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 14:29:15
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answered by Natalie 7
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Eat less exercise more. It is important that you eat healthy foods, in the recommended portion size. Try a variety of healthy foods. Avoid really sugary foods, fast foods, and alcohol. Drink lots of water.
As for exercise. In order to lose weight, it is said that you have to exercise for at least 60 minutes anywhere from 3-5 days a week. Have a exercise routine that is made up of many different exercises. Do not do the same exercise everyday or else your body will expeirence staleness. Focus Cardio, Muscular Strength, Flexibility, and Muscular Endurance. All of this should help you lose weight.
2007-05-15 05:16:46
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answered by thathockeychick23 6
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I tried to lose weight with diet and exercise for years but got no results. I begged my medical doctors to do blood work on me b/c I thought something was wrong inside. They just said eat less & exercise more.
Then I went to, believe it or not, a chiropractor who is also a nutrionist, acupunturist and a kinesiologist (spelling?). He listened to what I had to say & did blood work on me. I found out my liver was not functioning properly. He said b/c my liver was not functioning properly I could diet and exercise until the cows come home but I would not lose weight. He explained that the liver is a like a filter & if the filter is clogged then it can not function properly.
I started taking herbal supplements, stopped all sugar & starch, ate lots of dark green veggies, fish & chicken and waa-laa, I dropped 50 lbs in 6 months and I have kept it off for 1 year.
I just had my annual physical and my cholestorol level has dropped to 187, my liver is now functioning properly & my blood pressue has dropped. And believe it or not, I dropped the weight without going to the gym everyday.
GOOD LUCK!!!
2007-05-15 05:22:19
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answered by Rossergirl 3
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Is that the Isle of Wight you want to lose, or would you like to lose weight ? eat little and walk and run all the time
2007-05-15 05:13:48
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answered by leigha 5
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look, do particularly some cardio and to tighten your muscle tissues you should do weight preparation(specifically for the legs). those 2 issues must be completed in the ratio of 70:30 meaning particularly some the time you would be able to desire to cycle or run and concepts you you will extra or much less drop some pounds throughout your physique and not basically on your thighs via fact there is no longer something consisting of spot relief yet working will help you an awful lot and so will squats.
2016-10-05 02:52:59
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answered by ? 4
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sensiable diet and some exercize.
I stopped eating crap foods and started a 20 minute a day workout with light weights...lost about 15 pounds in 2 months.
Went down from a 7/8 to a 5/6
good luck.
2007-05-15 05:14:10
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answered by Anonymous
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count calories, but do not undereat! It will only work against you by storing your fat. Limit the amount of carbs you eat- if you do eat them, eat whole grains.
Eat a lot of fiber and protein. Take a multivitamin. Drink lots of water. If you have to drink soda, make sure it is diet (that saves you calories!)
Work out at least 30 mins per day of cardio. Every other day do strength training (muscle burns fat!)
also, try using sparkpeople.com. Its like a free diets.com
2007-05-15 05:16:00
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answered by sparklystarbuddy 2
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The body retains fat and fluid in response to toxins in the environment. In order to get lasting weight loss you must rid the body of the toxins AND eat healthy. There is a cleansing product that provides good nutrients and a total body cleanse for lasting weight loss.
The community guidelines prevent me from mentioning the name here. But you can email me for more info
2007-05-21 08:11:27
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answered by granger_md 2
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The only real way...eating right and exercise..make a lifestyle change and learn about food and fitness. Educate yourself and keep a food journal..you can do this if you are willing to do the work...join a yahoo group about fitness, there are million of them, they will help you stay motivated and help you when you are down.
Start slow and keep going...you can do this ..good luck!!
2007-05-22 15:12:46
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answered by Pepper 6
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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.
Important weight loss tips for losing weight effectively! (extremely important!)
- 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! Most people think that it is fat that makes people fat and that just by eating less fat, they are on their way to weight loss! WRONG! Certain carbs can be just as bad as fat when it comes to losing weight. Limit foods high in bad carbs. These carbs will eventually turn into fat. Foods like sugar, white bread, rice, pasta, potatoes, etc. are high in simple (bad) carbs. Sure, your body needs carbs, which is why foods like these are ok to eat, but don't go overboard. Stick to high protein/good carb/low fat foods like tuna fish (and other seafood), chicken breast, turkey, whole grains, fruits and vegetables etc. (For more information, go here: Diet Plans And Diets)
- WATER! Drink water! Get rid of the soda, get rid of the beer, and get rid of the sports drinks. 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.
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 or a gym membership.
Hope that helps
2007-05-22 02:27:08
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answered by pup 4
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