I weigh 196 pounds Help I am 5'6 female , I wear a size large in shirts and 19 in flared pants, I'm tired

Question

of it , I want to loose weight but its winter, I am not sure what exactly to do. I do not have money for a tread mill, I want to walk but its raining outside. If I cut sugar out completely and started drinking 5 32 ounce glasses of water a day and joged in place How much weight would I loose in one week? How long should I jog in place . I am always feeling hungry. like I will eat and then 30 minutes later I will be hungry again and feel like have ate nothing all day I mean what should I freeken do. I am 20 and I only have 2 months before I turn 21 I am tired of it I don't have any friends to help me loose weight and well what should I do that does not cost any money ?

Answer 1

Here are a few 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

Hey Jenna,
I can totally relate. I am older, and this last year I tipped the scales over 200lbs. Recently I went through a gall bladder attack and eventually had it removed. During that time, I learned a few things. Carrots and celery are our friends. I ate a lot of them, whenever I got the urge to snack. Celery actually is a negative calorie cuz you burn more than you eat chewing. After a big bowl of them, I would usually be full. I drank a lot of water too. I also ate hard boiled eggs (protein), and chicken noodle soup. In about 3 weeks I had dropped like 20 lbs. I also had an apple every night. I stopped drinking pop.
Those are some tools that helped me, I am still below 200, and I still fall off the wagon, but the trick is to get back on.
If jogging in place gets boring, put on some music and dance! Hang in there! It will take time. I also find that I snack at night, and when I am doing nothing. I might eat a bowl of veggies then get up and do something like clean off a bookshelf. Get my mind off things. Take little steps, don't overwhelm yourself. Warm fuzzies sent your way!!

Answer 3

I use to be the cubby kid in high school now I can run 6 minutes mile and bench twice my weight so listen up. If you want to lose weight or be fit. Do not drink any liquids besides water that is the most important thing. remeber to become fit it is proven that... 70 percent dieting 10 suplliments 20 excercising Run a distance until you feel like you've had it and dont be a wimp and run half a mile and quit. the next day try to run more. the next day push your self for one more block. and so on... you have to know you want it in order. do not have the mentallity thinking you cant do it, most of it is fighting against yourself in your mind rather than your body. go to vitamin world or GNC and buy strictly shakes made for weightloss and i recommend hydroxycut black if you ever get the money. To make a long story short drink water and stay away from caleries and fatty foods! Do not buy a big mac it will completely defeat the whole purpose of excercising trust me!!! the best excersises are push ups chin ups and sit ups. all natural and do not require any weight. my body has turned into a fat slob to a animal. I can now do 115 and 2 years ago only 21. DIET EXCERSISE and THINK POSITIVE. It is a mind game believe me!!!!

Answer 4

O.k., I understand your frustration, and you have apparently reached an decision point in your life. You don't feel right, and you want to change it. Good. That's step 1.

Step 2. Stop worrying about your shirt and pants sizes. Those are like 'symptoms' of a disease. The disease is "excess body fat."

Step 3. Get control of your diet. I didn't say "go on a diet." I said, "get control of your diet." That means - give this some thought. Educate yourself. Come up with a plan. There's a rule-of-thumb formula for estimating how many calories you burn at rest. For women: Add a zero to your weight and then add your weight. So, if you are 197 pounds, then you add zero to that - 1970, and then add another 197. So, you're talking about 2163 calories per day. What does that mean? That means that without exercising, you need to take in 2163 calories per day to break even. Take in more, and you gain. Take in less, and you lose.

Subtract about 500 calories off of that. That's 1663. So, what you do is measure out your food so that you only take in 1663 calories per day. Spread it out over 5 or 6 meals. Be disciplined. Don't snack or take in ANY extra calories beyond that. You'll need to invest in a kitchen scale to measure foods that you eat that don't come in defined quantities.

Step 3: Exercise - move. You don't need treadmills, although treadmills are good. When it is not raining, go outside and walk. Walk for 15 minutes a day for the first week. Then walk for 20 minutes a day the second week. Then 25 minutes a day the third week. Then 30 minutes a day the fourth week. Try to work up to an hour a day. At first, don't worry about your pace - just walk - stroll -- but as the days go by, try to work up to building up a sweat when you do it.

Since you are nearly 200 pounds and probably sedentary for some time now, that's all I suggest for the first month or two. Stick to that for a month or two, and then check back.

Research the foods you eat on sites like www.calorieking.com. Look them up. Weigh your food. After a while you will start to know the rough calorie content of foods you eat by looking at the quantities.

Advice: no salty or sugary snacks at all, but if you eat them, you must include them in your daily calorie count. Avoid fatty foods, but don't avoid all fat - just keep it low. Stick with skinless chicken/turkey/fish for meats, eat vegetables and fruit, egg whites, low fat yogurt (unflavored), plain oatmeal, etc. Do not eat fast food ever, and in fact stop going to restaurants at all.

Answer 5

Join the club. I am 5' 6" and am at 150 LBS and climbing. I wear a size 18 jeans and I am starting to really hate this. I miss my size 9's.

Answer 6

Unfortunately people first look at you and your good appearance is so important... I am always wandering: Why?
I don't think you have no friend because of your weight. Probably you are more depressed, than over-weight. However, this is the only way to loose weight: start a diet (could be forever!, i.e. change your eating lifestyle), decrease your appetite and do exercises. No other way! Good luck!
see http://www.best-fat-burn-strategies.com

Answer 7

just drink juice and eat salad everyday and white meat