I am not overweight, but I want to lose about 2 lbs to get a flatter stomach.
I will do it by exercising a little, but mostly cutting calories.
I don't want to damage my healthy metabolism and I definately don't want to gain weight when I stop dieting.
I'd appreciate any advice.
Thanks!
2007-08-13 13:25:11 · 49 answers · asked by I<3ct 3 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 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), weight training a few days a week but never work on the same muscle group two days in a row (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:)
2007-08-13 20:36:43 · answer #1 · answered by Natalie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
pick up a 5 or 10 pound weight at the gym and visualize that weight coming off holding the weight in your hands helps bring home just how heavy even 5 pounds of extra fat can be
2016-09-03 18:38:32 · answer #2 · answered by Salina 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stand up and walk atleast 5 mins after evry 2 hours while working
2016-04-28 08:52:41 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
having less than 1 200 calories a day may slow down your metabolism
2016-08-23 03:41:37 · answer #4 · answered by Lorene 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
eat 5 6 small meals a day instead of 3
2016-04-01 07:07:58 · answer #5 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go camping
2017-04-07 06:29:30 · answer #6 · answered by Amelia 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
take a break from blue moon belgian white a 164 calorie treat and grab a miller genuine draft which is only 64 cals
2016-03-18 07:31:35 · answer #7 · answered by Penny 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
jog on the treadmill at 4 mph for 25 minutes or at 7 mph for 9 minutes
2016-05-24 01:00:34 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
walk a toy poodle for 41 minutes at 2 miles per hour
2016-06-27 23:32:53 · answer #9 · answered by Perry 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sleep in a cold room Sleeping in a cold room is a best way to force your body to heat itself up for hours
2016-08-09 18:48:51 · answer #10 · answered by Renae 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