indulge once in awhile with one or two to satisfy that craving. Don't overdo it. AND never eat anything heavy in the evening. If you must have something, try chewing gum, eating a piece of fruit or drink a cup of hot tea.

If you are really serious about loosing the weight you will be able to without spending a lot of money on fancy diets and take great joy in becoming a new healthy you.

I have had both weight problems. I was about 50lbs underweight and then finally I was able to gain because I never snacked in between meals and kept increasing my portions at meal time. Then after the last meal of the day I would shove as much snacks in as I could before going to bed. It worked well. But then after I maintained the weight I wanted for several years I started to gain too much weight and had to diet. I found that equally as hard but reversed what I did to gain in the first place. It worked although I had to exercise as well to get it off the right places.

If you like to ride a bike than that will be great exercise too. You sound like an intelligent young lady and I'm sure that you will be able to take the weight off, you not only will feel better but can be very proud that you did it.

Answer 6

Drinking lots of water is probably one of the best things you can do. For weight loss you have to try and burn more calories than consume. Whatever sized meal your use to having cut that in half and don't go back for seconds. As long as your not a junk head you can eat what you want just smaller portions. Also try to do some cardio work at least three times a week,I find that the cross trainer is really good for over all fat burning. I believe that if you dedicate yourself 100% to taking off the weight you can and you will, just don't give up! let me know how it goes. Good luck!!

Answer 7

Stay away from the "diet pills" and the other hype millions of people waste their money on. The "South Beach Diet" and the book is one of the best out there,and has been for 4 years. Weight Watchers, Nutrisystem are all excellent and provide sound diets that are proven to work.Also adding a moderate exercises program is the key for any diet to work. Stay away from diets that recommend you eat only certain things like all fruit or the cabbage soup fad,they are not healthy. I wish you good luck. Take care. SW FNP

Answer 8

find calorie/fitness calculator on the net, enter your stats and it will tell you how many calories a day you need to maintain your weight. take 300-400calories off that number and that's how much you need to lose weight.
eat 5-6 small meals a day instead of 3 big ones.
5-8 servings of fruit and vegetables a day.
8 glasses of water a day.
4-6 times a week cardio work out for 30-50min plus light weight training.
no junk food, no sodas, no white flour (white bread, pasta, cookies, cakes etc)

Answer 9

well we share the same week of dec to our birthday
i celebrate my birthday on dec 2nd
i would advice u to watch what u eat and how much do u eat
cut down junk food intake and high calorie food
eat lots of fresh vegetables ( preferably salads)
drink lots of water
take atleast 8 hr of sleep and make sure u goto bed early ( if possible around 9 or 10 and wake up early )
Do atleast 45 mins of Jogging for 4 days ( every week)
do this and i m sure you start to see changes within 2 weeks
and by time reaches to your birthday
you will look slim fit and fine

Answer 10

First, cut out fried foods, and switch to baked or grilled foods. Chicken breast and fish (baked) is perfect to ease your craving for meats without filling you with oils and lard. If you do have to use oils olive oil is a little higher in cost, but is more friendly to your body. Instead of having the potato with your baked chicken or fish, try a salad with a fat free dressing and stemed veggies with fat free (I cant believe its not butter) spray. Everything should be done in moderation, so don't ever eat on something because it is low fat or healthy. I wish you luck!