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So over the years, I've steadily been putting on the weight to the point that my self esteem lowers each time that look in the mirror. I can't stand it, i want to get rid of the weight on my waist, stomach and thighs.
I want my self esteem and my confidence back. I've made a bet with a friend so that we both have something to work for in order to as much weight as we can to outdo each other in a week. I've been trying to lose the weight for years except I love my food a lot.
Any tips for fast weight loss would be awesome. So far I'm going to be drinking a ton of water, exercising, walking and just eating raw fruits and vegetables all week.
I want my self esteem and my confidence back. I've made a bet with a friend so that we both have something to work for in order to as much weight as we can to outdo each other in a week. I've been trying to lose the weight for years except I love my food a lot.
Any tips for fast weight loss would be awesome. So far I'm going to be drinking a ton of water, exercising, walking and just eating raw fruits and vegetables all week.
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Oh there's tons of things you can do for fast weight loss, but slow and steady is healthier overall. I think you'll do fine with what you've got going on there though. Remember to eat some whole grains as well, the fiber will do you good. Not that you don't get plenty of fiber from raw fruits and veggies.
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Just keep doing what you're doing and you'll see improvements. :) You don't want to lose weight fast, usually it's not healthy and it ends up getting you sick so just take things steady and just keep up at what you're doing. You can join sites to help you keep on the right track, if needed.
Remember to get proteins in too. They're essential for your body. This doesn't have to be meat. This could be fish, nuts and legumes.
I started using myfitnesspal.com. It has been helpful and enlightening. It tracks your calories for you and tells you based on your height weight, and goal how many calories you should have a day.
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I've been trying to lose weight also, and what has helped me is a treat. At the end of the week, if I stuck to my plan, then I allow myself two small scoops of vanilla ice cream (which I love). It makes the working out and eating healthy food feel less like a punishment. As long as you can control your intake of sweets, then I would suggest this to you and your friend.
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I lost 10 lbs in a week and a half just by playing Just Dance on the Wii since I can't work out thanks to my 2 year old. Just exercise along with drinking lots of water or sometime like Gatorade. You can still eat normally just decrease the serving size and for snaking the more green the better. Red, orange and yellow fruits actually produce sugar which can cause weight gain. Eat salads and other green veggies. The more the better. If I'm hungry but it's not time for dinner, I'll have a bowl of salad or a sandwich with wheat bread. It helps. Also you can have a binge type of day. Say all week you stick to your little diet, then Saturday go out to eat and eat what you want. That's what my cousin did.
Drinking Vitamin water is good when it's cold. There are many flavor to try, but the fruit punch, also known as 'revive', is great for your body.
If you ever get the urge to snack, try to stay away from crackers and the like. It's better to have a scoop of ice cream which has more protein in it, then eat crackers. But just a small amount.
If you ever get the urge to snack, try to stay away from crackers and the like. It's better to have a scoop of ice cream which has more protein in it, then eat crackers. But just a small amount.
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You shouldn't JUST each vegetables and fruits, because you need proper nutrition. I think you should lower your calorie count. Depending how much you want to lose. However, don't go under 1000 because then your body will go into defensive mode and store EVERYTHING you eat as fat.
I would suggest eating anywhere from 1200-1600 calories per day. It takes 3500 calories to burn one pound of fat. I think the easiest way to do this is to walk. Walk, and listen to music, and try to walk further each day, and pick up your pace each day. Drinking only water (or water based things, such as tea) is really good, because you can lose up to fifteen pounds of water weight.
I hope this helps!
I would suggest eating anywhere from 1200-1600 calories per day. It takes 3500 calories to burn one pound of fat. I think the easiest way to do this is to walk. Walk, and listen to music, and try to walk further each day, and pick up your pace each day. Drinking only water (or water based things, such as tea) is really good, because you can lose up to fifteen pounds of water weight.
I hope this helps!
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One thing I found that helped me a lot when I lost my weight (I was overweight in high school- have since lost around 40 lbs, and even through two pregnancies, I've managed to keep it off), is replacing your favourite foods with new favourite foods.
I replaced things like brownies and cakes (my vice >.<) with things like unsweetened yogurt with honey on top, and hommeade apple crumble. I replaced hot chocolate with teas. And yeah, maybe the taste wasn't as comparable, but I felt good eating those foods, because I knew that I was treating myself AND doing something good for myself, and I found that that feeling- being proud of myself- really motivated me to keep it up. Six years later, and I'm still nomming yogurt as a favourite snack.
And exercise is invaluable, because not only does it help you lose weight in the first place, it will help you to keep it off later. The more active you are, the faster your metabolism runs, the easier you burn through calories. Plus, it'll add an extra incentive to eat healthy, because you'll notice once you start being really active, you feel great when you're well fueled, and you feel crappy when you're not eating right. It really helps.
