The simple answer is burn more calories then you consume. I would just try to eat a healthy well balanced diet in moderate portions.
The biggest key to weight loss is an active life style, take walks, ride your bike stuff like that, even cleaning the house burns calories.
If you have time and can afford try going a gym, the trainers are a usefull wieght loss resource.
Stay away from diet pills they can be habbit forming and only show short term results. If you do goin a gym be aware that the shakes they sell are loaded with calories most of the one at my gym are about 300 calories.
Most importantly take it one day at a time, your gong to have days you can't work out or eat bad, but don't give up and take your time fitness is not built over night.
2007-05-19 05:15:00
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answered by jimmythekid1 2
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North Americans are generally obese because we eat more than our bodies require. In fact, we eat a lot more and have therefore "trained" our stomachs to want more before it's full. In addition to eating healthier (less sugary snacks and less fast food) and in addition to exercising more, a safe non-diet way to lose weight is to re-condition your stomach to normal proportions.
Before you start your meal, drink one glass of water. This will physiologically tell your stomach that it's time to work before there's even food in there and it will also take up some of the room in your stomach making it stretch a bit.
While you are eating, drink another one or two glasses of water...not all at once, but sipping occasionally. This not only aids in the digestion, but continues to stretch your stomach. As you stomach is stretched, it will tell the brain that it's full.
Stop eating when you're full. In a week or so, even without doing this, you will notice that you are getting full faster on smaller portions because you have physiologically shrunk your stomach. You stomach is now the size it should be and you will consume the calories that you need for the day and also burn it off without doing much more than your daily routine. To burn off any spare tires, you need now to do aerobic exercise....it will take discipline and time, but as you do this, you will have more energy throughout the day and the tire will soon be gone.
2007-05-19 05:16:17
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answered by Anonymous
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Most of the time a diet really just depends on individual persons bodies, so tips is hard. I do know that 3 of my friends do the south beach diet, and it worked wonders for them. One is a mother of 3 who was WAY out of shape ect..., now she in shape with muscle tone and lost all the fat, so I would definately recommend it, and the food is good to, I have tried alot of it
2007-05-19 05:10:10
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answered by April H 2
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Eat 5-6 small healthy meals and snacks instead of 3 big meals. For breakfast, eat a good serving of oatmeal and a little yogurt. Buy the tub and not the small packets with a bunch of sugar added to it. For lunch, eat a sandwinch on 100 percent whole grain with plenty of veggies. Good snack ideas include: yogurt, walnuts, almonds (unsalted and not roasted), and veggies. Stay away from processed wheat that includes white bread, white rice, and white pasta. Stay away from sugary snacks and drinks. You need to walk at least for 30 minutes every day. Don't forget to take your vitamins daily.
2007-05-19 05:24:43
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answered by Jeff 4
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dont eat out fast food alot. fix your own meals even if you have to pack a lunch. Stay away from fatty grease. Olive oil is good. it has good fats. Get fat free dressing on salads. If not you will beat the purpose of the salad. Drink alot of water. if u dont like water. crystal light or any other non sugar drink. Take vitamins. Dont eat late. Your biggest meal should be you breakfast. allow one day a week to eat what you want. Dont go too crazy but, hey you have to curb thought temptations. carbs are good u just have to eat the right carbs. Fiber is carb but good carbs, veggies= carbs, etc... Go get a check up to see if you have any health conditions. Sometimes theres a medical reason y u r not as healthy as u wanna be. Do thing to lower stress. strees makes us eat bad things. Read books and magazines. If you take supplements. read up o those too. Just because they sell it in the store doesnt means its safe. and most of all use your common sense
2007-05-19 05:16:07
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answered by Charles L 2
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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:)
2007-05-19 18:54:41
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answered by Natalie 7
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formerly I answer this the single factor that kills me is people gaming for factor, You ask a sturdy question than people purely type in do not consume, do not consume lots. Its like do not difficulty answering if your unlikely to grant a actual answer. Now that i'm finished complaining. I lost approximately 75lbs. It took a million twelve months. I made alot of adjustments. i began slow. the 1st factor I did replaced into start to drink extra water. Now I hated water and it replaced into annoying to do. yet i could start up via changing a cup of soda with water. It took whilst yet after some months it replaced into all water i myself gained a style for it. alongside with that I ate slightly smaller parts and that i attempted to not consume or consume lots after 6pm. Than I exercised. It took an entire twelve months to get that weight off, now its 3 years latter and my weight continues to be an analogous. you're able to approach weight-reduction plan as a existence replace and something which you're able to do steadily so it particularly lasts. additionally whilst weight-reduction plan I nonetheless at McDonald's and The occasional cheesecake.
2016-10-05 09:08:28
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answered by ? 4
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A balanced diet which includes a moderate amount of all basic food items !
2007-05-19 05:09:53
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answered by Sami V 7
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2017-04-01 10:17:35
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answered by ? 3
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don't eat until you are full... about 70 to 80%, and be sure to have a daily dosage of fruit and vegetables. eat meats in small portions, and stay away from meat at least once to twice a week... and if you can make it 100% organic or close to it... you are on your way...
2007-05-19 05:12:16
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answered by ogg08 5
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