Ok heres the deal. I'm 20 y/o 5'10" and weigh about 250, 260 ish. Earlier this week out of nowhere my uncle sends me a bunch of his old clothes. I tryed them on and they don't fit at all. His pant size is a 38 and I'm a 42 and his shirts are XL and I'm an XXL. I was wondering if there is any simple way to lose weight around the chest and abs? There isn't a gym anywhere around here so I'm limited to just push-ups and sit-ups as far as I know. I've also decided to walk more often too, Is there anything else I can do to lose the extra weight and if so how long would it take? I'm in no hurry but I would like to know anyway so I can track myself. Thanks :)
2007-05-20 21:08:25 · 39 answers · asked by Mikey 3 in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
Ahem......
There's no so called "simple" ways to lose weight......
Weight loss is way, way more complicated than you (and I) think......
However, I can try to break it down into simple ways for you to understand.......
See, the most basic, effective, tried and true method of weight loss is by exercising and eating a healthy, well-balanced nutritious diet.
Period.
Doing one without the other will always frustrate your results because you'll only get a half-half of weight loss and body health, neither here nor there.......
So, go for the dynamic combination of exercise and eating right. You'll be pleased that it works well, everytime......
No gym? No probs there!
Go running, cycling, swimming, walking (which you've already started), jogging, jumping rope, jumping on trampoline, sports like basket ball, tennis, squash......
Pick one exercise you like best, back it up with yet another one of your best favorites, for variety, then you're in business to stayput in the exercise and see results!
Start small changes in your eating daily. Try eat more fruits and veges, then slowly weave in lean meat, then low-fat/non-fried/non-oily stuff and.....before you know it, you're on fire with eating healthy food!
And drink plenty of liquids. Ooophs....no sweetened, sugary bevarages, fruit juices ladened with sugar....
Just water, plain and simple.
2007-05-20 21:41:53 · answer #1 · answered by Toning Girl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Exercise is good but it is a poor way to lose weight. Weight watchers have one of the best track records at losing weight because they help you learn a new way of eating. The South Beach Diet works well if you stay with it strictly. But bottom line is keep calories ingested below calories expended. You can't really target one area of the body to lose weight in. The weight will come off from all over more than anywhere else.
2007-05-20 21:20:14 · answer #2 · answered by warthog 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can get lots of tips on how to lose weight effectively as well as download a special report on Weight Loss Without Dieting, hope this helps
2007-05-20 21:59:26 · answer #3 · answered by Nora 3 · 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.
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:)
2007-05-20 21:32:09 · answer #4 · answered by Natalie 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Ya know what I have discovered...It is simple if you really want to do it. I started a diet a few years back and I really wanted to do it...I lost a lot and I actually enjoyed it. But now that I dont want to diet it is the hardest thing for me to do. I moan and complain and I havnt been able to lose 5 lbs even tho I feel like Im starving myself.
2007-05-20 21:14:16 · answer #5 · answered by sick-o'-yo-sh** 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Don t go back to old eating habits even after you lose weight
2016-03-12 08:36:20 · answer #6 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hm..yes there are many simple ways, but perhaps try a healthy way. Eat healthy, work out regularly (30 min) daily just a little something to get your heart pumping.
2007-05-20 21:15:03 · answer #7 · answered by hello123 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
invest in a treadmill desk like the trekdesk 479 trekdesk com
2017-03-07 00:27:09 · answer #8 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
crank your ipod as you walk at 3 5 mph for 23 minutes
2016-08-15 06:37:13 · answer #9 · answered by Harrison 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
rearrange your furniture for 17 minutes
2016-06-14 04:34:55 · answer #10 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