Saturday, July 12, 2008

Does anyone have ideas on how to lose weight drastically but safely, and keep it off? -

I ve been trying to diet and my goal is to lose 40 lbs before August when I go to college. I ve started trying to do this many times and have so far not been successful. Are there any ideas that you think would work?

It s great that you are getting a handle on your weight while you are young and can develop healthy habits that will serve you for the rest of your life as well as a new identity. Exercise: How about crunches or sit-ups? Place a ball about the size of a soccer ball behind your back so as you come down you get extra extension of your back. Also you can do push-ups and maybe even pull ups. Start with the sit-ups or crunches with maybe ten of them and then add one every day until you reach 50. Do the same with the push-ups. Jumping jacks are great too��start with fifteen and add one a day until you reach 50 or 50. Pull-ups--start with one and work up to ten.Food wise many have found the following to be quite useful:Breakfast:An egg with whole grain bread or your half cup of oatmeal, millet is also great. Lunch--whole grain bread with almond or cashew butter and a piece of fruit.. or can of sardines in water or tomato sauce--no peanuts as they have mold and a lot of people are really allergic and don t know it. Dinner--salad without dressing--flavor with oregano, cracked pepper, salt (Morton lite salt), crushed red pepper, small amount of nuts...one serving of chicken, fish, turkey, or pork--stay away from deli meats--they re high in salt. Do not drink diet drinks--they actually make you gain weight. No carbonated drinks either because they mess up your calcium balance. Use stevia as a sweetener. Back to dinner--definitely a vegetable like broccoli, green beans, collard greens, carrots, and small serving of potatoes, sweet potatoes or rice.For twenty-six free pointers on nutritional eating to drop weight go tohttp://dstressdoc.com/Articles/LoseWeigh��Additionally I d recommend reading a book to overcome self consciousness as most teenagers are self conscious. The best book is Psycho Cybernetics by Maxwell Maltz--hopefully your library has a copy of it. Most people read it at least once in their life time and the sooner the better.Be healthy and well,Richard K

Eat a bare minimum and watch your stomach shrink naturally!i used to eat like a pig and now i eat a cereal for breakfast, sometimes nothing for lunch, and a small dinner, with lots and lots of water throughout the day. Your food requirements will shrink dramatically over the next few weeks of trying this, i get by quite happily on this. I don t believe you need lunch, eat a healthy cereal and some fruit and you should be fine throughout the day, its a habit we get into where we think lunchtime, time to eat but we don t NEED to.

The best way to loose weight fast is by choosing the right foods.FOOD is more powerful than any prescription weight loss pills, because the FOOD that you eat can either make you THIN or FAT. You don t get fat because of a lack of exercising, that s a myth. You get fat because you don t eat the right foods at the right intervals each day.To optimize metabolism, energy, and mental and emotional positivity, set a goal to eat five or six small meals per day �� do NOT skip meals. Sometimes you will feel like you don��t have the time or the energy to put anything together, but this is critical to your success. Your body and your metabolism are designed to look for cues telling them when to burn and when to conserve. If you miss a meal your body does what it is programmed to do �� stop burning. Ideally, the five meals include breakfast, mid-morning snack, lunch, mid-afternoon snack and dinner. On occasion, you may also enjoy a healthy and delicious fat-burning dessert after dinner. This five meal ideal will keep your metabolism burning brightly, and your brain will enjoy a steady source of fuel, keeping you mentally sharp and safe from those challenging blood sugar drops that spur cravings for sub-par food choices.So how much should you eat at each meal? Begin by keeping in mind that there is no one definition of a serving size. With both the Food Pyramid and Nutrition Facts labels, the serving size is simply a unit of measure and may not represent the amount you are really eating. For example, an English muffin represents two Food Pyramid servings of bread, despite the fact that the Nutrition Facts label on the package defines a serving as one muffin.

You have to lose it slowly but you can lose a drastic amount. Just do it 2 pounds a week and keep going don t give up.Get a calorie chart and write down all you eat and drink each day. Keep track of your calories. Eat smaller portions and no seconds. Drink lots of water and eat low cal low fat snacks. If you do this you will lose the weight by August.And of course make sure you have a workout plan in place 3-5 days a week. One that you enjoy so that you will do it. If you lose it this way it will be a lifestyle change of eating that will keep the weight off so that you don t have to be on a gain and lose cycle that is unsafe and defeating.

What worked for me was hypnosis. I was 30 pounds overweight. I saw a hypnotist for a few visits, and use a cd at home. If you go to a hypnotist, it will cost some. I suggest using the cd and if you still need help, then go.

Don t start a crash diet because your body thinks that there is a famine and will start to store fat. Eat healthy lots of fruit and veg and exercise that increases your heart rate will all lead to a leaner fitter you!

The article below provides a more philosophical approach to keeping weight off but it includes some insight about choosing safe methods for weight loss. http://www.ehow.com/how_4715806_keep-weight-off.html

I have one idea my girl friend did. She lost 30lbs in 2weeks. cabbage soup diet. But she didn t have anything but that soup for 14 days. she nearly went sick on just eating it. but fast and effecient i suggest it. give it a try

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