I drink about 5 bottles of water a day, Work out 3-5 times a day for 1hr a day and eat healthy daily.  I haven't lost any weight and have been doing this for 2 months.  Any other seggustions.  Also haven't lost any dress sizes either.  Just don't know what else to do.
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I would recommend do 30 minutes of cardio, then 15 minutes of light weights high repetitions, then do another 30 minutes of cardio.  If you do this 3-5 times a day and get enough calories you should lose weight.  Look up your basic metabolic rate and how many calories you need each day in order to lose weight.  \n\nIt sounds funny, but my wife needs to eat 1500 calories a day to lose weight when she exercises.  If she eats 1000, she actually stops losing weight because the body goes into hoarding mode and converts everything to fat.  \n\nAlso, if you do high weights low reps, you will build a lot of muscle which weighs more.  You'll look toned and sleek, but will not weigh any less because muscle weighs so much.  \n\nIf you still haven't lost weight after doing all of this, you may have hypothyroidism, check with your doctor.  Your thyroid prevents you from losing weight and you have to get it medically regulated before you can lose weight.  It may not be your problem, but it happened to my wife.  \n\nGood luck!
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I was in the same predicament last year!!!\n\nHere's what I did! \n\nI started working out with weights for 20 minutes and on the treadmill by both running and power walking for 30 minutes (2miles).  \n\nI ate small portion meals (6 meals a day) with a fruit or yogurt in between to build up my matabolism and drank 8 glasses of water per day. I drank nothing else but water.\n\nI cut out all sugar snacks and sugar drinks like sodas, fruit juices etc...\n\nI made sure I took a multi vitamin a day that contain every thing especially iron .\n\nAnd to top it off, I noticed I felt more energized when I got at least 7 to 8 hours of sleep at night!!!\n\nI did all this and the pounds dropped with no problem, and up to date, I am still with the same excercise and food routine, and I am phyically fit than I've ever been in my life.\n\nThis will work for you but you have to be dedicated to a healthy eating habit and motivated for a great workout. \n\nGood Luck!!!
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I've lost fifty pounds.\n\nYour body weight is lean-muscle-mass, fat, and water.  When you first start on a diet, you often lose a lot of water weight quickly, especially if you were not eating healthily before.  Exercise may cause you to replace fat with lean-muscle mass, which will make you thinner and healthier (and increase your metabolism), but may increase your weight.  Women also have up-and-down bloating from their menstrual cycle, so you can be losing fat from dieting and exercise without losing weight.  Concentrate less on the day-to-day number on the scale, and more on ensuring that you're eating healthy and exercising, and the number on the scale will eventually catch up with what you're doing.\n\nA pound of fat equals 3500 calories. Weight gain or loss is equal to calories consumed minus calories expended. Simply put, short of amputation or death, diet and exercise is the only way to lose weight. Keep track of what it is you're eating. Look up your Basal Metabolic Rate on an online calculator; if you limit yourself to your BMR - 500 calories/day, you'll lose a pound a week that way -- but make sure you're getting your minimum amount of protein, because protein insufficiency can be very dangerous to your health and make it harder to lose weight. It's easier to cut back on calories if you're eating filling foods that are high in volume (e.g., vegetables and fruits and water-based soups), substituting high-fiber complex carbs for sugar and simple carbs, and drinking lots of non-caloric beverages.\n\nwww.fitday.com might be a useful site for you; it's free and allows you to track your diet and exercise.
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2 years ago, I weighed almost 350 lbs, I would lose my breath walking out to the car to go to work. I had to walk up 6 flights of stairs to get to my desk at work, and was thrilled when they installed an elevator. I knew that I had to do something to make my life better for me. Now, after 2 long years of hard work, I am proud to say that I have lost 70 lbs, taking me down to 280 lbs. I know that I have lost a lot of weight, but I know that I have a lot more to lose. Here is what I did to help myself lose the weight.\n\nI changed a good portion of my eating habits. I now eat lots of fruits and veggies, whereas before, the closest I ever came to fruit was cherry cheesecake. I also started drinking tons of water. On an average day, I drink 1 gallon of water before I allow myself any other drinks. At family get togethers, I always bring a couple of veggie trays. This way, I know that I will (more than likely) have left overs, and there will be something that I will eat without feeling bad. Just so I don't get to discouraged, I allow myself to have 1 bowl of  low fat, no sugar added, vanilla ice cream a month. \n\n\nAnother thing that I did is exercising. I had to start slow, by walking around the neighborhood twice a day, three days a week. Now, I jog around the neighborhood 2 miles twice a day, three days a week. On the days that it is to cold or rainy to go outside, I do one of my workout tapes. I alternate between pilates and tie bow (not sure on the spelling). I have also joined a gym so I can do strength training. I have also enlisted the help of my best friend. I have read many articles saying that a person is more motivated and likely to lose weight with the help of a workout partner.\n\nI also enjoy swimming as a form of cario activity.\n\nI hope this info helps, and good luck with your weight loss!!