I replaced things like brownies and cakes (my vice >.<) with things like unsweetened yogurt with honey on top, and hommeade apple crumble. I replaced hot chocolate with teas. And yeah, maybe the taste wasn't as comparable, but I felt good eating those foods, because I knew that I was treating myself AND doing something good for myself, and I found that that feeling- being proud of myself- really motivated me to keep it up. Six years later, and I'm still nomming yogurt as a favourite snack.
And exercise is invaluable, because not only does it help you lose weight in the first place, it will help you to keep it off later. The more active you are, the faster your metabolism runs, the easier you burn through calories. Plus, it'll add an extra incentive to eat healthy, because you'll notice once you start being really active, you feel great when you're well fueled, and you feel crappy when you're not eating right. It really helps.
In order to lose weight you need to burn more calories than you intake. Bottom line. You can eat whatever you want and if you burn more calories than what you have eaten it will show progress.
There have been several studies where people go on all twinkie diets and as long as they are burning more calories than they intake, they are losing weight. link. Healthy? Not so much- but it's all about calorie counting.
Depending on your weight, height, age, bmi etc. there is a target amount of calories you want to eat. Normal people are on about a 1800-2000 calorie diet, but you can go here to get a better grasp on your target numbers- it gives you a maintenance number as well as a fat loss and mega fat loss number. I would not recommend ever going under 1500 calories a day- that is EXTREME weight loss and borderline unhealthy [it's what my doctor told me was the least I could healthily eat at].
Once you know how many calories you want per day, you can manually count and record what you eat or you can use a website/phone app like My Fitness Pal which is practically my bible. I usually break my day into three meals, 500 calories per meal. Snacks I'll go for low-to-no calories if I need the pick me up.
It is extremely important to remember to eat your protein. Especially as a female I am sure you'd like to have healthy hair and nails. Loss of protein can affect your hair growth and you may see your hair thinning. There are supplements you can take, but I'd highly recommend using a majority of your calories on things that are high in protein- fish, nuts, lean meat, even cheese.
Also make sure that you drink lots and lots and lots of water. While there is zero calories in most diet drinks there is also sugar or salts to think about. Watch your salt intake as it will make you retain water- you may think about asking your doctor for a diuretic to reduce water weight if they say it is alright in your case.
The reason I recommend My Fitness Pal most is that it also factors in the amounts of daily vitamins, minerals, etc. that you want to consider in your diet as well. It can't hurt to make everything balanced!
Also, think about doing a cleanse diet before starting another diet. The Master Cleanse is always a good choice.
And of course excercise is going to help. The more excercise you do, technically the more you can eat because you need to fuel your body with extra calories. So if you're doing mega workouts and only eating 1500 a day, you will DEFINITELY want to increase that or you will make yourself ill.
Any other things you need to know? Feel free to PM me. I know way too much about this stuff. XD
There have been several studies where people go on all twinkie diets and as long as they are burning more calories than they intake, they are losing weight. link. Healthy? Not so much- but it's all about calorie counting.
Depending on your weight, height, age, bmi etc. there is a target amount of calories you want to eat. Normal people are on about a 1800-2000 calorie diet, but you can go here to get a better grasp on your target numbers- it gives you a maintenance number as well as a fat loss and mega fat loss number. I would not recommend ever going under 1500 calories a day- that is EXTREME weight loss and borderline unhealthy [it's what my doctor told me was the least I could healthily eat at].
Once you know how many calories you want per day, you can manually count and record what you eat or you can use a website/phone app like My Fitness Pal which is practically my bible. I usually break my day into three meals, 500 calories per meal. Snacks I'll go for low-to-no calories if I need the pick me up.
It is extremely important to remember to eat your protein. Especially as a female I am sure you'd like to have healthy hair and nails. Loss of protein can affect your hair growth and you may see your hair thinning. There are supplements you can take, but I'd highly recommend using a majority of your calories on things that are high in protein- fish, nuts, lean meat, even cheese.
Also make sure that you drink lots and lots and lots of water. While there is zero calories in most diet drinks there is also sugar or salts to think about. Watch your salt intake as it will make you retain water- you may think about asking your doctor for a diuretic to reduce water weight if they say it is alright in your case.
The reason I recommend My Fitness Pal most is that it also factors in the amounts of daily vitamins, minerals, etc. that you want to consider in your diet as well. It can't hurt to make everything balanced!
Also, think about doing a cleanse diet before starting another diet. The Master Cleanse is always a good choice.
And of course excercise is going to help. The more excercise you do, technically the more you can eat because you need to fuel your body with extra calories. So if you're doing mega workouts and only eating 1500 a day, you will DEFINITELY want to increase that or you will make yourself ill.
Any other things you need to know? Feel free to PM me. I know way too much about this stuff. XD
