Saturday, March 25, 2006

Why? I just want to know....? -

I m getting a headache here. Can someone tell me, are these people on here serious or just plain stupid? You can t lose 10 lbs. in 32 hours, throwing up for 11 days straight is not a healthy weight loss alternative...and why do so many people want to look like Nichole Ritchie?? There is no such thing as safe and fast weight loss...the two don t go together. Are people really this clueless? I wish I could reach out to them all and help them...but cloning is not an option here. Young ladies, especially teens, PLEASE! You are too young to diet and too young to be trying to conform yourselves to this skinny image. Enjoy being a kid, just stay active. You are beautiful the way you are...Nichole Ritchie is not! She s repulsive to look at. I hope I didn t offend anyone, but I had to get this out. I am a personal trainer and losing weight is not easy and it takes a lot of effort. I know, I have been down that road. If you need help, feel free to contact me. Take care!

This is good sound advice, and more of an answer than a question. However, I believe your question was why people are willing to do stupid and dangerous things in order to lose weight and look like some celebrity. It s vanity -- simple as that. It s unrealistic vulnerability, and very dangerous to their health, but they ll still do it if they think they ll find that pot of gold at the end of the wishful thinking rainbow....There s not much anyone can do about it, and the media is certainly no help. I guess you just have to wait until they grow up and get some sense in their heads. Hindsight is always more of a revelation than foresight. Thanks for writing.

i think its because , when a girl is overweight, or just chubby,, guys, and girls comment about it,, and make them go to the extremes of trying to lose wight,,,,but i agree with you completely.i have one question for you since you are a trainer, how do you lose weight on your calves? when i was young i use to always work out my legs,, i stopped and now my calve are huge,, and if i turn them to muscle they will still be huge, just in muscle form,, do you have any advice,,, ? Ty

Good for you! That needed to be said. The only way I know of to lose 12 lbs fast is to cut off your arm. A lot of folks out there aren t stupid, they are just bombarded with stupid messages. They are fed a diet of weight-image messages rather than health-image. And there are too many people making too much money off this nonsense for it to stop on it s own. I really appreciate the fact that you didn t just criticize, but you offered to help. Hopefully you will save help somebody from a life of bondage to insecurity and unhealthy body image.

Most people don t know that there is no such thing as quick weight loss. With all the scams on TV that show people losing 10, 20, 30lbs in a month, most don t know what to believe. That s why they ask.Young people DO needa be concerned about their weight. I hate it when someone young comes on here concerned about their weight and people tell them that they re too young to worry about it. I was 10ish when I started getting fat.. I wish I had someone to help me years ago so that I coulda got the weight off at a young age before it became an issue. Fat kids = fat adults if action isn t taken. We can t be mindreaders and assume they are trying to be anorexically skinny. They may seriously have a few pounds they should lose.

I hear ya sista!

i keep giving the same advice over and over, but ill repeat it as many times as i must here, still if they dont want to hear it, im wasting my fingertips.

Diet worked for 1 week and then since then nothing is happening. What am I doing wrong? -

I am 124 and I am 5 1 and I want to lose 9 more lbsI eat 1212 calories Monday - friday netNet means I burn say 300 daily working out M-F 30 mins a day and I eat back my calories so the total calories consumed minus what I burned is 1212 ishMy work out consists of 20 mins (215 calories) of Eliptical weight loss program level six and eight alternating. Then 10 Minutes of resistance training. I mix it up daily but try to always get some ab work in there as well as the rest of me. I also do a 500 calorie Salsa Aerobics class once a week. I do not eat back those calories because that is to make up for not going to the gym on the weekend. I keep my sodium aroun 1500 -1700 mg per dayI am drinking nothing but waterMy meals are consitant of Fiber One 9am , salad with chicken feta and light dressing 12pm, one protein smoothie from Robecks 2pm, a snack of fruit with cottage cheese or peanutbutter before leaving work around 4:30 pm, Chicken, Fish, or lean meat with loads of veggies for dinner, and fruit or something small around 9pm. On weekends I am less strict but I do not go overboard at all. I have cut out alcohol.I get 100+ g of protein a dayI get 20-25 g of fiber a dayI lost 6 lbs in the first week which was probably mostly water weight. But now it is 3 and 1/2 weeks total and I have not lost anything other then that first 6 lbs... I have measured and I haven t gone down any inches either!!!Please tell me what I am doing wrong