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Water, water, water.  Plain and simple.  It's the best thing you can do for your skin.  Hydrated skin looks fabulous and fresh.  Eating habits treally depend on you.  Are you trying to lose weight?  Just tone up?  Maintain a good thing?  Stay away from processed, packaged foods.  Lots of fresh veggies and fruit, baked chicken and fish, and at least 30 minutes a day of exercise will do wonders for anyone.
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have you been eating more?  How long are you working out? and hour? half hour? Remember first that muscle weighs more than fat does..really...most adults should strive for 30 minutes of exercise everyday..to loose weight you'll need to increase your cardio and decrease your caloric intake..lost 22 pounds this summer...was really strict w/calories..no junk, no mid am snack, mid pm snack was steamed veggies, reminded myself that it was okay to be hungry, and worked out 5-6 days a week for a minimum of 60  minutes, more like 90 minutes a day...drank tons of water and iced tea..it worked but it was hard work...you can do this..have an epiphany to change your life and embrace good health
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Take some iron pills and vitamins, if not already.  Soak your muscles in hot bubble bath.   Are you eating healthy?  If not, that could be why.  I know lots of celebs that look great and are probably very unhealthy.  I don't know how you lost weight but maybe you overexerted yourself.  You are only suppose to weight train every other day because you need to give your muscle time to rest.  Take some time off and pamper you body.  Congrats.  You deserve it.
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I delivered my fifth child November 29th, 2005.  I was 195 pounds at the time, after having the baby I was very determined to get back into my size 4/6 clothing, so I started eating every 2 hours, to speed up my metabolism, then I incorporated a 30 minute workout tape into my day.  The weight came off at a very steady pace, 1-3 pounds a week.  I'm now a size 8 and weigh 141 pounds.  I believe more weight would have came off on a weekly basis, if I were only able to get more sleep, I was averaging 2-3 maybe 4 ( if I was lucky)- hours of sleep a night. Try this and see if it works for you.  Eat every 2 hours- healthy for the most part- I mean, feel free to have the equivalent of 2 cookies a day, if you can't contain yourself, and when you eat your meals- eat them on a small plate.  That way you can control your portions.  If you have bad cravings in between eatings- then chew a piece of peppermint gum, or suck on a minty cough drop...also try drinking water.  Sometimes your body thinks it's hungry, when actually, it's thirsty.  So drink water when you get hungry and wait 20 min. for your body to take it all in, and see if you're still hungry, if you are, then eat.\nTo recap:  Eat every two hours (something healthy)- this includes breakfast, lunch and dinner. Eat dinner on a small plate and make sure you have lots of veggies on it, no food after 7pm, and 30 min. of exercise a day- minimum.\n Here's An example of what I eat in a day:\n\nBreakfast:  a bowl of whole grain cereal with Silk Soymilk, and an orange or apple.\n\nSnack: (2 hours later)- Fruit, one serving size of crackers...\n\nLunch:(2 hours later)- a healthy salade, maybe a sandwich...\n\nSnack: (2 hours later)- 2 graham crackers, milk...then \n\nDinner: (2 hours later)- whatever I make for the kids- just more veggies on my plate...and on a small plate.  \n\nA third snack is optional, but no food after 7pm.  It really works.  You'll lose so much weight, and you won't feel starved.
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Maybe you're taking in more calories than you need. I don't know how many you're currently getting, but some people can take in hundreds more than they need (and think that they need it). My weight maintains on about 1300 a day, if I exercise. You can check out your own needs on nutritiondata.com. Also make sure you're portioning foods correctly for the calorie count, not just based on what you think should be a serving. And eat real foods, not junk like crackers, bagels, pizza and such (I'm sure you're not if you said you're "eating well", but still). Eat more veggies and whole grains like oatmeal. Also cut out things like animal products and high-fat foods (even if they seem like they're healthy, like nuts and olives).\n\nAnd in truth, an extremely small part of the population have a small metabolism, and heavier people's metab's tend to be even higher than average. If you're still in doubt, talk to a doctor, but try diet again with a more ordered, stricter approach. And try to exercise at least an hour a day at a moderate to high intensity. Also try strength training; extra muscle really helps to burn off body fat.
