I am 5'10and weigh 180 pounds, I want to lose 4o pounds, what is the best diet for me?
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I used to work out three times a week and ate very little, but could never lose any weight.  This is what worked for me ...\n\nEat every two hours as it keep the metabolism going.  Avoid junk food.  In between meals, have a healthy snack.  Make sure you drink 8 glasses of water, herbal tea or unsweetened juice each day.  Eat lots of fruit and veg.  If you're having rice, pasta or potatoes, only have very small portions.  Eat lots of the following foods as you burn up more calories digesting them than you actually consume:  apples, asparagus, beets, blueberries, broccoli, green cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, apples, cantaloupes, pears and oats.\n\nhttp://www.freewebs.com/spiritualhealing
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I'm 15 but this worked, i used to weigh 180, now i weigh 145\n\nEat healthier bro.\nFollow this and you will lose weight and look better.\nTrust me. This is my own exprience. (every one is different though)\n\ndiet: no sugar, fast food, nothing that has a shelf life (canned, cereal, etc.)\n\nFresh fruit/vegetables/meat (mainly fish, 1 serving of red meat)\n\nNo juice (unless fresh squeezed by you or your mom.\n drink water, green tea (home brew, sweeten with equal or splenda-that will get the crap out of your system)\n\nno gatorade-powerade etc, filled with sugar.\nif any coffe i cup, black a day\n\n\nexcercise:\n\nRun non-stop as far as you can witout compltely exhausting yourself. (start with every 3 days, then slowly increase)\nA little farther a little faster each time\n\n30 push-ups (touch your chest to the ground or a book)\n\n30 crunches (1o forward, 10 left/right, count to 6 before you lower yourself down.)\n\nThis will all take time, 2 months probably.\nIt's gonna be hard cuting bad ood out of your diet, get support from friends, parents.\n\nRemember, every 3 days, after 2 weeks make it every 2 days, increase till daily.\n\nYou gotta stick to it though.\nAnd trust me, i give you my word, you will feel better, look better , and get more attention form ladies.\n\nThere's nothin better than looking in that mirror and thinking, "damn i look good" haha\nwell good luck
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i hear eating a healthy diet with lots of fruits vegetables whole grains and fiber + a work out routine was the best way to lose weight...give it a try.
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That depends on your weight now - unless you are quite overweight it is unlikely you'd lose that much in that time, also it wouldn't be very good for your body!!\n\nBut if you insist on giving it a go, here are some tips:\n\nDrink lots of water - that's excelellent for you in so many ways, and will help you to feel full.\n\nThe Atkins diet, although controversial, works for a lot of people in a short time. You could adapt it slightly to suit you (for example I don't give up eating grapes as I love them and need the fibre)\n\nExercise is the key. Everything makes a difference, try to find an exercise you enjoy then its a bonus. If it feels like very hard work, do it to your favourite music. Dancing is cool, and you get to express your emotions too!\n\nDon't eat solid food after 5pm.\n\nSay affirmations to yourself - think positive.\n\nPaul McKenna's book "I can make you thin" can help.\n\nGood luck!!!
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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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Determine what you want to weigh.  Consult a fitness/health expert and calculate what your daily calorie intake/exercise needs to be inorder to maintain your target weight.  \nEat more steamed green veggies, with a small amount of butter(fat).  Your body will better process/extract more nutrition, than veggies w/o butter.\nEat smaller portions/more meals during the day.  Don't skip meals.  Drink more water, a lot more.  \nGet the happy meal rather than supersizing the value meal.\nEat more healthy home cooked meals a week, limit eating out.\nMake time for atleast a bowl of Cheerio's(or fruity pebbles) in the morning.  Dunkin Donuts and Krispy Kremes look like big cheerful O's and taste really, really good, but shouldn't be eaten at every office meeting.\nGet 8 hrs of sleep a night.
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Try the "Scarsdale Medical Diet".  Just google it and it will give you a week long list of food to eat.  Combine this with cardio/weights 3x a week and you've got a surefire way to lose that weight.  I lost 10lbs in 2 weeks on it.  Keep in mind, you are not supposed to do this diet for more than 2 weeks consecutively.  It is a great way to start eating better and acheive an over all healthier lifestyle! Trust me!