It doesn t sound like you are doing anything wrong. This is how weight loss works. the first week you lose about 5-10 lbs, and you re right, that s mostly water weight. Then, you must keep your routine consistent and you may not see any more results for 8-12 weeks. This perfectly normal. Your body has to adjust to the changes in your diet and activity, and your metabolism will follow. Just stay consistent. Don t get discouraged and only weight yourself once a week (if you must). You will see a difference before your weight changes. Especially since you are strength training. muscle weighs more than fat, but it looks much better! ;) Just keep it up, and the weight will come off, that 9 lbs will be gone in no time! Good luck! Email me if you have any other specific questions. Hope this helps :)

Try more of the conditioning or keep a high heart rate during workouts.Also you didn t mention what you drink.Other than eating friut for every snack why don t you try something like unsalted almonds for a snack.Otherwise your plan looks ok..I would just put in a little more runing in your workouts,mabey some interval training......go to rosstraining.com,it will change your whole outlook and should give you the answes you need...Good luck.

SIMPLE!!! do 1 hour of exercises instead of 30 minutes!!!!

On the master cleanse diet will i gain it all back if im excersing? -

i m starting a weight loss program which includes eating better and less, and working out in the gym-cardio and some lifting. i m really overweight and i want to boost/jumpstart the weightloss. i read after this lemonade fast weight is gained back. is that still true if you re working out? please somebody who s done this while excercising answer.

When you do the lemonade diet, you lose mostly water weight. Yes, you will gain weight once you get off the diet due to the following reasons:1. You will be consuming more calories than you were consuming during your diet 2. Your metabolism might have slowed down during your diet since your body was getting less calories3. When you get off this diet you will be craving food so much that you will probably eat more than you shouldOf course if you make better food choices and exercise (which it sounds like you will be doing) then you will probably not gain all the weight back, but you WILL gain some of it back.

good. you need more vitamins too:-)

What are your best Spring weight-loss tips? -

As the weather gets warmer, I ve realised I need to lose that bit of extra flab to get into my swimsuit in a few months. What are some good ways to lose a few centimetres from the waist and hips particularly?

Ok here it is. IT IS the SIMPLEST solution and it it is WIN WIN never FAIL one.During the time you want to make the difference (NEVER EVER use that word DIET!)DON T EAT *Takeway food -YES thats right - McDonalds or any of them*Chocolate, lollies, RICH full of sugar fat after dinner desertsSoft drink, wine or alcoholCheck labels at supermarket - if table says it s a HIGH number in FAT content - put it back - find a different brand with LESS fat JUST BUY healthy food when you shop - LOTS OF FRESH FRUIT VEGIES don t have the crap food that YOU KNOW is fattenning. IF it s NOT in the fridge or cupboard you WON T be eating it.Before long, you will get to LOVE that freshly made Salad chicken/ham/tuna sandwich at lunch andthat meal at night of stirfry fresh diced up vegies, or lean meat grill and a BIG PLATE of FRESH VEGIES andto finish it off a really tasty bowl of your own home made fruit salad with low fat fruit yoghiurt/ OR IF you must - 1 tablespoon scoop of the fat free icecreamJUST REMEMBER - the key word is MODERATION... just enough to tell the brain the message that you had something sweet... like 1 square of choclate... brain gets the message - it s just the piggy in you that needs the WHOLE BAR! and to top it off - get off ya bum 3 times a week and go for a 20 minute BRISK walk OR better still a jog (at your own pace to start then you will improve) AND you will get to enjoy it TRUST MEIF you follow that believe me - IT WORKS... I am 59 and have a body BETTER than I was when I was 21! Lean, trim, taut, terrific and I look great in a bikiini (people tell me - I m NOT self opinionated)!IF I CAN DO IT you can do it.... go on - yes you canThe BRISK walk or JOG is the easiest solution after eating sensibly to get weight OFFyour hips and waist. I ve proved it.SO okay - no more excuses - you have the answer, now just make a DAY - say that s it - on that day I am going to be a healthier, happier and look at me look at me gal! :)GOOD LUCK - YES YOU CAN - YOU CAN DO IT

