1.Set goals. You'll be better able to make a realistic weight loss plan if you know how much weight you want to lose.
2.Identify your weaknesses. Are you a bread fiend? Do you have dessert after every meal and every snack? Is McDonald's your second home? Find the weakness and throttle it. It does not own you, you are stronger and cooler than to allow some silly little craving to knock you off your path.
3.Throw away anything you know is tempting. Those cinnamon buns with 500 calories each? Gone. The ramen noodles in your cabinet? Gone. The problem is that this is not always feasible. Often times we are not the only ones in our homes and therefore the call of the food must be withstood. In this case, out of sight truly is out of mind. Put unhealthy, unfilling foods in a drawer or in a cabinet that you rarely use. Put them all together to make a particularly unappetizing sight. Don't place them all in a decorative basket out on the counter. Place them in a drawer. A drawer heaping with pastries rarely looks like anything but a drawer of fat.
4.Eat less, but eat more often. If possible, eat 4-5 meals a day. This helps your metabolism and blood sugar to stay level as well. This does require a change in your schedule. Eat less within 6 hours of your bed time. You're less likely to burn the calories closer to your bed time. It's fine to eat a large breakfast and lunch because your body will be working on burning those calories for the whole day. Large dinners are likely to go unburned and converted into fat.
5.Do not skip breakfast. If you don't have time to prepare breakfast, buy healthy breakfast bars or those smoothies on the go. It is important to eat breakfast to jump start your metabolism and give you energy for the day. Otherwise you will probably end up falling back on unhealthy foods during the day. Yogurt is also known to boost your metabolism.
6.Eat healthy snacks when you feel hungry between meal times. Healthy snacks would be things high in fiber, fruits and vegetables. Avoid high sugar and high calorie snacks. This will help you get nutrients as well as help lower your appetite so you won't overeat during meals.
7.Increase your fiber intake. Fiber acts as negative calories. It's also filling and healthy for your digestive system. Make it a part of every meal.
8.Eat slowly and chew more. Take time to enjoy your meals. This will help you to finish at the same time as others, and you'll not be tempted by a second helping. Also, chewing more will ensure you get the most out of all the food and it will be digested faster. The more you chew, the more your appetite will be satiated.
9.Drink more water every day. Stay hydrated. While you don't need 8 cups of water a day to stay hydrated, it'll make sure you're hydrated as well as cut down on your hunger levels and force you to get a little bit more exercise (trips to the sink, water cooler, water fountain, and bathroom). If you're a heavy soda drinker, permit yourself to only one diet soda per day, maximum. Just one extra soda each day can add 15 pounds. Recently, fizzy drinks, even diet ones, have been said to slow down metabolism.
10.Increase physical activity. There are two ways to reduce net caloric intake: 1) reduce the number of calories in your diet and 2) Increase the number of calories that you burn in your daily activities. Both approaches are usually necessary and healthful and both are effective in losing weight. You can pick and choose which exercise you want to do, depending on your fitness level and drive. For example: walking, jogging, using the stair stepper, using cross training machines, swimming, tennis, and basketball. Weight training (and resistance training) can help reshape your body. The more muscle you have the higher your metabolism will be.
11.Find active friends. Find people that will drag you out to do more active things. It doesn't have to be much, but any exercise even walking around the mall is better than none.
12.Don't get discouraged. After one or two weeks of initial weight loss, it is quite common for your metabolism to slow down as it adjusts to the new calorie count. Stay on course and you'll see results. In some cases, the scale will tell you your weight is barely changing, but you may be gaining muscle weight while losing fat weight. Also make sure to weigh yourself first thing in the morning to try to avoid the fluctuations in weight due to water.
13.Take all advice with a grain of salt. Everyone is going to have some tidbit of information for you. What worked for them might not work for you. Take it all in stride and work with what is getting results for you. Trying to do everything everyone says will only cause overload.
14.Eat more protein. If you choose to go this route, do not cut out all carbs. If you do so, as soon as you start eating carbs again you will regain your weight back. Instead of eating stand alone pasta, throw some meatballs or chicken in. Eat some beans, they are high in protein and very healthy for you. Increase the ammount of protein, but not by too much. The more protein you take in, the more water you should drink as well.
