Has anyone been successful with their diet /  exercise routine?
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If weight loss is what you're looking for then here's what you need. The best combination for weight loss is calorie restriction, resistance training, and aerobic work. Let's start with calorie restriction. Over the years I have had personal training clients as well as athletes come to me wondering why they are not losing weight. They tell me they eat right, exercise right, say their prayers, eat their vitamins, etc., and they just can't seem to lose weight. Well, most of the time, once I really get to know them, I find that nutrition is the culprit. You need to know what you're eating. Most of the people I'm talking about all thought they did. \n\nHow do you change this? Well, it may sound tough, but it's not that bad. You need to keep track of what you eat for 2 days over the week, and 1 day over the weekend. Next, go to you're local book store. You can find charts, books, and computer programs that will help you analyze the foods you ate. Another suggestion would be to take your dietary recall to a nutritionist or exercise physiologist at your local college and let them find it for you. \n\nThese recalls will tell you how many calories you're getting plus where they are coming from. For example, are they coming from protein, carbohydrate, or fat. It will help you see where you stand nutritionally. \n\nNext, you need to get on a good strength program. When a person is losing weight, the weight comes from fat, as well as muscle. That's kind of an unfortunate thing because muscle is an important thing when keeping metabolism high. There is enough research out there to safely say that when going through a phase of high intensity aerobic work and calorie restriction, strength training decreases muscle wasting. So, in short, strength-train. It's important. I wouldn't strength-train for anymore that 20 to 30 minutes. You can get what you need in a short period of time. \n\nAfter the strength training, it's time to get on the bike, treadmill, stepper, track, whatever. Keep your workouts to 30 minutes and up in order to burn the calories. Train between 3 to 5 times per week. Keep your heart rate at 60 to 90% of heart rate max. \n\nDon't look at losing weight as some mysterious monster that you can't get the reins on. Look at it as nothing more than stored energy. That's what fat is?stored energy. If you had a tank full of energy and it kept filling up higher and higher, what would you do to keep your tank from growing too large from the excess energy? Well, burn some of the energy off. That's what you need to do to lose weight. Keep the "energy in" lower than the "energy out" and abracadabra, you're losing weight. \n\nNote: You need to change your routine every 2-3 weeks in order to get the best results. \n\nMonday \n\n\nLeg Press 2x12 \nChest Press 2x12 \nLat pull down 2x12 \nShoulder Press 2x12 \nDB Curl 2x12 \nTricep kickback 2x12 \nAerobic Work  30 or more minutes. \n\n Click Here For A Printable Log Of Monday! \n\nTuesday \n\n\nAerobic work 30 or more minutes of aerobic exercise.\nWednesday \n\n\nSame as Monday.\nThursday \n\n\nSame as Monday, or take a day of rest.\nFriday \n\n\nSame as Monday.
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It sounds like you're already doing the right things.  Try varying the type of exercise you do, as you can hit exercise plateaus as well as weight loss plateaus. Make sure your exercise plan includes cardio, strength-training & flexibilty.  Strength training is SO IMPORTANT to losing weight; more muscle=more metabolism.\nYou might want to try something like slim-fast. Replace a couple of meals a day with a shake (it tastes better than it used to!).  I have 2 slim fast meals per day (Monday-Friday) with a scoop of protein powder in each and I work out 4 hours a week. I lost 12# in 3 weeks.  Check my weight-loss blog for more info. (Not selling anything! It's free info.)
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I've tried many...and I wish I could have my money back lol.  Only thing that worked a little was Leptropril.  I lost about 8lbs, but gained it back.  Just stick w/ a healthy diet & regular exercise.  There's nothing better.
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There are many plans that work, the key is really what will work for yur personality and discipline type. I used (and still use)Weight Watchers and was very successful. I lost 123 pounds and now I run marathons, teach dance and even tried out for womens professional football, I used to be 256 pounds and would get tired walking ! Weight Watchers is great because it is so felxible, the weekly meeting really help with support and education about nutrition and excercise topics. Go to Weightwatchers.com and check it out!
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diet and excercise go together
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I was 300 pounds on Christmas of 2005.  I am now 219 pounds, and I didn't take any diet pills or infomercial crap, and I didn't exercise at all.\n\nHere's how I did it:\n\nI eat one apple for breakfast.\n\nI have a sandwich (ham or turkey) and uncooked Italian green beans for lunch.\n\nI eat a large dinner, but only what will fit on one large plate without putting anything on top of anything else.\n\nI drink NOTHING BUT WATER.  No juice.  No soda.  No alcohol.  No diet drinks.  No kool aid.  No excuses.  No exceptions.  JUST WATER.\n\nI eat nothing other than my three meals a day.  No recreational eating AT ALL.  If it's not a part of one of my three meals in the day, I do not eat it.  No excuses.  No exceptions.\n\n\nIt may not sound easy, but it works.  No pills to buy.  No ridiculous energy drinks.  No exercising until you fall down.  Just proper diet.  Nothing else.\n\nI lost over 80 pounds in less than one year using NOTHING but the method I described above.  If you have willpower, go for it.  If you allow yourself to cheat on the diet, you are only cheating yourself.  Just buckle down and tell yourself you're going to do this the right way, and it WILL work.  Do it for one year, and I guarantee you that you will have the ability to get to whatever weight you desire.\n\nOr, you can keep trying all the fad's like Adkins and infomercials and pills, and keep wondering why they don't work.\n\nTrust me...a strict, proper diet is the ONLY sure fire way to lose weight and be healthy.  Exercise will help, but proper diet is all that is necessary.