Losing weight in principle is very easy. People that ask how usually mean How can I get motivated to lose weight? . For people who are seriously overweight, there are a million good reasons to lose weight. If it s just a few pounds you want to lose simply to look better , then you ll need to find your own motivation. Anyway, whether you want to lose 10 pounds or 100 pounds, REDUCE THE CALORIES you take in. If you need the help of a weight loss centre to add up your day s intake to the nearest 0.1 of a calorie, then you re just not reducing by enough. Guesstimate the calories you eat and aim to take in about 1000 fewer calories than you need (you can look up what you need on the internet). This way if you are guesstimating too conservatively, you ll lose more than 2 lbs/week (consider eating a little more), but even if you are not careful enough in your guesstimates, you ll still lose weight slowly (eat a little less if you want). Once you can see you are losing weight, KEEP EATING THIS AMOUNT AND BE PATIENT. If you stop losing, reduce consumption a bit more. The simplest way to reduce calorie intake is to EAT LESS FOOD, especially fatty and sweet foods, and don t drink stuff with calories (stick to water and diet soda, and maybe a bit of skim milk).

If you burn more calories than you take in (achieved through a healthy eating plan), build up muscle through strength training and complete 30 minutes of solid cardio a day then weight loss is a certainty. Cardio obviously burn up calories but an often overlooked aspect of weight loss is muscle building. We need muscle in order to burn fat. Muscle is a very active tissue, so burns fat even while resting. You need to have a certain amount of it in order to burn fat efficiently. Every pound of muscle you have will burn 50 extra calories per day. You only want to add a bit of lean muscle so don t worry about bulking up. You need to be doing hardcore heavy weights for long periods to add bulk.Always remember two pounds (or 1 kilogram) of weight loss a week is generally considered to be healthy weight loss. There is no point in losing weight if you are not going to do it right. Otherwise you will just gain it back and then some.This following website gives you the tools you need to develop a healthy lifestyle and maintain it for a lifetime.Good luck and all the best with your weight loss goals

A few weeks ago I started doing little walks at lunchtime. I started off power walking, then trying to do a jog for a few minutes then walking and now I just try to jog all the time. I got for 30 minutes so there s enough time to get back, have a shower and eat lunch, but not long enough to get bored. It s a lovely way to have a break during the day.Anyway I ve been doing it for about a month and already I ve lost a noticeable amount of weight. I m probably still a size 12 but my friends have noticed and my jeans are getting looser. I m hoping to be back to my ideal 10 by summer! Also you feel better in the afternoon and only want to eat good food, not junk when the 3pm munchies come around.

The best approach to increasing the level of physical activity in your life is to take it slowly. You can increase your activity levels by simply increasing movement throughout the day. Any physical activity will help. Exercise does not have to be strenuous or painful in order to be good for you. The human body is designed for movement and any physical activity brings benefits. Moderate intensity exercise - such as walking, grdening, cycling or even mowing the lawn - has been shown to help reduce body fat. Other suggestions for a more active lifestyle include:Can you lose weight walking?How intensely and how long do you need to walk to lose weight? It was reported in the 2003 September issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association that fast, slow, long duration or short duration walking all lead to weight loss.This study investigated 200 women in a weight control program who were normally sedentary. They were assigned to one of four walking groups using a motorized treadmill for 5 days a week:1. moderate intensity2. vigorous intensity3. moderate duration4. high duration The exercise was designed to burn either 1000 or 2000 calories a week for 12 months.Women in all groups lost 8-12 percent of their starting weight after 12 months and there were no significant differences among the four groups. However, the women who walked at least 40 minutes a day lost more weight than those who walked less than 30 minutes daily. But, the women who walked the least maintained a six percent weight loss.

