i am doing a low calorie diet and exercising, i keep to my habits most of the time but at times i cheat when it comes to food. In a few weeks i will not be able to exercise or eat the way i want to, is that going to ruin what i have got going? Will i gain weight? What is a good way to control myself and keep on my weight loss plan?
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Stay motivated. Switch up your routine, meal plans etc. Ok heres a way I personally keep motivated. I go on the net and look at other programs and i read a bit of info on a muscle or building muscle. For some reason this makes me want to work out and look better than those guys. This is good motivation for me but you should find whatever works best for you. Hope this helps! I have a few articles to give you if you choose mine as best answer or somthing. Send me an email and ill send you some good healthy links.
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You don't mention your height or current weight, but my guess is you may not be eating enough for your body.  You could be going into starvation mode where your body will hold on to every single calorie, every single ounce.  I would suggest you shake it up a bit.  Try eating a bit more one day, exercising less another or skipping the exercise altogether for a day.  Change the types of foods you eat.  See if that helps you.  You could also talk to your doctor who'd be able to let you know more specifically why you're not losing.
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I am in the same boat w/you. If you dont act now, you're going to slowly put more weight on.  I didnt' notice when i went from 120- to 135 at all, so its good at least you're noticing. I acually went from 120- up to 150 and then i noticed it!! Scary.well anyway.. to your question. There is no safest, fastest way. Everything has its consequences. My best advice to you is to eat alot of vegetables and fruits. Eat meat only twice a week *boiled meat* is the best. Dont put it in the oven or grill Boiled meat in my opinion is the best, it will probably taste like crap, but it is the smallest in calories (it has to be lean too). Boiled fish, and stuff. I heard cabbage soup works too. Just cabbage, carrots, you can put lots of spices in it. Try eating it for a couple of days( i don tknow if you can eat it for a week) but if you do, guaranteed 10 pounds loss. I Have tried cabbage soup before it works great. Just make sure its only cabbage, carrots, spices, no potatoes!!! If you eat it for a week, you will loose 10-15 pounds. Tummy weight a lot of sit-ups. and jogging. Good luck!! I know its hard, butyou got to catch the beast early, because it only gets harder when yhou have to loose like 30 pounds and 40 pounds!! Also try to get a gym buddy if you can; i wish i had one!! hehe Good luck again, i hope this helps!
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good for you for not wanting to change what you eat - you're already on the right track: exercise!\n\nI recommend some all-body exercises: swimming and jump-rope.\n\nHowever I also recommend measuring your waistline or similar if you are trying to "loose weight" because you are most likely shedding fat but putting on muscle. Muscle weighs more than fat, so you are probably getting slimmer without loosing actual weight, which is perfectly normal and healthy.
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well you can crash diet, that makes you lose weight very fast but you can't keep it off for a long period of time, the longest is about a month, and you can't eat anything but non fat yogurt three times a day, that is it, but a healthy way to lose weight is to eat right and exercise
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You're leaving something out.  You're not being honest with yourself.  The bottom line is that if you burn more calories than you eat, you will lose weight.  If you're not losing weight, you're eating too much and not getting enough exercise.
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Cut out snacks. Do more aerobic excersize (running, swimming, etc.). Some people swear to caffiene, but personally, I don't think it helps much. You can still eat the same foods, but eat less overall. Celery is always good (it takes more calories to eat than it provides).\n\n[Edit]\nDon't get discouraged if you don't start to lose weight right away. Your body will try really hard to stay at the same weight at first. Oh, and while you may not be able to lose 20 pounds, you can lose up to 15 depending on how much you cut down on fatty and sugary foods.\n\nDon't starve yourself though. When you do, your body goes into a mode where it sucks every last calorie out of food, and that will only make you lose weight.
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If you really want to lose weight, you’re going to have a hard battle ahead of you. It’s going to be as hard mentally as physically. You first have to start with your eating habits. This could be a problem, though. Most overweight adults developed their terrible eating habits because of their parents. You have to be able to realize the things you are eating aren’t healthy. It’s also going to be hard because people might not want you to change, especially if they themselves are overweight. There are various reason for this. They may be jealous or may feel they are getting left behind while you’re achieving something. If you’re lucky, you’ll have a real supportive family or friends. Research sites like www.Bodybuilding.com for articles on how to eat healthy and exercise. You could even join the message forum and ask people for help there. They’ll definitely help you, and you could also read other people’s experiences on losing weight.
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If you find that you're eating because food is all around and you're bored, find things to occupy your time! Whether it's your job, some new hobbies, hanging out with friends, or spending some time at the gym - which might be good if you want to lose weight - it will take your mind off of eating and help you change your lifestyle. Also, if most of the food where you live is not healthy food, you might consider doing some of your own shopping to purchase healthier options for yourself. Finally, if you have any friends who are also trying to lose weight, use them for support! If the two of you do it together and hold each other accountable, it might help you to stick to it! You can do it, don't give up!
