i'm a vegetarian, i want to lose 80 pounds how can i do it? also can i have a response sent to my email?
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You do NOT need meat in your diet, contrary to what some others have said. I haven't eaten meat in 13 years and I'm still alive!\nYou do need to make sure you get enough protein. Veggie burgers, tofu, and other faux meat products are all great sources (check the veg seciton of your grocery store--there are lots of veggie meats to choose from!). Make sure you're eating your veggies, fruits and whole grains. Drink plenty of water!\nA pound of fat is worth 3500 calories...Sooo if you exercise off 500 calories a day, you can lose 1 pound a week (that's a lot of exercise and it may take you a while to work up to it). Cut your food calories back to like 1200 a day (dont go below this or you'll slow down your metabolism) and you can probably lose a second pound every week. I don't know if you can lose 80 pounds in 7 months...If you do what i've described, 50 should be no problem though.\nGood luck!
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Well if you want to lose weight, I suggest that you should drink lots and lots of water and green leafy vegetables of your choice this will make you feel full and will help you to drop appetite and inturn, you'll not only lose weight but also your complexion and your skin would be benifited a lot. I also recommend yoga, aerobics or any light exercise you're comfortable with. \nHope it will help you. Good Luck!
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Working at a weight loss center for years I have to say Yes!! Most vegetarians really eat too many starches and that is the culprit. Also you still need protein so you want to ensure you continue with vegetarian type proteins or you'll lose your muscle which affects our skin's elasticy too.
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Try this I have been on a diet since Thanksgiving pictures came back....I eat only meat, preferably chicken or fish, cheese and eggs,  green vegetables, salad and small amounts of sour cream and butter...it has already helped me lose 47 pounds sice Thanksgiving, I am loving it.. I wear a size 16 now from a 2 or 3 X Just limit your proportions and start walking and drinking lots of water....
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The answer is very simple, the process can be hard.\nYou need to consume more calories than your body burns.\nBeing that you are a vegetarian, you will want to buy some protein powder. Make smoothies using fruit and,milk and protein.\nEAT EAT EAT.\nNow if you want to tone your muscles as you gain weight, then you need to hit the weights 2-3 times per week. Try to aim around 12 reps per set, doing 2 sets per muscle group.\n For more info visit my site and sign up for the newsletter
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I think you should explore all options and get all the information you can.  I personally would never do it.  I was 75 pounds heavier and lost the weight on my own with diet and exercise.  You have to think about all the changes it will put on you and your life.  You will have to alter you diet, life style and you will have to exercise if you don't want to have a lot of excess skin to deal with.  So ultimately it's the same as if you just did the weight loss naturally but slowly.
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Sign up for weight watchers.   Of all weight loss programs, they are the ones that have the most success in losing the weight and keeping it off. \n\nOf all the people who do it, they average losing 2 pounds a week.   Some people can do that or more, some will lose a pound or less, but do the math over 52 weeks.   What's more there's people there going thru the same exact thing you are and they all give each other support when there's bad days as well as pats on the back when there's good ones.\n\nI've lost about 40 pounds so far and want to lose about 70 - 80 more.   I know it's doable (all 80 pounds is, is 40 twice, right - I've done 40, so I can do 2 more 40s).  I hope that was motivating for you....   It motivated me.. tomorrow is my weekly weigh-in and I'm feeling psyched!!.
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OK, if you were to just eat your choice of calories up to 1200 you need to consider some things. Yes, you will lose weight, but you may gain body fat. \n\nTake pies for example. They contain about 400 calories. You could eat 3 pies per day and be within 1200 calories. But, what you need to consider is that there is about 30g of fat in each pie so you will be consuming 90g fat. Carbs is about 120g, protein is 60g. In all you can't get all your nutrients so it's not a great diet. \n\nIf you want to do this it is for life so you need to totally change your way of eating and exercising. This is not a diet rather than a healthy eating plan for life. So no more talking diet cause it means time limit. Stop making some major mistakes wake up earlier and get active earlier your metabolism is sluggish and needs to be woken up this is half your problem. \n\nHere are the golden rules: \nInitially cut down to 1200 calories. \nExercise 6 times per week for 1 hours a day. Do three weight sessions and three cardio sessions. No gym involved. \nDon't eat carbs after 4pm, never eat carbs within 2 hours of exercise or within 1 hour of exercise. \nDrink 3 litres of water per day. You can have a green tea at the end of the day. \nLimit your fruit in take to 2 pieces per day. \nNever eat dinner after 6pm.\nAdopt of low GI eating plan this is sustainable for life!\nMake low fat dairy choices \n\nFollow this menu plan as a suggestion: \nBreakfast 7am - 1 cup hot water w lemon\n20 minutes later have a bowel of oats w water (no honey) OR\nfruit salad w low GI soy yogurt\nSnack 10am - pear or apple (both low GI)\nLunch 12.30pm - multigrain sandwich w 50g tuna & salad (no butter)\nSnack 3pm - low GI yogurt OR skim berry smoothie (no honey or banana) plenty of ice, 1/2 cup skim milk & 1/4 cup yogurt\nDinner 5.30pm - 120g grilled lean meat/fish/prawns/tofu patties (not fried) w spinach salad & mixed vegies (no whites, carbs) OR 3 egg white/soy omlette with ham, cheese and tomato\nSnack - 1 scoop of low cal low fat ice cream (if hungry)\n\nExercise is must be intense. Refer to www.bodybuilding.com for your weights routine. Never do weights two consecutive days have a cardio day in between. \n\nCardio needs to include running, go hard up stair wells and cycling. You get the most benefits from exercise when your body is totally fatigued and this is when you see changes. \n\nTo maintain you can increase calories to 1500 and reduce exercise sessions to 3-4 times per week. If weight creeps up again due to holiday period etc.. go back to 1200 cal and 6 sessions again. \n\nGood luck it worked for me it can work for anyone.
