1) Count how many calories you eat in a normal day. That's right, wake up, and eat like you would normally eat and count the calories in everything you eat and everything you drink and keep track of it on a piece of paper or on the computer some where. You might be thinking to yourself, "yeah right, I'm not gonna sit around counting calories all day." Well, if you're thinking that, then you're obviously not dedicated enough to losing weight. If this is the case, then feel free to go waste your money on the newest useless weight loss pill. But, if you are dedicated enough to take 10 minutes out of your day and count the calories, then keep on reading.
2) At the end of that day, add up the number of calories you ate/drank. Be as exact as possible. Once you add it all up, you now have the total number of calories you consume daily. Also, weigh yourself.
3) Starting the day after you counted calories, eat 500 calories LESS then you normally do. So, lets pretend that the day you counted calories you counted 2000. For the rest of the week, you would eat 1500 calories a day. Understand? All you have to do is subtract 500 from the total number of calories you consume in a normal day, and eat this new number of calories every day for the next 7 days.
4) Instead of eating 3 big meals a day (breakfast, lunch and dinner), or eating all day all the time, spread those calories out over 5 smaller meals. Eat one meal every 2 and a half to 3 hours. Doing this will speed up your metabolism.
5) Cardio. Cardio is an important part of weight loss. If you're serious about losing weight, but don't want to do the cardio workouts, then you are requiring your diet to do all of the work. Jog, walk, swim, jump rope, ride a bike, take an aerobics class, whatever... cardio + proper diet = better than just doing one of the two. All it takes is 30 minutes a day, 3 - 5 days a week. I say 3-5 days a week because I don't know if you have 5 pounds to lose, or if you have 50 pounds to lose. So, depending on how much your looking to lose, figure it out. 3 times a week is good starting point though. (For information on the most effective time of the day to do your cardio workout, read doing cardio for maximum weight loss)
6) At the end of that week, weigh yourself. You'll notice a difference just after one week! Now, don't expect to see a 20 pound difference. Losing anymore then 1 or 2 pounds a week is unhealthly. So look for a 1 or 2 pound weight loss at the end of the week. Don't sound like much? You can lose 5-8 pounds a month! That's around 75lbs a year! So if you have A LOT of weight to lose, you can lose it. If have just a few pounds to lose, you can lose it.
THE BAD FAT MUST GO! Stay away from "bad" fat! Get rid of all the chips and candy. No more fast food, nothing fried. No more cookies, no more cake, no more of these saturated fats. There is no question about it and there is no way around it, get rid of these types of foods. Don't get me wrong, you should NOT be eating 0 grams of fat every day, but the only places you should be getting your daily fat intake from are lean meats (not the fried fast food kind), chicken (again, not fried!), etc. as well as the foods that contain the "healthy" types of fat, which can be found in just about every type of fish (tuna fish, salmon, fish oil supplements, etc.), nuts, olive oil and flaxseed oil. LOWER THE BAD CARBS Stick to high protein/good carb/low fat foods like tuna fish (and other seafood), chicken breast, turkey, whole grains, fruits and vegetables etc. WATER! Drink water! Drink around a half gallon a day, more if you can. Spread it out throughout the day, just like your 5 meals. Yes that's a lot of water, but it's that water that will give you energy and speed your weight loss. STRENGTH TRAINING! YES! Weightlifting isn't just great for muscles, it's great for losing weight. Muscles burn calories.
- Weigh yourself at the end of every week. If you ever have more then 2 weeks go by without losing 1 pound, it's time to change something. Eat 250 less calories then you've been eating. And keep everything else the same. Each time you see weight loss stop for more then 2 weeks, decrease calorie intake by 250 until you get down to where you want to be. Remember, NEVER starve yourself!
- Sleep! YES! Sleep! The easiest, yet most over looked step. Get at least 8 hours of sleep a night.
If you have food cravings chew gum or drink water. There you have it. You now know everything you need to know about losing weight. You didn't have to buy any weight loss pills or books on losing weight, instead, you should use the money you just saved and go buy some good food and or a gym membership.
Hope that helps.
