How do I break a weight loss stall?
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Here's the simple answer. First start eating a well balanced complete diet again. If you reduce your caloric intake (dieting) while upping your bodies need for energy (increased running) you will actually make your body think it is starving causing it to store fat (energy) rather than burn it. It is for this reason that dieting does never works as a long term, permanent solution to weight loss. As for your stall, it could be that your body is just in an adjustment phase. I'm not sure how much weight you have lost but if it is substantial your body will take time to adjust from time to time. On average, it takes around 3 months for your body to truly become used to and accepting of a new exercise routine. Be patient, keep exercising and eat good, healthy foods in reasonable amounts.\n\nGood luck!
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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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Eat Less, be more physically active. You have to permanently alter your lifestyle or the weight will return.
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You want to loose 5lbs and you want it to stay off! That's a relatively safe weight loss!\n\nMaybe doing a cleanse is the best way to go! They are loads of cleanses out there so have a look and find one that is best for you! Fruit is always a great way to cleanse!!!\n\nLook at what you currently eat - keep a diary for a few days of everything that goes into your mouth! What do you notice and what can you change!\n\nThrow in a little bit if movement - dance, swim, go to the gym do whatever you enjoy! You have to teach yourself to love working out! Get your mind to think you won't be happy if you don't work out!\n\nBest of luck
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Just make better food choices. \nLike choose grilled or baked instead of fried.\nChoose wheat instead of white.\nTry to eat more vegetables.\nMake sure you get plenty of water. If your not used to  making these better choices , then slowly work your way up. Just making better food choices even without exercize, will help in weight loss. But if you'd like to help more in the process then start exercizing. Starting off with walking and then building your way up.\n\nTake baby steps and you will find that you can slowly turn your habits around for the better.\n\nA healthier you!
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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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If you really want to loose weight than here is a herbal remedy. When you get up immidiately drink a glass of water (without brushing teeth) or taken lemon and extract its juice putr that in a warm glass of water not more than a tea spoon per glass drink it before your break fast. apple cider vinegar no way it will help.
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Throw away all the junk food in your house!! \n\nI used to be 95kg 1.5 years back, and thru determination, I've lost more than 20 kg to date. I know its hard to lose weight, I feel the same way too, but you really have to start from somewhere. \n\nFor me, I try to run twice a week and swim twice a week. I also try to work out during my free time. You can also try to squeeze in some exercises during your leisure time. For me, I do simple squats and dips during advertisement breaks and situps just before I go to bed.\n\nI also try to eat less carbo for my meals. Try decreasing the amount of food you eat each day. In one month's time, I am sure you will not be able to stomach all those food you are eating now. \n\nYou have to start somewhere. All talk and no work wun help you. Since you already have the mindset to lose weight, then you must persevere on!! \n\nI wish you all the best in your regime!
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If you are serious and understand that there is no overnight way to loose the amount you are asking about maybe this will help. At about 5 lbs. a week it will take  about 10 weeks to loose the weight You would be better to set your sights on 2-3 lbs per week. NEVER, EVER eat anything after 5pm. Never eat just before going to bed. Eat only twice a day. Drink water, lots of water, and a glass of warm water before bed. Drinking water helps the body to flush out excess fat wastes and toxic body waste and helps with giving you a full feeling. It also helps with mental mentality. Have a bit of fat in some form early in the day, like REAL butter on a piece of toast, this will make the body feel like it is not being slighted. If you must eat sweets try the sugar-free kind, they cost a bit more but are worth it in the long run, pace yourself with them. Get out of the house every day if only to walk once around the block, don't rush, notice everything around you, think about what you see. Add more blocks as you feel as ease with, change routes. If you are pressed into feeling bad by someone near, start doing a chore, laundry, dishs, vacuuming, taking out the trash (and you can sneak that walk as you drop the trash in the trashcan as you go by), STAY AWAY from the ice box. Binge eating only makes the problem worse and you feel you are less of a person after it is over with. If you get weak when out and hit a fast food place and after ordering you feel you shouldn't be doing that, DON'T !!!!, pay for the food, walk OUTSIDE!, don't sit down, and drop the stuff in the trash can or give it to someone outside or an animal. You will feel odd doing this but then you will feel that you just took control over yourself and it will get you thinking about the other things in your life you should look into taking back control over, and you just proved to yourself that it is not impossible. Try taking yourself out of the circle you focus on all the time and place yourself on the edge and others in the center. When I was losing weight I found that taking Chromium tablets each day curtailed my craving for chocolate. I am a big choc-0-halic. Amino acids also helped for control (all over the counter stuff). Make sure you are not alergic to any of this though. And do not make a big deal of your trying to loose weight to others, keep low key, pretend to be eating so other do not try to keep handing you stuff to stuff in your face. I stopped smoking by not telling anyone and keeping a half pack of ciggs in my shirt pocket so all could see I had it and they did not offer me any. It was worth their bumming them from me to ward off any questions. Nobody near around you will help you if it is not in their best interest to keep you in the position that is more conveient to them. FAKE them out! Depend on yourself, in the end you are the only one who is there for you no matter what is said. O.K. eat more veggies, take them with you, snack on them, unlimited, try all the diffrent veggies at the store, take time out to go to the store just to see what is offered, strange to you or not, try it! And stay out of the other areas of the store. Well, that's what I can tell you for what it is worth. I gained a lot of weight after 3 surgeries and am an older person in my 50's, and now it is so hard to loose, so very hard. Do it now while you can, and like yourself, not what others want you to change into for them, you are not them, you are YOU, and control will come with practice over time.
