Your Question About Easy Weight Loss

Carol asks…

easy fast weight loss safe for teens?

i want natural stuff no pills or whatever . i just wanna loss like 10 15 pounds . im 5’3 130 and 14 … thanks .

weight loss cardiff answers:

Simple… Diet and exercise . Stop eating the junk food if u do and work out half an hour to an hour a day. 2-3 pounds a week is a sigh of healthy weight loss. Get help from your parents . And dont give up.! Warning:it wont be easy to work out and your weight wont dissapear in a few days. It takes time. Itll take about a month or so.good luck!!

Susan asks…

fast easy weight loss?

my family is going on a cruise in about 5 months and i need to lose about 30 lbs at least. im 16 so some options might not be available. can anyone tell me a fast and easy way to lose that weight and get a good body back?

weight loss cardiff answers:

Losing 10 lbs a month is a good and safe target. Any faster weight loss is likely to be temporary only and in most cases you regain it all.

Running, jogging, cycling, swimming, dancing, push ups, sit ups, squats, brisk walking and power walking all help for weight loss but dieting helps more.

You can always eat negative calorie foods for weight loss and below is a list of negative calorie foods that will boost your metabolism.

Negative Calorie Fruits:
apples
cranberries
grapefruit
lemons
mangoes
oranges
pineapple
raspberries
strawberries
tangerines

Negative Calorie Vegetables:
asparagus
beets
broccoli
cabbage (green)
carrots
cauliflower
celery
Chile peppers (hot)
cucumber
dandelions
endives
garden cress
garlic
green beans
lettuce
onions
papaya
radishes
spinach
turnips

These foods don’t actually have negative calories but when you eat these foods raw or slightly cooked your body burns more calories digesting and processing them than what is in the food itself.

For a healthy weight loss add some of these foods to your diet each day. Most of them are full of healthy nutrients such as fiber, antioxidants and enzymes as well as vitamins and minerals.

Source(s):
Web search for “list of negative calorie foods”

Nancy asks…

weight loss?

Hi,i’m overweight by 25pounds, i hardly been to the gym,
i joined the gym 2 weeks ago, i go 5 days a week, and by doing cardio i burn 500 callories, some say it’s not a good idea to cardio and weights on the same day, i need a advise,
also faster way to lose weight
thanks

weight loss cardiff answers:

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Sharon asks…

What cheap alternative to Science Diet Cat food can I try?

My cat, a little over one years old has been using Science Diet Optimal Care food. He eats 1/4 cup in the morning, and 1/4 in the evening. Is there any alternative food brand I can buy that isn’t as expensive. I know science diet isn’t the best, but also it isn’t the most expensive either. Unfortunately , I’m high school senior who doesn’t have a job anymore. I just get money on the side from babysitting. I won’t stoop as low as grocery store brands, but anything under $30 from petco/petsmart is alright.

weight loss cardiff answers:

Science Diet, like all dry food is total CRAP. Please feed your cat some healthy, grain-free food like home-made or canned/wet food like Nature’s Variety Instinct. That’s what I feed my cats for 2 of the 4 meals a day that they get. The other two are homemade chicken and supplements that we grind up for them.

Bottom line, NOTHING will be cheaper than Science Diet, which is poision. Do the math.

And to Ailsa, yes, all “dried” food is crap. DO NOT feed it to your cats. If you can’t afford proper nutrition for your pets you shouldn’t have them. Seriously. You need to do what is best for them. And I am by no means “rich”, and I also live on a tight budget, but I am willing to make sacrifices for my pets.

Sandy asks…

Problems with Science Diet Dog food?

I am wondering if anyone else experienced problems with their pets after feeding them any of the Science Diet dog foods. About 9 months ago we got a choc. lab who we love lots and lots. However, he has the worst gas ever. We recently adopted a small collie mix, and we also feed her Science Diet. However, she has the same gas problem. They both eat different formula’s, but both are from Science Diet.

