i walk or jog for a half hour every other day and cut fatty foods. am i doing the right thing to lose weight?
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good carbs eat lots of fruit and jog or walk on uneven pavements and do it for longer times and strength train use weights and eat smaller portions but DONT deny yourself of the foods you like because your diet will fail. just eat smaller portions of those foods. you do need some fats though. u need fiber in your diet and try aerobics. what you are doing is the first step towards your goal. congradulations. also keep track of what you eat and watch your calorie intake, protein helps lose fat also
41088
Change your eating habits and your diet. Cut out all the junk foods, sodas and unhealthy snacks if you eat them. If you have a snack, make it a piece of fruit or yogurt, or jello. Make sure you have something for breakfast always, you could have  a salad with a piece of fruit or yogurt for lunch and then have dinner. Drink lots of water. Trim most of the fat off meats and remove the skin from poultry. Take your time when you eat so that your brain has time to signal when you are full. I'm not joking. If you eat in a hurry you are overeating and by the time you feel full you have actually eaten too much. If you don't walk a lot, go for a one half hour walk 3 times a week. In addition to walking, you can also exercise at home for 20 mins. several times a week, do this on the days you are not walking. The exercise does not have to be strenuous exercises (such as lifting weights), just firming and toning ones. Once you lose the weight you want to, don't go back to your old eating habits. Once you lose the weight you want to, you can modify your walking or exercise but don't give it up completely. If you go back to your old routine and diet because you think you have solved the problem, your weight will most likely return.
950077
It is hard to stop eating the wrong types of food and do a little excersise, but for your sake you must try to do some exercise, how about a 30 min walk each day. Stop eating after 7pm, try eating more fruit at night instead of fatty foods.
14121
Do not skip meals. Have a fat-free diet with lots of fibre in it.Avoid fried and oily stuff, red meat, eggs, sugar, alcohol,coke, milk, butter etc. Walk at a brisk pace for minimum 45 minutes daily. Salads, soups,fruits low in sweetness are good. Have brown bread, skimmed milk. Lots of water and liquid diet also help. Keep a record of what you eat, how long you walk or excercise, and your weight on a daily basis.\n\nCabbage soup is supposed to be a good fat burner. This alongwith veg salads and fruits for one week with walking daily twice for 30 minutes can bring down weight by 3 pounds. Do not do this continuously beyond  a week at a time. You can do so every alternate week. Have a b-complex tablet every alternate day.\n\nIf you have any side effects, see  a doctor.\n\nWish you all the very best.
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i'm fat too... 5 feet 6 inches and weighed myself yesterday, 198 lbs...\n\ni just started walking and it feels great...\ntry this...\n\nwarm up\nwalk 5 minutes slow paced\nwalk 5 minutes fast paced\nwalk 5 minutes slow paced\nmove your hands back and forth while walking\nwalk with heel landing first\nstraight back, shoulders out\n\nevery week add 2 minutes to the fast paced...\n\ni'm doing this and every time i do it, i feel every bit of me is sweating and feeling the walk...\n\ni've also stopped eating fried things\ni steam or grill\n\ni also take green tea capsules and virgin coconut oil to help lose weight.
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cut back your total calories, dont eat any carbs after 5pm, except veggies, and do 3-4 cardio (walk, jog, or run) sessions a week.  the distance or amount of time per session will vary to your objective.
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angela, there is not a healthy QUICK way to lose weight, a healthy way is to focus on well balanced meals, healthy snacks fruits and vegies, 8-10 glasses of water a day, that is 8 oz per glass... AT least. Just set your mind to eating healthier and the extra water, cuting out sweets,chips, cakes, actually most junk foods to special occasions or a treat on the weekends. Cola's are a good thing to cut out also, to a min.  try to stretch while getting out of bed, and try to jog in place for about 10-15 min before breakfast, showering or whatever it is you do when you get out of bed in the mornings... just a change in your daily routine will help too.  Trick your body into thinking its getting more excersice than you are really getting... its a mind thing.  just move around and cut out fatty and sugary foods.
