whats the best way to lose 20 pounds?
485099
Chop off one leg.\n\n*ouch*
524923
Exercise an hour a day, six days a week.  Use variety--I swim, walk, stairs, and bicycle.  \n\nDon't even worry about actual dieting, the exercise will reduce your appetite anyway.  Just "watch what you eat" and don't be stupid.  Although I do try to make one meal all vegetables, but I allow myself to put on as much butter or salad dressing or cheese on them as I want (within reason, of course).  \n\nI've lost 20 pounds so far, "only" 70 more to go.  Good luck!
107510
I'd say exercise is the best way to lose weight. It reduces your weight, can add tone to your body and is completely healthy. You do have to buy a Gym Membership, though. So eating less is probably cheaper because you buy less food. :O
34180
if you want to lose 20 pounds its best to do it 5 pounds per week for 4 weeks... using a healthy diet and exercise... 20 pounds in 24 hours is not possible... it could be possible i guess in a week or so but its very unhealthy and i wouldnt recommend it
154006
Eating healthy, SMALL meals about 5 times a day.  and NO SODAS.  LOTS and LOTS of water.\n\nDo this and exercise about 30 min 3 to 4 times a week, and you will not only lose weight, but your HEALTH will improve DRAMATICLY.
138717
The best way to lose weight is simply to elevate your heart rate at least 30 minutes a day. You dont even have to exercise for a long time. You dont have to job, jump, or do stairs. Just do anything that raises your heart rate pretty high for a few minutes, and your heart will continue to pump fast and burn calories. Instead of eating a few big meals a day, eat many small meals.\nMake realistic goals like 5 pounds a month and stick to a routine. Have confidence in yourself and dont obsess by looking in the mirror everyday. It will happen, just have patience :)\nI made a site to check BMI and calories burned per day. It's not all that great but I spent a lot of time adding quality links to the further links section.\nhttp://www.jimmyr.com/lose_weight.php
1141404
1. Start with a positive attitude.\n2. Research and access your body to see if you really need to lose weight or just tone up.\n3. Have a realistic goal. Aim for 1-2 lbs. per week.\n4. Set up a basic diet of fruits, veggies, lean meats and a little dairy. Drink lots of water. Decide on how many calorires you need in a day and try to stay within the max....but at least eat 1200 to 1400 a day.\n5 Set up an exercise program...walking is good. Do this daily or every other day.\n6. Add in some weight bearing exercises to help tone up your muscles.\n7. Only weigh yourself once a week or once a month. Don't get caught up in the numbers... \n8. Don't give up.\n\nBottom line: you have to burn more calories than you take in.
510135
Do massive sid-ups and crunches, starting with 20 and doing 5 more each day. And drink a lot of milk, it helps to lose weight.
249125
Relax. \n\nWeight loss (like weight gain) is a slow and gradual process. One of the worst mistakes a dieter can do is to stop eating, or throw it all back up. When this happens, your body goes into a crisis mode and starts to store fat and burn muscle, leaving you still flabby with no muscles. \n\nThe best way to lose weight is through healthy eating and exercise. Weight loss is simple math, consume less calories than you burn and you will lose weight. \n\nBe patient and continue to push yourself physically. If your current regiment of exercising is becoming too easy, increase the distance when you jog, or increase the number of endurance exercises you do.
353052
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!!!!
937585
Diet and excercise go together.  If you're 5' 7" at 150 you are of average weight, you shouldn't try and lose 20 lbs.  If you feel like you're fat, I suggest you excercise.  Do cardio and situps.  \n\nAlso, it's good to watch what you eat.  Eliminate junk food and fattening, oily food.  Also, it's best to eat about 5 - 7 small meals a day instead of 2 - 3 large ones.  The idea behind this is that everytime you eat, your body starts to break down the food.  The more frequently you eat, you'll trick your body to increase metabolism, which burns fat.
222241
A better question to ask is do you really need to lose 10 pounds. If you are over weight follow the advice about decreasing your calorie intake, make sure you exercise. Since you changed your question from 20 lbs to 10 lbs. I suspect that you are probably perfect just the way you are and that you are letting an incredibility distorted body image sold by the media make you feel too heavy.
810381
You won't tlike this answer however the best and only safe way to lose weight is through a combination of diet and excercise.   Given your goals and desire to stay in house, you need to reduce your total caloric intake by focusing your diet on high proteien foods (like tuna and chicken) and fresh vegetables.  Drink plenty of water (at LEAST 64 oz/ day)- no soft drinks (not even diet) and begin a workout combining cardiovascular excersice (like jumping rope) with muscle building excercises like lunges, squats, push-ups, pull-ups, and abdominal crunches.  The more muscle you build the more caloies your body will burn during the day to maintain that muscle mass.  As you start you may actually gain weight, this is because muscle is more dense than fat.  Try not to weigh yourself too often!  Hope it helps.
135603
Any form of exercise is good.\nWalking is very effective and not the only thing you have to do to lose weight.\nFactors must include:\nDiet - Keep it low carb (I said LOW not NO).\nThe pace of your walk - Make it brisk; saunter if you want to lose weight by 2020.\nTime - Don't think you'll lose weight right away.  Give it time and keep at it.\n\nI've only gained 15 pounds in 20 years, simply by eating right and exercising.
106882
I don't think it's healthy to take off 20 pounds a month...don't need a diet...but it's great that you're giving such good advice away!\n\nPoetess777
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Cut out the pop and junk food. Drink lots of water and WALK!\nWalking is THE best exercise for weight loss and overall health. \nMake sure you don't eat too little- you'll need at least 1200 calories/day. If you eat too little your body will go into starvation mode and start hanging on to all the fat and storing any food you give it.\nIf you happen to "cheat" don't sweat it- just get back to it the next day.
923775
Well. See, I used to be 150, and i went to 130 in THREE MONTHS. that's twenty pounds in three months. I am about the same height as you too. The first five poundsyou try to lose are the easiest, although the rest are kinda... you gotta be determined.\nNO SUGAR OR GREASY FOODS for a while. just cut all the fatty stuff out. If you need something sweet CHEW ON SUGAR FREE GUM. or fruit. =] cut down on carbs and meat and pile on the veggies and fruit. don't snack in between, chew gum and drink water.\n\ngood luck