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Two years ago I weighed 200 lbs at age 44. With grown daughters now facing weigh problems I once again tackled this issue.  I lost 70 lbs in 13 months using two methods. I first asked at a local pharmacy for a good multivitamin to perhaps give me some energy to get moving.  They recommended One A Day WeightSmart for Women-always taken with food.  I did nothing different than adding one pill daily and within 2 weeks I began to feel more rested and energized.  Over the next 31/2 months I lost 20 lbs!  These events encouraged one of my daughters to give weigh loss a try.  \nShe began a program called "Provida Six Week Body Makeover" by Michael Thurmond.  She lost 50 lbs in just under 5 months! Another daughter lost 40 lbs.  I lost the remaining 50 lbs using this program.  As with anything productive, this involves time and effort, but IT WILL WORK.  Mainly a balance of proteins and carbs 6 times a day with water at each meal.  You prepare all your food with easily found ingredients made from hundreds of recipes and a very supportive forum!  I did none of the exercises so I have some toning to do and sometimes I start to gain weight.  But I just return to the plan and loss what I need.  The first step is to go to the website and do a body profile www.provida.com and find the Six Week Body Makeover by Michael Thurmond.\nGood Luck!
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clean diet, heavey cardio, and lots of oblique exercises
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i have gone from a size 14 to a size 8, in the last six months,,,\n\nwhat i did was fast one day a week, no solid foods, but juice and water,,,, and maybe just a few crackers, for the first month or so\n\ndidnt matter if i skipped a week, but tried to do it every week, this seemed to help clear out my system, give me more energy, and also jump start my diet\n\nyes, exercise and diet are important, but what worked best for me was taking them both in small steps and new approaches,, cutting down on refined sugar,,,, sometimes eating heavy food so i would keep that full feeling longer,,   exercising during tv commercials etc, \n\ni did this without cutting any one item out of my diet, eating what i wanted, just reminded myself i didnt want the large servings, fatty things
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I have gone through the exact same thing! My diet and excercise never changed yet I managed at first to lose weight then put it back on and even more. Its been over a year now, and once again Im losing weight again! Lets just hope that I dont put any more weight on! My worst problem at the moment though is getting off them, I just cant seem to do it because of the withdrawels!
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diet, crunches, exercise
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with experience, I can say that eating on very regular schedule definately helps. with a job like that getting a lot of regular exercise is nearly impossible, but it's still worth trying to get some good walking/etc. during your home time. that's the best advise I know of.
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---\nAfter trying for 10 years. I finally lost 150+ lbs (12 stone) and kept it off for over 3 years now. I am now in amazing health, all around, not just thinner.\n\nI did it without medicine, workouts, religion, going hungry or hating my food and without an operation or secret formula. I had tried counting: calories; carbs; fat; etc. I had tried jogging, swimming, weights,  aerobics, crazy medicines and starving! But nothing ever worked well or lasted very long.\n\nI also had Hypertension, High Blood Pressure, Chronic Asthma, vision and hearing loss. constant colds and ills, annual flu or pneumonia and more. I was approved for bypass surgery and  taking usually between 16 and 20 pills a day.\n\ntake a look at my before and after pictures...\n---------------------------------------------------------------\nI'm Chris...\nhttp://www.fromsadtoraw.com/Journals/Chris/Pictures/RawPictures.htm\n\nhttp://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/personalgrowthnow/album?.dir=/bfa5&.src=ph&.tok=ph1YNpEBJB8qTLBg\n\nmore info:\nhttp://www.thelighthousewebworld.com/raw.htm\n\nhttp://www.rawguru.com/rawgurus.html
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I'm a registed dietitian, so I may be able to help.  First of all, most of the diets and diet pills out there DO NOT work.  They promise a quick fix, but like the old saying goes "if it sounds to good to be true, it probably is".\nI would recommend you stop eating anything that contains refined sugars (read food labels carefully for sugar and corn syrup ingredients).  Increase your fiber intake (with fresh fruits, vegetables and whole grains) and start a low-impact exercise program.  Because of your weight you may not be able to do a lot at first, and that's fine, don't push yourself, but as you continue your tolerance for exercise will build up and you'll be able to do more. \nEmail me if you want more help with your plan.
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decent diet and good exercise
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yes..if you r talking abt healthy diets and exercise
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I've tried it, didnt do a thing really, so i'll just stick with my exercise and diet :)