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Are you also cutting calories with your exercise. Weight loss and physical change is 80% nutrition and only 20% exercise. So, make sure you are cutting cals also. If you are already doing that, it is important that you incorporate weight training to your routine... running is awesome to burn fat, but having more lean muscle mass speeds up your metabolism and is more compact than just fat. If you do ALL of these things you should see results VERY quickly. Make sure you take your measurements and pictures when you start (or now) because it is hard to look back on where you came from and your progress if you have no evidence of where you were! Best of luck!
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yes it is.  drink lots of water, cut out junk food & high sugar foods, switch to wholemeal breads & brown rice, eat heaps of fruit & veggies.  do cardio exercise (fast walking, jogging, aerobics) for 50 mins and strength training (light weights, sit-ups, etc) for 10 mins 4-5 times a week and you'll be sweet  :)
578074
Walking.  If you are overweight, eat a diet low in fat and carbohydrates in order to lose the fat.  Walk to exercise the muscles in your legs.  This will also be great for your heart. :)
448690
curb fats n sugar intake ....exercise does'nt make that much difference...yeah thats right...my food & nutrition teacher told me that if you daily walk for half an hour for a year it will burn the same amount of calories that you get from mere 18 grams of oil.\nSo the idea is to control your intake. Exercise keeps u determined on diet but does not burn great deal of calories.\nnot more than 3 lbs per week weight loss is advisable et all. go steady nd u get it.
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yes I think that you should go for a walk if you want to and it will keep you in shape and fit and you will not have no health problems and will not have no heart attack. and I think that walking is good for you to do and it is a good \nexcercise for you to do if you want to that is. and good luck to you and I wish you well what ever you are going to do in your life. and best wishes to you to. and god bless you to.
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I think you should keep up with you diet, and maybe start adding exercise into your daily routine.
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i guarantee you it is muscle...muscle is heavier than fat for one.  It also depends on what type of exercises u do.  Brisk walking is the best way to lose weight for one.  But u really dont seem to have a weight problem.  A person of your height and weight doesnt really seem to be bad.  \n\nCut out too many carbohydrates...eat more salad vegetables, fish and lean meat.  Dont drink alcohol and if u like softdrink drink diet ones.  And if u like snacks try to find lighter or less fat options.\n\nHope that helps
136780
yes you could ... do yourself a favor and lose weight the healthy way through watching what you eat (notice I didn't say dieting) and exercise.
154405
I have recently lost 65 pounds & I will tell you what has helped me. When I first started walking in our local park I could hardly walk just a little. I started taking music with me in my walkman & I also use my exercise time to pray & talk to the lord. I quit drinking whole milk & slowly switched to skim milk. I quit eating things that are fried & if I happen to eat fried things I switched to olive oil. I quit using butter & switched to the I cant believe its not butter spray. Each day you exercise you will be able to do more & more each day. Small changes like swithcing from whole milk to skim really pay off. I also will work out at the gym a couple of times each week. but you dont have to join the gym for results. also right before lunch & dinner I eat a couple of hand fulls of raw carrots with fat free salad dressing & I drink plenty of water. That helps you to feel full & it has helped me to cut down on the amount of food I eat. when you lose just 1 pound you really start feeling so good about yourself. Then when everyone else sees your progress & they tell you they notice you've lost weight you get such a huge natural high. Its really all about the portion sizes you eat & exercise. Watching what you eat & exercise goes hand in hand & you cant do one without the other. If its just getting out & walking for 5 or 10 minutes each day that works. just keep doing it each day till you can build it up to 30 minutes & then before you know it you'll be going an hour each day. Also if you like company get someone that is encouraging to work out with you. If you love music like I do take it with you cause it really helps.  Also stop putting yourself down. YOU ARE NOT A LOSER. God bless you & I wish you the best luck!!! You are going to do it & you are gonna be just fine!!!
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sounds like you have a good plan going. it is good you are engaging in jogging three times a week, but the other days, i challenge you to do something active. not more jogging, but perhaps walking more (since being at school is a very sedentary activity). Just keep in mind that losing 1-2 lbs per week is a healthy weight loss goal. (if you lose more, its just water, and run the risk of becoming dehyrdated)\ngood luck!