The main thing is, just count your calories. If you eat 1500 calories per day, you can lose one pound per week, since the average person burns 2000 calories per day, which would put you burning 500 more calories per day than you eat. Multiply 500 by 7 days of the week, and that gives you 3500, which is the magic number--the number of calories equal to one pound. Eat a MINIMUM of 1200 calories per day. Exercise burns even more if you don't eat extra to make up for it. Cardio can boost your metabolism and get you burning you calories faster. Weigh yourself once per week (pick a day) in the morning after you use the restroom and before you eat anything. That will give you a pretty accurate understanding of your weight to work by. One thing also that can help if you want to try it is picking a meal plan that will keep you at the number of calories you want, then eating that every day. Nothing else. It's easier to stay focused that way. Now that, you won't keep off unless you already know how to MAINTAIN weight, because it's not really teaching you how to eat right. Try to fit in as many veggies and fruits and salads into that as possible, because they're pretty low in calories and it will allow you to eat more. Also get plenty of protein. You don't want to lose muscle (your organs are also made of protein, so you have to have it to stay healthy). Grains are also really good for the mornings (Whole grains only! "Wheat" does not mean whole. Look for the word "whole.) to give you some energy for your day, but cut down on them the rest of the day. They're lots of calories. And don't do dried fruit either. Because since all the water is out of it, dried fruit is really just compacted calories. Which brings me to something else--drink lots of water. It keeps you full without adding any calories on. Soup is the same way, if you can see through it. Not if it's the creamy kind, like potato. Avoid those.
2007-06-15 10:59:54
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answered by Anonymous
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Easy way out, you can try to eat the convenience meals such as Lean Cuisine, Smart Ones, Healthy Choice. It's an easy way to watch calories. Then just purchase healthy snacks for in between meals such as yogurt, low fat cheese and whole wheat crackers, apple w/ tablespoon of peanut butter, veggies and low fat ranch dressing. For breakfast try a South Beach bar (I love the peanut butter ones, and my second favorite is the cinnamon) and a diet yoplait smoothie. You can usually find the meals on sale at the grocery store. Keep your calories at 1200 per day or 1400 if you work out and you should see your weight drop off at about 1-2 pounds a week. Great diet dessert food are those chocolate graham sticks and frozen light whipped topping.
2007-06-15 11:08:25
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answered by Crissy_Jo 2
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2007-06-15 11:58:32
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answered by Anonymous
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One thing that works very well is to target some high-calorie food that you like and eat frequently - cheese in my case - and don't keep it in your home. If you consume some of this food somewhere else, no big deal. Just don't have it right at hand for snacking or fast/lazy meal preparation, and your consumption of it will go way down. One rule is easier to follow than many, and if it's the right one, it can help a lot.
2007-06-15 11:01:22
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answered by silver.graph 4
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Reduced calorie diet.1500 if you're a girl. 1700 if you're a guy) Increased fruit and veggie intake. Then 30 minutes of light exercise 6 days a week.
2007-06-15 11:00:16
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answered by mistresskaida 3
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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:)
2007-06-15 13:57:26
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answered by Natalie 7
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here's my diet plan. I dont' know baout your budget what you're more than welcome to get ideas from it. I pretty much eat normally but I replace a few things. Instead of jam or jelly i try to use fruit. I have a major sweet tooth so i try to eat fruit, especially dried fruit instead of sweets. Instead of salt I experiemnt with hearbs and spices.
2007-06-15 11:01:24
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answered by christigmc 5
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2016-09-05 17:44:27
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answered by ? 4
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2007-06-15 11:36:01
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answered by Anonymous
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