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ok well i know this question is probably asked a million times but like how do you lose weight..like what foods can you eat other than salad? I'm soo sick of salad but thats like the only healthy thing i can think of? like and whats a fast way to lose weight like by staying inside cause theres snow everywhere where i am? thanks <3
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First of, I dont really believe in people losing weight just because they think they are fat, but I guess I can give you advice anyways. Well, obviously tou eed to cut out like all fast foods,a dn almost all sweets( besides the rare casualties which are ok). Then you should like start weating your favorite fruits, because they are healthy, and if you like veggies, then eat those too. This is exactly what I do to maintain my perfect health during softball seasons. Then every night, right before I go to bed, I do 100 crunches, 75 push-ups, and I also do 50 squats. Now I also have a treadmill in my house, and i normally run at least 45 mins a day. Now if you can't do that many crunches at once, or that many pushups, don't be too harsh on yourself, it kinda took me a while to get that many pushups. sO maybe you might want to start off at like 20 crunches and 5-10 push-ups. And for the squats, mybe try 10 or 20. Now try not to eat too many meats, because as i have learned from playing sports, they can make you very tired and sleepy. They main things that you really want to cut out are mainly greasy chips, hot dogs, hamburgers, and other common foods at fast food restaurant. Now i don't know about you, but I am a vegetarian, I only eat fruits, veggies, soy milk, and seafood. That's my main diet, of course, I always have a dessert here and there. But i don't diet for weight, I diet for softball and basketball, and i am a veggie cause I believe in animal cruelty.....I hope this helps! <3 aLySsA
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The advice given from thisorthat is very good. Pay particular heed to the importance of resistance training, it really is superior to cardio because of its effect on the metabolism. At home (if you dont want to go to a gym) you can always find ways to do excercises where you lift your bodyweight, or better still get a couple of dumbells. Now, I would like to add a few points. First, eat many small meals in a day (4-6 is good). This will also boost your metabolism. Secondly, try to time your meals so that the major ones happen before workouts or periods of increased activity rather than after them. Finally what I would warn against primarily (rather than carbs) is minimising saturated fat. Avoid fatty meats, butter, eggs and that sort of thing. I have seen two variants of nutrition programs, one that goes primarily anti carb, and one that goes primarily anti saturated fat. I have always had better success with the latter. Whichever way you go, keep track of your calorie intake. There are formulas that help determine how many cals you need in a day for different activity levels (if you cant find one, get back to me and I will dig one up). Then, create a daily calorie deficiency of about 300-600. Then every ten days or so eat a few hundred calories above your requirement. This will also help to keep your metabolism from slowing down and entering famine mode. Hope this helps. Feel free to contact me if you need more info.
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Stay away from carbs. Sugar is really really really bad. First thing is cut out soda. No fruit juice either. Drink water. Coffee is okay. Skim milk is great.
When purchasing foods look at the labels. Try to buy foods where the ratio of protein to calories is 10. For example if it's 100 calories per serving then it should have 10 grams of protein. If you can't find enough foods that are 10 to 1, try 12 to 1, ie. 120 calories to 10 grams of protein. If not then 15 to 1. 150 calories to 10 grams of protein. Never buy any foods that are over 200 calories to 10 grams of protein or 20 to 1.
Dieting all starts in the grocery store. If you don't buy the junk and have it laying around the house you don't eat it. If you have it lying around the house you're sure to eat it.
The best foods to eat are chicken without the skin, fish, lowfat cottage cheese, meat, skim milk. Stay away from potatoes, corn, and yes soy beans. Do not cook with vegetable oils other than coconut which is the best and then olive oil. That's it do not use other vegetable oils. Also use as little oil as possible. Do not eat breat, crackers, cereal, cake, or other baked goods. At least try to keep them to a minimum.
Oh and when you eat that salad, make sure you use a lowfat low calorie dressing. Three tablespoons of dressing can be worse than eating a big mac. Try to keep your dressing to below 50 calories, anything over 100 is a big no no.
Now that you've changed to more protein and less empty calories. I would reccomend a multi-vitamin every day preferably with a meal. Once you got this in motion you have to exercise.
