Tuesday, April 24, 2007

Any one have any weight loss tips? -

I am 5 10 and weight 215 pounds. I am tired of being over weight I have lost about 20 over the past 3 months but I am going off track and going back to my old habits any advice

Exercise and get rid of junk food around the house. When you get cravings eat fruit or veggies. Check out Campbell s soup website for healthy meals. http://www.campbellkitchen.com/

A very simple yet effective diet plan is the cabbage soup diet. This is based on consuming cabbage soup whenever hunger strikes. However, during this diet, one needs to refrain from any of the oily junk food stuffs. Another diet plan which is used more so like an adjunct to other diet regimes is negative calorie diet. This works on the principle of consuming food, which has calorific values less than the energy spent in digesting them. Thus, there will always be a negative balance for the body thereby resulting in gradual depletion of the stored fat. Lastly, the Sonoma diet also aims at making the life of those who want to lose weight, a little easier. This diet comprises of vegetables, which have high concentrations of anti oxidants, blueberries, spinach, almond oil and whole grains. For those who find even this combination unpalatable, try adding red wine to the list but make sure you don��t exceed a glass.http://www.weightloz.com/category/Best-Diets-to-Lose-Weight.html

Cardiovascular routines work well with weight loss mixed with a fast pace weight routine. Start on the treadmill and walk no less than twelve minutes if your a beginner longer if you can handle it. Use light weights at first untill you develop a higher level of strength. do ten military presses with straight bar or dumbells with no rest do ten lat pulldowns or pull ups no rest do your favorite arm routine. Mine is hammer curls or preacher curls. At this point your upper body will be pretty fatiguid. Immediatly do ten flys on a flat bench with light weight. Using a long bar for your chest routine would be very dangerous at this point. As a cool down stretch your upper body out then start your abs routine. ten crunches, ten leg raises, ten oblique crunches each side. If you have a track at your gym walk it atleast once before starting again. Do this upper body routine three times. rest anytime you feel so tired you would cause danger to yoursef by going on. Using lighter weights will lower the risk of fatique. Allow your upper body a day of rest. Start your lower body routine with no less than twelve minutes on treadmill. ten squates or leg presses. no rest ten leg curls. no rest ten leg extensions. no rest ten calf raises. Again be your own judge on safety. None of this will work if you continue to eat alot of sugars and starches. Remove all sodas from your diet. Remove all sugars and sweetners. If you must use sweetners use less than normal. NO white breads only wheat if you must have bread. I would not suggest it. Drink lots of water I am glad to answer any questions concerning fitness and weight loss.

you could try weight watchers - it s slower weight loss than most people want, but you can eat whatever you want in reasonable portions. it also discourages you from going off track because you re forced to be accountable with a weekly weigh-in.

For exercise, try switching it up (Monday work on arms, Tuesday work on stomach, Wednesday work on legs, Thursday Rest, Friday Arms, Saturday Stomach, Sunday Legs) though you can choose your own schedule/plan. Try maybe using different machines for stomach or legs or arms so your body doesn t get used to it. Also, try increasing the amount of exercise you do every week. For eating, try portion control (70% of your diet is food intake but exercise is also important) eating the serving size and if there is no designated serving size, 1cup if it s a meal and 1/2 a cup if it s a snack.Breakfast- Whenever you chooseDrink of choice- hour after breakfast (all other drinks being water; one cup of drink of choice)Lunch- 1hr after Drink of choiceSnack- 1/2 cup, 1 hour after lunchDinner- 2 hours after snackIt doesn t matter WHAT you eat unless you re on a specific diet such as Atkins, it s mostly just How MUCH we take in and how OFTEN we take it in. I have problems with over-eating and I ll eat an ice cream, oh I want another and it s not b/c I m hungry it s b/c I have a craving for it and it feels like I can t wait. Also, eating out of boredom, try drinking water often to prevent hunger. I also have this problem and especially when I m exercising. (Try buying a treadmill or a few exercising supplies or maybe you can get a gym subscription) and bring with you in an insulated glass/mug full of ice b/c I always and alot of other people always want a little something to feel like their eating or munching on and this is perfect b/c it s hydrating and you get the little munch out of it. Also, how I said about buying some equipment or gym subscription, I d recommend you buy your own that way you pay a little extra and the rest is free not 1/2 the price every month or whatever. Try buying about the things (one for legs, one for stomach, one for legs and maybe as you get more into, you could add more). Also, if you lift weights try increasing the amount of weight each weeks or two. :)Hope this helps! Good luck!Also, calculate your intake so you know how much to work towards burning plus extra for the muscle :)