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Keep in mind the following when losing weight:\n\nDiets and changing your eating to healthy food choices can work but because we know so little about ourselves and our relationship with food, it makes it difficult to win the battle. A lot of us have problems with dieting because we have a problem called "emotional eating" we eat to comfort ourselves during difficult, stressful, sad, etc times in our lives.\n\nYou may experience all those emotions during dieting as we continuously get on the scale hoping to see a big difference in numbers after dieting only for a day or two. Also what is stressful when dieting is that we try to lose a large number of weight in such a short period of time which in most cases is unreasonable. \n\nThis all brings about stress, discomfort and sadness. When we feel this way, we turn to our best friend for help and support which for many of us is food. The diet is now broken and we feel that we can't stick to diets. We then try fad diet after fad diet hoping to lose the original 20 pounds and now we may have as much as 30 pounds to lose because we continue to put on weight as we continue to break these fad diets by binging before starting our next diet. \n\nPlease learn about your relationship with food before your next diet so that you may achieve your goals. To help a little, keep in mind the following:\n\nYou already know how to lose weight. You know that if you eat less and exercise more eventually you’ll see the pounds come off. What’s getting in your way? Why do you usually regain the weight you lost? The answer to all these questions is the same “Emotional Eating.” Simply defined, emotional eating means you eat to satisfy emotional hunger; it means you use food for comfort or as a way to cope with life; and it means you eat for reasons other than what your body needs. Whenever you reach for a boredom-breaking snack despite your commitment, or whenever you eat to quell anxiety, that’s emotional eating. Whenever you binge after a fight, or double up on portions because your day turned sour, that’s emotional eating. Whenever you feel that sharp craving for your favorite food, that’s emotional eating. When we eat during these times while on a diet, we believe the diet doesn’t work or that we lack self control and then look for the quickest way to lose weight (fasting/diet pills, ect) after eating all we can since we already messed the diet day up. Read the information below but remember that emotional eating plays a big part in why we don’t continue dieting and why we regain lost weight and why we binge today and start a new diet tomorrow. Best of Luck.\n\nP.S. After learning about my relationship with food, I was able to drop my weight from 263 pounds down to 151 pounds which is a 112 pound weight lost.
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This is so funny.  A whole box of captain cruch?  Anyways, you probably won't gain any weight because your metabolism is probably so high from all the exercising all week. My husband once told me that if you work out regularly then you can eat what you want.
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The 1st thing is not to stop eating like alot of ppl do. you need to eat to let your body burn off food (metabolism)\neveryone's different, some have a high some have low(metabolism)\nSame as some diet's work for different ppl.\n\nWhat everyone you go on don't for get the best way to loss weigth is fitness.\nWhen you eat your last meal of the day is to take a walk. thay say if you eat  chocolate or cakes, to be activ for atlest 30 mins.\nThe dest way is to look at the way you live and eat and get the rite diet for you!!!\nsome tips and diets in the links below
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Its a matter of perception.  Diet and exercise plans are all good.  Its a matter of finding one that works best for you.  I am 5'7' and 215.  I'm fine with my weight although some days I feel like a hippo.  The first thing to do is to convince yourself you are fine the way you are.  Yes, you want to change, but you are beautiful right this very moment.  You are not fixing yourself you are improving what's already fixed.  I did the low carb thing for a while and lost some weight but had trouble keeping it off.  When I'm in a hurry I'll throw back a slim fast.  But mostly I stick to the six small meals a day.  I don't feel hungry and I control my portions.  If you are out of shape running is just going to make you lose interest.  Try walking first till your body gets used to the exertion.  \n\nThere is no such thing targeted weight loss. If you  are a little annoyed with thick thighs (like me) you can't focus just on those.  YOur body will lose fat where ever it wants.