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This is something that you shouldn't do all at once. I have been a vegetarian for 50 years so I know people can mess their health up doing it wrong. You need to know which foods make a complete protein when combined: beans and cornbread, peanut butter and bread, etc. If you don't drink milk, soymilk is o.k. Take a multivitamin that has B12 in it. Don't just start dropping foods from your diet, replace them with nutritious whole foods. Don't make this hard on your mom or whoever does the cooking in your house. Get some good recipies and learn to make them.  http://www.notmilk.com/veganrecipes.html
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Simply becoming vegetarian won't automatically make you slimmer.  You should eat lean proteins, such as legumes, some tofu and lowfat dairy.  Eating lean poultry and fish are good options.  I was vegetarian for 12 years and found I actually gained some weight.  I was not conscientious about my nutrition, and ate far too much refined carbohydrates such as white pasta, white bread etc.  I would eat whole grains because they take longer to digest, keep you full and are low calorie and full of fiber.
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Vegetarianism is very unhealthy.  Best to stay away from it.  Don't get me wrong, it's (slightly) better than an all Twinkee/Donut/Ice Cream diet.  But, most vegetarians are sick (and they look it).\n\nThe best diet is to get most of your calories from meat and most of your bulk from fresh fruits and vegetable.  Drink only water.  No processed foods, junk food, sugar, flour, vegetable oil etc.  Eat only whole grains and in strict moderation.
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If you email me, I will gladly give you a diet based on Jenny Craig and Nutrisystem. You can do it yourself at home. You won't need to measure anything or count calories. It is all already proportioned. It involves all food groups and is based on 1250 calories. Very healthy.  I have shared it with many askers on yahoo answers.
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Diet helps a lot, but don't forget to exercise, too!  \n\nLean proteins are your best bet.  Fish and Soy are the healthiest, but poultry cooked without much fat, or butter is okay, too.  You need to make sure you get enough amino acids (building blocks of protein) in the right balance.  If you don't get the right balance, the left-overs end up being stored as fat.  Red meats tend to be very high in fat, but without the red-meat, your balance gets thrown off.  I'm not one to push supplements, but there is an amino acid, called L-carnitine,  that helps supplement, when you cut down or eliminate red-meat.  For vegetarians, it's an absolute must.   Recently, L-carnitine is also being promoted to help reduce fat, and help build healthy muscle tissue.  \n\nAlso, make sure your body is running effeciently.  Take a multi-vitamin.  One I'm a big fan of is GNC's "B-complex 75 complete".  It's an effective multi-vitamin, with plenty of B-vitamins, as well as guarana seed extract.  Guarana is a safe, natural source of caffeine, that can give you a little extra energy to motivate you to exercise (the REAL key to fat loss).  There's no "caffeine crash" from guarana, plus the vitamin is timed-release.  It's only $10 for 60.
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SATURDAY!!!!! :-)\n\nhi, u emailed me and for some reason it wouldn't let me respond.\nso, here's my reply:\n\nbecause u get to completely veg around and be nuthin but a couch potato!! hello? does it get any better than this?? i think not. lol\n:-)
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Hey, we are on the same page. I'm 5'3'' and I weigh 125. I used to weigh 107...so I need to lose 18 pounds. I know this sounds crazy.....but I lose weight by eating one meal a day. I'll snack on fruits and veggies only. Limit your calorie intake. Your body burns about 10 times your weight. So right now, your burn about 1,140 calories in a day. There are 3000 calories in a pound. Slowly cut back your intake. I lost 20 pounds in 2 1/2 months doing this. Try eating about 500 calories a day. then youll burn about 600 calories a day + whatever excercise you do. But always snack on healthy foods throughout the day or else your metabolism with slow. NO SODAS.FRIES.CANDY! limit your bread and pasta/rice intake as well.
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Walking is the best and easiest overall exercise. It really works for me .I have lost 6 lbs. in 2 weeks. Just grab your partner and head outside for at least 30 min. everyday if you can. It's also a good way to get to know someone better. When I was dating, I always invited a potential mate to go to the Nature Center  for a walk and talk session. We could get some fresh air and easy exercise, while getting to know one another better.I also  cut out fried foods and eat more fresh veggies and fruits. Do you cook at home? I just cook off a whole chicken, roast, or whatevers' on sale that week, to make chef salads, sandwiches on wheat with mustard, etc. We have a grocery store here that sells reduced produce, so I buy all of mine there. Also be sure to take a  multivitamin, very important!!! I also take B-12, and Super B Complex. Good Luck!! I hope I helped you in some way.Every spring I have to take off 10-15 winter pounds, this year it is a roll I have to take off!
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Well, the really important thing is being healthy.  At 5'3", 120 is probably a fairly healthy weight.  I would definitely say less than 110 would be too thin.\n\nIn general, one pound per week is considered a healthy amount to be losing.  More than that, and you're either just shedding water weight, or you're putting your body in a position where it thinks you're starving...It will then start storing everything, and you'll end up gaining weight.\n\nIf you really want to lose weight, you need to burn more calories than you take in.  If you're already exercising, there are essentially two options.  One is to exercise more.  The other is to eat fewer calories.\n\nVegetables are very low in calories...eat lots of them.  Also, drink lots of water as this will not only make you feel full, but also help your body to process everything better.  You'll need protein, too...chicken is a good option, as it has less fat than beef, in general.  You might also consider tofu, since this is really high in protein, and very low in calories.  \n\nPlease be very careful with how much you lose...You're very young still, and your body needs lots of nutrients in order to finish developing.\n\nCheck out the websites below...These may help give you a little perspective to understand where your "ideal" weight should be.