Any other dogs owners experience this same fate? We are switching products as soon as the bags are empty.
Edit:

These dogs were raised from puppies on only one type of food. There never was a begining transition from a different food, except for their mother’s milk.

weight loss cardiff answers:

Science diet, like most grocery brands, is a horrible kibble, and I would never feed it even if it was given to me. Good choice on switching.

There are 3 rules to follow when buying dog food. Just read the ingredients.

1: NO corn in the ingredients. Corn is a very cheap filler and dogs can’t digest it. Your dog simply has to eat more of the food to get the proper amount of nutrients.

2: NO wheat. Wheat is again a cheap filler, and is also the leading cause of dog allergies to food.

3: NO meat by-products. A meat by-product can technically be anything except feathers. Does a whole bunch of beaks and feet really sound nutritional.

Just read the ingredient labels, and follow the 3 simple rules above, and you will have a pretty good quality food.

William asks…

Making raw diet cat food.?

I have been trying to give my cat the raw diet food as descibed on site, http://www.catinfo.org/?link=makingcatfood for about a year. I follow the directions to a T, buying fresh chicken from a butcher, etc, and she turns her nose up at it every time, even when a small amount is mixed with her regular food. I even tried not adding any vitamins to see if that was a turn off. Nothing! She does, however, like the food from the can. I feed her Wellness brand but it’s getting sort of pricy for me. Guess she likes the taste and smell better. I tried putting some of that Grizzly Salmon Oil in the raw thinking the fishy smell would be an attraction and she hated that too. I would like her to be as healthy as possible eating a raw diet but maybe I’m not doing something right. The only thing I can think of is my grinder has carbon plates which have sort of a ‘metalic smell’ to them. Switch to stainless steel plates? Any ideas? Maybe if I could find out what they put in cat food to give it that yummy smell I would have some luck. Never saw such a fussy kitty. Obviously, she is VERY spoiled and my bank account is dwindling to try and figure it out! LOL Sure wish she could talk and tell me what to do!
Signed,
OWNER OF A SPOILED CAT

weight loss cardiff answers:

The diet at catinfo is balanced, as it was formulated by a vet who studies feline nutrition. Listen to her, and not “vet students’ or anyone who recommends dry food.

*sigh* I wish people would read more on feline nutrition before they start spouting what is “best”

Anyway. I used Dr. Lisa’s recipe (aka the one at catinfo) for several years. I started buying raw premade recently because I now have eight cats, and grinding that many bones each month was getting to me emotionally (yes, I’m a sap, but I couldn’t deal)

I started using it because I had a diabetic cat. She was elderly, and had been eating commercial food all her life. She ate the raw for a few weeks, then gave up. I don’t know why, but nothing I could do would get her to eat it again. All of my other cats and many of my fosters have really enjoyed raw.

You might have luck starting with just the basics. Buy some ground chicken, and feed just that. Yes, it is unbalanced, but you shouldn’t have to feed it for long. Try adding a little full raw in the ground chicken if she takes to it. Slowly increase raw to plain until the kitty is eating full raw.

Or you could try premade raw and see if she takes to that. Feline’s pride is closest to dr. Lisa’s recipe, but I don’t have that local, so I’m currently feeding Bravo. There are also premade recipes that don’t have chicken as the base. Maybe your kitty would prefer turkey, quail, beef, etc.

Personally, with eight cats I find raw to be more economical. I don’t feed nearly as much, because the quality of input is better, the quality of the output is better and thus we use less litter. I also believe that it helps their health, and thus I am spending less on medical bills.