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A balanced diet and exercise 3-4 times a week!! Try to cut down on your calorie, 5000 calorie more than you need results in a pound gain (OH NO!!) and if you burn 5000 calorie without re-intaking it, you should be losing one pound!! Don't dehydrate yourself when you workout tho!!\n\nOh, one more thing, researches show that, sometimes when you feel like eating, you are not necessarily hungry, in fact most of the time it's just cos that you're thirsty!! So keep drinking water, when you are hydrated enough you can apparently focus on your work better too!!\n\nHave a great day! :D
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The reason you should drink more water is to help your body filter more effectively. It should not cause you to bloat unless you are eating things that cause you to retain water. An excessive salt intake will cause you to retain water. Consider this. \n\nSometimes keeping a food diary can help. Sometimes we don't remember how much we have snacked on during the day. The food diary can help you see if you are snacking excessively or help you see a bad habit. \n\nIf snacking is your problem you can look into a couple of options. You can cut down on your snacking or plan for healthier snacks. Don't drastically change your diet unless you know that you can stick with it. Otherwise you just gain all of the weight back because you go back to old habits. Just change a little at a time. Try having two "healthy meals" a week. Something as simple as having grilled food, instead of something fried. \n\nAlso, to lose weight you really need to do some type of exercise. Find something that you enjoy doing. You will be more likely to stick with it. Maybe walking, swimming, yoga, dance, aerobics. Just whatever you find interesting. If you bore easily you may want to try doing more than one thing. For instance, walking with friends on Monday and Wednesday, yoga on Tuesday and Thursday. The next week try dance on Mon. and wed. and aerobics or Tues. and Thurs.. You just have to find what works for you. The most important thing is to keep it fun and interesting. Take time and try some new things!\n\nI hope these suggestions were helpful. Good luck and just keep the faith in yourself. You can do it. You just have to decide that you are ready to.
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I have not heard of a "water diet" specifically, but it only makes sense that if you're drinking 3 eight ounce glasses of water with each meal, you are most likely not to eat as much food. If you're eating less food, you'd lose weight. And it's certainly not a bad way to make sure you're getting plenty of water! :)
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Let me start out by saying that I hate how clothing makers size women's clothes.  They do not take height into account at all.  My wife is in perfect shape.  She is 5'9" and 140 lbs.  She wears a size 8.  You are very tall, like many models are.  Because of that, you will look better in an 8 than shorter women do in a 6.  If that is your picture, you are very pretty and should keep that by being healthy.\n\nDiet pills work by raising your metabolism artificially.  This is very unhealthy and doesn't work that well.  Exercise often gets your heart rate up to 160.  Doing that with caffeine would be very near a heart attack.  Pills are slower and more dangerous than exercise.\n\nWater pills or laxatives work by dumping water from your body.  This works very quickly, because your body fluctuates water weight often and naturally, plus your body is 60-75% water.  This is also very bad, because you need that water to function properly.  Being dehydrated is not only dangerous, but can lead to dry skin, premature aging, and even body odor.  Water weight will also come back very quickly as soon as you are done.\n\nThe best way to lose weight is simple.  Eat less (and better) and exercise more.  20 pounds is not a lot of weight.  You don't need to go to extremes to do it.  I just lost 20 lbs in 6 months while bodybuilding.  You could do it even faster if you're not trying to gain muscle at the same time, and you could do it naturally, while getting healthier.
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Hello, here is what you need to do, if you are serious about losing weight and keeping it off. Eat 6 small meals a day about every 4 hours. Only the size of your fist, carbs in one and protien in the other. exercise every day, Monday cardo, tues upper body, wed cardo, thurs lower body, fri cardo, sat upper. Sunday eat anything you want and dont exercising, you do this on sunday so your body doesnt freak out. if you stilck with this you will have a great body. also drink aleast 8oz of water daily!
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This was my problem .. I ate very little and exercised a lot, but couldn't understand why I wasn't losing any weight.  The trick is to eat every couple of hours.  Have three meals a day, with healthy snacks in between.  This keeps your metabolism working throughout the day.  Also, make sure you are drinking at least 8 glasses of water, unsweetened juice or decaffinated drinks throughout the day.  Sometimes if we have pockets of fat that we can't get rid of, then it's simply due to not having enough fluid intake.\n\nI don't know about diet pills .. I've never tried them .. but it's best to try and do it the natural way.\n\nhttp://www.freewebs.com/spiritualhealing
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I lost 18 pounds a few months ago by limiting my food intake, increasing my water intake, and using a treadmill to boost my metabolism. I aimed for a mile each time I used the treadmill. I tried to go a little faster each day. Once I started to lose the weight, it started to come off fairly quickly. Getting started is the hard part. You can do it!
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It sounds like you are pretty active, so my advice would be to try and reduce calories, depending on what your caloric intake is at.  About how many calories do you consume?  Try to get down to 1500 for weight loss.  That's the only advice I have.  I know it can be discouraging.  I started last January to improve my health and lost 25 pounds by May.  But now, 1 year later, I haven't lost the last 25 I need to be closer to my ideal (I started really heavy).  Good luck, keep up the good work, and remember your health is improving even when the weight isn't always where you want it!