I need to lose 8 lbs. I always hear the last 5 lbs are the hardest to lose. Can you help me?
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Qualifications: 4-year degree in exercise science, personal certified as a trainer and competitive bodybuilder.  ON with the answer: \n\nPeople often forget that diet success is 90 percent diet and 10 percent training.  I would just watch what you eat as far as carbs go.  Stick to foods high in fiber like oatmeal.  Brown rice, yams are some other good options.  KEY:  You also need to eat more smaller meals becuase that speeds up your metabolism.  Any more questions feel free to ask
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If you make a few life style changes you should be able to lose 5 pounds within a month easily.  Here are a few suggestions that may help you.\n\n1. Eat three nutritious meals and three snacks everyday. Cut out junk food. You probably need at least 1500 to 1800 calories a day. Many people make the mistake of not eating enough when they try to lose weight and then become discouraged.  Do searches for healthier recipes for the types of food you especially like.  There is always a healthier recipe!!  Eat fewer hotdogs - just don't have them as often.  Include lots of fruits and vegetables.  \n\n2. Drink lots of water - at least 8 big glasses as day. Lots of water is essential. Stop drinking soda and other drinks with useless calories. Eat fresh fruit instead of fruit juices - the juices are very high in calories.\n\n3. Begin a simple weight lifting program at home or at a gym. Ordinary household items (tins of soup, for example) can actually serve as weights for beginners. Buy yourself a good weight lifting book. Actually the "dummies" series of books has done a rather good one.\n\n4. Walk, walk, walk. Buy yourself a pedometer and aim for at least 10,000 steps a day.\n\n5. Record everything you eat and all your exercise to make sure you have a "calorie deficit". Two of the sites I've included will help you do that. Basically buring more calories than you take in leads to weight loss. You need a deficit of 3500 calories to lose one pound.\n\n6. If you drive, do less of it and park at the back of the parking lot instead of close to the door. Always use stairs - never the elevator or escalator.\n\nI hope these thoughts help. You can do this. Good luck with it.
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20lbs in 6 weeks? sounds like a lot of people agree with that, and sure, you can do it! but theres a downside to that, a big downside, if you lose more than about 1 pound a week, you wont keep the weight off very long... thats simply because if you go on an extreme diet just to lose weight quickly, your not gonna stick with the diet... exercise is important, and f*ck that not lifting weights! in my opinion there is no such thing as a healthy weight, there are healthy body fat percents and such, but healthy weight? if you are 5'6 and 180lbs but in very good shape, slim, lots of muscle and stuff, you are technically over weight, but you're much healthier than you would be if you were the same height and weighed 10 pounds less but were chubby and out of shape... plus, for every pound of muscle you burn something like 30 more calories a day than you would otherwise... so really, do you want to lose pounds or inches? and do you want to lose it temporarly or permanently? personally, I'd chose inches and permanently...
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You can do it! That's 10 pounds a month you need to lose for seven months, so that's 2.5 pounds a week--which is perfectly healthy! You need to get very serious and and make a commitment to yourself that you will lose 2.5 pounds a week (think of it this way so it isn't so overwhelming). Make yourself do at least 15-20 minutes a day of some kind of cardio, whether it be walking, aerobics, or just turning on some music and dancing. You should also do some toning excercises maybe every other day for 15-20 minutes. Other than that, drink LOTS of water and cut out any soft drinks and try to eat a healthy diet with lots of fruits and especially vegetables. Good Luck! Stay strong and you can accomplish your goal! : )
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The rule in weight loss is that in order to lose a pound of fat per week, you must eliminate 3,500 calories from your weekly intake-output. The best strategy to do this is to reduce your caloric intake by 250 calories a day, and exercise off 250 calories a day (500 multiplied by seven days in a week results in 3,500 burned off per week).\n\nThis is correct information as far as I know I listed the Mayo Clinic weblink with the answer. The first paragraph under step 5 says basically the same thing if you wanted a reference.
