What's the most effective diet?
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Best diet:  Eating the amount of healthy foods appropriate for the individual's needs, whether it is losing wait, maintaining weight or gaining weight, combining this with exercise daily, and getting enough sleep to function properly.
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The only diet that really works and lasts forever, is one that is healthy and is supplemented by healthy exercise.\n\nMy suggestion would be to take up swimming, and to try to meet the suggested walking target of 10,000 steps a day, buy or get a free pedometer (step counter, some cereals are giving them away).  You can incorporate brisk walking into almost any daily routine.\n\nhttp://www.shapeup.org/10000steps.html\nhttp://www.thewalkingsite.com/10000steps.html\nhttp://www.ivillage.co.uk/dietandfitness/getfit/sportsacts/articles/0,,258_660123,00.html\n\nAs for diets, you should be aiming at a diet that you can sustain and enjoy, avoid fast food (burgers etc) ready meals (TV dinners) and sweets (once you hit your target weight learn to treat once a week only).  Try replacing sweets with cereal bars (watch these as they still have sugars in them) fruit salads, and fruit in general.\n\nAt meal time if you eat of a typical 10 inch plate it should NOT be full, a typical plate piled full of food will have more than double your daily calorie intake, which is why a lot of people have weight problems (one trick here is to eat off a smaller plate, it cons your brain into thinking it's your usual full meal).  Calorie counting  can become very laborious and off-putting, also don't weigh yourself every day, resist temptation until the end of each week.\n\nFinally here are a few sites with some healthy eating suggestions to make mealtimes healthy and enjoyable.\n\nTake a look at the recipes before you go 'yuck this sounds boring' there are loads of tasty stuff\n\nhttp://www.healthyliving.gov.uk/healthyeating/index.cfm?contentID=1401\nhttp://www.thatsmyhome.com/healthy/index.htm\nhttp://www.healthyliving.gov.uk/healthyeating/\nhttp://www.weightlossresources.co.uk/diet/healthy_eating/evening_meal.htm\n\nPS. It's all about conditioning your mind and your body, once you get used to eating healthily you will enjoy it, give the recipes time and don't give up after a few weeks. You have plenty of time to lose the weight, do it in a healthy and sensible way.\n\nOh and congrats on the wedding, have a great day in June/July 2007 :)
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Best thing for all of your body--- cardiovascular exercises. Take a daily 1 mile jog, ride your bike, play a sport like soccer or football w/ ur friends. Also, the best diet is The South Beach diet. Read a book on it.
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The best diet in the world and the only one recommended by every healthcare professional is the 'eat well and exercise' diet.\n\nI can't believe you don't have time to exercise, if that were the case you'd be so busy that the pounds would be dropping off you and you wouldn't have time to eat.  After the Asian Tsunami I was working an average of 19 and a half hours a day, 7 days a week and I never had time to exercise but I lost 16 pounds and that's with the local cafe delivering breakfast every day, the shop bringing round snacks, the Chinese arriving daily at 5PM and the Indian at 11PM.\n\nEven if you're really busy you can still exercise - walk a little faster and further, swing your legs when sitting down, jog instead of walking, run upstairs instead of walking etc etc.  They might only be small things but added together they can make a big difference.\n\nIf you're working 100 hours a week then by working 10% faster you can save 10 hours a week - twice as much time as the minimum recommended for exercising.
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i hear eating a healthy diet with lots of fruits vegetables whole grains and fiber + a work out routine was the best way to lose weight...give it a try.
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No diet is the best diet.\n\nJust eat (larger) healthy meals (5- 6 per day)\n\nDrink water during the day, orange juice or fruit juice with all meals. (helps to absorb iron in meals and vitamin c) drink green tea or coffee or substitute drink with FULL fat milk. (Canned fruit in natural juice is best)\n\nBreakfast; 1 piece of fresh fruit and cereal with full cream fat milk.\n\nMorning tea; 1 piece of fresh or canned fruit or biscuit with full fat cheese, or full fat yogurt. \n\nLunch; 1 sandwich and plate of soup or salad & vegebales with meat or chicken or fish,\n\nAfternoon tea; the same as morning tea.\n\nDinner; meat, or fish or chicken with salad and vegetables and potatoes.\n\nSupper; If you are a poor sleeper or not very over weight. porridge; low fat cereal, yogurt or hot chocolate milk (all of these are relaxing and light on your stomach in the evening) Other wise try to eat your last main meal early (5.30 - 7pm) or only eat supper on days you have been working really hard or missed a meal during the day.\n\nDecrease your daily exercise to walking, or swimming, or bike riding or whatever you like to increase your heart rate for at least 20 minutes straight.\n\nYou are 5'5" or 165 cm tall; as a female anything from 47 to 60 kg or 7 stone - 9 stone or 98 to 116 pounds is normal depending on your body shape. \n\nIf you have small breasts the lighter if large breasts the heavier end would be more normal.\n\nOnly you would know what is right.\n\nIt is more about being healthy and looking good than being a certain weight.\n16 ounces per pound, 14 pounds per stone. or 2.2 pounds per kilo gram.
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Cleansing Diet\none kind of fruit 3 times a day! & a lot of water.\nIn 4 consecutive days u will see the big difference!
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Not nearly as well as traditional diet and exercise.  Sorry, but that's the truth. Best of luck.