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Sandy asks…

what is a good diet for me to lose weight fast?

could someone please tell me how to lose weight fast. i want to look sexy and slim by this summer so i can wear skirts and shorts and wear my swim suit and feel pretty and not be so self consious. i weigh 170 pounds right now and my height is 5”7 1/2 i have tried eating healthy and i had a hard time because i wasnt satisfied with healthy foods. i crave lots of cokes and sugary foods. i even tried exercising 2 x a day and didnt lose no weight. i do not want to take any diet pills or herbal stuff. i wanna do it on my own. but i just need some perople to direct me with a diet plan thats right for me. so if u can help i would sure be happy thanx

weight loss cardiff answers:

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Why is this important…

Well, quick ‘release foods’ are your bodies worst enemy as they are digested quickly by your stomach and your body is unable to burn off the calorie from that food… Causing fat deposits to stick to you.

So, our diet “must” consist mainly of ‘slow release foods’ which allow us to burn off the calories ingested.

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Over the last 30 years, research into food and blood glucose response has completely changed our carbohydrate classification system.

It has been learned that it is impossible to predict the impact on blood glucose levels by certain foods, instead people are fed carbohydrate foods and the response measured.

This response is known as the Glycemic Index (GI), it is a measure of how quickly carbohydrate foods are digested and absorbed, and ranks carbohydrate foods according to their impact on blood sugar (glucose) levels: as indicted by elevated blood glucose

Foods with a high GI are absorbed quickly into the blood stream and cause a rapid rise in blood glucose levels. While foods with a low GI are broken down more slowly over time and keep blood glucose levels more stable (Remember that low is slow!).

Some carbohydrate foods will maintain your energy levels for hours, while some may cause your blood glucose to rise and fall. Different types of carbohydrate can also affect feelings of fullness in the stomach and this can influence hunger and your ability to control your body weight.

Why is the GI important?

When our blood glucose levels are stable we have plenty of readily available fuel for the brain and muscles. If our blood glucose levels drop too low (hypoglycemia) we feel tired, dizzy and generally unwell. If our blood glucose levels rise too quickly a rapid drop usually follows this.

Include low glycemic index foods in meals and snacks to slow the release of glucose into the bloodstream. A low glycemic index snack a few hours before exercise will help maintain your energy levels for more effective training. After high intensity exercise (strength training) a high glycemic index snack should be consumed within 30 minutes. This will help to replace energy and start the recovery process.

Low-GI foods take longer to digest and help delay hunger pangs that little bit more and thus promote weight loss. So please choose your carbs carefully as this will lower your insulin levels and burn more fat. The secret is to swap high GI foods with low GI foods.

Simple steps to a low GI diet.

Step No 1

Start with a healthy, well balanced and varied diet based on a good nutrition program. The diet should be low in fats, moderate in carbohydrate and protein. The program should be high in fibre and contain a varied amount of foods to provide the required amount of vitamins and minerals.

Step No 2

Look at the type of carbohydrates that you consume during the day. Look at the carbs that you eat the most, as these will have the most dramatic impact on your diet.

Try to change the carbs you eat the most with at least one low GI one. (Replace potato with sweet potato, use noodles instead of rice) By substituting half of your daily carbohydrate from high GI to low GI will result in an overall reduction in the GI of your diet.

Reducing the GI in your diet reduces your insulin levels and increases the fat burning apparatus in your body. Try to reduce the high GI’s in your diet by substituting them with low GI’s.

Regular consumption of low GI foods increases the feelings of fullness and satisfaction and so prevents weight gain. Try taking in six small meals a day of healthy low fat low GI foods to prevent overeating at meal times and control appetite.

Remember, that it is also important to look at the calories in food too Rice and bread might be low in fat but when your body is burning the carbohydrates in these foods it doesn’t burn as much fat. So if you are on a low fat diet, you wont loose as much weight if your calories are still high.

Have a look at the table below for the different GI food ratings.

Low GI()

Grapefruit (26)

Baked Beans (15)

Lentils (29)

Peanuts (13)

Soy Beans (15)
Pineapple (66)

Raisins (64)

Sweet corn (59)

Potato Chips (51)

All bran (51)
Cornflakes (80)

W/M Bread (72)

Brown Rice (80)

Carrots (92)

Baked Potato (98)

Compare these two menus and try to adjust your diet accordingly.