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You can lose 20lbs in 5 minutes if you cut your leg off..\n20 pounds in 5 weeks would involve losing 4 pounds a week. That's hard to do, not to mention unhealthy! You could safely lose 10 pounds in that amount of time, as it is healthiest to lose 1 or 2 pounds a week.\nA pound of fat has 3500 calories in it. You would need to burn off 2000 more calories than you eat everyday for 5 weeks in order to lose that much! It won't happen unless you eat next to nothing and exercise like mad!\nTo lose 2 pounds a week, start burning off 500 calories a day, every day, through exercise. You will lose 1 pound of fat per week without even changing your diet! If you reduce your calories by 500, then you'll lose a second pound a week. Don't reduce your calories too much or your metabolism will slow down by as much as 30% because your body will throw itself into starvation mode. If you're a woman, eat at least 1200 calories a day, 1500 for men. Eat 5-6 small, healthy meals a day, try and make your calories mostly consist of fruit, veggies and whole grains. You will also need lots of protein if you burn 500 calories a day--go for lean meats, egg whites, and veggie burgers. Green tea is supposed to help with weight loss, so try drinking a cup or so of that everyday. Drink plenty of water!!!!
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at 5ft 6in 115 to 155 lbs is considered a healthy weight for you. so you have about 25 lbs to lose thats not too bad. You could try slimfast or if you drink alot of pepsi or something try to cut back and walk. or try eating healthier snacks. after having my kids the weight took about a year to come off. Good luck.
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Losing 28 pounds safely and permanently should take at least 3 months (2 pounds/week), and VERY few people can do that without gaining it back. That would be a very unusual pace. \n\nMore common is the 1 pound/week pace, which puts 28 pounds at about 6 months. \n\nOf course, all this depends on how overweight you are. If they're your LAST 28 pounds, it's much more difficult that the first 28 pounds. \n\nBe patient. Do it right. Diet and exercise.
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Congratulations on your weightloss thus far! \n\nI lost 55 pounds once. I hit a couple of nasty plateaus. Here are some strategies I used to get over them:\n\n- Break out the measuring cups and spoons and food scale again. I tended to get lazy about measuring my food over time. While on a plateau I forced myself to measure everything that went into my mouth that wasn't already pre-packaged and labeled with nutritional information.\n\n- Try a different type of workout. If I'd been doing the exercise bike regularly, instead of pushing myself harder on the bike and getting frustrated, I'd move to a different machine - the stair stepper, elliptical, or rower. My body wouldn't be as used to the other machines - they'd work out different muscles so I wouldn't have to push myself as hard and would get more benefit.\n\n- Re-examine the reasons why you want to lose weight. Cut out some pictures from magazines of how you'd like to look, and also break out pictures of how you looked before your weightloss, and stick them on the fridge and food cabinets. It'll remind you of how you don't want to become and where you really want to be at the time you're making a judgement about what foods to eat.\n\n- Wear a pair of jeans that is really tight around your waist. (around the house probably is best ;-) ). It'll make you think about your stomach more and motivate you to eat less and work out more. \n\n- Limit the amount of times you eat out per week, or if you eat out, have them bring out a take-home box when they bring out your food so you can spoon out half to take home right away so it's not sitting there on your plate tempting you while you eat.
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I'm also trying to lose weight and it's pretty hard for me I've been trying many diets and only one works. Its step by step break down and it only takes 2-4 weeks. The first week eat smaller portions. That way your stomach will get a little smaller. If anything is big as your fist it'll fill you up. Only eat up to 75% full and drink 6-8 glasses of water. Exercise and try to burn atleast 200-500 calories a day. Remember you need to burn off 3,500 calories to lose a pound of fat. I lost 1-5 pounds on the third day. Email me for more info
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Healthy weight loss is more along the lines of 5 lbs. per week.  You might be losing healthy tissue such as muscle and water, which you need if you lose more than that a week.  Be patient with yourself.  Set reasonable and reachable goals, and reward yourself for meeting them.  Find a non food way to reward, consider weigh training, and consider that the wieght is not as important as the makeup of that weight you want to lower your lean muscle to body fat ratio.
