How do I lose weight without losing muscle?
106366
try taboo and weight lifting often\nWHAT to eat for losing weight\n\n• Eat plenty of fruits and vegetables, especially NC (negative calorie) food.\n\n* Print these lists. They will be your ... "Bible", from now on !\n* Dill and parsely - include them in all your salads. Also ognion + garlic.\n* Try eat mostly fresh vegs & fruits (whenever possible, of course)\n* If you really want a book, then check this out: The Negative Calorie Diet Workbook & Cookbook - eBook (Win95/98 only). Read more about this e-book here.\n\n\n• Eat fish, chicken, beef, pork. (preferences are in this order)\n\n* If you are a vegetarian, then ignore this!\n* Avoid fat meat\n\n\n• Eat 2-3 slices of bread/day. Don't EVER exclude bread from your diet!\n\n• Snacks between meals (if needed): apples, oranges, grepfruits and other NC fruits\n\n* Don't cheat ... NO cookies, chips, candies, brownies etc! \n* EVEN if they have "low fat" indication... They might have low fat, yet they can have lots of CALORIES !!!\n\n\n• About rice, potatoes, beans, [xxx]nuts, pastry, pasta... you know!\n\n* Don't eat too much of those, at least during the first weeks of the diet. I'm not a low carb addict, but I've noticed weight gains if consuming those in large quantities, especially when associated with other foods.\n* If you like them a lot, try and eat them like one meal. A nice delicious plate of spaghetti could be your lunch (never dinner!), followed by a nice big apple. These rich starch foods are not good for dinner!\n* At dinner time, chose mainly large mixed veggies salads... with fish, lean meat or cheese (if you are not a vegetarian). \n\nif u want to lose weight the best food to it are baked potatoes with nothing on it. no salt no nothing just plain. u can eat a 10000000000 baked potatoes till ur stuff and not gain a pound. i heard that from a weight loss tape. the best drink is water or gatorade. thats a start then when you work out do some taeboo. if u want a macine. run with dumbells on a treadmill. u could do the rocky workout. but thats a new story. u could use a butterfly macine i think it works the abs\n\n1) It is not just the amount you eat, but what you eat. Lean meats and vegtables that snap are a good place to start. And by snap I mean fresh and not boiled or doused with better or whatever.\n\n2) Exercise moderatly but for about an hour every other day. Spend half of that walking or running at a good enough pace for you to feel labored. The other half of the time use weights, or exercises such as push ups or situps to get a muscle "burn". A gym is also an option, but I don't know if you have the money for or want to spend the money on it.\n\n3) Sleep well. To bed earlier and up earlier. Exercise in the morning when you wake up, not in the evening before bed. 7 hours of GOOD sleep is a must.\n\n4) Occupy yourself with a hobby that keeps your attention for a long period of time. A hobby like this keeps your mind focused and gives less of a chance for snacking from boredom.\n\nThat is a good place to start... if you see good results, keep it up and modify to fit you... if it does not, see a doctor AND a trainer \n\nKeep working out, drink water a lot, eat 5 to 6 meals a day but in small quantities, vegtables are important specially cucumber and lattice, fruits not be eaten after meals except by 2 to 3 hours, minimize the starch quantities in your meals lots of salad is important, your last meal must be before you sleep by 2 to 3 hours\nthe most important thing is you don't lose patient wait and have a strong will to be as what you want\n\nyou might have some more ideas from www.ivillage.com\n\ngood luck
697834
exercise & fewer calories. that's the only way to lose weight and it's not going to come off in one day. you will only lose 2-3 pounds per week, sometimes even just one pound, but dont give up, it will be worth it in the end.\nstart out with a warm up:\ni usually touch my toes while sitting down, legs straight for atleast 30 seconds, to help loosen up, then 3 sets of lifting one leg and both arms up at the same time, 8 times for each leg, switching legs after i do 8. Then, i do 20 sit ups, 40 jumping jacks, and 10 crunches on each side. Then i run up and down my stairs as many times as i can, which is usually 7 unless i take a break lol. then i get on the tredmill and just go for 25 minutes. i try to run for atleast 4 minutes everytime but u might have to work up your running time. then i do a jogging speed for the other 21 minutes. i'm going to try this thing where you run for 30 secs, walk for 30, run 30, etc. for 8 minutes. this will help you increase ur running ability. after that, go back and do atleast 20 more sit ups and touch your toes for 30 seconds again, and you'll be done. considering that you weigh 166, try to consume atleast 1,200-1,300 calories per day. make sure they are HEALTHY calories though, meaning no junk. you can splurge maybe once a week. have lots of fruits and veggies on hand. good luck!