Get onto a substance called Ripped, it s a meal replacement shake.You have that twice a day, I do morning and evening and have a good dinner, but not a large dinner.I find this better than Herbalife and some others. With Herbalife you need to buy vitamins and other supplements as well.With Ripped all the vitamins are in the product.It is available at Healthy Life Stores.I have lost 8kgs in 6 weeks and feel great and not hungry.There ar two sizes, 800grams or 1.25kgs. I bought the 1.25kg pack which is nearly 2 months of meals.I can t exercise much so this helps me, if you can exercise I m sure you ll lose quicker.The main two factors are, really want to lose weight and be strong and stick to your plan. It will work.

I was looking for the same answer around six months ago, when I came across this website. Not only helped me to lose the few pounds I wanted, but helped me keep it off. I was planing a vacation in the Bahamas, with some friends. Me and my BFF were out shopping for bathing suits. I was trying on the same size bathing suits that I used to wear a year before, and I couldn t believe how poorly fit me. The most that bothered me was the flabby stomach. I also noticed i had some fat deposited on my thighs and my love handles. I knew I had to do something and fast. I got on my computer started doing research and I came across this website: http://maria0612.stripfat.hop.clickbank.net/?tid=NOFAT. It was a God sent. I followed the weight loss plan and just in time for my trip I lost the pounds I wanted without starving myself. If it helped me I m sure it s gonna help you. Good luck.

Eat all your meals in front of the mirror..... in the nude!Just joking!But the reason why you would do this is important - to keep yourself accountable. It s too easy to lie to yourself or turn a blind eye when it comes to making sure what you eat will take you further towards your fat loss goal. Keeping a food diary (honestly!), including everything you drink as well as eat will hold yourself accountable. Having someone to answer to, or show the food diary to frequently is also very important to stop yourself cheating .And no, it s not just all about what you eat - working out is definitely an essential part of the process - but you can t really out-train a bad diet, so both things must work together for results. And for maximum results, both things must work together efficiently.The best workouts for fat loss come from intensity. A 20-30min session will burn a lot more fat than an hour at a lower level of intensity. Also, when you work hard, you continue to burn calories for hours afterward!Feel free to email me for more info.Have a good one!Pete

*walk to and from work if you can as much as possible*eat lots of protine and fiber for breakfast because this will fill you up and give you more energy and that will help you stop snacking throughout the day*get carmen electra s strip fit dvd. thats a fun way to excercise*get work outs for dummies its a dvd that shows you different excercises that work different parts of your body eg thighs, abs, arms and buns etc so you can concentrate on whatever part of your body you want to shape*replace soft drink, juice etc with water*drink lots of water during the day because this will keep your stomach full without having to eat anything. (you will need to go to the toilet heaps though)*do sit ups on the couch while you are watching tv. (its better to do them on the floor but if your like me you wont care)

Buy a skipping rope and skip (in your backyard or even in your house if you have room for it) its a great work out!Try to eat healthy, drink plenty of water and try to drink only herbal tea and not coffee or soft drinks. Have breakfast (cereal or wholemeal toast) nibble of nuts through out the day (not chocolate etc) and try not to have dinner after 6pmGood Luck, I too am starting to follow my own tips so I can look good for this summer!!

