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losing weight
I know this questions get annoying, however I really want to loose 10 pounds before the summer ends. I don't like my body and I want every inch of fat of it gone. I just hate it. Please help me. I need a specific plan, not just a eat plenty of fruits and vegetables and do crunches kind of thing. I kind of want a day my day scheduale of exercises and fitness I can do. Also, how to eat heathly and stop emotional eating tips would be greatly appreciated. Please help. First 5 answers that follow my guidelines are automatic 5s with feedback.
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I encourage your efforts to become the person you want to be, while I also stress that you examine the ultimate reasons *why* you think you'd be happier with less body fat.
In other words, if you mentally improve your lifestyle (i.e. objective introspection, optimism, educating yourself on nutrition, etc.) then the physical benefits will be the effect, instead of the cause.
I think the best way would be to take up a sport, whether at school or a local gym. Fun activities with positive peer pressure will make your lifestyle changes much easier. Plan your diet and take pride in following it; when you get discouraged, remember how you felt when you started the plan. In short, use your emotions to help you, rather than detract from your goals.
Personally, I enjoy cycling, and it's a great way to burn calories if you live in an area where it will work. I cycled across Nebraska several times, and there's no better way to lose weight than cycling 6 hours a day with no junk food :). Good luck -
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Listen, Im goin to help you out here but this isn't going to be 10 lbs of actualy bodyfat that you lose within the timeframe you have set. You need bodyfat, we all do- it lines our major organs, is a mass energy source for us and acts as our insulator so we stay warm. Your body can't handle very long spurts where its bodyfat is low and when I say low I mean in the 4% range which is about the bodyfat % of a professional bodybuilder but what Iam trying to say is that you need to leave a percentage out year round so your body has something to work with instead of just being depleted. Now you say you want a specific plan- no one can do that really. I don't know ur height, weight, age, sex, eating and lifestyle habits and personal attitude so I can't be specific but I can do my best to make this very general and give you a good template.
1. You have to eat at least 4 times a day and most importantly breakfast. Not a bran muffin or a bowl of Special K either- a good, nutritious breakfast eggs, whole wheat toast, oatmeal (not flavored) just to name a few. This is vital and breakfast is the time where you should take your multi vitamin which everyone should take but dieters especially. Keep yourself to lean cuts of protein such as skinless chicken breast, tuna, low fat cottage cheese, sardines, smoked oysters and as the day goes on focus on faster absorbing carbs. For example in the morning you should have oatmeal which is low in the Glycemic Index so it digests slowly, later in the day wher eyou begin to rest and tend to store bodyfat you want a faster digesting carb such as whole wheat pasta or a potato. Im sorry but Iam not going to tell you to eat Lean Cuisine, Special K, Trail mix and 100 calorie Oreo packs- it just doesn't work that way.
2. Gotta exercise at least 3 or 4 times a week for a period of 45 mins to an hour with an activity of preferably weight training but cardio such as walking, jogging, Stairmaster, whatever your favorite cardio exercise is. Stay away from swimming- contrary to popular belief it actually makes people tend to carry more bodyfat. (Yes it does...trust me lol)
3. Your attitude is the most important element to all of this. Do you find the dieting and exercising to be a chore? Or do you welcome it as part of your newfound lifestyle? Are you satisfied with where you are and have confidence that you can get to any realistic goal that you have set? Make this a part of you and don't just see it as a passing fad and a way to look good because health and a great appearance aren't always interchangable. Focus yourself on getting healthy and all of the benefits and discipline this lifestyle teaches you and understand that the good appearance comes later...wayyyy later. The worst thing you can do is stress over your appearance- its unnecessary and actually causes you to hold fluids and become bloated. Fuck what everyone else says about you or your efforts, you're going to have so much positive energy going through you that it won't matter anyway.
4. You address emotional eating which is a major problem for a lot of dieters. Myself included. This comes from your attitude and the amount you are eating and just exactly what is in those meals. Our Seratonin levels drop at night and we become relaxed and ready to sleep, our emotions ease and our body sends the Endocrine system into a heightened state in preparation for the secretion of the hormones and processes that occur when we sleep. This causes our blood sugar levels to drop a bit and our crave for food go up. Simple solution- eat more frequent throughout the day with less carbs and more protein. This helps keep that blood sugar a little more stable and takes the cravings away.
Before I end this- I can tell you all the fancy terms and make all the great recommendations in the world to you but in the end it is YOU who determines how you use the information and incorporate it into your lifestyle. Is 10 lbs of pure bodyfat going to come off you in time for the beach this year? No it won't- plenty of water weight and a little bodyfat will and you'll look better but it won't be all bodyfat. Will it happen? Yes it certainly will- it takes time and dedication and that's all on you to do.
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