1002195
running, push ups, sit ups ... if u want to lose weight, just eat right and moderately and exercise. Oh and drink at least 8 gallons of water..that should make you eat less lol. (8 gallons a day is what an average person should drink)
512020
It's never easy to lose weight.\nDrinking lots of water will help, as someone else suggested.\nYou can also try to just cut your food intake in half or less without worrying about WHAT it is you're eating.  Try to fit "non-exercise" exercise into  your daily life. Park far away no matter where you go so you have to walk farther.  Never take an elevator if there's stairs.\nYou might want to make some eating rules too--never eat after 6 or 7 (which ever one works for you, mine is 7 due to my schedule), never eat in the car, never eat standing up, never eat from a package (always off a plate), never eat while watching TV or reading, chew every bite 25 times, put the fork down between bites, take at least a half hour from start to finish on each meal, never finish everything on your plate, etc.
569216
The single most important factor you can change is your diet.  Losing weight is all about consuming less calories than you use, and diet is where you have the most control in this.  The reality is that exercise doesn't burn as much calories as you would think, and eating improperly can easily counter any activity you are doing.\n\n  When it comes to dieting you'll probably find 1000 different diets with a 1000 different variations.  Personally, I prefer a diet low in carbs, high in protein, and with a moderate amount of fat.  To achieve this I stay away from sugars and starches.  I eat plenty of meat, fruits, and vegetables.  Do what works for you, though.  You should also make sure you don't under eat.  If you do you'll slow down your metabolism and impede results.  Try eating 4-6 small meals a day, 1 every 3 hours or so, to keep your metabolism working.\n\n  Although diet is more important, it's still works better when combined with exercise.  Exercise will help you in two main ways.  For one, it will help you to keep your metabolism high.  It will also help you preserve lean body mass, or even build more, while dieting.  Without exercise diet alone can cause a loss of muscle.
87250
Don't become too obsessed with losing weight. Instead, lose the fat. Track your body fat and get it into a healthy range. For someone your age (I'm guessing 19-21), that should be around 20%. And don't try to get there too fast or you instead of burning fat, you will lose muscle. Try for about 2000 calories a day and add exercise. Do both aerobic (cardio) and weight training. The aerobic burns the fat while you exercise, and the weight training will add muscle, which other than getting your body looking sexy, will burn more fat at rest. Don't worry about getting too big, it just won't happen. Women don't have the amount of testosterone that is needed to get huge muscles.\n\nAlso, this will take some time. You should see some change by spring break, but not what you are looking for. Just be patient, and you should be looking good by summer.
46507
The fastest way to lose weight is diet and exercise. Plenty of exercise is fast. You need to go to the library and check out some books on nutrition. You don't want to do a harsh diet and hurt your body from nutrients and vitamins. Bake all your meat, nothing fried, green vegetables and plenty of water. Good luck
68560
Eat a huge breakfast, a medium sized lunch, and a tiny healthy dinner and eat your last meal before 7 pm every day.  Do that, and walk at a brisk pace twenty minutes a day four days a week and you will lose weight.  Not necessarily quickly, but you will.\nAnd no soft drinks!  Water, fruit juice, and skim milk.
881334
Loosing weight is simply calorie loss greater than calorie intake.  To loss weight requires more than just dieting since the body will compensate for a decrease in food intake by slowing your metabolism.  To truly loss weight, you need to reduce food intake and speed up your metabolism.  Food intake is pretty straight forward.  However, since you can not do any weight bearing exercises, you need to find some aerobic exercises which do not involve the legs.  You can try an exercise rowing machine, where your legs are immobilize and your upper body does all the work.  In addition, there is an arm pedaling machine; it is pretty much like pedaling a bicycle but you use your arms instead.  Granted, it would be better if you could use your legs but these and other aerobic exercises which involve the upper body will still help you loss weight.  Do you have a gym membership?  Most of these machines are available in your typical gym.  If not then now is a good time to get one.
