does anyone have any tips on how to lose weight and keep it off?
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Stay active, drink lots of water. Diet-wise Make small changes. Big changes won't last. So to keep it off make changes you can live with. (One bowl of Pasta instead of two, No pepperoni on your pizza, one less scoop of ice cream, etc.)  Small changes become things you can get used to. Its much more feasable. But I am a biggie on don't waste calories on drinking... drink only water. Nothing with sugar, and definately not alcohol. If you drink only water every day you'll probably cut out about 300-500 calories a day. And that's enough by itself to loose a pound a week.
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I've lost a LOT of weight in my time.  More than a PERSON actually.  5 years ago I weighed 360 pounds.  Now I'm 150.  While I'm not perfectly thin, I definately know how to do it.  \n\nThe FIRST thing to do is cut out junk food.  Fried, over-salted, sugery and fatty foods aren't going to help.  You can run your hind end into the ground, but if you are eating more calories than you are burning you aren't going to make any headway.  The American culture is definately based on TOO MUCH food.  Most resteraunt meals are enough to feed a FAMILY!  Learn what a proper portion is and stick to it.  Take the rest home for another meal later.  \n\nBe prepared for snacks.  Find healthy foods that you like and have them on hand.  Yes, I HATE carrots.  I do NOT keep celery sticks and carrot sticks for snacks.  IT wouldn't help.  I wouldn't eat one and the other is best smothered in peanut butter.  Instead I keep fresh fruit around.  Grapes, apples, oranges and such.  \n\nLosing weight around the holidays is always hard.  There is going to be sooooo much nummy junk food that you love!  It's ok to indulge in SOME of it, but you have to make up for that indulgance with extra excercize.  If you like jogging, just add an extra 30 minutes to your morning jog and you'll be fine.  \n\nIt's EASY to say "I will start tommorrow".  It's also just as easy to say that tommorrow.  Start today.  Find an exarcize that you ENJOY.  Jogging, Tai-Bo, Jazzersize... whatever it is for you.  You can also do long walks, which are pleasant this time of year.  \n\nKiss elevators good-bye unless you need them for health reasons.  Also since you are probably heading into your christmas shopping, always park far away from the stores.  There's almost no difficulty in getting that space farthest from the store.  \n\nOne thing people don't think about is their soda-pop.  How many soft drinks do you drink a day?  They say that for every can you cut out of your diet you will lose 6 pounds in a year, regardless of any other changes you make to your lifestyle.  \n\nEither way, the most important thing to remember is to change your lifestyle.  Don't think of it as a diet.  That word has such negative connotations that you may lose the weight, but you'll have it back within weeks of going off the diet.  Your lifestyle says you will be at this weight.  If you want a lower regular weight, change the lifestyle.
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Firstly, the faster you lose weight, the more likely you are to put it back on.  Besides reducing your caloric intake and increasing your level of exercise, two things that will help you out are to drink lots of water, and to stop eating after you've had dinner.  Good luck.
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You are smart to avoid pills because there is no pill that will effectively help you lose weight and keep it off! \n\nYou don't provide a lot of details as far as how much time you have for exercise, what your current diet is like, etc. but generally speaking, here are some tips to get you started.\n\nDetermine how many calories you should be consuming per day to meet your goals. I have provided a link below to an article that will help you determine this. That same article will also help you determine how to effectively reduce your caloric intake to meet those goals. It's a great article!\n\nAfter you know your "caloric number," you'll want to divide that number by 5. That is how many calories you should be consuming 5 times per day.\n\nAs mentioned above, eat 5 times per day - eating every 3 hours or so. \n\nDrink at least 8 glasses of water per day.\n\nInclude a lean protein source with every meal and try to include as many low glycemic carbohydrates with each meal (i.e. vegetables, fruits, legumes, whole grains, etc.)\n\nThrow out all junk foods, soda, alcohol, etc. for now. \n\nAllow yourself ONE cheat MEAL per week. \n\nExercise at least 4-5 times per week and 6 days would be ideal. Each exercise session should last at least 20 minutes and during that 20 mintues, keep your heart rate in the "weight loss zone." I've provided a link below to another article on this subject. For now, concentrate on cardio exercises but by all means start strength training as well. \n\nThese tips, I promise, will get you to your goals. You'll notice the links I've provided are from my Men's Fitness site, but even as a woman, these same "rules" apply! If you have any questions, drop me an email.  Best of luck to you!