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You don't. Your best case senario depending on how much you way now and if you are male or female would be 32 pounds.  It's recommended you only lose 1 to 2 pounds a week to be healthy.  Besides, the slower you loose the more likely you are to keep it off.
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Here is a copy of what I found on MSN.health web site, hope it helps you.\nGood luck.\n\nThe Last 5 Pounds Diet\n\nLosing the last five stubborn pounds requires three Ps: a plan, persistence and portion control. We give you the plan, and it's up to you to stick with it until you've reached your goal. Eyeballing portion sizes isn't enough -- you've got to measure foods to avoid overeating. Losing the last five pounds is more difficult than losing the first five pounds! As you get closer to your goal you'll need to fine-tune your eating plan to nudge your body toward giving up the last bit of unwanted weight. At this point, every calorie counts!\n\nBreakfast Suggestions\nOption One\n½ grapefruit\n1 slice whole-grain toast, spread with one tablespoon peanut butter\n1 cup skim milk\nOption Two\nEgg white omelet made in a non-stick skillet with 1 ounce of cheese and 1 cup of mixed veggies\n1 slice plain whole-grain toast\n1 cup skim milk\nOption Three\n1 cup cooked plain oatmeal, made with skim milk\n½ cup berries on the oatmeal\n1 cup skim milk\n\n\nLunch Suggestions\nOption One\n2 cups tossed salad with fat-free dressing\nSandwich made from 2 slices whole-grain bread, 2 ounces turkey, tomatoes and raw veggies of your choice\n1 fresh apple\nOption Two\nVeggie Lentil Soup\n1 cup raw green pepper, red pepper and cucumbers\n½ cup grapes\nOption Three\nTuna salad plate: Mix ½ cup water-packed tuna with 1 tablespoon low-fat mayonnaise and ½ cup diced raw vegetables (celery, green pepper, carrot, etc.). Serve with one sliced tomato and 1 cup dark green lettuce\n2 tangerine oranges \n\n\nDinner Suggestions\nOption One\nGrilled Ginger Teriyaki Tuna\n½ cup brown rice mixed with ½ cup broccoli\n2 cups tossed salad with fat-free dressing\n1 cup skim milk \nOption Two\nItalian Marinated Chicken\nLynn Fischer's Bean Salad\n½ cup raw carrots\n1 fresh pear\n1 cup skim milk \nOption Three\nOne veggie burger served on a whole-grain bun with lettuce, tomato and onion ½ cup cooked spinach\nOne fresh peach\n1 cup skim milk \n\n\nSnack Ideas\nRemember to eat a snack or meal every three to four hours during the day. Stop eating at least three hours before you go to bed. \n1 whole grapefruit\n1 cup plain yogurt mixed with ½ cup unsweetened applesauce and 2 tablespoons low-fat granola\n6 low-fat triscuits\n½ cup chickpeas mixed with fat-free Italian dressing, chopped celery and tomatoes\n2 tangelos\n1 cup grapes (freeze them first for an icy-delicious treat)\n1 cup pretzels\n3 cups air-popped popcorn sprinkled with 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese\n6 mini rice cakes\n6 baby carrots with ¼ cup fat-free ranch dressing to "dip"\n1 apple with 1 tablespoon peanut butter\n\n\nTop Ten Need-to-Cheat Treats\nSometimes, you just have to have that treat. There are ways to satisfy your sweet tooth -- without blowing your diet: \n12 animal crackers\n2 small chocolate chip cookies\n2 Oreo cookies\n½ cup fat-free, sugar-free pudding\n1 peanut butter cup candy\n25 chocolate-covered raisins\n1 lollipop\n3 caramel candy squares\n½ cup fat-free ice cream\n1 fat-free fudgesicle ice cream bar \n\n\nTop Drop-Five Tips\n• Limit alcohol. Alcoholic beverages add calories but not nutrients. Keep your consumption to one drink per week. \n• Drink more water. Carry a water bottle with you at all times. Drink at least five, 8-ounce glasses of water throughout the day and drink 8 to 16 ounces of water with every meal. \n• Eat slowly and steadily. Eat a meal or snack every three to four hours to avoid being hungry. Eat meals and snacks slowly, savoring every delicious bite. \n• Stop eating two hours before you go to bed. \n• Curb your sweet tooth. By avoiding sweetened beverages such as soda and fruit drinks, you curb your cravings for all sweets. Choose water instead of diet soda\n• Keep up with your exercise routine. You might consider longer or more intense workouts to increase the calorie burn. \n• Measure your porti