15.Eat less calories. The average woman should eat around 2,000 calories a day and the average male 2,500. There's many ways to reduce the calories you intake. Try not to eat frozen dinners, pizza, or from fast food joints. There's also certain drinks, such as Green Tea that are calorie reducers. Lettuce is another calorie reducer, but be careful because dressing tends to have the calories. Low fat/light vinnegette, balsomic vineger, red wine and vineger are pretty healthy dressings, but do not load it on
2007-08-18 15:39:00
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answered by Irosh Bandara 5
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I'm 22yr 5'2" and 110lbs and I'm a female. I don't have that much belly fat. Is that really you?
anyways if that pic is you, or at least what you think is he closest to what your body looks like then it's easy... it all depends on how much you are willing to put into your weight loss. If you do cardio for 20-45min everyday and do 20-45min of strength everyday then not only will you see results withing a few weeks, you can also make a point to eat healthy and eat right then you will see results in as little as a week.
get into good habits now and they will stick with you as you become an adult and it will be easier to stay healthy and thin
...being 13 I'm guessing you might drink soda and chips and cookies and such...yeah, none of that at all!
fresh veggies and fresh fruit
lean meat
fish
nothing fried
no fast food
no mayo or oil on subs
tofu
low sugar and low sodium foods
2007-08-18 15:26:24
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answered by ur a Dee Dee Dee 5
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Thomas was already a believer, who kept the commandments of God and followed the teachings of Jesus Christ. He was so much so, that God chose him to be among the first Apostles. However, like all the Apostles, he needed a little more encouragement to do the job God had chosen him for. If you are looking for signs and wonders to convince you that God exists, that you need to obey his commands and teachings, you've already had them, but like the Jews of Jesus' day, you close your eyes and refuse to believe even miraculous signs. John 4:48 Then said Jesus unto him, Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe. Matthew 16:4 -- A wicked and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, and no sign shall be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah." And He left them and departed. But God continues to work signs and wonders: Habakkuk 1:5 -- Behold ye among the heathen, and regard, and wonder marvellously: for I will work a work in your days, which ye will not believe, though it be told you. And hypothetically speaking: Luke 16:31 -- But he said to him, 'If they do not hear Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded though one rise from the dead.' " If you don't want to believe, there's no amount of proof that will convince you. But what IF you saw a sign, wonder, or "miracle?" Would you know if it were from God? Or the Devil? Matthew 24:24 -- For false christs and false prophets will rise and show great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect. Do you know how to tell the difference? .
2016-05-17 04:52:30
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answered by ? 3
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lol, no thats not fat...your at that awkward stage in life...if your really unhappy and want to lose some weight cut out the soda..and crappy snacks.....ride your bike or run around the park 3-5 times a week and about 5 sets of 20 crunches a week and in about 2-3 months I think you will be very happy with your results.. your lucky to be so young it will not take very long to get in really good shape.....good luck
2007-08-18 15:28:04
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answered by Jersey 3
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Nothing a little running and healthy eating wouldnt take care of. I was fat at your age, way bigger than you, and then I got a little older and my hormones kicked in. I lost a lot of weight just by watching what I ate and staying active. Its great that your willing to do something about it, just take it slow and try to change your lifestyle.
2007-08-18 15:27:05
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answered by Anonymous
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skip the burrito and order a taco salad instead
2017-04-06 19:59:56
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answered by ? 3
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It's just a little pouch. Do some crunches every day, I would say maybe only 20, and you will see that disappear in about a month.
2007-08-18 15:25:57
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answered by eskyred28 1
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You got man boobs
You fully hit puberty so do cardio (runnin and swimming) and you could loose it before you go into grade 9.
2007-08-18 15:23:19
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answered by SomeGuy 2
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savory umami ingredients such as mushrooms low sodium soy asparagus and olives can help you feel full and add an earthy home y quality to your healthy dishes
2016-03-18 19:48:29
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answered by ? 3
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the omega 3 fatty acids in salmon may dial up your bodys ability to burn fat especially if you add some exercise
2016-05-21 08:48:19
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answered by ? 3
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