i only have 7 months to lose these 80 pounds i just recently became a vegetarian so i'm not to sure what is good and what isn't also i can't do anything expensive because i have very limited funds.
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You do NOT need meat in your diet, contrary to what some others have said. I haven't eaten meat in 13 years and I'm still alive!\nYou do need to make sure you get enough protein. Veggie burgers, tofu, and other faux meat products are all great sources (check the veg seciton of your grocery store--there are lots of veggie meats to choose from!). Make sure you're eating your veggies, fruits and whole grains. Drink plenty of water!\nA pound of fat is worth 3500 calories...Sooo if you exercise off 500 calories a day, you can lose 1 pound a week (that's a lot of exercise and it may take you a while to work up to it). Cut your food calories back to like 1200 a day (dont go below this or you'll slow down your metabolism) and you can probably lose a second pound every week. I don't know if you can lose 80 pounds in 7 months...If you do what i've described, 50 should be no problem though.\nGood luck!
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Hell, at least you're somewhat reasonable about it.  Some people want these results in days.  \nWell, if you've only got 50 bucks a week, that's good because it means you can buy less food.  Actually, what I would recommend you do is hit an organic market and buy a few good, high-quality foods.  Blow all your 50 bucks on yummy stuff from the place.  Some suggestions are organic cereals (lots of good varieties here), organic chicken noodle soup, and Amy's organic frozen meals.  On 50 bucks a week you can eat well and still lose alot of weight.  Since organic stuff tends to be a little more expensive, you'll also buy less food...which in this case is a good thing.\nAlso get plenty of exercise.  Just load up a cd/mp3 player with some good jams and walk a few laps around the neighborhood.  The music will make the time fly and walking is excellent for losing weight.  As far as water, try alternating between mineral water (I highly recommend Topo Chico mineral water - a Mexican import) and distilled water.  \nI lost 60 pounds myself this way in a short amount of time.  Good luck :D
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You can try other kinds of meat substitutes like seitan and tempeh.  \nAlso how about squash, eggplant, pumpkin, and tomatoes?\n\nI would consider consulting a doctor and nutrionist though b/c you probably are not meeting your dietary needs
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I can give u a one week  Diet Schedule, which i've tried myself and lost 5.0kgs at the end of the week. Actually, by following this schedule one can loose upto 7.5 kgs in a week. One can repeat this schedule as many times as desired without side effects, 'coz it is based naturally and contains "no" artificial ingredients and pills.\n\nDay 1 : All fruits except bananas. Your first day will consist of all the\nfruits you want. It is strongly suggested that you consume lots of melons\nthe first day. Especially watermelon and a loupe. If you limit your fruit\nconsumption to melons, your chances of losing three lbs. on first day are\nvery good.  \n\nDay 2 : All vegetables. You are encouraged to eat until you are stuffed \nwith all the raw or cooked vegetables of your choice. There is no limit\non the amount or type. For your complex carbohydrate, you will \nstart day two with a large baked potato for breakfast.\nYou may top the potato with one pat of butter. \n\nDay 3 : A mixture of fruits and vegetables of your choice. Any amount,\nany quantity. No bananas yet. No potatoes today. \n\nDay 4 :  Bananas and milk. Today you will eat as many as eight bananas\nand drink three glasses of milk. This will be combined with the special\nsoup, which may be eaten in limited quantities. \n\nDay 5 : Today is feast day. You will eat mutton and tomatoes. Eat two 10 oz. \nportions of lean mutton. Hamburger is OK. Combine this with six whole tomatoes.\nOn day five you must increase your water intake by one quart. This is\nto cleanse your system of the uric acid you will be producing. \n\nDay 6 : Mutton and vegetables. Today you may eat an unlimited amount of \nMutton and vegetables. Eat to your hearts content. \n\nDay 7 : Today your food intake will consist of brown rice, fruit juices\nand all the vegetables you care to consume. Tomorrow morning you will be\n4.5-7.7 kgs lighter than one week ago. If you desire further weight loss,\nrepeat the program again. You may repeat this program as often as you like,\nhowever, it is suggested that you are allowed two glasses of white wine in\naddition to the instructions on the program. You may substitute champagne\nfor white wine. Under no circumstances are you to drink any other alcoholic\nbeverages with the exception of beer, which is allowed. Any liquor \n(bourbon,vodka,rum) is forbidden. Cream drinks are especially forbidden. \nYou may have an occasional cordial such as crème de menthe or schnapps,\nbut you must always limit yourself to two drinks. If you wine, drink only\nwines that day. If you have beer, drink only beer that day, etc. Alcohol\nadds empty calories to your diet. However, after the first week it will \nhelp your digestion and settle your stomach. \n\nBeverages you may consume while on the program: \n1. Water (flavored with lemon/lime if desired). \n2. Club Soda is OK. \n3. Black Coffee. No cream or cream substitute. No sugar or sweetness. \n4. Black Tea = Herb or Leaf. \n5. Absolutely nothing else except the fruit juices, which are part of day\nseven. No fruit juices before day seven.
