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Loosing weight on a budget
Hi! I am a freshman in college and I want to loose some weight. But I am on a budget and I know the food in the cafeteria is not good for you. What would you suggest? I eat in my room a lot and try to buy healthy food. I also am going to start doing p90x. I did it this summer for a while and started seeing results but then I went away to college and strayed away from it. Is there anything else I could do to help loose weight that is safe and effective? Thank you for your time!
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I can give you some pointers, one thing is to exercise whenever you can, ie: take the stairs (not the elevator), don't pick the closest parking spot to the door, also, when you walk make deliberate movements and flex your buttocks as you walk (I know that sounds vulgar and rude, but your gluteus maximus is one of the largest muscles in the body, flexing this will help burn calories as you walk, (and will help tone too!) You get the idea, try to work these ideas into your everyday life and you'll start to notice the difference pretty soon.
Also, tuna is cheap, whole wheat bread is relatively inexpensive, eggs are great protein and very cheap!, parmesan is a great way to get some calcium without fat, pasta is very inexpensive, ground turkey is a great substitute for hamburger (also pretty inexpensive) and great to cook with, pasta sauces are inexpensive, and you can get some very in expensive fresh frozen veggies that you can cook with, to put in your pasta or make sides. Not sure if you're a Walmart fan, but they've got some excellent products in their Great Value line, as does Aldi's in their Fit & Active line.
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all you need to do is to excercise more, and eat less.
Obviousely eating less is harder than it seems, so you need to eat consciously, i.e. take a bite, put your knife&fork/sandwich (whatever you are eating, or eating with) down, savour every bite, chew 25 times, and concentrate only on the textures and flavours in your mouth. Listen to when your stomach tells you you are full- it will be easier now as you are concentrating rather than watching tv, etc etc. When you feel even remotely full, stop eating. If you are hungry again, eat. Not hard at all.
Also, you can change your metabolism by breathing. Just breathe in and out through your nose slowly, and this can help to speed up your metabolism. To lose weight, you need to burn more calories than you eat, so therefore, how you eat and excercise you do will be the only contributing factors.
Of course going for healthy options is important, and i encourage you to do so, but the above methods work even with everyday normal food.
have fun :)
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