i need to lose weight! please help me!?
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If you don't want to work on losing the weight, then what's the point of asking this question? It's up to you to stick to diets, and working out, and not some easy way. If life was like that, then we'd all be in perfect shape. \n\nI lost 12 pounds in three weeks (I think that's a healthy amount to lose...). All I did was cut fast food out of my diet and hit the gym every other day for two hours straight with an hour's worth of cardio (the other hour was for weight training, but if you just want to lose weight, stick with cardio). I still drink coke like water, and I've managed to pull that off. All you have to do is watch what you eat. Instead of McCrap, go eat something a bit more healthier with zero transfat (like a bagel for breakfast or something). You don't have to count calories, or follow food guides, or any thing like that. Just use common sense and eat as much healthy foods as you can.\n\nYour five-pounds a month goal is definitely attainable, and my hat goes off to you for using your brains on that one. And, I'm no nutritionist or anything, 35 pounds by spring break is more than attainable IF you commit to a total lifestyle change. Good luck.
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You need to create a calorie deficit...In other words you have to either eat less or burn more ( work out). A combination of eating a little less and burning more is an awesome way to lose weight. I have lost over 30 pounds by just watching what I eat, and starting to run again ( the working out part)
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Losing weight first starts with being happy with yourself and loving *YOU* on the inside. Try everyday to smile and laugh, LAUGHING is super helpful. It seems weird but it does! =) Try to follow a 1600 calorie diet. \nIt's best to have 5 meals a day that way you need get to hungry because that leads to over eating. \n\nHere is a couple ideas to help you get started:\n\nBreakfast: \nOatmeal and a piece of wheat toast w/ 2tsp. trans free margarine. -OR- Strawberry Banana Smoothie (In a blender process until smooth, 1 small banana, 1/2 cup strawberries, 1/2 cup fat free milk, 1/2 cup low fat plain yogurt, 2 tsp. honey, and 1 or 2 ice3 cubes. You can have your smoothie with 1 or 2 pieces of whole wheat toast. -OR- An egg on a piece of wheat toast with salsa (make 2 servings) ---If you are still huingry at breakfast have a small piece of fruit. \nLunch:\n1 cup soup (water based not cream base) and a Cheese and Tomato Sandwich: 2 slices whole wheat bread, 2 slices reduced fat cheese, mustard and sliced tomato. -OR_ instead of the tomato sandwich 2 pieces whole wheat with 2 slices of Turkey and Mustard. -OR- A Lean Cuisine Frozen Meal (These are actually very tasty. The meat is delicious. \nDinner: 1 piece Chicken Breast with 2 side dishes: 1 cup steamed veggies, 1 sweet potato, 3/4 cup corn, 3/4 cup butternut squash, etc.\nDessert:\nLight Ice Cream or Frozen Yogurt:\n3/4 cup with no more than 110 calories per 1/2 cup topped with tablespoon chocalate syrup. \nSnacks:\nSteamed Veggies, fruit, any nuts (these are great protein), \nmy personal favorite snack is Light and Fit 60 calorie yogurt cup with a 100 calorie Granola Bar. (I cruch up the Granola Bar and put it inside of my yogurt.)\nAlso there are alot of great ideas if you go to fast food for example.... \nWendys: Ultimate Chicken Grill Sandwich- 390 calories\n\nMcDonalds:\nCaesar Salad grilled Chicken-220 calories\nBacon Ranch Salad w/grilled chicken 260 calories\nSalad Dressing: Vinaigrette: 40 calories\nSalad Dressing: Italian : 60 calories\nFruit and yogurt Parfait: 160 calories\nChicken McNuggets: (4) 170 cal. (6) 250 cal. (10) 420 cal.