2007-05-22 02:21:49
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answered by pup 4
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I think eating healthy is a start. Like fruit, vegetables some protein not too much. Fruit you have to be careful it can make you hungry. You should walk and exercise daily. Do some crunches,walk a couple of miles a week if you can. Talk to your Doctor before you start this. Try to stay away from junk food but don't deprive your self. Just eat a couple of small healthy meals a day I think this will help. Good luck. :)
2007-05-15 03:27:59
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answered by scoopie110 4
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well,its absolutely right dat u can lose weight by eating healthy food stop eatin out in hotels only follow a proper diet and do some exercise,yoga.only eat homemade food like letuse salad,steamed beans or rice with light gravy.try this up,all the best!!!!
2007-05-23 02:38:30
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answered by hotmyself_17 1
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Exercise and eat right most of the week. I try and exercise at least 5 times a week for at least 30 minutes a day. I try and eat healthy during the week. I'll have some fruit in the morning. At lunch I'll have a salad w/ steak tips or grilled chicken. Finally dinner I will have vegetables w/ shrimp or any meat or pasta. I try and stay away from bread all week, if I do eat bread which I love Garlic bread w/ my pasta I'll just have 1/2 a slice. Then the weekend I'll let myself cheat one day. Sundays we have big dinners so that's my "F*#$ it day" :-)
Doing this I have maintained my weight for about a year. Its great and not really that bad. I could never stick to those diets that are out there.
Good luck :-)
2007-05-15 03:32:50
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answered by alwaysme 2
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Having less than 1 200 calories a day may slow down your metabolism
2016-01-20 22:08:36
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answered by Pansy 3
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drink plenty of water, eat sensibly, I do three good meals a day but some say 6 small meals...(I don't have the time for that though) look at the fat content you should have no Trans fat and nothing more than 1.5g of sat. fat. and some sort of exercise (walking is alway good) three times a week at least 30min. if you go to a gym always do some sort of cardio ie...tredmill, bike eliptical (you get the idea) along with weight training..good luck with your weightloss I hope this has helped. Oh and a positve attitude helps too... ; )
2007-05-15 03:32:11
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answered by Anonymous
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Exercise, Supplement and Diet properly.
Drink the daily recommended amounts of water.
Some extra fibre in your diet will help as well. These cookies I have found to taste great and are extremely high in fiber...Each contains less than 8 grams of sugar too.
Read more...
http://www.weight-here-please.com
2007-05-21 09:09:01
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answered by Anonymous
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Change your daily habits so that you consume less calories. If you usually eat 2 slices of pizza in one sitting, eat 1 1/2. You have to eat what you want to stay on a diet, but you can try to eat less of it every day until 'less' becomes the habit.
Also, you have to exercise at least a little bit every day. Even if it's just walking at the mall.
Lastly, don't drink your calories. Stop drinking things with high fructose corn syrup ASAP. Learn to like water. It's good for you.
2007-05-15 03:41:56
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answered by Joe A 1
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Eat 6 small but balanced meals per day. Your carbs should be high in fiber, your proteins should be lean, and your fats should be sparing but high in the omega 3 & 6 fatty acids. Avoid greasy foods, alcohol, and candy.
Lift weights or perform power yoga. These are resistance exercises which will increase your lean mass and burn extra calories 24 hours per day. Also, some cardio helps.
Use a measuring tape instead of a scale to measure your progress because the measuring tape is more accurate.
Here is a sample workouta and a sample meal plan:
http://www.spartafit.com/exercise/exercise%20program%202.php
http://www.spartafit.com/nutrition/sample%20meal%20plans.php
2007-05-15 03:26:28
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answered by fitman 6
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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:)
2007-05-15 14:40:27
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answered by Natalie 7
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Eat right and exercise. Educate yourself about food, calories and fat grams. Sugar is a big killer...keep a food journal and really see what you are putting into your body. Then start an exercise program that you can do and add to. Don't get discouraged, we all are human and fall off the wagon, but please don't diet, just make a lifestyle change and see the results.
Good Luck!! You can really do this if you are willing to do the work.
2007-05-22 15:06:45
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answered by Pepper 6
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