Try to eat a little more healthier. Don t eat less! It only helps you to put on weight when you do because your metabolism isn t used to you eating less, when you do eat, you ll put the weight straight back on! Try making normal things into exercise. Dance while your vacuuming, or run upstairs.And most importantly, Tell yourself everyday that your beautiful and convince yourself your losing weight. A good body comes with a good self esteem!

to speed up your metabolism eat lots of good foods for breakky. tub of yoghurt with some cereal and an apple and switch your morning coffee with some water thats what i plan on doing. go for a walk/jog in the arvo for 30mins to an hour. do that about everyday if you can. it takes 5 days of work out to burn the fat and three days to keep the weight off. eat lots of protein and fruit n vege and your set!! i dropped two dress sizes just doing this. i used to walk around the block it took about 40 mins but it had a steep hill.

Three steps that have really helped me are dieting, exercising, and the correct weight loss supplement for losing weight. Focus on those three things and you will lose weight considerably. I exercise 30 mins a day along with taking Proactol, a natural weight loss supplement that I saved money on at theweightlossplace.com Good luck and stay focused = )

1/ Try a 1/2 hr brisk walk for a week. 2/ Jogging for 1/2 hr for a week 3/ Running 1/2 hr for a weekRemember, Take a litre of water with u every time Don t do any of these routines past food outlets (temptation).Eat healthy foods when u get the 3 o clock munchies.Good luck !

First congratulate yourself. You have taken control!Now forget weight lifting etc, too many equate physical fitness with good health and many of them just drop dead1Next forget about calories that old my is about dead and forget about weight loss.Think leptins and Insulin/Glucagon ratio. To put it simply your blood sugar controls leptins, check them out on a search engine.All weight loss diets burn fat and muscle. Muscle loss is the first biological marker of aging. So we need fat loss and muscle enhancement and protection.Alberta Univ. Canada recently confirmed that beef and dairy fats prevent heart disease. True and treat and prevent obesity, metastasis in breast cancer and enhance immune function. This because cows, lamb, turkey when grass fed make Conjugated linoleic acid and that is the good stuff. We all need good fats and oil, The so called health authorities have caused premature death in countless millions over the past four decades or more with their Big no fat lie and high carbo diet. Ans with slip, slap, slop now proven to cause cancers of breast, skin and colon through vitamin D deficiency. Email biolmed for a free EBook Functional Nutrition and the best evidence based eating plans. Also see Metabolic Typing at our web site and nature knows best for the truth on fats.http;//health-care-aus.org

The formula to losing weight is simpleExercise moreEat less.Drink more water, and avoid sugared drinksDrink less alcoholIf you become hungry, snack on an apple or a banana. Walk the stairs at work rather than take the lift. Lucky you if you work on the 42nd floor!

The best tip I have is... eat all what you want BUT served in an entree plate. About loosing few centimeters in your waist and hips, put cling wrap around those areas and go for a walk daily of around 20 to 40 minutes... you lll be surprised by the results!

In general I would try and be active but really focus on your diet. Eat quality foods that are high in protein and low in fat and eat plenty of green veggies. What really helps speed your metabolism up is to split your meals into smaller more frequent meals say 5 smaller ones as oppose to 3 traditional ones. Hope that helps!http://www.mybigfatdiary.com

The Bean - bought it off the TV. Strengthens your core and you can do it in in the privacy of your own home. The DVD give eating tips. You can do a variety of workouts. Saves on sunblock, too.

Drink fresh fruit/vegetable juice. Avoid fizzy drinks.Trim fat on meat. Don t eat skin of chicken. Less sugar. Plenty of fruits and vegetables. Eat balance diet. Exercise. In no time you ll have body beautiful.

drink 2 liter of water every day that is 8 glasses of water, it suppress the appetite works miracle with the skindo some billy dancing to tone waist and hips may be 10 mints every day

try the liverplex tablets they clean out your liver and will aid weight loss; also your skin will look better and you will feel better, ask your chemist

eat what you like but at the right times, morning lunch and tea..Don t eat after 6pm and drink heaps of water.. exercise doesn t do to much but it doesn t hurt to do some..

Exercises, drink lots of water. eat lots of salads. No Coffee, no junk food, no alcohol. And start today.

