I would like to lose a few pounds (been going to the gym, not a big junk food eater), and I want to do it healthy. Any good advice about how many calories I should be intaking to lose weight? I know about changing my diet, cutting out unnecessary foods and cooking better. I'm a horrible soda drinker so I have cut it down significantly. What would you suggest? Do drinks such as slim fast really work if you drink them accordingly? And as far as working out, what are the best things to do at the gym. All tips are welcome. Thanks!
2007-04-17 07:43:33 · 34 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
Did you know that for each can of regular soda that you give up, it equates to a 10 lb weight loss over a year? Cut back on the soda until you are no longer drinking them. Slowly switch your diet from refined foods to whole grain, add more veggies and fruit, limit eating out, etc. Make each day an opportunity to do a little better and you will lose weight in no time. If you are going to the gym, try to work up to 30-45 min of cardio (treadmill, elliptical, bike, whichever you enjoy) on most days and lift weights or take a yoga/pilates class 2-3 times a week.
Drinks like Slim Fast can work in the short term, but you have to ask yourself if you can go 3 months or longer eating like that.
Good luck to you!
2007-04-17 09:38:22 · answer #1 · answered by ? 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'd suggest the diabetic diet. It's basically just eating the food pyramid, but spreading it out over 3 small meals and 3 snacks every day. The mid-morning snack is just a piece of fruit, the mid-afternoon snack is an 8 oz. serving of milk and a fruit, and the evening snack is a milk and a carbohydrate serving (15 carbs). I also get 2 carb servings at each meal, 7 oz. total of meat (3 oz is about the size of a deck of cards, and 4 oz is about the size of the palm of your hand), 4 total vegetable servings (each 1/2 cup cooked or 1 cup raw), 1 more milk at breakfast, and 3 fats (6 grams--about 1 tablespoon of salad dressing or a pat of butter. It sounds like a lot, and you feel very full, but I'm losing about 1 to 1-1/2 pounds a week, which is what is recommended.
2007-04-17 07:53:58 · answer #2 · answered by cross-stitch kelly 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Gymwork that gets you sweating will do the most for weight loss.
I was 162 pounds and went on a 1200 calorie a day diet and averaged about 3-5 pounds a week loss according to my activity.
1200 calories is very hard to maintain and to achieve you have to go very low fat. Weight Watcher recipes are very good with lower fat ratios.
Good luck.
2007-04-19 06:08:24 · answer #3 · answered by silly asker 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
swap out brown rice or quinoa yes even the new super food which both add up to about 220 calories per cup for cauliflower or roasted peppers that are only about 30 calories per cup
2015-12-16 01:30:37 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go 20 mph on your bike for 6 1 2 minutes
2016-03-18 02:44:48 · answer #5 · answered by Willy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Exercise each day is more effective than weekend workouts
2017-04-06 19:19:36 · answer #6 · answered by Eunice 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
switch from pouring your cereal straight from the box to using a measuring cup to cut your cereal calorie count in half
2016-03-03 05:07:40 · answer #7 · answered by Mariann 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check out sources for the glycemic index. A lot of people are having great success with it!!! Good Luck!!!
www,glycemicindex.com
2007-04-23 14:04:49 · answer #8 · answered by Me 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
drop your milk type and you cut calories by about 20 percent
2016-01-22 22:31:04 · answer #9 · answered by Cora 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
45 minute jog at a 10 minute mile pace
2016-02-25 00:45:55 · answer #10 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