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Slow and steady DOES win this race!!!  I lost 10-15kg about 6yrs ago and went from a 16 to a 8/10 (Aussie sizes)  I'm now a 12 and am still very happy!\n\nYou sound like you are more than ready to begin this change - you certainly have the desire to do it!  Starting is by far the hardest part of the weight loss process.  Once you get healthy habits going, it's surprisingly easy to maintain them.  You need to find a way to give yourself that inital push or get someone to help you do it.\n\nI suggest you set a date to start your new healthy lifestyle - say to yourself "I am going to change my life and I am going to begin today.  I will not look back because this is something I am doing to better myself."  \n\n\nConsider consulting a nutritionist - they'll be able to help you understand why you binge eat and create healthy eating habits as well as eating plans.  I suggest you also consult your regular GP and find out the state of your health - blood pressure etc.  You don't want to push yourself too far too fast because that will most likely make you lose your motivation.\n\nYou have to accept that you are going to have to be selfish to a degree, because you will not be able to achieve your goal unless you take time out for yourself.  Ask your family and friends to support you by encouraging you and being conscious of their own habits when they're around you.  The more supportive, and healthy influences you surround yourself with, the more chance you have of succeeding.\n\nIf you're not used to exercising, you'd be best to start with gentle exercises, because the going from 0 to 100 will make you hurt and the more you hurt, the less you want to exercise and as a result, you lose your motivation.\n\nDon't expect things to happen overnight, and don't bother with fad diets that promise a quick fix - your body registers dieting as "starvation" and hangs onto your body fat.  \n\nKeep things interesting for yourself.  If you find yourself growing bored with your chosen exercise regime, try taking it up a notch, or else try something new.  If you join a gym, try to find one that gives free consultations with trainers every so often.  If not, make sure you join one that has plenty of staff around who can help you use the machinery and advise you on how things work, and what weights and speeds you should be using etc.  If you're nervous about embarrassing yourself, don't be!  Look around at different gyms, there are a heap of ones that aren't filled with people pumping iron and are quieter and less imposing for beginners.  If your finances can run to it, try to organise a session with one of the gym's personal trainers once a month or so -  that way you can get a proper, personalised evaluation and find out if you should be changing your exercise routine.\n\nIf you can't run to a gym membership, the try walking - set yourself a goal to reach, I used to go to video store at the top of the main road.  It only took me ten minutes to walk there, but I slowly increased that to include the streets surrounding it.\n\nWhen you go out, try to get a particular friend to keep an eye on you and help keep you from straying.  However, don't forget to treat yourself every so often.  I find that if I deny myself a treat for too long, I end up binging, which destroys all the good work I've done!  \n\nAlso, try not to eat before you go to sleep - I believe 2hrs is the minimum recommended gap.  And don't forget the mental component to losing weight - the mind plays a big part. Don't eat in front of the TV or computer - it distracts your mind from the process of eating.  Eat slowly - it helps your body feel fuller - 15-20min is the recommended minimum.  And try to prepare your own meals, your sense of smell plays a big part in your enjoyment of food - it's a preliminary stage to eating, so it prepares your mind and unconsciously begins to help you feel mentally fu
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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.
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You CANNOT and you SHOULD NOT.. It is, generally speaking, NOT healthy to be losing more than 1 1/2 to 2 pounds a week.. I do not care what program you are on.. It just is NOT healthy. You have to(MUST MUST MUST) exercise.  and stay away from greasy, fatty foods.. eat  plenty of green vegetables (not peas) and fruits.
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Try Fat Magnet. It doesn't reduce weight but binds fats in your meals. That means you need to follow some exercises as well...