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You have 8-12 weeks. Expect to lose 1-2 pounds a week.\n\nThat is anywhere from  8-24lbs.\n\nIf you are doing higher intensity cardio (keeping your heart rate at it's 65-85% max), then you'd probably be more on the higher side. Of course, if you are doing weight training in addition, your muslce weigh will rise from that (yet your body fat percentage would go down).\n\nSo it all depends, but expect to lose between 8 and 24lbs.
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its natural to lose between 1-2lbs a week so add that up. dont do any crazy diets.. think of exercise and healthy eating as a lifestyle change. start small - 30 min workout 5 min a day, and u do have time if u are gonna commit to it - believe me, youll see a change right away. and when u are shopping dont buy a lot of junk food, but dotn deprive yourself of anything. you will crave it even more and binge - eat what u want, but eat the bad things in small portions. it is possible, but it does take time so dont think of it in 2 months and 4-5 inches.. think of it as living a healthy lifestyle and you will lose the pounds in a healthy way and keep them off.
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1. A safe level and effective level of weight loss that is about 1-2 pounds per week.. More than that could be unhealthy is is usually not lasting. Look to make lasting changes in your diet and lifestyle, then you will keep the weight off.  \n2. The only way to lose weight is to take in fewer calories that you burn. There is no secret to it. You can do this by dieting to lower your calorie intake, exercise to increase it, or a combination of both. Depending on your current activity level, even adding some walking into the schedule can help.\n3.  Muscle weighs more than fat but is more compact.  Adding muscle may make you look slimmer, and the muscle burns more calories at rest than fat so it can keep you slimmer.\n4. There are many effective diet programs that you can follow on your own or join. These programs do a few things: they can help educate you on proper nutrition; they help you control portions and calorie intake; and, they usually require you to keep a record of your eating behavior. Find one that is comfortable for you if you think it will help, or do it on your own.\n5. Writing down everything you eat over a few days can be very helpful in terms of identifying your problem areas.\n6 There are some helpul resources available from the US Government, including suggested diet and a calorie tracker that allows you to evaluate your food intake for calories and nutrients, and compare it to the calories that you burn through daily activities. I have some articles on my website as well. Links are shown below. \nGood luck!
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You will eventually lose weight by running 5 miles each day.  It will also depend very much on what food you take in of course.  You will not lose weight if your intake of food increases, due to more exercise.  However, the problem with weight loss is that you expect it to be so instant.  If you run 5 miles every day for a whole week you feel you are really getting on top of the problem.  Not so.  You will probably put on weight.  Your legs are toning with muscle and also your tummy is tightening.  Do not expect to begin to actually lose weight until well into the second month, if not later.  Eventually though you will not only lose weight but also tone all of your muscles.  Running is extremely effective in the long term, as is walking.  The thing is if you don't run but walk you must walk hills.  This strenghens the leg muscles and tones you even more.  I would advocate long hill walks, this tones the legs and inner thighs.  You will lose weight, just stick at it.  Do not expect instant results.  Its a long term, life style changing exercise.  Good luck, I wish you well.