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Losing weight is all about your frame of mind. If you are willing to do it you will. You just need the four D's.\n\nDrive\nDedication\nDeterimination\nDesire\n\nI have used Hypnosis to help me lose weight. It was a one on one hypnosis session where I could bring a casette tape home and listen to it in your sleep. After having a baby less than 3 months ago I already weigh less than I did before I was pregnant. Don't make ""losing weight" an issue the issue is really about feeling good about yourself.\n\n If you concentrate on feeling good by eating healthy you will lose weight and keep it off. You will learn to love your new and healthy lifestyle. Diets dont work because you loose weight too quickly and then you end up gaining more weight in the long run.\n\nBelieve in yourself or no one else will.
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Same here... I've been losing weight by making some easy changes.\n\n• Don't skip meals (this one is important)\n• Drink lots of water\n• Don't eat too late (basically, don't snack before bedtime)\n• Find good ways to deal with a sweet tooth- I've learned to drink a diet A&W root beer to help with mine!\n• Exercise- this one is pretty obvious. Just fit it in whenever/wherever you can, because every bit counts.\n\nAlso, because your weight gain has occurred relative to a change in your life (going overseas) look at what the actual culprit is. What has changed in your diet/nutrition/lifestyle since you have been there? \n\nGood luck.
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here's some for u. Be your own trainer and nutritionist, the basic rules to losing weight are no soda, no fast food, lots of chicken, fish, fresh (not canned that’s bad) fruits and vegies, whole wheat stuff, yogurt. Not so many cakes and donuts and cookies. Basic common sense for eating, you just need to enforce it. Get all the bad stuff out of the house right away, just toss it or give it away while your still motivated. No alcohol if that applies. Some juice but make sure its all natural, because the ones that aren't are loaded with sugar and a leading cause in diabetes in children and adults. Lots of water, 3-4 liters a day, not all at once, but spread out. Its really easy to down a liter or two while your watching tv or on the computer. Also drink some after you eat the bigger meals of the day, it helps your body pick out the nutrients in food when your food is more spread apart.  You also need to stay away from any sports drinks unless you’ve just had a long workout and then you need to limit yourself.  Most atheletes mix Gatorade with water because its two  complex for your body to get all the nutrients out of.  It needs to be diluted.  These rules may be hard to adapt to at first so start with cutting out the things you know you can live without.  Then work from there.  Remember these are  perfect eating habits, it can take you a while to work into it.  If you know you can’t live without your one treat a day, don’t fight it by trying to eat something else, just eat it and make sure that’s the only one you cheat on a day.  Otherwise you’ll get depressed and quit.  Another important point is getting the right amount of sleep every night.  You need 8-9 hours of sleep each night for your body to function correctly.  This is an important factor of losing weight.  Set up a routine for yourself and go to bed at about the same time each night.  \nAs for exercise, lots of cardio. Find something you like. If you have never exercised much before, start with walking 30 minutes a day at a brisk pace. Move on to different terrains that include hills and increase the time spent. After a week or two, try jogging the route. No matter what find an activity you enjoy. Walking to jogging is just an example, try hiking, rollerblading, biking. Once you get into a regular routine, if your not happy with the level of difficulty, try signing up with a gym. Spinning, pilates or kickboxing classes are great. It will also introduce you to working with weights. Talk to a trainer for instruction before using any weights. A cheap investment is a balance ball, it works you stomach while your just sitting on it, like at your computer and its great for posture. There are hundreds of exercises you can use it for for your entire body. I can give you some ideas if you want, just email me. Also for more info on the benefits of water go to www.watercure.com Good Luck! Honestly if you need anything else don't hesitate to IM me, krista_girl86 even if you don't pick me as best answer, i'd be happy to help\n\nother then that make it a habit to watch TLC or the biggest loser on NBC when its on
