Losing weight is simply a matter of burning more calories than you consume. Therefore, you first want to figure out how many calories your body burns on its own, which is highly dependent on your height, weight, age, daily level of activity. You can determine how many calories your body burns on its own at websites like http://www.caloriesperhour.comOnce you determine how many calories your body burns, this is the amount of calories you can eat everyday, without doing additional exercise, and not gaining or losing any weight. To lose weight, you ll want to restrict/reduce the amount of calories you consume, and/or increase your level of activity (in other words, workout more). Typically, you ll need to reduce your caloric intake or burn an additional 3500 calories per week to lose 1 lb per week, which equals to 500 calories per day. If you want to lose 2 lbs per week, restrict your caloric intake and/or increase your workout to burn 1000 more calories per day.The easiest 2 ways to reduce your caloric intake is to:(1) control your portions(2) eat foods lower in caloriesFor #1, you ll want to eat 5-6 smaller meals per day, rather than 3 large ones. By eating more frequently, you ll increase your metabolism because it ll constantly be burning calories. You ll want to eat smaller meals and stop when you feel satisfied, not when you re full. This will allow you to eat the foods you love, without gorging yourself.For #2, you ll want to limit the amount of junk food you eat by substituting certain high calorie foods with lower calorie foods, like eating a small fruit salad instead of a candy bar, or eating sorbet instead of ice cream. Eliminate drinks which are high in sugar and calories, since this is where most Americans get 20-25% of their calories from. Drop the soda for iced sweet tea, or simply drink water. Substitute black coffee with non fat milk and sugar for that high calorie coffee beverage .
All that you really need to do in order to lose weight is to eat healthy and excercise. Here is a simple meal plan of what I usually eat a day:* Breakfast: Fiber One Bar or any kind of protein bar, wheat toast with cream cheese or peanut butter, eggs, oatmeal, or a healthy cereal such as cheerios or special K.* Lunch: rice cakes with peanut butter and fruit with yogurt or lean pocket. * Snack: pretzals, popsickle, 100 calorie pack, fruit, cheese, nuts, celery with cream cheese or peanut butter, carrots with ranch dressing, or any other vegtable.* Dinner: chicken, wheat pasta with a light tomato sauce, Smart Ones (or any other brand) microwave dinners, salad with low-fat dressing, wheat rice, hot dog or hamburger without buns, any other meat if you are not a vegatarian.* Snack: 1/2 cup of non-fat ice cream, italian ice, fruit with colo whip, or cool whip with low-fat grahm crackers.I hope I helped you out a little bit! (: Just remember to eat healthy and burn more calories than you eat! Drink a lot of water and eat regularly to keep your metabolism going! * Excercise at least 30-40 minutes a day. Make sure you do strength excercises every other day, and cardio every day. There are many simple excercises to do too. You can jog, jump rope, use a workout video, life weights, go on a treadmill, do sit-ups, push-ups,...the list can go on and on! If you want more ideas, just search excercises on Google and I know a lot of things are going to come up! Good luck! (:
everyone is correct with there answers,they have all forgotten one thing though- the mental aspect of losing weight....for you to acheive a goal you need to have a strong motivation to complete your goal.find out what gets you excited,football,boxing,athletics,anythi�� you can look up to and admire/aspire to be.losing weight is a long ,drawn out, laborious process that takes a hell of a lot of will power and determination,set yourself goals and if you achieve them,reward yourself with your favourite chocolate bar etc.as long as you follow what everyone else has said about healthy eating - excersise, you will be ok to treat yourself once a week.
I suggest you check out a book called The New Rules of Lifting (There s also a women s version). It really helped me figure out why the things I was doing weren t working. It also gives you workout programs that you can use for the rest of your life and not just six weeks like most programs. Try not to pass on the book just b/c it has weight lifting on the cover.
Drink a cup of green tea each morning. It s a proven, natural metabolism booster. Eat breakfast. It gets your metabolism going and helps you avoid overeating throughout the day. Walk a mile each day. It s a fun, healthy, and easy way to burn some calories. Say no to fast food. Eat twice as much as something healthy - vegtables and fruits are great choices. Drinks 10 ounces of water before each meal. It s a simple way to say hydrated, and will keep you feeling satisfied longer. Stop eating at 8:00pm. Late-night grazing tends to include lots of calories, and can start a binge.
everyday eat healty-fruits and veggies(4-7servings) dairy and meat(4-7 ser.) grains(3-11) , drink water only 8-60cups a day, exersize to sweat, feel pain, feel tha burn, get tired, and get outa breath 1-14 hrs ov intense exersize a day, shower 2-14 times a day, sleep 9-14 hrs a night, muscule weighs more than fat, and its better to be strong !
eat a well balanced diet with proper portions, drink plenty of water, and get at least 30 minutes of exercise at least 5-6 days a week. grilled or baked lean meats, like chicken, turkey or fish. raw or steamed vegetables. fresh fruits. whole grains. lowfat dairy.
I ve tried everything but weight watchers is the only thing that has worked. Not really the diet but the humiliation if I don t lost any!!I would sugget joining a club. It costs less than the food you would be eating...trust me!
Just try to eat as healthier as you can, drink lots of water, and also don`t forget the green tea( you should have 3 cups a day), start doing some sports.I wish you good luck!
eat healthy foods and the major thing that will help you lose weight is running running is everything just pace yourself before running hardcore.
1. portion control of food fluids....diets dont work!2. 5 or 6 days /week of cardio toning exercises3. self confidence discipline
drink water... drink lots of water the more you drink the more you will loose
starve yourself or eat healthily and exercise.
cut out all frys fats and suger use sweeteners