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go to to http://www.lifeglutenfree.com  try some of these foods stay away from all dairy  ,  wheat,  corn,  caffeine,  alcohol, tree nuts and believe it or not salad for now\nafter seven days introduce one food type at a time see what happens wait seven days between each introduction
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Why have you lost so much weight so quickly? Have you had bariatric surgery?\n\nLosing 209 pounds (95kg), which would correspond to a greater than 10% loss in a short amount of time (in under three months), is NOT steady loss of weight, and could be considered excessive. Even people who've had bariatric surgery ("stomach stapling") usually don't lose weight that quickly. \n\nIf you haven't already, you should confer again with your physician, very soon, and you need to talk about your eating habits, openly. I would not rely on this forum for  health information. Your excessive weight loss could be any number of things. A good physician will not give medical advice online, without speaking to you and examining you in person.
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Yeah stop eating meat's a good start :o)\nI made the transition over 20 years ago, good luck mate, you'll feel physically & morally better.\nFind veggie recipes to replace your meat dishes & meat alternatives aka Quorn, Soya & Tofu.\nEat lots of fruit & just feel good.\nGood luck again mate.
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I have this diet that always helps me, but it is very strict. If you follow it precisely you can lose up to 40 pounds in 3 months. The best thing to do would be to open up Microsoft Word on your computer and copy and paste the following diet plan:\n\n\nLow Fat Pesco-Vegetarian Diet\n\nNo more eating out, ever. Now, with school, this will be very hard, and remember that you don’t have to do this 100% strict at first, because it is almost impossible, because you will sneak and eat some things that aren’t a part of this diet at first, but it is ok. It’s ok to maybe still eat out once a week or once every 2 weeks. But the longer you are on this diet, and you are trying to stick to it, your cravings for all of the bad foods will eventually disappear, this may take a long time, though. But sometimes it may only take a month before your body is used to not eating these foods, and then it won’t be as hard. When grocery shopping, you will be shopping differently, because you will have to buy your own foods now plus the normal food you would ordinarily buy as a family. This sounds like a lot, and at first it will be until you have your stock of food that only you eat at your house. I suggest cleaning out a cabinet and making one little cabinet area just yours, so that when you go into the kitchen, you know that this cabinet is the only one you will be eating out of. This probably sounds a little crazy, but it is very time effective so that you don’t search through all the cabinets when trying to find something to eat, and so that it keeps you on track of the foods you should be eating.\nThis is a very strict diet, and you don’t want to mess your school work up with it, so don’t feel you have to rush, unless you just want to. If you don’t do the diet full-fledge, it could mess up your metabolism if you start and then stop, and start again over and over. But, if you do decide to stick with it, eventually you will get used to all of these foods, and at least you will be eating healthier and seeing a positive change. The first 2-3 weeks of this diet are the hardest, but if you stick with this diet for those first 2-3 weeks, you will be through the worst part. Then, it is okay to go out to eat and treat yourself. I suggest not eating out for the first 2-3 weeks to get your body adjusted to this diet. \n\nFirst of all, (very important) don't eat meat anymore, (except any fish, like tuna or salmon). This includes any soups that have a beef/chicken stock as the base. Most soups have chicken or beef stock as a base. So buy vegetarian vegetable soup...not just regular vegetable soup, and eat it for supper (I recommend buying Campbell's because the generic brand is bland). Other soups include Campbell’s Tomato Soup, or any brand, really, and Swanson’s Vegetarian Vegetable broth. \n\nThis also includes milk. No cow milk. Buy some Soy milk. I promise it is delicious. I use 8th continent original light soymilk. And this is 100% healthier than cow milk. This will help you out alot. Unfortunately it only comes in half gallons, and is the same price as a whole gallon. You should buy this once a week. Because a full glass in the morning with oatmeal is the best thing to get you on the right track fast.