Dying to loose weight....Literally?

Question

When trying to loose 80lbs, what is the best method?

I'm tired of starving then binging.

I don't want to go into a health food/supplement store and ask for advice, b/c i feel their opinions are biased, after all they are selling weight loss products.

I own a Total Gym Platinum seen here
http://www.theshoppingchannel.com/product/health+%26+fitness/fitness+equipment/293397.do?&N=100354&cm_mmc=Google_EN-_-Fitness-_-Fitness%20Equipment-_-total%20gym%20platinum
and a bike ( a real bike not an exercise bike) to assist me in the weight loss process.

What if the only meat you eat is beef? Would this hinder successful weight loss?

Answer 1

I think one of the keys here is your mentality. Instead focusing on losing the weight, which gives you a finite goal, focus on a healthy life, which is continuous. Every day you are faced with healthy choices and non-healthy choices. Just as you aren't going to lose 80lbs over night, you aren't going to be comforable with every healthy option over night. Start with things that are in your comfort zone and work toward increasing your commitment. For me, I love to cook so I try to use a lot of fresh produce and lean meat and experiment with flavors. Not only is it healthy, but fun for me as well. I also know that there are some places I can cut out more than others. For example, I have found it is easy for me to choose water over soda, but I refuse to cut cheese out of my diet. If you do not have a balance between happy and healthy, you will soon find that you are neither. I have a more difficult time getting motivated to exercise so I try to make smaller health choices such as using the stairs, parking further away, and walking places. I also have a rule that if a friend invites me to do something physical, I have to accept. Perhaps if you have a TV show you watch everyday, you could make that the time you use your Total Gym, so it becomes part of your routine. Everyone has their own struggles, and I know that different paths are better for different people, so again, it is about looking at your own life style and making changes within those patterns rather than trying to fit into someone else's mold. Best of luck on your journey to a healthier you!!!

Answer 2

First, have you always been overweight? If so, you might want to see your doctor and have some blood drawn and tests to maybe see if you have a thyroid imbalence.. If you do there's medicine for that and that may aid you in your weight loss... Second.. You have to want to lose weight and eat right.. It's hard, and I'm not going to tell you its' easy... Start with little things: Drink more water instead of soda, Walk or ride a bike instead of drive. Eat smaller portions at lunch and dinner...Eat fruit instead of junk... All these things you probably already know..It's just putting everything together.. I understand I'm overweight too, but trying, as well..Good luck and be well

Answer 3

I need to lose 100 lbs (have a BMI of 39.8) to get to my goal weight. I'm doing a spin on Atkins. I've cut out sodas, breads, and potatoes (my three faves!! LOL). I drink a lot of water and some diet drinks when I my sweet tooth kicks in. Just started Monday and have already lost 9 lbs!!
Good luck!!

Answer 4

The key is lifestyle changes. You have to alter your eating habits, and exercise habits to become condusive to losing the weight. There is no way you should expect to lose 80 pounds in the span of a month or two, 80 pounds should be a year to two year goal if you want to keep the weight off. I know it sounds like a long time, but if you're really tired of starving yourself, then this is what you need to do. Don't look at your weight loss as a "diet" because most diets are doomed to failure. This is because they work at first, but your body alters your metabolism to keep itself alive, slowing down, and burning less calories to keep up with the fact that less calories are being consumed. (Your body doesn't know what a diet is, it views lack of energy consumption as starvation, not seeing all the benefits of losing the weight that your mind does)

I was at my heaviest about a year ago and through subtle lifestyle changes have dropped over 30 lbs, and my goal is to drop another 20-30. I did this largely by cutting out sweets, and cutting back my alcohol intake. Don't get me wrong, I still have ice cream, and go out and have a great time, but I only get ice cream once a week, or every two weeks, and only go out drinking once a week. If you've cut things like this back, and still can't lose weight while eating a normal diet, then you need to start exercising more.

If you aren't in shape, take it gradually, because the worst thing people do is try to do too much at once, and end up injuring themselves, and then they can't work out, so they give up all together for another 4-5 months. Remember, you burn nearly the same amount of energy walking a certain distance as you do if you were to run it. The only difference is theere is more stress on your body if you run, so you get more of a cardiovascular benefit, and you get the workout done in faster time. If you're not used to running though, don't start running 3 miles a day the first week. Try to start your first week with 3 -4 days of cardio if you have some conditioning under your belt, 1 day if now. By cardio I mean biking, jogging, swimming, etc. But don't be lazy and take it easy, you need to work hard at it. As far as the total gym goes, I'm sure they diagram a lot of exercises in a booklit with the total gym, if not, do a yahoo search and you'll find tons of free examples. Remember to work on your core doing various exercises, and I suggest buying a swiss ball, they are great for core work.

If these changes aren't working, monitor yourself, write down everything you eat and drink during a day, even if it is one dorito. Then on another page right down everything you've done to exercise (taking the stairs instead of the elevator at work counts too). This is a journal, so you need to be honest with yourself, if you do that you can compare and see what you need to work at or cut out.

Finally, remember, it is a gradual process, you don't have to neccessarily eliminate things all at once, decrease the amount and then eliminate them if it is something you get a lot of cravings for, though going cold turkey on some things can be beneficial if you have the willpower to do it. Best of luck

Answer 5

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 (ideally 45min because the first 20-30min body burns carbs and only then starts burning fat), light weight training (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.
ofcourse you can spoil yourself once in a while with a little treat:)

Answer 6

I have a lot of weight to lose and lost 31 pounds last year and have kept it off.

It needs to really just click with you. the best thing to do is to cut out all the processed and junk food. start eating healthy food only and doing a little exercise.

cut out most bread and cheese. it will start to fall off of you.

Answer 7

2 and 1 2 hours bowling

Answer 8

add fasted cardio before breakfast

Answer 9

when sitting draw in your ab muscles and tap your toes

Answer 10

Sleeping will effect your blody weight so get enough sleep to looss your weight