What is the best way to lose weight without starving or taking pills? I'm not fat, I just gained a few pounds over winter. The trick is, i love to eat. Is there anything that's easy to stick to, especially when it's hard to control what i eat because we eat family meals together? Any suggestions would be good. Thanks.
2007-05-22 12:49:51 · 28 answers · asked by girl 1 in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
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:)
2007-05-22 19:49:44 · answer #1 · answered by Natalie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The best way to lose weight is to exercise regularly, at lest 30 mins a day of walking or doing the threadmill. Drink a lot of lemon water. Water fills you up and lemon helps on vitamins. If you eat family meals together, make sure you eat more of the healthier stuff, like more on veggies and protein. Chew slowly so then you feel full right away. Just get a decent amount of food. Do not over load your plate because you will tend to finish it off. I hope this helps and Good Luck!
2007-05-22 13:09:01 · answer #2 · answered by luv tea 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Family meals do not have to be unhealthy. Try to eat more veggies during dinner and during the day. Avoid foods that contain refined sugar. That is the main cause of people gaining weight. If you stop having desserts and soda you will definitely drop the few pounds you gained.
If you have munchies during the day try eating baby carrots, jicama and celery when you crave for something crunchy.. For any sweet cravings have some fruit. Apples, blueberries, strawberries are great and they help you feel full longer.
Make sure you eat small meals every 3 hours so your metabolism speeds up.
The final trick for losing weight is working out. Cardiovascular exercises are great for that and you really don't need to kill yourself to get the best out of it. Try some classes at your local gym, like cycling or kickboxing. If you prefer doing stuff at home, check the fitness magazine website. They have great tips for workouts in your house that are really good.
Good luck!
2007-05-22 13:04:02 · answer #3 · answered by Pink wolf 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stand up and walk atleast 5 mins after evry 2 hours while working
2016-05-26 04:59:56 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
eat three fewer bites of your meal
2017-03-15 07:33:23 · answer #5 · answered by Latonya 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Walk or run for an hour+ a day and or go to the gym for 2, try and also stay away from the breads and pastas but hey, if it happns it happns.
2007-05-22 12:58:17 · answer #6 · answered by Pie Man 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get up and walk 10 minutes before each meal
2016-05-23 02:11:18 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Avoid eating while rading listening songs and watching tv at your home or keep by kepping your hands busy
2016-05-13 05:34:49 · answer #8 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
set your computer alarm to ring hourly stand up for 1 to 5 minutes each time it goes off
2016-03-18 04:07:22 · answer #9 · answered by Allen 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Replace chips with salad to cut carbs
2016-01-27 17:59:38 · answer #10 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