\n\nThe best oatmeal to start out with would probably be Quaker (or Great Value, the wal-mart brand is what I always buy) oatmeal packets with flavors like Strawberries and Cream, Peaches and Cream, Blueberries and Cream, etc, this all comes in one box of packets. Eat one packet each morning, I prefer using the soymilk in mine instead of water to make it taste better, and while you’re in the shower, it’s a good idea to already have your cup of milk in the freezer getting cold because it is best to drink it when its icy cold. After getting ready, I usually make my packet of oatmeal and drink my milk with it, and if it is icy on top, I take some of the icy milk and put it in my oatmeal to help it cool down, plus this makes it t
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Taking out red meat (or all meat for that matter) has caused many people to lose weight because of all the fat and calories that they are not lacking from their diets. I'd say cut out the cheese while you're at it. If you're getting enough dark veggies (broccoli, spinich) and calcium-fortified stuff, you don't need it. Ive been dairy-free for a year and a half (I don't even eat things like snack foods with milk listed as an ingredient) and I feel WONDERFUL. \n\nIf you're eating bread, make sure it's whole-grain so it will fill you up and give you things like fiber, protein, and vitamins. Try to replace some with actual grains like oatmeal and sweet potatoes (they're actually lower-calorie than white potatoes with more fiber, flavor, and nutrients).\n\nOkay, I've ranted enough. Great job with what you've done so far and good luck with the rest of your life!
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You don't *need* that kind of food to live; you've just gotten used to it.\n\nI'm assuming that you're relatively young, because your metabolism hasn't slowed and let you know that this kind of food WILL make you put on weight.  Aside from the weight issue, these foods will also begin to clog your arteries, no matter what your age, and put you at risk for serious heart problems later in life.\n\nBetter to adopt good habits now and get away from the "junk" foods, than to pay for it later in life. :)
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Hello. My name is Adam and I am a former Mr Arkansas and fitness trainer. I do have experience dropping weight for events. Well, first of all there is no need to worry too much at your age. You should be able to get your weight down fairly quickly. Your body is going through a lot of physical changes so don't ever feel like you're going to be stuck with 80 extra pounds the rest of your life. The good news is... you can loose the weight!!!\nThe best way to loose weight fast is to cut your cards. Don't listen to critics of this diet. I can tell you, from EXPERIENCE, that it works. The biggest myth to this diet is that you can eat as much meat as you want as long as you don't eat cards. Wrong!!! In order to loose the amount of weight that you are talking about will require low fat meat and absolutely NO sugars (example – ham, turkey, chicken). Yes, that's right. It means no pastas, breads, fruits, soda, and absolutely no alcohol etc....\nI can tell you that this diet is extremely difficult to get started because of all the temptation out there. With the great holiday food coming around it’s going to be difficult to keep the discipline that you will need. Discipline is the key!!!! If you can get past the first two weeks then it is very, very easy to maintain. But those first two weeks are really tough. So, what would a typical meal look like? Breakfast – 4 eggs (with one egg yoke), and 3 pieces of turkey bacon. I like to sprinkle a little season salt on the eggs for a great flavor. Lunch – 1 piece of meat and a low carb veggie. Dinner – (always) boneless/skinless chicken breast and veggie. There are a hundred ways to cook all of these so that it is not soooo monotonous. For instance, sometimes at dinner I’ll cut up the chicken breast and fry it with onions and green peppers in olive oil and put it on a salad, just make sure the dressing is low carb. If you search online I’m sure you can find many ways to cook a low carb meal. \nThe next step is exercise. This doesn’t mean running 5 miles a day. It only means walking for at least 50 minutes every morning and working out with light weights 2-3 days per week. Walking at a fast pace on an incline burns almost as many calories as jogging, and I for one hate running. Kill the