want to lose 70 pounds...any suggestions?

Question

i am 5'7, i weigh 245...this is the biggest i have ever been and its effecting my self esteem which effects my life. i have a 2 1/2 yr old and a 6 month old plus i work full time...im always exhausted and i know that if i lost weight i would feel alot better. i started to walk but i lost my motivation...i started to eat better but lost my motivation for that as well. does any one have any advice?? or could share their stories? my weight is putting me into a serious depression. HELP!

Answer 1

o.k. here is the thing, people and i mean it seems like everyone is loosing grip on reality when it comes to wieght loss. diets are to the point of making me mad, most do more harm than good. see what you eat is not near as important as how you use it. here is a fact, and remmeber this because as i just said it is fact. there is only one thing that burns fat...only one....it's called muscle. thats is fact. even cardio, yep your heart is a muscle.. and your body when hungry will first burn muscle first if it is not in use... so dieting without excersise is a step back wards. seriously.. and i have heard "but i dont want to be a muscle women/man" i'll tell you what when you start to look that way back off, i''ll garantee by then you will be skinniy. And its not hard seriously, just focus on using muscles, and you'll start loosing inches. i say inches because muscle wieghts more than fat, so initiallly you may gain wieght, but loose inches, and that is something to get excited about. Because that means you have more fat buring potential. and the inchest will go faster. Eventually you will balence out and the wieght will drop. Why do you think it was easier when you were younger?, it's not age, it's strength.
It can be anything lift your hands over your head till your arms are tired. hold your leg out straight till its tired, press on the wall, stand on your toes... these are things you can do anywhere anytime that will help strengthin your body..and ultimately make you loose wieght.. Trust me its fact. the problem is society is lazy, new inventions make life easier and easier, thats why as a whole we are getting fat because life is requiring less strength.

Answer 2

I know how you feel. I am 5'4" and 205. But I dont have an excuse. my babies are 17 and 12. I just have no motivation or ambition. I hate the way that I look but I cant seem to ever get motivated to do anything about it. My husband is always trying to get me to walk but i never feel like it. I lost the weight once with diet and exercise but gained it all back because I got lazy again. I guess you just have to find your motivation and stick with it, even after you lose the weight. Good luck.

Answer 3

I am a student studying exercise physiology. My advice to you is to get a partner to work out with you! That way you can help encourage each other to hit the gym, run, walk, whatever it is you want to do! I will mention this little hint: If you are trying to lose weight you will need to some form of cardiovascular/aerobic workout for longer than 20 minutes. For the first 20 minutes your body recieves energy from carbohydrates. After you have passed that 20 minute mark your body uses your oxidative energy source which uses fat tissue for your energy! Remember if you are a beginner take it easy and gradually increase your workout. I would suggest that you start by walking 30-40 minutes a day and eventually work your way up to jogging. Also vary your exercise so that you dont get bored with your workout. You could bike, swim, row,etc...

As for the eating issue, at first dont cut out junk completely just limit yourself. If you cut it out completely you will just crave it and once you get it, you will go overboard.

Weight watchers may help, My boyfriends mom goes and she has lost 35 pounds! They give you support which helps out alot!

Hope this helps!
Good Luck

Answer 4

You can join sparkpeople.com
have you tried it before or heard of it. It's free and it offers a lot of support. I'm in a group right now and we're getting ready to start a challenge for women's week. If you decide to sign up you can look my profile up under Angelicasongs. I like it because there are all kinds of people who have lost the weight and are now maintaining and others who are just starting and need the motivation.

Answer 5

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.
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, oily.
ofcourse you can spoil yourself once in a while with a little treat:)

Answer 6

This is a serious answer. It should work for you. Read on!
*If want to get fit and/or lose weight, here's my Weight Loss Program through Body Building and Nutrition. It works! First, drop the scales for a couple of weeks. Don't think about the number. Focus on how you feel and look. DON'T use Diet Pills. They are bad for you. Most of them are just a scam or they are addictive. Counting calories is a pain in the neck. It will drive you nuts. But, losing weight is simple. You just have to do the right things.
*(If you are older and have not exercised in many years you should see your doctor and have a stress test done to be sure your heart is ok before starting this program. Also, walking eveyday is a good lifelong
practice.)
*Fad diets sometimes work but, you can be sure that at least 25% of the weight you lose will be muscle. Then when you stop the diet you will gain back all of the weight you lost but no muscle. So, you will have 25% more fat than you did before! Fad diets just aren't worth the bother.
*Fasting or skipping meals will teach your body that famine is common in your world and your body will begin to store more fat to get you through the next period when food is not available. It's better to eat healthy foods often to teach your body that food is plentiful and that
there is no need to store calories as fat. Eat a vegetablw or frui every two hours.
*Here's a simple trick that can help you lose weight without doing anything else. Drink a litre of water as soon as you wake up in the morning and then drink two more throughout the day. You'll notice a difference the first month.
*Here's another trick that works. For every pound of muscle that you add, your body will burn 3000 calories (1lb) of fat every day. That means that just by having an extra pound of muscle on your body you will burn a pound of fat every day! So, add muscle!
*This is the fastest way to add a pound of muscle. Squats and Pushups!
You do them on alternate days; squats one day, pushups the next. And you do them SuperSlow style. That is, you do the easy part twice as slow as the hard part. That way you fatigue the muscles quickly. Then you rest the muscles for 48 hours which gives the body a chance to make new
muscles.
*Squats should be done with a wide stance and all the way to the floor. Pushups the with palms shoulder width apart and all the way to the floor, then all the way up. Use the full range of motion of the muscle group you are trying to develop. If you are too weak to do pushups, try them with your knees on the floor or do them with your feet on the floor and your hands an the bed.
*The idea is to tire the muscles out completely so do a set of squats until you can't do another, then rest for a couple of minutes and do it again. Do that 3 times and you're done for the day. The following day, don't do squats but do pushups. Do them the same way, going down twice as slow as you come up.
*You will lose weight fast, unless you add more junk food and fat to your diet. Instead, eat at least 5 to 7 different raw vegetables and fruits every day. Cut out anything that comes in a bag, box, can, bottle or any kind of package. In other words, cut out all processed foods, soft drinks and sweets. Eat more grains and less red meat. Check out the Food Pyramid.
*If you really want to give your body the best possible chance to be healthy and fat free, go to infinity2.com and order their weight loss formula and Essentials for Life. That will give you all the vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and probiotics that your body needs and will keep you feeling better and healthier. They also have a Proteabolic Mass Formula for serious athletes who want to build muscle mass quickly and
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*Weight loss without exercise is not good. You need to eat healthy, exercise and get your rest. You will feel better, look better and be healthier. Try it for a week or two. You will notice a difference. You will feel better and that will motivate you to continue.
*Losing weight only in specific areas of the body is impossible. You can't just lose weight around the belly, for instance. So, if you want tight, rippled abs, do crunches and leg raises every other day the way I described above.
*One last point, stretching is essential for a number of reasons. Pick up a copy of ''Stretching'' by Bob Anderson. Read the intro and understand his reasoning before you do the exercisis. Good luck!
*This information is based on my personal and professional experience. *Check these links:
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/food-guide-aliment/index_e.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_guide_pyramid
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Answer 8

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