As Billy Connolly once said the best way to lose weight is to eat less and move more

Eat less - exercise more. Try running, start with a small distance and build up from there. you don t see fat runners....

walking is good exercise it helps you lose weight

Get a good dose of the flu! With all the aches and pains and rattly chest I have been off food and lost 5 kilos!!

Stop eating so much and exercise more. It s that simple

Eat OATS in the morning, LOW GI so you not hungry Helps you eat less rubbish

don t eat

Iam looking for a really good diet to loose weight.But i dont have the money that most diets need. Thank you!? -

Truly in need of some guidence to a good weight loss program that is little to no extra cost to me iam desperate.

Unfortunately I have found that to eat good (ie. foods that will help you lose weight) it does cost more. The packaged processed foods are so much cheaper, but bad for you. Some cheap food ideas when dieting are soup (I love progresso) and frozen meals from weight watchers or lean cuisine. Those are fast and easy and not a lot of thinking. Also try to lower the fat or calories of your meals in little ways like using low-fat ingredients in place of the higher fat versions. Good snacks would be fruit, veggies with low-fat dip (if you must have dip), fruit smoothies made with low-fat milk, low-fat or non-fat yogurt, cottage cheese and those yummy 100 calorie snacks everyone is making now. Also, try to eat something every 3 hrs. Oatmeal is a great breakfast that will keep you full longer. Try not to eat 2-3 hrs before bedtime. Try to drink more water and non-calorie drinks (ie. Crystal Light, Diet Coke) if you like. Go for a walk 3-5x a week for at least 30 minutes. Start out slow and work your way up to a faster walk and a greater distance. Check out eBay for cheap exercise videos that you could do at your home with little to no equipment. Just remember, it took you awhile to get where you are so it s not going to come off overnight. Most people say don t weigh yourself a lot, but I have read countless articles that say that people who weigh themselves more often then not lose more weight because they are aware of any amount gained. I weigh myself daily, always in the morning after I have gone to the bathroom always with only undies on. If not, weigh yourself on a certain day each week, but always at the same time, wearing similar clothes or naked. Good luck and I hope I gave you some good ideas to get started!!

A friend told me about this and I ve tried it and have been loosing weight like crazy..eat a healthy break feast then the rest of the day when your hungry eat soup or salad...really they make you so full and you loose weight quick and if you throw in a few walks a day you ll really see a difference in just a week....

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How does someone gain weight? -

Ive been trying to gian weight since I was 11 and I m almost 13. I m tired of seeing all these weight loss programs and not one weight gain program! There are still skinny people in America. I ve done all that dont excersize just sit down and eat a lot but its not working! I m only 95 lbs and I gain weight regularly (like 10 lbs a year) just like anyone else but that isnt from trying to gain weight, that s just natural. I wanna be able to gain weight! I had too much of this and I m tired of everybody making fun of me. I m nice! I never call someone fat unless I don t like that person! I m tired of people acting like they can just push me around just cause I have no body fat. It s annoying. No matter how hard I try. I could say I have fast metabolism but I m not really sure cause I never go to the doctor. As a matter of fact, I dont even know if thats where you find out your metabolism speed. My parents suck.=( I m kinda getting off topic but I just wanna know a good way to gain weight

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girrrrrrrrrl, i have the same problem....im 13 and only 76 lbs.. lucky you ! Report Abuse

i have the same problem and i dont know how either Report Abuse

I m worse. LOL.I guess the best way is to have a balance yet healthy diet :) This way, you know you re eating well.Being skinny is good, at least you re still growing. ^^ Just exercise regularly to build a little muscle? :) Report Abuse

Use the UCLA website its a .edu so you know it s trustable... dont know about the other sites and i have same problem...im trying UCLA s way. Ganing weight is almost as hard as losing it... Report Abuse

I have the same problem!I am 11 years old, 7th grade and I am a size 2 and a half in shoes. My best firend is a 10! I have small feet, because I am skinny.All you got to do is eat a little more carbs per day. Report Abuse

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