HELP!!!! I'm trying to Loose Weight and I can't!!!!?

Question

ok, I am a freshman in college and I am just a little overweight... well kind of more than just a little. I am trying to start a diet but have no idea where to begin. Can ANYONE please help me!!!

p.s. I did cut down on my sweets and junk food and have almost none in my diet and stop drinking soda.

Answer 1

Healthy weight loss is the goal here - and it's simple and fun! You should aim for between half a kilo and a kilo a week as this is a healthy rate - however if you don't notice a change on the scales don't get discouraged as you may be gaining muscle but losing fat (muscle is heavier than fat but is much more dense so takes up less room - you'll appear to have lost weight and your clothes will be looser).
Basically you should aim to alter your diet and exercise in order to achieve healthy weight loss - you dont need diet pills, fad dieting or any expensive weight loss plan.
With relation to your diet, eat 5-6 small meals a day - breakfast is a MUST for weight loss (it kick starts your metabolism and it makes you less likely to over eat during the rest of the day) - try a healthy cereal (low in fat and sugar....watch the sugar!!!! so many are loaded with the stuff), low fat milk and fruit, or low fat yoghurt and fruit (i top low fat yoghurt with fruit salad and muesli - yum!), wholegrain toast etc. Go for lots of lean meats, veggies, fruit, grains, good carbs and good fats (found in oily fish like salmon, and in nuts, avocados etc). Don't restrict yourself of anything though - if you feel like a treat, have it, but remember that what you are eating is a 'sometimes' food that can fit into a healthy, balanced lifestyle but should not be your main source of nutrients.
Some healthy snack ideas - fruit, veggies dipped in hommus, low fat yoghurt, toast/english muffins, smoothies (made with low fat yoghurt, fruit, low fat milk), healthy home made muffins (alter your favourite recipe - eg. substitute the unhealthy ingreds like full fat butter with reduced fat marg/spread, sugar can be replaced with apple-sauce or apple puree, white flour with wholemeal, or use a mix of white and wholemeal), wraps (using lavash or mountain rice bread), fruit toast (try bakers' delight - they have the apricot delight loaf and the capre fruit and nut loaf - both with no added fats or sugars!). Try cooking yummy but healthy things to snack on - it will prevent you from getting bored, and you can develop your cooking skills!
With exercise, I would recommend doing at least 30 min of aerobic activity a day and combining this with strength and resistance training (to build muscle which will up your metabolism, making weight loss easier to maintain). For weight loss I'd shoot for at least 45 minutes a day of exercise. Also, try to walk more - instead of taking the elevator use the stairs, use your car less and jump on a bike or walk to your destination. Try joining a gym, or gym classes, yoga, walking and jogging, swimming, bike riding, weights, using a cross trainer (I do interval training on an elliptical machine - works wonders and burns loads of fat!). If you need support try to get some friends together and make exercise social - join a sports team, or go for walks and runs together - or hit up the gym. Just try to make activity a part of your daily life. If you work incredibly hard at exercise, or are working out for periods of 60 min or more a day, then definitely give yourself at least a day each week to rest your body and let it recover - otherwise you won't get results, and you'll be prone to injury - which really sabotages your whole exercise regime!
All the best with your goals - talk to your doctor about what is a healthy weight for you, and make this your goal. If you need extra assistance, a dietician may help you with the nutritional side of things, and booking a couple of sessions with a personal trainer could be a good idea just to show you how to correctly perform different exercises. Also - for additional info I recommend the australian institute of sport website - a lot of the nutritional info is targeted at athletes and very highly active individuals, but there are great articles on weight loss and some great (GREAT!) recipes complete with nutritional info so you know how many kilojoules/calories you're putting in, and how healthy the meal/snack is. Basically, if you outweigh what you're putting in (food/drink) with what you're expending through activity then you'll lose weight!

Answer 2

I believe the first thing you should do is set the weight you want to be. Don't set one in the extremes either. We each have a different body type so we can NEVER be as skinny as one of those girls who weighs 96 pounds.
Second, I believe you should exercise daily for half an hour at least. Don't skip meals because all that does is makes you bloated. Have at least 3 meals a day just don't over due your portions, and I don't mean under go them either.
Third just don't worry about everything all the time, don't ready up too much of what is on the back of the box filled with how many calories.
Treat yourself to an ice cream or some candy once a week because you will probably be dieing for some I bet, it's only natural.

Answer 3

You are at least heading in the right direction. It should be about life changes and not dieting. Remember that cutting this stuff out completely may be setting you up for failure and binging issues as well as serious self doubt. Cut down on the portions should be you first concern according to my doctor. Add at least 5 fruits and veggies a day to your diet. More veggies than fruits though. Drink at least 8 glasses of water, more if you can. You should have two milks a day (a glass of milk may curb your appetite temporarily.) Eat three meals a day or several smaller meals, whatever is good for you. When you are ready then throw in a 30 min walk in at least three days a week then work your way up to as many days as you can handle. Again, do one thing at a time, maybe a week at a time otherwise you may stress yourself back to your old habits. Good luck. Picture your goal and you are worth it!!

Answer 4

Whatever you do go to either site or even both-- www.fitnesspal.com or www.caloriecount.com I love them both and belong to both. Because of the help from others and the tools on the website I have lost about 6 pounds since Oct. 22!

Food wise: eat whole grains, veggies, fruits, drink lots of water, lower your calorie intake by 500 calories, have 3 meals and 2 snacks a day and keep track of everything you eat etc.

Exercise- Whatever you do be active for at least 30 minutes a day, whether its walking, dancing, biking, strength training, running, etc.

Good luck!!

Answer 5

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, 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 6

bounce the ball on your knee 600 times

Answer 7

no liquid calories or cut them down as much as possible

Answer 8

a handful of unsalted pumpkin seeds make for a healthy mid day snack theyre rich in magnesium which helps lower blood pressure

Answer 9

Find the right diet for your individual body because there are many ways are there to lose weight just find what works for you

Answer 10

let a great dane walk you for 13 minutes 5 mph