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Fitness or Food?
I need to lose weight! What you should pay more attention - fitness or food? Thanks
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You need to pay attention to both. You'll lose weight by focusing on what you eat and how you exercise.
So you need to cut out food that's not good for you and eat healthy foods. Like cut out chips, soda, sugar, ect. Make sure you eat enough too.
Then of course you should exercise. Don't over exercise, but exercise enough to build muscle and lose fat.
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It's all about calories consumed < calories burnt. You need a deficit to lose weight. 1 lb is 3500 calories so to lose 1lb a week you need a deficit of 3,500 calories a week. I would start cleaning up your diet, and doing a combination of lifting weights & cardio. Cardio will burn fat, lifting weights will build your muscle/lean body mass (if you are female, don't worry, you WILL NOT get "jacked") we don't have the testosterone to do so. Having a higher amount of lean body mass/muscle will allow you to burn more calories at REST. So, cardio and weights are important! I recommend www.myfitnesspal.com to track your food and exercise intake.
Eat clean, lift weights, do cardio, and drink a lot of water throughout the day :)
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Diet and exercise go hand in hand, but neither have to alter your lifestyle drastically.
In my own personal experience, small things help. Find reasons to walk more. If you're going somewhere close enough to walk, do it. If you drive to stores, park further away. Make sure to do things you enjoy while exercising. It'll help you develop a good routine. If you like wilderness, walk in the park or go hiking. Try listening to music while you exercise, etc.
As for food, there are two important things to consider: The addition of more green vegetables and the subtraction of things like Soda. Green vegetables are exceptionally healthy and are great for toning up. Pop is possibly the worst thing for you and should be avoided at all cost if you plan on losing weight.
As for what's more important, I would say diet, but I wouldn't put too much emphasis on eating less and don't forget to exercise.
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I have lost 143 lbs and I will give you some tips on how I did it.
Cutting out fried, fatty or any foods that contained "Added" sugars.
Example:
Graham Crackers
Fat (10g)
Sugar (23g)
Ingrediants: Brown sugar, Corn Syrup, Eggs etc. << (Contains ADDED sugar) I would avoid this product.
Example:
Powerade Zero
Fat ( 0g)
Sugar (5g)
Ingrediants: Water
(Contains just water and no ADDED sugar) Sure, I'd give it a go.
I also watched the sodium as it can raise blood sugar levels. I avoided pasta and rice as it expands the stomach as it is a good that "blows" up while it cooks and expands.
Exercise, It's extremely important and plays a big role on the weight loss. Jogging or running is one of the best exercises recommended for weight loss also.
I also took up seeing a nutritionist, This helped tremendously. I dropped the sugar drinks and switched it too Powerade Zero or water only. I do not order take out, fried or greasy foods. I eat more fruits and vegetables and I use smaller plates.
Good luck
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watching your diet and limiting your calorie and fat intake is 80% responsible for weight loss. Exercise is responsible for 20%. Hope this helps. xoxo
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