school just got out and i have been mad fun of for being over weight and when i come back i want to be at a decent looking person without blubber all over i have machines to do exercises and i have been eating healthier but i want a diet that will make me lose weight fast becuase i've been eating healt for 2 months already and i've only lost 2 pounds which is really sad so if you have any ideas please help it is much appreciated.
2007-06-02 08:16:08 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
find daily calorie intake 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 - it optimizes your metabolism)
5-8 servings of fruit and veggies a day
8 glasses of water
have complex carbs for breakfast - they give you energy
have protein (lean meat, legumes etc) for dinner - repairs muscle
cardio exercise (running, cycling, swimming, jogging, elliptical etc) 4-6 times a week for 30-50min (ideally 45min), light weight training to tone your muscles and not lose them because cardio burns both - fat and muscle (more muscle=faster metabolism)
dont consume foods that are made of white flour (white bread, cakes, pasta etc.), sugar loaded foods (cookies, icecream, candy etc) and nothing fried, oily. look for healthier choices like whole wheat pasta and buckwead flower you can make e.g. pancakes from.
ofcourse you can spoil yourself once in a while with a little treat:)
dont look at diet as something to "go on" - its actually a way of life and you will get used to eat because you will feel much better and stronger and healthier. be patient - good comes with waiting.
2007-06-02 09:15:31 · answer #1 · answered by Natalie 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Effective diets aren't fast. They require dedication and hard work.
Losing weight is a simple equation: if you burn more calories than you eat, the weight will come off. Start off by estimating how many calories you burn each day using the calorie calculator http://straighthealth.com/pages/tools/caloriecalclb.html This will give you an idea of how many calories to eat. Healthy weight loss is 1-2 pounds per week. To lose 1 pound per week you need to create a calorie deficit (burn more than you eat) of 500 calories per day. To lose 2 pounds a week, you have to double the deficit to 1000 calories per day. You can achieve this by eating less, exercising more or a combination of both.
Beginners Guide to Dieting - http://straighthealth.com/pages/guides/begdieting.html
2007-06-02 15:18:42 · answer #2 · answered by straighthealth17 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Learn about fasting, it's very fast, safe and effective, but don't just do it on your own without learning how to do it right, you'll be sorry, learn about dieting using the glycemic index.
Activity is extremely crucial. start with long walks, and then slow jogs, and then long runs. Don't be in to big of a hurry, too fast of weight loss will leave you with unwanted skin hanging around, get it "around"
2007-06-02 15:31:38 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Read tips & articles on different types of diets, exercise programs, yoga & much more....
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2007-06-02 15:22:05 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
None are, all you really need to do is eat a well balanced diet, and exercise.....The only think fad diets do is make you gain
2007-06-02 15:30:48 · answer #5 · answered by just me 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
trust me they all work, but the best and healthiest way to diet is to just exercise at least 4 times a week and eat healthily.......trust me it worked for me
2007-06-02 15:24:07 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