994234
The following healthy living recommendations will help you if your trying to lose weight, have aspirations of building lean muscle mass, are attempting to get a wash board stomach, or just want to feel better:\n\n*1) Burn more calories then your consuming everyday and measure your results using the following formula: Calories Consumed minus Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR) minus Physical Activity. Get a fitness calculator that you can put on your cell phone and computer. This will allow you to easily  calculate this formula, log your daily calorie consumption, and log your physical activities.\n\n*2) Eat natural and organic foods found on earth versus something created by a corporation to make money. Eat meals in small portions throughout the day and take a good multi-vitamin supplement. \n\nAvoid “High Glycemic Load Carbs” (sugar, pastries, desserts, refined starches such as breads, pasta, refined grains like white rice; high starch vegetables such as white potatoes) and drink lots of water. \n\nDo not try fad diets or diet pills. Here is an excellent food pyramid that anyone can follow: http://www.rayandterry.com/html/images/PyramidLRG.gif?osCsid=26a424be471d1337e7c2f105d5c64d9d\n\n*3) Exercise on most days by doing cardiovascular training and/or resistance training activities. \n\nRead a book or find a certified trainer to make sure your doing all resistance training exercises correctly. A great book to buy that teaches you the resistance training basics is “Weight Training For Dummies”. A superb magazine to buy with excellent resistance training routines that will not get you bored is "Muscle and Fitness". Signup for the free newsletter.\n\nA good book to buy that teaches you the cardiovascular training basics is “Fitness For Dummies”. \n\n*4) Get plenty of sleep. Sleep experts say most adults need between seven and nine hours of sleep each night for optimum performance, health, and safety. \n\n*5) Educate yourself continually on health issues. A good free publication is  “Dietary Guidelines For Americans 2005”. A superb book to read is “You The Owner’s Manual”. An excellent periodic publication is the “Nutrition Action Health Letter”.\n\n*6) Make a life long commitment to good health. A great test you can take to measure your biological age is at http://realage.com Look at other areas where you can improve your health. For example, make improvements on the quality of the air you breath. Review outdoor air quality forecasts where you live and get an indoor air purifier. Email me if you want a good air purifier recommendation and if you have other questions.\n\n *Click on all the source links below to get the full benefit of the recommendations. The answers presented to your health questions are not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health providers with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.
1019799
The following healthy living recommendations will help you if your trying to lose weight, have aspirations of building lean muscle mass, are attempting to get a wash board stomach, or just want to feel better:\n\n*1) Burn more calories then your consuming everyday and measure your results using the following formula: Calories Consumed minus Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR) minus Physical Activity. Get a fitness calculator that you can put on your cell phone and computer. This will allow you to easily  calculate this formula, log your daily calorie consumption, and log your physical activities.\n\n*2) Eat natural and organic foods found on earth versus something created by a corporation to make money. Eat meals in small portions throughout the day and take a good multi-vitamin supplement. \n\nAvoid “High Glycemic Load Carbs” (sugar, pastries, desserts, refined starches such as breads, pasta, refined grains like white rice; high starch vegetables such as white potatoes) and drink lots of water. \n\nDo not try fad diets. Here is an excellent food pyramid that anyone can follow: http://www.rayandterry.com/html/images/PyramidLRG.gif?osCsid=26a424be471d1337e7c2f105d5c64d9d\n\n*3) Exercise on most days by doing cardiovascular training and/or resistance training activities. \n\nRead a book or find a certified trainer to make sure your doing all resistance training exercises correctly. A great book to buy that teaches you the resistance training basics is “Weight Training For Dummies”. A superb magazine to buy with excellent resistance training routines that will not get you bored is "Muscle and Fitness". Signup for the free newsletter.\n\nA good book to buy that teaches you the cardiovascular training basics is “Fitness For Dummies”. \n\n*4) Get plenty of sleep. Sleep experts say most adults need between seven and nine hours of sleep each night for optimum performance, health, and safety. \n\n*5) Educate yourself continually on health issues. A good free publication is  “Dietary Guidelines For Americans 2005”. A superb book to read is “You The Owner’s Manual”. An excellent periodic publication is the “Nutrition Action Health Letter”.\n\n*6) Make a life long commitment to good health. A great test you can take to measure your biological age is at http://realage.com Look at other areas where you can improve your health. For example, make improvements on the quality of the air you breath. Review outdoor air quality forecasts where you live and get an indoor air purifier. Email me if you want a good air purifier recommendation and if you have other questions.\n\n * Click on all the source links below to get the full benefit of the recommendations. The answers presented to your health questions are not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health providers with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.
886469
MYTH.   Here in South Texas, you can sweat in a rocking chair.  To lose weight you have to burn calories.   All you lose while sweating is water.\n\nChange your lifestyle and do this forever.  Drink lots of water, walk, run, or swim an hour every day except 1 then do stretching and upper body toning.   Eat fruits & vegetables.\n\nNo alcohol\nno bread\nno burgers\nNo candy\nNo chips\nno corn\nno fried foods\nNo pasta\nNo pizza\nNo potatoes\nNo sodas\nNo sugar\n\nGood Luck
963366
Losing weight is easy: Just eat less. Keeping it off is hard. This involves a life style change. And exercise needs to be part of it. There is nothing hard about exercise. Just go out for a walk. You don't have to run. Just walk. Walk around the block. Then, after a while, 2 blocks. Then work up to 3 blocks. \n\nAnd while your exercising, eat a little less and eat healthy. Cut back on the calories, starting with about 200 calories less than you eat now. Give it a couple weeks, and if that is not working, cut back another 100 to 200 calories. The calories you eat should come from mostly proteins and good carbs. Cut back (or cut out) refined sugars and fatty foods - especially trans-fat.