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You will gain weight but if you eat normal   for the next two days, you will regain your normal weight.  Binge eating is not normal and is an addiction.  You will find soon that your bingeing will increase if you don't stop now.  Keep in mind the following about food and our relationship with it:\n\nDiets and changing your eating to healthy food choices can work but because we know so little about ourselves and our relationship with food, it makes it difficult to win the battle. A lot of us have problems with dieting because we have a problem called "emotional eating" we eat to comfort ourselves during difficult, stressful, sad, etc times in our lives.\n\nYou may experience all those emotions during dieting as we continuously get on the scale hoping to see a big difference in numbers after dieting only for a day or two. Also what is stressful when dieting is that we try to lose a large number of weight in such a short period of time which in most cases is unreasonable. \n\nThis all brings about stress, discomfort and sadness. When we feel this way, we turn to our best friend for help and support which for many of us is food. The diet is now broken and we feel that we can't stick to diets. We then try fad diet after fad diet hoping to lose the original 20 pounds and now we may have as much as 30 pounds to lose because we continue to put on weight as we continue to break these fad diets by binging before starting our next diet. \n\nPlease learn about your relationship with food before your next diet so that you may achieve your goals. To help a little, keep in mind the following:\n\nYou already know how to lose weight. You know that if you eat less and exercise more eventually you’ll see the pounds come off. What’s getting in your way? Why do you usually regain the weight you lost? The answer to all these questions is the same “Emotional Eating.” Simply defined, emotional eating means you eat to satisfy emotional hunger; it means you use food for comfort or as a way to cope with life; and it means you eat for reasons other than what your body needs. Whenever you reach for a boredom-breaking snack despite your commitment, or whenever you eat to quell anxiety, that’s emotional eating. Whenever you binge after a fight, or double up on portions because your day turned sour, that’s emotional eating. Whenever you feel that sharp craving for your favorite food, that’s emotional eating. When we eat during these times while on a diet, we believe the diet doesn’t work or that we lack self control and then look for the quickest way to lose weight (fasting/diet pills, ect) after eating all we can since we already messed the diet day up. Read the information below but remember that emotional eating plays a big part in why we don’t continue dieting and why we regain lost weight and why we binge today and start a new diet tomorrow. Best of Luck.\n\nP.S. After learning about my relationship with food, I was able to drop my weight from 263 pounds down to 151 pounds which is a 112 pound weight lost.
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Yes you can. Some people want to know how much weight per week is safe to lose. Others want to know how much weight they will lose sticking to a certain program. There are lots of people who repeat what they have heard but no reliable sources say that only a certain amount is safe to lose. You can drink too much water, eat too much, exercise too much and fast too long (an MD fasted a fat guy for 8 months and he died). But you can not sleep too much!  Why? Because you do not control how much you get only how little you get. You cannot force yourself to sleep if you do not need it.\n\nSo you do not choose how quickly you lose weight. Your body decides that. So only your body knows how much you will lose. It will only allow you to lose what is safe. One guy under an MD's care lost 180 pounds in a year fasting on weekends. So some lose quickly on a bad weight loss plan  and others lose slowly on a great weight loss plan. Make sure to eat foods with nutrients for skin, like omega-3 fatty acids, to avoid loose skin, when you lose weight.\n\nDiets do not work. 99% of people gain the weight back. Here is how it works. No one teaches the animal what to eat and what not to eat. He knows instinctively what to eat. Humans also have the same instinct. The way it works is just eat whatever tastes good and that will be healthy for you and non-fattening. That is why a baby tastes everything. So again whatever tastes good, is good for you. This is why you will spit out spoiled milk.\n\nBut wait!!! Man has the technology to create rat poison. It tastes like healthy food (good taste) but kills the rat. So man has done that to you. Note- any food unaltered by man (uncooked) that tastes good, is good for you. So if you are stranded in the woods, that is how you  know what to eat (cooking changes that). So man has created fake fruit. It tastes like fruit that exists in nature but it is terrrible for health, addictive and fattening called sweets.\n\nSo it is natural  to like real sweets called fruit, like a baby does, but they have fooled you just like the rat. But they do not want to kill you. They want you to become obese so you will buy lots of their foods. This is called GOOD BUSINESS. Remember the above (not on site) and see site below to re-learn how to eat so you can be thin and fit for life.\n\nhttp://www.phifoundation.org
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Cardio.  Run, walk, bike, whatever you can do to get your body moving and your heart rate up.  Don't worry about weights or anything if you just want to lose fat.  Weights only build and tone muscle, the fat will stay there.  As for diet, I've always believed that it's never good to go on a diet to lose weight (I've lived with an anorexic, and I've seen what happens when it gets out of conrol).  A diet cant be just a temporary thing you do until the weight is gone.  You have to change you're entire diet, and change it for good.  Try cutting out sweets, soda, anything with refined sugar.  Stop eating all the fast food (if in fact you do eat fast food).  Don't eat more than you need.  Eat to live, not just to eat.
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Your goals can be characterized as "too much too fast".  Diet pills are temporary solutions to a permanent problem.  The only way to consistently lose weight is through a high energy, low fat diet and increased exercise or strenuous activity.  Low carb fad diets are unhealthy.  You want permanent change, not temporary loss and regain, so you need to increase your body's metabolic rate - which both a good diet of foods that are easily converted to energy rather than fat, and exercise, do.  Exercising increases your body's metabolic rate for hours after the activity, and builds muscle.  Muscle burns fat even at rest, so becoming fit by exercise attacks the weight loss problem on two fronts (increases metabolism, increases muscle mass which in trun burns more fat even when you're asleep).\n\nDiet and exrcise, my friend, that's the tall and short of it.\n\nGood luck!