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the three day diet is a good diet... but it isnt inteneded for long use.. your one for thress days and off for four it hink.. but you have to follow the meal plan exactly and it is said you can lose 10 lbs... you go to yahoo and hit in thress day diet and many results will come up but they are all the same... and be careful.. because im sure oyu are skinny and just think you are bigger because you know someone smaller than you... dont over do it and you beautiful the way you are!
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I am 5'4" and weight about 112-  I would also like to lose just a couple of pounds- and by the way- if you check on any BMI calculator- 108 is STILL in the normal range... I think this is still a healthy goal as well.  I was stuck between 115 and 120 for a while but found that just increasing my exercise, drinking more water, and taking in more fiber has helped with these last few pounds.  Good luck.
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135 is the perfect weight for you.  If you just want to tone up then join a gym and get into a weight lifting program.  Make sure your eating right. 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.  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 to 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  Bottom line is don't worry about your numbers, just be concerned that your body is functioning correctly and is getting all the nutrients, rest, and exercise that it needs. Good Luck!
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Coming from someone who just lost 20 lbs. and before would look in the mirror and want to cry. I have some advice. The first thing, stop eating after 7 oclock. Tell your self that you can always eat in the morning, you can eat as much as you want before 3 oclock as long as its HEALTHY and you move around during the day. Drink plenty of water. 50% of americans mistake thirst (dehydration) for hunger and also not drinking enough water can lower your metabolism as little as 3%. Dont go to bed super late, that always makes it worse. Give yourself at least 3 to 4 hours before going to bed after you eat. It will just sit in your stomach and turn to fat if you dont. Also eat healthy foods not junk food, that is the second reason people gain weight. I am a massage therapist and a nutrionist, and am also going to school for my DVM. I went from 150 to 130 (I am 5'8) in 4 months just from not eating late and switching to whole and raw foods. I dont eat fast food at all, maybe once a month at the most. I make my food and take it to work. Try a supermarket like whole foods or trader joes, which or more natural. And try dairy products without growth hormones, which actually contribute to weight gain. Being a naturalist and not eating after 6 or 7 has changed my life. Sure I get lazy, and dont want to work out, but because I have a healthy diet and I can sometimes get away with it. Also a good thing would be to find some kind of hobby or something you love to do and use that to work out, like for instance I love to dance, and I use that as my work out regimen. I dont feel like I am doing it because I have to but because I want to. Good luck. I hope you can use some of my advice. I know its hard but you can do it. Anyone Can. One more thing that might help is buying a scale that calculates your specific body fat, it will help you set realistic goals for your body and where you stand in losing body fat.
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If 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. \n\nHere are the golden rules for weight loss: \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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Limit your daily caloric intake to about 1200, scattered across 5-6 small meals per day.  Then, every day, go out walking.  Walk at a brisk, "hurried" pace, for at least 30 minutes.  This combination should help you drop 4 pounds in 5 days.  BUT, this is NOT a healthy "long term" diet plan.  It will be OK to do this every once in awhile, for a quick fix, but you will need to revert back to a normal eating plan afterward.  Of course, if you want to keep up the walking routine, that would be fine!
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1. A safe level and effective level of weight loss that is about 1-2 pounds per week.. More than that could be unhealthy is is usually not lasting. Look to make lasting changes in your diet and lifestyle, then you will keep the weight off.  \n2. The only way to lose weight is to take in fewer calories that you burn. There is no secret to it. You can do this by dieting to lower your calorie intake, exercise to increase it, or a combination of both. Depending on your current activity level, even adding some walking into the schedule can help.\n3.  Muscle weighs more than fat but is more compact.  Adding muscle may make you look slimmer, and the muscle burns more calories at rest than fat so it can keep you slimmer.\n4. There are many effective diet programs that you can follow on your own or join. These programs do a few things: they can help educate you on proper nutrition; they help you control portions and calorie intake; and, they usually require you to keep a record of your eating behavior. Find one that is comfortable for you if you think it will help, or do it on your own.\n5. Writing down everything you eat over a few days can be very helpful in terms of identifying your problem areas.\n6 There are some helpul resources available from the US Government, including suggested diet and a calorie tracker that allows you to evaluate your food intake for calories and nutrients, and compare it to the calories that you burn through daily activities. I have some articles on my website as well. Links are shown below. \nGood luck!
