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:)
2007-05-26 17:12:56
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answered by Natalie 7
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Do you want the easiest or the best. I'll make this simple. In every single commercial for every single weight loss pill, plan, or drink, you hear the same thing (or see it in the very, very fine print): "This gimmick in conjunction with proper diet and exercise will help you lose weight."
Listen up. All of that stuff is nothing but snake oil. If all of that stuff won't work without proper diet and exercise, you might just want to save yourself a ton of green and simply use the diet and exercise part.
Losing weight should not be your goal. Your goal should be getting fit. If you get fit, the weight loss will come along on its own. Getting fit requires lifestyle change. The first thing you need to do, if you are indeed serious, is to get a physical exam, so your doctor can tell you what amount of physical activity is best for you to start at. He can also give you nutritional advice.
And just to prove that getting fit and losing weight can be done successfully, I have included my best pal's wet site below. He was once over 600 lbs. He is now hovering around 230 and is a Cooper Institute personal trainer. You know how he did it? You guessed it. Proper diet and exercise.
Now, when I say diet, I don't by any means mean some diet with the name of some dead guy or geographic region tagged on to it. I mean the food pyramid. If you are exercising, your body is going to need carbs, protein, and yes even fats. DON'T STARVE YOURSELF. It's no fun, and this should be fun.
As for exercise, you don't have to be a spandex clad gym rat to exercise. Three days of twenty minute cardio (walking, biking, tennis, basket ball, soccer, whatever) and two days of resistance exercise and you're good to go.
The resistance exercise does mean weights. Ultimately you are trying to increase your resting metabolism, and that means you need to increase your muscle mass, but all you have to do is one set of 10 - 15 reps for each of the major muscle groups, and you're done. That's 30 minutes max.
Good luck. You can do this.
2007-05-26 22:34:25
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answered by Doc B 3
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Here is the easiest way on your body:
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 workout and a sample meal plan:
http://www.spartafit.com/exercise/exercise%20program%202.php
http://www.spartafit.com/nutrition/sample%20meal%20plans.php
2007-05-26 22:09:31
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answered by fitman 6
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See a dietition first protect your health DONT CLENSE
2007-05-26 22:07:54
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answered by Grand pa 7
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don't do the special k diet. i'm warning you, it did not help me lose a single pound.
2007-05-26 22:14:56
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answered by Anonymous
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