\n(if you have sauce stay away from Ranch)\n\nKFC:\nOriginal Recipe Chicken Sandwich: (no sauce) 320 calories\nHoney BBQ Sandwich: 300 calories\nSnacker: 320 calories\nHoney BBQ Snacker: 220 calories\nSmall Mac and Cheese: 180 calories\nSmall Potato Salad: 180 calories\nSmall Potatoes and Gravy: 130 calories\nRoasted BLT salad: 210 calories\nTenderRoast Filet Meal: 360 calories\nLil Bucket Strawberry ShortCake: 200 calories\n\nBurger King:\nChicken Whopper no mayo: 410 calories\n\nJack N The Box:\nSouthwest Chicken Pita:230 calories\nChicken Fajita Pita: 300 calories\nBeef Taco: 160 calories\nChipotle Chicken Sandwich: 390 calories\nBacon Chicken Sandwich: 440 calories\n\nCarls Jr:\nCharbroiled Chicken Sandwich: 370 calories\n\nTaco Bell:\nNacho Chicken Gordita: 270 calories\nNacho Steak Gordita: 270 calories\nTaco: 170 calories\n\nSubway :(THE BEST CHOICE)\nYou can have any of the under 6 grams of fat sandwiches! They're delicious just No MAyo. My favorite is Sweet Onion Chicken Teriyaki. I like to get a foot long and have a 6' for lunch and a 6' for dinner.\n\nAlso make sure you do 30 minutes of excercise 5 days a week. I like to walk to the store and back instead of drive =)\n\nThis was just some ideas to help you on your way. \n\nAlso its great to drink one glass of water before eating. Water is very important!
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Eat a BALANCED diet (don't starve yourself, and know that it's alright to occasionally indulge) and excercise regularily (make it fun, go for a walk, take the stairs instead of escalators) are the best ways to lose weight.
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id suggest walking more than a mile, because that wont do too much... if youre really serious about losing weight, then walk a little bit more than a mile, but also watch what you eat.
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just cut down on eating junk food and fast food if you do....joining a sport may help and exercising.....reduce your caloric intake....if you arent gaining weight than for something slow and steady just reduce 250 calories and then walk 2.5 miles a day which will help u lose 1 pound per week and so on... but whatever you do please be careful and when u happen to lose weight following whichever method be careful and not get hung up in it and develop an eating disorder....cause that sure is not the way to go!
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You probably know that virtually hundreds of different fad diets, weight-loss programs and outright scams promise quick and easy weight loss. But the foundation of every successful weight-loss program still remains a healthy diet combined with exercise. You must make permanent changes in your lifestyle and health habits to lose significant weight and keep it off.\n\nHow do you make those permanent changes? Follow these six strategies.\n\n\n1. Make a commitment\n\nPermanent weight loss takes time and effort. It requires concentration and a lifelong commitment. Make sure that you're ready to make the necessary permanent changes and that you do so for the right reasons.\n\nNo one else can make you lose weight. In fact, external pressure — often from people closest to you — may make matters worse. You must undertake diet and exercise changes to please yourself.\n\nAs you're planning new weight-related lifestyle changes, try to resolve any other problems in your life. It takes considerable mental and physical energy to change your habits. So make sure you aren't distracted by other major life issues, such as marital or financial problems. Timing is key to success. Ask yourself if you're ready to take on the challenges of serious weight loss.\n\nKeep in mind that no matter how prepared you may be, you'll occasionally overeat or eat foods that you should avoid. Rather than let a setback derail your efforts, accept that it happened and get back on track. Don't expect perfection — and never give up.\n\nMotivate yourself by focusing on all of the benefits of losing weight, such as having more energy and improving your health. Then look at the negatives, such as finding the time to exercise, and come up with creative solutions.\n\n\nMore On This Topic\nWeight loss: Are you ready? \n2. Get emotional support\n\nUltimately, only you can help yourself lose weight by taking responsibility for your own behavior. But that doesn't mean that you have to do everything alone. Seek support from your partner, family and friends.\n\nPick people who you know want only the best for you and who will encourage you. They should be available to listen to your thoughts and feelings and encourage you, perhaps spend time exercising with you, and share the priority you've placed on developing a healthier lifestyle. An ideal support person might be someone who also is participating in a weight-loss program.