sorry this answer is so long, i just felt it was more complicated than a drink water, or eat less kind of answer.first start by drinking a glass/bottle of water before large meals. (you can add crystal lite or lemons to improve the taste if you are not use to water. if you are a big soda drinker, try switching to diet. i know the taste is nasty but you gotta get used to it, 0 calories per can! you can t beat that.. next look for high fiber foods; the more fiber you have in your diet the fuller you feel, thus the less you eat. it s not so much of losing weight fast, or dieting and excersing as it is more of a mind change. the size of your stomach is about the size of your fist. always have that fact in the back of your mind when you are getting a portion of food. if you start to think of food in terms of actually going into your body and into the size of your fist. then that will help you with protion size control... food is a volume. sure it tastes good but it is so much more than taste... don t forget it goes somewhere when you eat it!!!... ok, with that part said.... lets say you don t eat large portions, instead you munch and snack through out the day... well, than that is harder because that means that you are going to have to have self control. instead of grabbing an apple or opening up a bag of chips every time you feel hungry. maybe instead drink some water/diet soda. (your body s feelings of thirst and hunger are almost the same and sometimes when you think you are hungry you are really thristy instead.) if you are hungry, than munch on raspberries (1 calorie per one raspberry) or some grapes (2 calories per one grape),,, apples are also fullfilling... and last but not least everytime you start to feel hungry take a large deep breath and blow it out slowly (do this 4 more times) really think about and control your breathing... it will hopefully take your mind off eating, and perhaps. help you to think twice about if you are really hungry or not. and my final word on this... i promise, go to about. com calorie counter and create an account.. monitor your weight, activity, and food every day (if not every other day)... it will really help you put things into perspective. don t get discouraged. you didn t wake up one morning overweight, and your not going to wake up thin... start out by retraining your body get to know your trigger foods (the foods that are bad for you, but you can t say no to) and stay far far far far far far away from them, one little bite might not hurt you, but it is so easy to keep saying oh it s just one little bite! or I ve worked so hard i deserve a treat (NO TREATS!! it s what got you to where you are today)when you lose as much weight as you can by dieting, than start to exercise... but i tell you from experience; it is not easy to stick to a drastic lifestyle change all at once (dieting AND exercisiing) so pick one (I think dieting is more crucial) and do it first for several months until you get the hang of it, than introduce exercisiing into your life.I used to be a constant eater, and muncher. I was pre dieabetic because of my bad eating habits and being over weight. than i started a low calorie diet (1,200 a day), i ate lots of filling, low calorie foods, and i drank a lot of green tea (0 calore lipton diet tea) i also ate the vanilla almond special k with skim milk everyday and i snacked on special K bars (90 cal each)... for lunch i ate a lean cuisine, and for dinner i had conservative size portions of mostly veggies with some chicken, or turkey (not much of a red meat eater) anywho i monitored all of this on the calorie counter website and I lost 2-4 pounds a week... no diet, or amount of excersize is going to help you realize what your body needs (and doesn t need), only you, getting to know, it will. BTW I had lost 30 pounds in about 12 weeks on a side note, I went off my diet (cound t afford the name brand foods anymore, I gained back 5 pounds of the 30 i had lost, but that was itbut my friend lost 100 pounds in like 4-5 months with rigorious and constant exercisiing, and also the special K diet. but she never found out about her body, and how to control her hunger...she started eating and slacked on exercisiing... and she gained half the weight back in 2-3 months!!!!! so once more, losing weight is a LIFE CHANGE it is not simple and it is not easy. and as for exercisiing: sit ups, crunches, push ups, jumping jacks, walking in place... if you want to spend a little money by resistance bands, or dumbells... figure out a routine that is about 20-30 mins long and while you are working up a sweat (you have to work up a sweat for it to count!) think about the cool pair of jeans you want to fit into, or the cute boy you have a crush on... another thing that might help, get someone to take a photo of you, while posing look straight ahead, stand like you normally do, (if you slouch, than slo
hello, unlike what star girl is saying, twenty minutes will not be enough. I started out, 5 4 18 years old, at 196 lbs so we are pretty similar...I have lost my first 10 lbs relatively quickly..what I am doing is doing forty five minutes to one hour of cardio six times a week. Don t do any strength training until your fat percentage had made significant reductions. There is no point in building muscle if there are layers of fat, it will make you gain wait and look bulky. Walk in a neighborhood at a brisk pace( where talking /holding a conversation would be a challenge) or buy a cheap hour long cardio dvd..I hope this helps and good luck! As for eating, with each meal incorporate a vegetable, a protein and a fiber. Stay away from the carbs that have been bleached, they won t be able to be converted into energy.Any more questions email me!!!Rachel
Try counting your daily calorie intake. That should give a better idea of why you are so overweight. Then cut down your calories to 1500 throughout the day and try to include a little exercise that gets your heart going. Dance to five of your favorites songs a day. Good luck, you can do it.
trust me on this: Dance Dance Revolution and Wii Fit. OR sleep a lot more. More sleep means you weight less. try exercising for 20 minutes 3-4 times a week. It could just be walking. Drink a lot of water as well. You ll eventually pee out body fat. or drink tea with no calorie sweetener. It really helps. Some breads up too because the absorb liquid fats.
Get thee to Weight Watchers. There is probably a meeting close to you. They are a international unit. They will teach you how to lose weight safely and exercise safely and in the process you will pick up a good knowledge of nutrition.
calisthenics and cardio, you ll lose lots of weight super fast, just stay commited and dont eat fast food, and try not to gorge yourself on food, limit your eating
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my best advice for you would be to eat right and workout for atleast 20 minutes, 3 times a week