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What I've done is cut out soda and junk food.  I'm also doing an excercise program called Turbo Jam program and I LOVE it!  It's a combination of cardio, kickboxing, and dance plus it's got some modern day music to exercise to.  \nThe hardest part about losing weight is getting started.  Best of luck to you! :)
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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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- find sport/exercise that you like, play, get active, it will keep your mind of the food\n- here is a trick, always try to wear sexy, fit into your body clothes and find the smallest, tightest you can just barely fit into especially around the waistline (even if you have to lie down or ask someone to help you pull the zip :p). (a pair of tight jeans is good for this) Then everytime you'll fell uncomfortable and that you're too fat, especially if you're going to eat something. Those tight clothes will "press" your tummy back, it will remind you not to eat, and even if you eat wont allow you to eat much. \nIf it works (you loss few pounds) and the clothes get looser, find the smaller one. And so on.\nIf you fell that those tight clothes make you look like a sausage, wear a loose jacket or sweatshirt on top of it.\n- Drink a lot of plain water (at least 3lt a day) a big glass of water before eating will fill you enough so you don't have less space to put your food into, especially if you have done the trick above.\nHope that helps.
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hmm u need some weight loss tips
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You should just try to stay healthy with the foods you eat, stay away from junk foods and maybe go runing or work out. it will help keep you a healthy life. and it will help you loose weight. (avoid eating fish, evern tho it really helps it haas murcury in it so avoid eating it.)
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Drink TONS of water...it will fill you up, you won't want to eat as much, and then just eat several small extremely healthy and nutricious meals a day. Don't do anything unsafe...the weight wouldn't stay off anyway and you could end up hurting yourself.
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The only real way to lose a significant amount of weight and keep it off is to increase your exercise and cut down on your food intake. Your goal of two pounds a week is a sensible and achievable one. The first thing you have to do is decide that it is what you really want to do. i.e. more important than snacking or lying on the couch. You need to change your life i.e. get up from the computer. It really is not that hard once you make up your mind to do it. It also helps if you can do it with a freind or partner for encouragement. It worked for me. Lost about 60 lbs two years ago. Went to the gym about 3 days a week for 2 hours per time. Walked a lot. Decided to eat smaller amounts but more often and slightly reduced my overall intake. Did not snack unless I was really really hungry. I have gained back a bit of the wieght I lost as I am no longer going to the gym but I seem to have leveled off no with an overall loss of 35 lbs. Good luck. John
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These answers are funny, but to be serious ... I've recently lost 40 pounds with diet and exercise. I'm on a 1200 calorie-a-day diet with Jenny Craig till I reach my goal. To keep it off, I plan to keep these healthy things as a part of my lifestyle - being active and eating the right things. The most encouraging thing I've found is that I don't have to go hungry if I eat the right foods - including veggies and other healthy things. Also I've changed some of my thinking because there's something wrong if I'm rewarding or pampering myself with food all the time. I don't think there's a magic diet pill or quick fix for losing weight and keeping it off - diet and exercise are the way to go.
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I just lost 50 pounds since last January and I've kept it off for 4 months. I found the best way to get over cravings is to find your inspiration and keep it in front of you.\n\nI had an old picture of me when my body was in its best form. I kept copies of it on my fridge and in my wallet. Late night snacks got stopped with the reminder on the fridge and when I went into my wallet for money for late night Chinese food with the guys, there was the picture telling me to say no. Worked for me! Best of Luck!
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hi\n\ngood luck on losing the weight.  \n\nmaybe you can check with your doctor.  maybe she/he can put you on a certain physical regime that would be taylored to you personally.  some sort of exercises that you would be able to do.\n\ngood luck