Starting to diet tomorrow to lose 20 lbs. Any suggestions to help me in my journey?

Question

I gained 30 lbs last year from anti depressants. I lost 10lbs during the summer by interval running and portion control. Since starting college, I fell off the wagon and it's too cold to run outside (snow) and the gym at school is really busy.

My main problem is I eat a lot when i am sitting around doing homework and stuff. Any reccomendations on how to practice portion control?
Thanks so much!'
Jess

Answer 1

Here are a few diet and exercise tips:

1. You MUST exercise if you want to lose weight and keep it off, so do something every day, even if it's just a 15-minute walk around the neighborhood. Don't say you don't have time for exercise; you have to MAKE time. Yes, it takes time and effort, but you're worth it, right?

2. Walk as much as you want, but don't do cardio for more than 40 minutes at a time. If you do, you risk burning muscle instead of fat.

3. If you do strength training, use light weights and do lots of repetitions. That'll really help you "tone up."

4. Your diet will make you or break you. You have probably learned bad eating habits over time (most people do). That's not your fault, but now you have to deal with it. Make a commitment to yourself to unlearn those bad habits and re-learn better habits.

5. Eat breakfast every day within an hour of getting up. People who don't are 450% more likely to be overweight.

6. Eat six small meals or snacks per day instead of three squares per day or one big meal per day. Your body expends energy digesting your food, so eating smaller portions more often keeps your metabolism running high because you're constantly digesting food.

7. Avoid these as much as possible:

-- Trans fat (any type of partially or fully hydrogenated oil)
-- High fructose corn syrup (soft drinks are LOADED with it)
-- Fast food
-- Junk food
-- White sugar, white flour, white rice, white potatoes
-- The deadly C's (cookies, cakes, candy, chips, cola)

8. Build your diet around these trim-body-friendly foods:

-- Nuts, any kind (almonds are best)
-- Beans/Legumes
-- Fresh vegetables (green is GREAT!!!)
-- Dairy products (as long as they're low-fat or non-fat)
-- Eggs
-- Lean meats (fish and poultry top the list)
-- Olive oil
-- Whole grain breads/cereals/pasta
-- Fresh fruits (anything that ends in "berry" is a winner)
-- Tea (green tea or black pekoe tea)
-- Cold water or ice water (your body has to expend extra calories to heat it up)

9. Desserts and treats are the exception, not the rule. Having said that, however, (1) you can have a couple of pieces of chocolate every day - just don't overdo, and (2) Allow yourself one "cheat meal" every week where you eat and drink whatever you want as long as you don't gorge yourself. That'll help keep you from feeling deprived and it'll make it easier to stick with your new healthy eating plan.

Good luck!

Answer 2

Portion control is not as important as what you are eating. Eat healthy foods and keep your tummy happy with food that digest slowly. FRUITS AND VEGGIES. iF IT IS SOMETHING YOU SHOULD NOT EAT. DON'T BRING IT INTO THE HOUSE.
· It is important to maintain a good diet so you don't compromise your health. Damage done because of lack of nutrition is not worth a nice body. Some diet damage cannot be fixed.
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· When you deprive your brain, the brain will take other body cells to convert to the elements that it needs. And the cells it takes are BRAIN cells. OOPS. I don't want to lose brain cells to have thin legs. But I would like to have both.

Also, a quick weight loss is usually a water loss and that loss will come back ASAP. You cannot loose FAT more than 2 to 3 pounds a week. Any more than that and you are loosing water and muscle mass (not good)

AND DON'T GO ON A DIET. DECIDE TO MAKE A LIFE CHANGE TO A HEALTHY LIFE STYLE.

1) fruits and veggies, all you want, organic, raw, vine-ripe if possible. Steamed is OK, sautéed is OK even canned or frozen is OK, but lots of them.
2) limited or no meat.
3) nothing fried
4) no FAST FOOD- is junk, no nutrition, empty calories
5) NO PROCESSED FOOD. if you can't pronounce it don't eat it.
6) nothing white, salt, sugar, mayo, milk, (or at least in moderation.
7) NO DAIRY-dairy is great for baby cows, your body does not even digest it properly. check out www.notmilk.com
8) EXERCISE- and be sure to refresh your body with water and fresh fruit
9) NO PROTEIN SUPPLEMENTS. Muscle is made from water, replace the water. You get enough protein from the food you eat, You get more protein from spinach than the supplements you take and your body does not get toxic on food protein the way it will with supplements. Supplements can really tax you liver.
10) Good supplement would be Omega 3, and B-12 and Juice Plus+
http://www.juiceplus.com/nsa/pages/Home....
11) NO CARBONATED DRINKS, or at least limited. They actually dissolve the calcium in your bones.
12) Calories in calories out.

AND DON'T GO NUTS, MODERATION.

And the spell check would not work, so if I messed up please forgive.

Answer 3

Walking labored for me. Anywhere I needed to pass that was once underneath 4miles, I walked it. Was suprised at how rapidly I would get to locations, and the way speedy the time went via while I had a few well tune on my headphones. If you bus to paintings, take a look at leaving a bit of previous and running side manner. Do recall that your goal will have to be to be healthful as a substitute than skinny! Good good fortune.

Answer 4

I've lost 5 kilos in my first week. It's my 10th day and I have included salad with some protein (eg. egg/ lean chicken) as you suggested. After 4 years of trying, the fat is finally coming off. It truly feels like magic!

Get started today!

Answer 5

I am on anti depressents, the doctor said these pills have nothing to do weight gain, cuz it works in ur brain, i just think u gained a lot bcuz u ate alot......
Anyway, lower ur carbs, more protein, stop junk or any kind of sugars in ur diet.........
I want to lose 30pounds too..... and hopefuly il lose em in 2months time..... thats my goal

Answer 6

you still could work out in home....like sit-ups for example.

Also switch your snacks to healthier options...stuff with few calories like carrots.

and good luck Jess!

Answer 7

whoa there!

going on a too hectic and tiring journey.
pack up with lots of foods on ur journey.
good luck.
lol.

Answer 8

go to a nutritionist .. they ask you questions and by that they can tell you what foods to eat that will burn with just a little bit of exercise

Answer 9

Don't give into temptation.