\n\nSome people fare better with professional support, such as a dietitian or personal trainer. Others benefit from the group support they receive from organizations such as Weight Watchers or Overeaters Anonymous.\n\nIf you do join a group, keep in mind that what you get out of it will be in proportion to what you put into it. If you sit in a corner and just listen, you may hear some good suggestions. But if you actively participate, you're more likely to reap the potential rewards of the group, such as support, encouragement, feeling that you're not alone and helpful suggestions specific to your concerns.\n\n\n3. Set a realistic goal\n\nWhen you're considering what to expect from your new eating and exercise plan, be realistic. Healthy weight loss occurs slowly and steadily. Aim to lose 1 to 2 pounds a week. To do this, you need to burn 500 to 1,000 calories a day through a low-calorie diet and regular exercise. Losing weight more rapidly means losing water weight or muscle tissue, rather than fat.\n\nSet weekly or monthly goals, and then track your progress. Remember that you're in this for the long haul. Anything you undertake too intensely or too vigorously may quickly become too onerous, so you're more likely to give up.\n\nIn addition, make your goals "process goals," such as eating judiciously and exercising regularly, rather than "outcome goals," such as losing 50 pounds. Changing your process — your habits — is the key to weight loss. Make sure that your process goals a
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right now...I need to lose some weight
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Losing weight is easy: Just eat less. Keeping it off is hard. This involves a life style change. And exercise needs to be part of it. There is nothing hard about exercise. Just go out for a walk. You don't have to run. Just walk. Walk around the block. Then, after a while, 2 blocks. Then work up to 3 blocks. \n\nAnd while your exercising, eat a little less and eat healthy. Cut back on the calories, starting with about 200 calories less than you eat now. Give it a couple weeks, and if that is not working, cut back another 100 to 200 calories. The calories you eat should come from mostly proteins and good carbs. Cut back (or cut out) refined sugars and fatty foods - especially trans-fat.
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Eat a huge breakfast, a medium sized lunch, and a tiny healthy dinner and eat your last meal before 7 pm every day.  Do that, and walk at a brisk pace twenty minutes a day four days a week and you will lose weight.  Not necessarily quickly, but you will.\nAnd no soft drinks!  Water, fruit juice, and skim milk.
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This website in my sources contains daily recommended calorie intake and a basic healthy diet plan for you or anybody else looking to lose weight to follow.\n\nAlso do regular exercises - running, skipping, crunches, sit-ups, press ups etc or even better - pick a sport that you are good at and lose that weight and make new friends to keep up your confidence and self esteem!\n\nHope this helps,\n\nGood luck.
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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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hmm u need some weight loss tips
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There is no healthy way to "lose weight fast" as many diet products claim to do.  No fad diet, pill, or product can do the work for you.  The best way is to follow a sensible, lower-calorie diet and exercise plan.\n\nIt takes 3500 calories lost to lose 1 pound of fat.  If you create a deficit of 500 calories per day, you will lose 1 lb per week.  This can be accomlished through following a meal plan and exercise regimen.  You should do cardiovascular exercise (jogging, dancing, etc.) as well as weight training (free weights, lunges, crunches, etc.) to both burn calories and increase your metabolism.\n\nI use SparkPeople.com as a way to track my food and exercise, and they have great message boards where you can get answers from experts and people with more experience.\n\nIf you sign up for it, my username is lolitaeyes!