460590
Don't bother with fasting or starving yourself. Not only will this make you feel miserable, but it will actually hamper your weight loss by lowering your metabolism (your body's natural ability to burn calories). If you want to lose weight, here are some tips:\n\n1) Exercise! It's really a wonder-drug. You'll burn calories, build muscle (which helps your body burn more calories on its own), and you will feel less hungry. If you don't have much time, you don't have to do a lot. Any little bit helps. Pick up a jumprope for a few minutes a day. Do some situps and pushups a couple times a day. Don't worry if you can't go to the gym for an hour every day - you can still exercise.\n\n2) Eat healthy fats and proteins and lots of fruits and vegetables. Skip the refined sugars. Instead of popcorn, have an apple. Go for foods high in nutrition - not high in sugar and starch. Mushrooms and carrots are a great start, but what is even more important is a balanced diet.\n\n3) Eat frequently! Sometimes eating more is really one of the best ways to lose weight. No, not necessarily more food, but more often. Your metabolism will be higher when you eat six small meals or snacks as opposed to three larger meals. If you don't want to go overboard cooking, try putting half of each meal in a tupperware container for later. Eat your 2nd meals for snacks. Even if you eat exactly the same amount of food, you'll lose weight if you split it up into smaller portions. Plus, you'll be less hungry throughout the day.\n\n4) Drink lots of water! Most people don't drink enough water and drink a lot of sodas, juices, and other sugary beverages. Skip anything with sugar in it (milk is still good) and drink only water. Soda is a HUGE source of (unnoticed) calories. Forget the diet soda too - it is full of bad stuff. In fact, if you currently drink a lot of it, you'll probably be amazed how good you'll feel if you quit. It's very common to be constantly dehydrated because you quench your thirst with soda (which doesn't actually hydrate your body).\n\nGood luck! And be healthy. :)
359338
In order to lose weight, put muscle in some more places by starting a whole body workout with weights.  The more of your body you turn to muscle, the higher your metabolism will be,\nsince even at rest muscle burns calories.  Combine that with a slight diet, and you will lose pounds.\nThe cardio took the fat from the unhealthy places, like your abdomen, so your health is much better because of that.
1029831
Burn more calories everyday. It sounds simple but it works. Most people do not know how to calculate this. The basic formula is Calories Consumed minus Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR) minus Physical Activity.\n\nClick here for a good example of what to eat:\nhttp://www.rayandterry.com/html/images/PyramidLRG.gif?osCsid=26a424be471d1337e7c2f105d5c64d9d\n\n"Muscle and Fitness" magazine has some excellent workout routines that won't get you bored. \n\nRemember, diet and exercise is best for lasting weight loss.
645429
no if you want some anwswers more information would help here are some ways to lose weight.\n\nIf you follow these tips you will lose weight.\nFirst of all your body can healthly lose only 2-4 lbs a week. Also i would not reccomend one of those diet books or programs because once you lose the weight you will go back to doing what you did before and gain it all back.\nHere is what you need to cut out of your diet or limit.\n-sodas they are empty calories and just add fat.\n-also juices try to limit 1 cup of o.j. has as much sugar as a can of soda.\n-fast food. they provide no nutrients and terrible meals they do have healthly selections at all fast food stores if you pic those you will do much better. \n-junk food is also empty calories its ok now and then just don't over do it.\nHere are foods that you can indulge on.\n-veggies since they are so healthy for you and provide you with many nutrients the calories in them are meaningless.\n-water!! you should drink64oz. a day at first you will pee alot but then you will get used to it.\n-when eating meat try to eat chicken because it is the best.\nother tips\n- try to have baked foods not fried.\n-eat breakfast and try to have it mostly be complex carbs like oatmeal and wheat bread they will give you energy all throughout the day.\n-don't skip meals when you do your body thinks it is being starved so it will hold in more calories instead of burning them.\nWORKING OUT\nyou need to buy some weights or go to a gym and work on increasing your muscles. because that will increase you resting metabolic rate which is how many calories you burn while simply doing nothing and you will see weight loss just from that also doing 50-100 squats(5-10min) will help increase muscle in your legs.\nrunning is also a good way to help your overall apperience.\nand pilates is a good way to tone your body a simple pilates tape done three times a week along with weights and you will see a difference.\n\ngo online and find some healthy meal recipes and use them try to reduce the number of calories you take in daily but not by too much.\nhope this helps you.