Can you lose weight by??

Question

i need to lose about 20lbs.

Can you lose weight by just having soup(tomato/chicken) for breakfast, lunch and dinner?

also drinking lots of water??

Answer 1

You might lose weight but its not gona be fat... all you are gona lose by depriving your body is water weight and muscle and slow down metabolism and then gain it all and more back when start eating normal again.
you can lose fat only when creating just a slight deficit in daily caloric intake.

Answer 2

any time you limit your diet to just one type of food you're most likely to lose weight. drinking lots of water is always a good idea. this isn't the best way to do it though, because once you introduce other foods back into your diet, you'll gain the weight back. the best way is the sure way: eat a balanced diet with caloric restrictions and exercise. if your outtake (exercise) is greater than your intake (food) you'll lose weight.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

Probably but you don't want to end up like Lena Zavaronni!

Answer 5

You could lose weight this way - but it won't be sustainable because when you go back to eating a 'normal' diet you will put the weight back on. Don't 'diet' - just work on a balance that has your caloric intake lower than what you are expending through exercise - you'll lose weight in a healthy way if you do this - and when you reach your goal you can increase the food or decrease the exercise a bit to maintain your weight. Go for healthy changes that you can sustain for the rest of your life, rather than a crash diet that you won't stick to - or that won't supply your body with adequate nutrients as this will see your health an energy go down, and you'll be likely to yo-yo in terms of weight and eating forever.
Having just soup for breakfast, lunch and dinner isn't a good idea. Not only will you get bored - but your body needs more than this. A healthy diet is made up of a balance of carbohydrates, proteins and fats - just look at where you get each of these from. Eg. in terms of carbs, go for wholegrain bread/pasta rather than white, with protein go for chicken breast which is low in fat, and look for 'good' fats like avocados, nuts etc. Having the occassional treat is ok too - it is a part of a healthy diet and lifestyle - food isn't just about nutrition it is about enjoyment and being social - just make sure that everything is balanced.
Healthy weight loss is 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 cape 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). 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!). 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 6

Chickpeas can help dieters break bad snaking habits

Answer 7

drinking water will help as it fills you up.
eat a better variety tho...it wont do you any good otherwise

Answer 8

Don t keep snacks near to your computer

Answer 9

count calories

Answer 10

yes, but you still need to be active some how... and soup is a bit fattening, why not lettuce... or cucumber?....