time by watching TV or listening to an audio book on your ipod while you walk. Doing this in the morning is the key!!!! Your body doesn’t have any spare carbs that it might have gotten from the food you’ve been eating, so your body burns every calorie from your fat storage. So while you’re walking just remember that you are 100% burning off the fat. It’ll get you excited!!!! \nAll of this boils down to how bad you want to loose the weight. Like I said before, the hardest part is getting past the first two weeks. After that, you are going to be so excited because you will literally see your body changing every week. \nPlease feel free to IM me if you have any questions. I would love to hear your progress. You can do it!!!\n\nRegards,\n Adam
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This is what I did after being in a head on collision and bed ridden for 3 months,eat stuff like soup not top ramen but a hearty chunky kind at least for lunch but try to stay away from alot of pasta,bread,and stuff like that,snacks are OK but try eating jello,salads,raw veggies with a low fat dip,you know..plus every time you eat something that is high in fat look up a picture of an obese person and tell yourself do i want to look this way? my aunt died from being obese it was a sad thing good luck
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Not necessarily.  Nor is it necessary to go totally vegitarian - i.e. vegan - in order to lose weight.  You don't have to cut out milk and cheese entirely, either.  There are cheeses with a very low level of lactose and there is lactose-free milk.  However, eliminating those, too, is perfectly okay if you wish to do that. \n\nYou'd probably do yourself a great deal of good by cutting way, way down on the amount of red meat you eat.  At least five servings of fruits and veggies a day is recommended by us health professionals, and if you want to cut back on the meat in favor of more veggies and fruit, that's probably okay too.  Just don't forget that its total calories that count in weight loss, not the source of the calories.  Yes, what I'm saying is, you can get fat on a vegitarian diet!  \n\nYour best bet is to talk to your doctor and get a referral to a registered dietician who can help you plan healthy meals that will help you in a weight loss effort.  And get a referral to a physical therapist too, who can help you with the other essential to weight loss - a good exercise program.  \n\nHey - it's good that you care enough about yourself to want to achieve a healthy weight.  Be patient and stick with it.  \nGood luck.
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It's hard to say if you're underweight as I don't know your height but 7 stone is not very much so chances are you are underweight. Some people are naturally thin so don't get yourself upset babe.\n\nIf you like chicken and sprouts, they are good for you. Do you not like any kind of potato because you could make a lovely meal with that. Then have strawberries for dessert! Yum!!!! \n\nJust make sure you eat three healthy meals a day and try not to eat so much junk food as, although it will make you put on weight, it is full of bad fats which can cause a whole range of problems!
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This is something that you shouldn't do all at once. I have been a vegetarian for 50 years so I know people can mess their health up doing it wrong. You need to know which foods make a complete protein when combined: beans and cornbread, peanut butter and bread, etc. If you don't drink milk, soymilk is o.k. Take a multivitamin that has B12 in it. Don't just start dropping foods from your diet, replace them with nutritious whole foods. Don't make this hard on your mom or whoever does the cooking in your house. Get some good recipies and learn to make them.  http://www.notmilk.com/veganrecipes.html
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There is no way to lose that much weight in that short a period of time, even with exercising.\n\nEven if you starved yourself, you'd only lose 10 or 15 pounds.
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it depends on how many months a "few" is and how overweight you are.  my best advice for losing weight would be to concern yourself more with the eating healthy and exercising part - the weight loss will come naturally.  i think that 20 pounds is possible, although i believe the general rule of thumb is that you shouldn't lose more than a pound/week.  drink a lot of water - it will help curb your appetite and keep you from losing water weight which will come back quickly.