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1ST KNOW THAT DIETS DON'T WORK...period. \nIf you want to lose the weight & KEEP IT OFF (which is the most important) of course u have to exercise & eat right BUTyou need to adapt to a new healthy lifestyle including lots of water. Water is the key...drinking the 8 glasses a day is not enough, atleast it isnt for me...I drink 24oz of bottles of water every hour almost. \n\nNot only does water flush out your system but it also gives you energy without harmful pills. Also You may want to eat lots of chicken & fish... you can have bread as carbs but not to much. \n\nThe misconception about weight loss (especially for women) is to skip meals or not eat BUT in doing so you actually do more harm than good, because your body will store the fat rather than release it. If you really want to lose weight you have to eat. \n\nI eat 5 times a day & I am in perfect shape for my height, age & body type (5'9, early 20's & 145lbs). Just drink your water, do some cardio, focus on your problem areas (so do crunches, squats & jogging) and dont 4get to eat. If you starve yourself the only thing you lose is your mind. OH! & limit your quantities. When your body says you are full, listen to it & dont over induldge.\n\n\n(EVERYONE IS DIFFERENT BUT THIS MAY ALSO WORK FOR YOU - even with your special circumstance)\n\nMy Daily Food schedule includes: \n\nBREAKFAST is\n- 1 serving oat, wheat or bran cereal\n- 1 medium orange or apple\n- 1 cup skim milk over my cereal (tastes the same as regular milk to me) \n- 1 whole wheat piece of toast (dry)\n\nLUNCH is\n- 1 entree of whatever I want (limited portions)\n- 1 medu=ium orange or apple\n- a spinach salad with non fat dressing & 1 egg for protein\n\nTHE AFTERNOON SNACK is\n- an orange or apple\n\nDINNER is \n- 1 entree of whatever I want (limited portions) \n- 2 cups of fresh veggies\n- spinach salad with non fat dressing & 1 egg for protein \n\nDessert\n-1 small serving of whatever I want\n\nAND TONS OF WATER THROUGH OUT THE DAY!!!\n\n**NOTE** \nSINCE YOU WANT TO LOOSE WEIGHT IN A SHORT TIME PERIOD EATING AS INSTRUCTED ABOVE AND DRINKING THE TONS OF WILL LOOSEN UP YOUR BOWELS ALLOWING YOUR BODY TO FLUSH AWAY THE EXCESS POUNDS QUICKLY, YET HEALTHILY. \n\nI personally drink over 12 to 13, 24oz bottles of water throughout my normal day because it makes u feel better after u get used to it plus ur not "clogged up". Anyway, I hope I could be of some help to you & I hope you lose those unwanted pounds & keep them off...& BTW, STAY AWAY FROM FAD DIETS!!! THEY NEVER WORK!!!
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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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The single most important factor you can change is your diet.  Losing weight is all about consuming less calories than you use, and diet is where you have the most control in this.  The reality is that exercise doesn't burn as much calories as you would think, and eating improperly can easily counter any activity you are doing.\n\n  When it comes to dieting you'll probably find 1000 different diets with a 1000 different variations.  Personally, I prefer a diet low in carbs, high in protein, and with a moderate amount of fat.  To achieve this I stay away from sugars and starches.  I eat plenty of meat, fruits, and vegetables.  Do what works for you, though.  You should also make sure you don't under eat.  If you do you'll slow down your metabolism and impede results.  Try eating 4-6 small meals a day, 1 every 3 hours or so, to keep your metabolism working.\n\n  Although diet is more important, it's still works better when combined with exercise.  Exercise will help you in two main ways.  For one, it will help you to keep your metabolism high.  It will also help you preserve lean body mass, or even build more, while dieting.  Without exercise diet alone can cause a loss of muscle.