okay so i am 19 years old and 5'0 tall, i started working out and eating healthy just this year and i have lost 20 pounds in 3 or 4 months... i would like to lose about 20-30 more pounds so i can be at a healthy weight.. is it reasonable to lose that extra weight by July? ( I am starting to work out a little more, cardio and a little weight training, ...like 5 times a week..i dont drink soda or eat fast food.. i eat a lot of whole grains, healthy fats, veggies, water and protein... )
2007-04-20 11:20:58 · 5 answers · asked by Melanie Joy 2 in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
I think it is realistic..congratulations and keep it up!
2007-04-20 11:28:35 · answer #1 · answered by GoldenGirl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First, I'm not telling you that you should or should not lose weight. Losing 50 pounds in 6 months is a lot of weight and i don't know what your starting weight is. From what you said you seem to be on the right track. Eating healthy and exercising regularly is the only way I've ever seen someone lose weight. Know that weight loss takes a lot of time, and most of the people that fail at it fail because they burn out with it. The thought of weight loss consumes their thoughts and they just simply get tired of it. Or, people try to lose weight so fast that they never really change their lifestyle, and they gain the weight back as soon as they get off of the diet. A half of a year of trying to lose a lot of weight, like you are doing, is hard to keep up. Instead of focusing on weight loss try focusing on living a healthy lifestyle. Over time I'm sure you will get to the point you want and be able to stay there.
2007-04-20 18:46:44 · answer #2 · answered by aka.randomhero 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
find calorie/fitness calculator on the net, enter all your stats and it will tell you how many calories you need a day to maintain, take off 300-400cal off that number and thats how much you need to lose.
dont try to lose more than 1-2lbs a week - its not healthy to lose more.
eat 5-6 small meals a day (eat every 2-3 hours)
5-8 servings of fruit and veggies a day
8 glasses of water
have complex carbs for breakfast - they give you energy
have lean meat (protein) for dinner - repairs muscle
cardio exercise 4-6 times a week for 30-50min, light weight training
dont consume foods that are made of white flour (white bread, cakes, past etc.), sugar loaded foods (cookies, icecream, candy etc) and nothing fried - no junk food.
2007-04-20 20:21:24 · answer #3 · answered by Natalie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-04-20 18:28:43 · answer #4 · answered by sara c 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Checkout SparkPeople.com. There you can track your goals, your weight loss, your exercise, and your food intake. They have good guidelines for what food you should eat and informaiton on helping you make better choices.
2lbs per week is a good weight loss rate.
I've been using this site for a few months now and lost about 30lbs.
2007-04-20 18:26:42 · answer #5 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