I really want to lose 20 pounds this year. Any tips for meal plans? Also, I don't have much time to?

Question

exercise. Do you think that if I do 30 minutes of cardio and alternate legs and arms 3 times a week it will make a difference?

I am 5'10" 150 lbs. Most people say you are fine for your height. But, my clothes aren't fitting the way they used to and I don't like it. I am not fat, but my foot feels like it is starting to "stick" to my figure.

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Yes you could but the real question is "should you?".

I agree with ExplorerM. What's the statistics to begin with? The body has built in "self preservation" hormones that trigger the brain to "ask for more" or "stop, I've had enough". Sometimes we ignore these body alarms and that's what makes us obese or skinny.

Before you start your program, which is a good plan provided a doctor agrees that taking 20 pounds off your structure is healthy and proper for YOU.

Quote:Most overweight people should lose weight gradually. For safe and healthy weight loss, try not to exceed a rate of two pounds per week. Sometimes, people with serious health problems associated with obesity may have legitimate reasons for losing weight rapidly. If so, a physician's supervision is required. Unquote

Now go see the doctor and get it approved. After that, it's a piece of cake (well not literally LOL). That's the way the cookie crumbles (here I go again, I'm not being much help am I? LOL)

Good Luck.

Answer 3

CALORIES IN AND CALORIES OUT. Don't starve yourself or your metabolism will shut down and save the fat cells.

Eat all day long just watch what it is you are eating. Stuff those cookies in your mouth and enjoy chewing them up JUST DON'T SWALLOW.

· 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. Linked to heart diseases, high blood pressure, cancer, arthritis, etc.
3) nothing fried, sauté in olive oils
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, 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.

Answer 4

I would be curious what your starting weight is. Hell, I did Atkins and I lost 20 pounds in the first two weeks with another 65 pounds the following 8 months.

Losing weight is proportionate to height and starting weight. If you weigh 140 and you are 5'8" tall, losing 20 pounds will be a pretty big challenge (as well as being unhealthy). But if you are 5'2" and weigh 190, losing 20 pounds would be very easy.

Answer 5

Yes! I lost 25 pounds and was never hungry in the process. I was following Low Carb diet, also called Atkins diet. For me this is the best way of losing weight and feeling physically good. I warmly remand it.

You can eat a lot of fatty foods and lot of protein rich food like meat, eggs, cheese, but you control your intake of bread, rice, potato and sugar. It work very fast and you can eat as much as you want and will still loose weight.

Answer 6

fitday.com , that helped me. then you can check out where calories comes from, how much you should in per day , vitamins... it will take time to put all food you eat in there, but it is worth that.and don't forget sports!

Answer 7

take the fork out of your mouth.