Losing weight is about burning more calories than you take in. You need to do weight training. Contrary to popular belief resistance training with weights will burn more fat for you than aerobic exercise. Just look at all the overweight people in those aerobics classes that have been doing it for a year. Then can run around for a half hour and not lose their breath but haven't really shed the weight they want to. There are many reasons for this but this is already getting to be to long.
Do a weight program. Do enough resistance that you can do 3 sets of 8 reps on each exercise. At the end you should feel like your muscles have exerted themselves. For the first couple of weeks you will be in pain the next day from the exercises you have done. Just work through it, this goes away in a couple of weeks.
Don't worry about getting to muscular or anything like that. It takes years of hard core working out and supplements to get huge and you aren't going to do that.
Hope I was helpful. That's my advice.
John
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I would like to add a thanks to wiseal for his vote of confidence. But I do have to disagree with him about something. This whole thing about saturated and unsaturated fats is one of the biggest myths of dieting and health. I can give you many reputable articles done by doctors and scientists that will show you(if you understand biology and chemistry) that saturated fats are actually better for you. Unsaturated fats have a blocker that blocks thyroid process, in otherwords it slows your metabolism. So unsaturated fats slow you down, slow down your ability to burn fats, and you absorbed them much quicker. Saturated facts are actually better with coconut oil being the best(it actually speeds metabolic rate and has 40% fewer calories). Of the unstaurated fats olive oil is the best since it does not block thyroid process, all the rest do. All this saturated/unstaurated stuff comes from one study done in the 50's that was never proven. The soybean/corn lobby in this country is very powerful. It is not to their advantage for this information to be disseminated. Ever gone to the grocery store and noticed that the beef will often say "corn fed angus". Angus is the type of cow. Why corn fed? Cause corn fattens them up and you get more marbeling on the meat. Sorry to add so much but I want this to be very clear. Try to use as little oil as possible. If you use vegetable oil use coconut first then olive and that's it. Overall don't drive yourself crazy with to many things about when you eat or before what or how many meals. Wiseal is correct about these things, but you are just starting out. Cut calories. As far as exercise goes with people telling you do 10 of these and those...get a weight set, download a weight program from the web do 3 or 4 days a week. Do chest/triceps day 1. Do back/biceps day 2. Do shoulders/legs day 3(or split into two days). Do this every week. As you become better you change it up, if you stick with it you can figure it out or I'll help you with it. You can start with just a few dumbells and a flat bench(relatively inexpensive). As you get more advanced with the diet and exercise you can look at when you eat your meals, which foods to eat first, meal size during the day, when the best time to exercise is, etc. Right now the key is to just get started, I guarantee you'll get results. Bottom line, less calories in then exerted equals weight loss. It's a very simple formula. You cut calories by eating less and eating foods that are low in calories. You use calories by exercising. Good Luck!!!
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Try eating alot of chickens and pastas. They are healthy to eat and they are full of protein. Try doing crunches every night. It wont show at first, but you will start to see great improvments. Hope i could help. Kelly!
p.s. Even if you can't lose weight, remember its whats on the inside and not the outside. People will like you for who you are!
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excersize, and eat fruits, vegetables, and meat. chicken, pork, beef, etc.. are not that fattening, they're only fattening if there's a lot of oil. but witout all the oil, it has a lot of protein, which is good for your body. also 3 servings of milk, cheese, and yogurt everyday helps you burn more carbs.
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Theres a lot of ways to loose weight.. you can go on a all carbs diet.. <<that ones great... alsoo you can eat just vegtables.. and theres allways the one most popular thing.. EXERSIZE!! crunches push ups are greatt
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Eggs (not too much though), and when you are having a craving for french fries, eat potatoes in stead, fruits, vegetables, stuff like that. I think you should go to a doctor to get a diet and to see the one that is best for you. A lot of diets are unhealthy and not good for YOU, so you have to have an appointment with your doctor and ask him what is the best diet for you. Also, excersize too! You should definitely purchase "Winsor Pilates"! You not only lose weight and fat, you also get toned! The best part is that you feel better and have more energy. You should also get more involved in school. I don't know if you are involved in school, but sports always help. Hope I helped, and don't forget to schedule an appointment with your doctor. We can't help you with a diet because we aren't doctors. :)
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excersize and drink tonsa water. xO ali
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