i want to loose weight!?

Question

i weigh about 170 and im 5ft 5in
i consider myself thick
im getting a belly now and cellulite on my hips and thighs. i want to know the best exercises and how often i should do them. i would also like to join the navy so i must get in shape. and i would like some tips on how to finish a mile without huffing and puffing on the first lap...thanks

Answer 1

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 400-600cal 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 (have lots of veggies to eat in between meals if you are still hungry)
8 glasses of water -carry bottle of water with you and when you feel hungry drink it - we often confuse hunger with thirst (our bodies confuse it)
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 average of 45min (start with as much as you can- just pushing yourself to do a little more than you think you can do, and increase time and speed with every day/week), light weight training a few times a week (more muscle=faster metabolism)
dont consume foods that are made of white flour (white bread, cakes, pasta etc.), sugar loaded foods (cookies, ice cream, candy etc) and nothing fried, oily.
of course you can spoil yourself once in a while with a little treat:)

Answer 2

Weight loss is best achieved by having realistic goals that you can obtain over the long haul. Typically, a person can loose two to four pounds a week. Reaching this with consistent exercise and diet is the best healthiest way to do it.
Start by looking at what you eat., count your calories. A person usually needs about 2000 calories to maintain their current weight. With a bit of research, you can find a safe comfortable meal plan on the internet. Try looking for 1600 calorie meal plans.
Next, exercise. When you start out approach this the same way you do your diet. Start with a few exercises. Keep them simple. Do 20 jumping jacks, sit-ups, and push-ups. Once you can do twenty of each, add a second set of twenty. Then add a third. At this point, consider adding exercises and repetitions.
As for the running , start with walking for twenty minutes a day for two weeks. Don't walk on Wednesday and Sundays. After that start running a lap and walking a lap every other day. Slowly over time decrease the distance you walk. Once you can finish your distance plus a half mile then, start working on your time.
Good luck.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

Losing weight is a simple equation: if you burn more calories than you eat, the weight will come off. Start off by estimating how many calories you burn each day using the calorie calculator http://straighthealth.com/pages/tools/caloriecalclb.html This will give you an idea of how many calories to eat. Healthy weight loss is 1-2 pounds per week. To lose 1 pound per week you need to create a calorie deficit (burn more than you eat) of 500 calories per day. To lose 2 pounds a week, you have to double the deficit to 1000 calories per day. You can achieve this by eating less, exercising more or a combination of both.

Beginners Guide to Dieting - http://straighthealth.com/pages/guides/begdieting.html

Answer 5

I love Weight Watchers it is AWESOME! It is the easiest way that I've found to lose weight. I've lost 22 pounds so far. Elipitcals or Pilates are very good for the hips and thighs. Hope that helps. =) Good Luck