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an healthy diet rich in high fiber and low cholesterol food-including veggies and whole gain food .\n\n\nFYI: healthy food are our friend
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Diet fad and pills are the worst way. Most require a certain way to eat and exersize anyway, so dont waste your money.\n\nA good way is to do simple little things so it becomes a habit. For example, decline seconds at dinner, stick to main food groups and have half a snack instead a whole one. Doing more things is great, like taking the long way home, bike instead or drive (it'll save on your gas!) or just go for a daily walk, slowly extending the time (I take daily walks, and with my mp3 player it makes it much more enjoyable). I'm at a healthy weight for my age (between 120-130) and never had to diet because I do what I just said.
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My mom is a dietician, and she says that the safest, fastest way to lose weight is through diet and exercise. Its the only way to lose weight, and actually be able to keep it off. You might as well gain health and muscle while losing weight, instead of doing it the diet pill starvation way. She said that programs like Jenny Craig and Curves are really good, and she sees her patients have a lot of success with them. 50 lbs is a lot to lose, so maybe seeing a Nutritionist would help. They can set up an entire nutrition plan to help you meet your goals.
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losing weight is not very easy, especially for starters. but giving a little effort would assure you of a really safe and effective weight loss. a low-carb, low fat, high-fiber diet is the best diet. this is a sample menu, about 1200 calories the whole day. you will not spend a lot, and you will not feel hunger.\n\nbreakfast:\n1 pc toast / sliced bread\n1 pc banana or apple\n1 glass of milk\ntea or coffee with low cal sweetener (or sugar)\n\n10 am snack:\n1 banana or apple OR\n10 pcs of berries OR\n1 cup popcorn\n1 glass lemonade or juice\n\nlunch:\nopen sandwich (no bread on top) containing:\n1 slice of smoked ham (about 60 grams)\ntomatoes, lettuce, onion\n1 glass juice/lemonade/tea\n\n4pm snack:\n3 pcs of oreo cookies OR\n1 palmful peanuts OR\nany medium sized fruit\n\ndinner:\n1 100-gram cut of lean meat (if chicken, no skin)\n1 1/2 golfball size serving mashed potato or pasta\nup to 2 cups of green veggies or steamed carrots and peas\ndessert: any medium fruit OR\n1 golfball size of low fat ice cream or sorbet\n1 cup of coffee or tea\n\nyou can do variations of this sample plan. very low cost (not totally no cost of course), and low maintenance. you will not feel any hunger at any time of the day. the best thing is, these foods are definitely available in your own house, probably also the things you eat daily. and you will not deprive yourself so binging and mood swings will be avoided.\n\nthrow in some exercise while you're at it: jogging, weightlifting for muscle development, pilates for flexibility (there are websites that show some basic pilates moves), powerwalking for stamina building. even regular day to day activities help - walking to the bus station, bicycling to the supermarket, mopping the floor, you can even do some jogging in-place while watching TV. remember that a well balanced diet and regular exercise is still the best. not only will you be kept trim, you will also stay healthy.\n\nremember that there are no quick-fix diets and exercises. starving yourself and pushing yourself to extreme exhaustion would only lead to even more dangers, and a higher medical cost. the best way to achieve your goal and to get a healthier body is to incorporate a well balanced diet and enough exercise in your daily life.
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there is a book called fit for life 2- living health, by harvey and marilyn diamond\n\ni have followed this diet plan myself and lost 30 lbs in 30 days... it is based on food combinations and your body's ability to process foods\n\nit essentially says to:\n1- not combine starches and protiens in the same 4 hr period\n2- eat only fruits and fruit juices before noon\n3- eat fruits BEFORE a meal (at least 20 mins)\n4- eat your meals at least 4 hrs apart\n5- avoid refined sugar and bleached flour \n6- drink 8 glasses of water daily\n7- eat dairy in moderation (says we are not baby cows!)\n8- get at least 30 mins of exercise daily\n9- do not drink soda pop as it causes our bodies to retain fat cells\n10- do not skip meals - makes your body go into panic mode and store fat... it slows down your metabolism\n11- eat fresh, raw foods when possible (except meat of course)\n\nthis is it in a nutshell-- it worked for me! the steps above are the most important ones listed in the book- follow all of them, not just a few and your results will appear magically before your eyes!\n\ngood luck\n\nsusan
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Fasting or Cancer .\nI don`t recommend either.\nThe way to go is slow and steady.\nEat less -Exercise more and make these changes in your life \nPERMANENT. This is not a diet but a lifestyle change.
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Eat less, eat healthy, and exericse. I'm not joking. It's the only thing that works long-term.
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There are various soup diets going around -- cabbage, beet, vegetable -- and some of them allow a baked potato on a certain day, a piece of bread, a bit of steak.\n\nSoup will work for rapid reduction, but I have never known anyone who kept their weight off using the diet.  That's why the best way to lose weight -- although not the fastest -- is to get into good habits of exercising (even walking is better than not doing anything) and considering the value of foods before you eat them.\n\nGranted, a salad with vinegar-based dressing -- or soup -- is not going to deliver the taste punch of pizza or a hot fudge sundae with brownies.
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The cheapest and safest diet pills DO NOT EXIST.\nThey are all a rip-off, and each has its own dodgy side-effects.\nThe best way to lose weight is by going to your GP, asking to see a dietician, and following the diet sheet he/she gives you.\n(so says a 16 ½ stone lard-bucket!)