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i've been wrestling for 4 years,   what i use to drop pounds is eat straight protein and fruits....dont touch anything with carbs in it.  exercising helps of course.   or you could go on the classic starvation diet,  ricecakes and water.   when you eat those and drink the water the rice expands making you think that you're full.  try it
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Go back to your meeting. There are people out there who can lose weight without support, I wasn't one of them, I suspect your not. If you think you've plateaued check your points again, look at your portion sizes and increase your water intake even if think you are drinking enough. Good luck.
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There are 2 keys to weight loss: Portion control and exercise. Increase your exercise and decrease your calorie intake. Talk to your doctor first before starting any kind of diet or exercise program. I personally reccomend water aerobics. I take it 3 times a week for an hour. It doesn't get you tired, you don't sweat a lot, and it's fun! And all the ladies in the class are old so there aren't any immature pricks there that will make fun of you LOL...As far as diets go they say that the best diet is a diabetic's diet.\n\nI take water aerobics and follow a special diet for gastric bypass patients (I had the surgery September 9, 2005) I have lost 170 lbs in 2 years. But please do all you can to do it the regular way.
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Here are 25 great weight dropping tips!\n\nEating Tips\n\nGood things come in small packages. Here's a trick for staying satisfied while still keeping portions under control: Cut high-calorie foods like cheese and chocolate into smaller pieces. It will seem like you're getting more than you actually are.\n\n\nDon't give up dips. If you love creamy dips and sauces, don't cut them out of your diet completely. Just use low-fat sour cream or mayo instead of the full-fat stuff.\n\n\nGet water-wise. Make a habit of reaching for a glass of water instead of a high-calorie snack. It will help your overall health as well as your waistline. Add some zest with a twist of lemon or lime.\n\n\nHerb it up. Stock up your spice rack, and start growing a small herb garden in your kitchen window. Spices and herbs add fantastic flavor to foods without adding fat or calories.\n\n\nSlim down your soup. Make a big batch of soup and refrigerate it before you eat it. As it cools, the fat will rise to the top. Skim it off the surface for reduced fat content.\n\n\nDoggie-bag that dinner. At restaurants, ask the server to put half your entrée in a doggie bag before bringing it to your table. Putting the food away before you start your meal will help you practice portion control.\n\n\nListen to your cravings. If you're craving something sweet, eat something sweet — just opt for a healthier nosh, like fruit, instead of a high-calorie one. The same goes for crunchy cravings — for example, try air-popped popcorn with soy sauce instead of high-fat tortilla chips. It's just smart substitution!\n\n\nEase your way into produce. If you're new to eating lots of fruits and veggies, start slowly. Just add them to the foods you already enjoy. Pile veggies on top of your sandwiches, or add fruit to your cereal.\n\n\nLook for high-fat hints. Want an easy way to identify high-calorie entrees? Keep an eye out for these words: au gratin, parmigiana, tempura, alfredo, creamy and carbonara, and enjoy them in moderation.\n\n\nDon't multitask while you eat. If you're working, reading or watching TV while you eat, you won't be paying attention to what's going into your mouth — and you won't be enjoying every bite. Every time you sit down for a meal, sit down. Chew slowly and pay attention to flavors and textures. You'll enjoy your food more and eat less.\n\n\nTaste something new. Broaden your food repertoire — you may find you like more healthy foods than you knew. Try a new fruit or vegetable. (Ever had jicama, plantain, bok choy, starfruit or papaya?)\n\n\nLeave something on your plate at every meal. One bite of bagel, half your sandwich, the bun from your burger. See if you feel satisfied eating just a bit less.\n\n\nGet to know your portion sizes. It's easy to underestimate how much you're eating. Don't just estimate things — make sure. Ask how much is in a serving, read the fine print on labels, measure your food. And learn portion equivalents: One serving of pasta, for instance, should be around the size of a tennis ball.\n\n\nMake a healthy substitution. Learn to swap healthier foods for their less-healthful counterparts. Find a substitution that works for you: Use skim milk instead of whole milk; make up a batch of brownie mix with applesauce instead of oil; try a whole-grain bread instead of white.\n\n\nBring lunch to work. Packing lunch will help you control your portion sizes. It also provides a good alternative to restaurants and fast-food joints, where making healthy choices every day can be challenging (not to mention expensive).\n\n\nHave some dessert. You don't have to deny yourself all the time. Have a treat that brings you pleasure, but this time enjoy it guilt-free — be sure you're practicing portion control, and compensate for your indulgence by exercising a little more or by skipping your afternoon snack.\n\n\nAsk for what you need. Tell your mother-in-law you don't wan