How could I lose 5-15lbs rather quickly(and safely) in order to keep me motivated to lose more weight?
2007-06-02 19:40:30 · 42 answers · asked by MANDA 1 in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
Try the 3-day diet...i lost 6.6 pounds in the first 3 days! I'll send you a link. But basically you'll lose 10 pounds in 3 days...and than you take 4 days off...than you start all over again. You can lose up to 40 pounds in 1 month if you follow the diet to a T! http://www.everydiet.org/3_day_diet.htm
2007-06-02 19:45:10 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The most effective way to lose fat is aerobic exercise in the "moderate" fat-burning range, ideally first thing in the morning before you eat. When you wake your body is ready to burn fat and your levels of growth hormone are highest at that time. Later in the day it can take up to 30 minutes just to put your body into a fat-burning mode.
Another overlooked way to burn fat is by lifting weights. Skeletal muscle has very high caloric needs... almost twice that of adipose (fat) tissue. Put on a little muscle and you will burn calories all day even at rest. Be aware that skeletal muscle weighs more, so with this approach you may see your weight increasing while your body fat is melting away. Not realizing this often stresses folks who think they should be losing weight as a measure of fitness. Forget the scale, look in the mirror and you will be happy.
2007-06-02 19:56:35 · answer #2 · answered by dutchychik 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
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 4-6 times a week for 30-50min, light weight training
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.
ofcourse you can spoil yourself once in a while with a little treat:)
2007-06-02 19:46:45 · answer #3 · answered by Natalie 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
try a pasta less spaghetti by mixing shredded zucchini veggie meatballs and raw tomato sauce seasoned with a dash of zesty oregano
2017-04-10 10:33:01 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
never eat any snack food out of the box carton or bag it came in you re less likely to overeat if you separate snacks into appropriate fist sized servings
2017-03-13 11:40:04 · answer #5 · answered by Kelsey 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
people who eat breakfast have a better shot at losing and maintaining weight loss
2016-06-07 07:10:04 · answer #6 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get up and walk 10 minutes before each meal
2015-12-16 23:51:11 · answer #7 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a handful of unsalted pumpkin seeds make for a healthy mid day snack theyre rich in magnesium which helps lower blood pressure
2016-03-12 23:46:27 · answer #8 · answered by Clarice 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Eat a diet filled with all natural healthy whole foods
2016-06-12 05:37:22 · answer #9 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you re having trouble getting started make a small move such as starting an eating log or buying walking shoes you re three times more likely to follow through if you start with small gestures such as these
2016-08-04 07:44:40 · answer #10 · answered by Vaughn 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