Welll I'm 15 years old am 5 foot 5 and weigh around 119 pounds and yes Its healthy but I feel its too much and want to get down to 111 pounds. So I am eating 1000 calories and doing 30 minutes on the exercise trampoline ad doing 30 situps. Also I'm drinking that cider and honey thing (don't no if its true or not but thought id give it a go!) and drinking lots of water. I'm eating chicken, veg and drinking smooties, wraps (low calorie foods) and having something little of a treat like half a chocolate bar. I was wondering how much I should expect to loose a week and whether or not I will be putting my body at stress. Also I have heard that eating few calories makes you loose muscle mass instead of fat, is that true?
Any advice would be great =)
2007-07-23 08:09:00 · 32 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
body needs 50cal/hour just for basic functioning (like when you are in coma) and thats 1200cal/day.
when you deprive/starve your body all you lose is water weight and muscle which means you slow down metabolism, you cant lose fat this way - you will gain fat because your body starts storing all you eat in fat reserves and using muscle for energy.
if you lose more than 1-2lbs a week its not fat you are losing and you need to up your intake.
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 is the only fat burning exercise and burns fat all over your body (running, jogging, swimming, spinning, elliptical etc) 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)
sit ups do not burn fat - all they do is build muscle and make your belly look bigger
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:)
2007-07-23 09:51:50 · answer #1 · answered by Natalie 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
get moving
2016-07-04 02:33:42 · answer #2 · answered by Darleen 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
crank your ipod as you walk at 3 5 mph for 23 minutes
2016-08-08 05:24:36 · answer #3 · answered by Zoila 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
alternate between cat pose cow pose and downward dog 13 times holding each for 30 seconds
2016-03-10 02:34:30 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
do 250 breaststrokes about 10 minutes
2015-05-23 05:52:36 · answer #5 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
wiggle while you watch for 40 minutes fidgeters burn up to 350 more calories a day than couch potatoes
2016-04-01 06:36:43 · answer #6 · answered by Cathy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
distracted dining will get you in trouble avoid eating in front of a television or in a movie theater as you re bound to consume more calories
2016-05-26 02:01:49 · answer #7 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Eat vegetables seeds nuts and lean proteins
2016-03-15 06:00:56 · answer #8 · answered by Emmanuel 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
opt for self checkout wait in line for 7 minutes ring yourself up for another 10 bag your own grub and load up the car
2016-03-15 05:41:13 · answer #9 · answered by Brenda 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
fish for 41 minutes
2016-04-06 23:03:30 · answer #10 · answered by Lorene 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