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Losing weight first starts with being happy with yourself and loving *YOU* on the inside. Try everyday to smile and laugh, LAUGHING is supser helpful. It seems weird but it does! =) Try to follow a 1600 calorie diet. \nIt's best to have 5 meals a day that way you need get to hungry because that leads to over eating. \nHere is a couple ideas to help you ge started:\nBreakfast: \nOatmeal and a piece of wheat toast w/ 2tsp. trans free margarine. -OR- Strawberry Banana Smoothie (In a blender process until smooth, 1 small banana, 1/2 cup strawberries, 1/2 cup fat free milk, 1/2 cup low fat plain yogurt, 2 tsp. honey, and 1 or 2 ice3 cubes. You can have your smoothie with 1 or 2 pieces of whole wheat toast. -OR- An egg on a piece of wheat toast with salsa (make 2 servings) ---If you are still huingry at breakfast have a small piece of fruit. \nLunch:\n1 cup soup (water based not cream base) and a Cheese and Tomato Sandwich: 2 slices whole wheat bread, 2 slices reduced fat cheese, mustard and sliced tomato. -OR_ instead of the tomato sandwich 2 pieces whole wheat  with 2 slices of Turkey and Mustard. -OR- A Lean Cuisine Frozen Meal (These are actually very tasty. The meat is delicious.  \nDinner: 1 piece Chicken Breast with 2 side dishes:  1 cup steamed veggies, 1 sweet potato, 3/4 cup corn, 3/4 cup butternut squash, etc.\nDessert:\nLight Ice Cream or Frozen Yogurt:\n3/4 cup with no more than 110 calories per 1/2 cup topped with tablespoon chocalate syrup. \nSnacks:\nSteamed Veggies, fruit, any nuts (these are great protein), \nmy personal favorite snack is Light and Fit 60 calorie yogurt cup with a 100 calorie Granola Bar. (I cruch up the Granola Bar and put it inside of my yogurt.)\nAlso there are alot of great ideas if you go to fast food for example.... \nWendys: Ultimate Chicken Grill Sandwich- 390 calories\n\nMcDonalds:\nCaesar Salad grilled Chicken-220 calories\nBacon Ranch Salad w/grilled chicken 260 calories\nSalad Dressing: Vinaigrette: 40 calories\nSalad Dressing: Italian : 60 calories\nFruit and yogurt Parfait: 160 calories\nChicken McNuggets: (4) 170 cal. (6) 250 cal. (10) 420 cal.\n(if you have sauce stay away from Ranch)\n\nKFC:\nOriginal Recipe Chicken Sandwich: (no sauce) 320 calories\nHoney BBQ Sandwich: 300 calories\nSnacker: 320 calories\nHoney BBQ Snacker: 220 calories\nSmall Mac and Cheese: 180 calories\nSmall Potato Salad: 180 calories\nSmall Potatoes and Gravy: 130 calories\nRoasted BLT salad: 210 calories\nTenderRoast Filet Meal: 360 calories\nLil Bucket Strawberry ShortCake: 200 calories\n\nBurger King:\nChicken Whopper no mayo: 410 calories\n\nJack N The Box:\nSouthwest Chicken Pita:230 calories\nChicken Fajita Pita: 300 calories\nBeef Taco: 160 calories\nChipotle Chicken Sandwich: 390 calories\nBacon Chicken Sandwich: 440 calories\n\nCarls Jr:\nCharbroiled Chicken Sandwich: 370 calories\n\nTaco Bell:\nNacho Chicken Gordita: 270 calories\nNacho Steak Gordita: 270 calories\nTaco: 170 calories\n\nSubway :(THE BEST CHOICE)\nYou can have any of the under 6 grams of fat sandwiches! They're delicious just No MAyo. My favorite is Sweet Onion Chicken Teriyaki. I like to get a foot long and have a 6' for lunch and a 6' for dinner.\n\nAlso make sure you do 30 minutes of excercise 5 days a week. I like to walk to the store and back instead of drive =)\n\nThis was just some ideas to help you on your way. \n\nAlso its great to drink one glass of water before eating. Water is very important!\n\n\n\nGOOD LUCK!!!
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A good way to lose weight is to track your intake of calories.\n\nEveryone burns up a certain amount a day, the more activity that you do, the greater amount of calories your body burns up. \n\nSo, by knowing your calorie intake( I try to limit mine to 500 for breakfast, and lunch, about 250 snack, and 700 for dinner.) try to keep total calories about 1,500 and you should lose weight.\n\nOther ideas:\n\nDrink lots of water\nIf you do eat something like binge eating, so what; start again.\nKeep active\nRemember you did not gain weight overnight, and you won't lose weight overnight.\n\nYou will get there...good luck.\n\nIf you can afford it...weight watchers would be good. Because you will have support.