High GI Menu

Breakfast: 40 Grams of cornflakes with milk. Two slices of whole meal toast with margarine and jam.

Snack: Two sweet biscuits with a white coffee.

Lunch: Ham and salad whole meal Roll with an apple.

Snack: Four crackers with cottage cheese and chives

Main Meal: Serving of Roast chicken with a large baked potato, peas. And Small piece of cake.

Low GI Menu

Breakfast: 40 Grams of bran with low fat milk. Two slices of low GI toast (Try Burgen) with margarine and jam.

Snack: Two oatmeal biscuits with a coffee (Low fat milk).

Lunch: Ham and salad Roll (Low GI bread). Soft-serve vanilla yoghurt with toasted muesli sprinkled on top.

Snack: Two bananas.

Main Meal: Serving of Roast chicken with a small baked potato and peas. Two scoops of low fat ice cream with half a cup of canned

Chicken, beef, fish, eggs, nuts, and avocados contain very little or no carbohydrates. These foods if eaten by themselves will not have much effect on your glucose levels and are very low GI. Alcoholic beverages especially wine are also low GI so can be included in your diet but remember to count them in your daily caloric intake.

Low GI foods are ideal for loosing weight due to the slow absorption from the stomach. Low GI foods also help to keep blood sugar levels more stable and this has an effect on reducing sweet cravings.

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David asks…

How can I lose weight the fastest?

I’m a 5’6, 18 year old female who weighs 290 pounds. I’m not fat, per say.. I’m stocky. Anyways, my High School Graduation is coming up in five months and I want to become thin to look good in my Grad dress. So, I’m thinking a good weight would be 140 pounds.

Basically, I want to lose a 150 pounds in five months. I’ve joined Zumba and I’ve tried cutting down my food intake, but nothing is working. Any tips for a crash diet or just any in general to make me lose weight fast?

Please and thank you!

weight loss cardiff answers:

When you are losing weight, you should exercise and diet together.
If you exercise without dieting, you will get bigger appetite, which
will lead to increase of weight, or muscle grow
underneath the fat layer, and make you bulkier. If you diet without
exercising, you will become flabby and will have excess skin. For
diet, go wheat free. No pasta, pizza, bread and so on. And no food
after 7 p.m. People achieve marvellous results with it. Depending on
your initial weight, you can drop upwards from 20 pounds a month. If
you don’t eat wheat then you don’t eat all those sticky, fatty goey
cakes, you don’t eat junk food, and you don’t eat biscuits. But your
diet is still balanced. It costs nothing, and you do not have to
calculate points or to buy special meals or plans. For exercising,
start with walking, and then switch to running/jogging. Running is the
most efficient and calorie-burn exercise ever. If you are overweight a
lot, walk first or you may have health complications (heart attack,
disjointed bones and so on). Weight lifting is a good means to target
your problem areas for men and women. It’s not necessarily to become a
bodybuilder or even join a gym – a couple of dumbbells will help you
to target your problem areas (stomach, butt, legs, arms, chest).

Donna asks…

how to lose weight…fast?!?

how do i lose weight..fast!

weight loss cardiff answers:

When you are losing weight, you should exercise and diet together.
If you exercise without dieting, you will get bigger appetite, which
will lead to increase of weight, or muscle grow
underneath the fat layer, and make you bulkier. If you diet without
exercising, you will become flabby and will have excess skin. For
diet, go wheat free. No pasta, pizza, bread and so on. And no food
after 7 p.m. People achieve marvellous results with it. Depending on
your initial weight, you can drop upwards from 20 pounds a month. If
you don’t eat wheat then you don’t eat all those sticky, fatty goey
cakes, you don’t eat junk food, and you don’t eat biscuits. But your
diet is still balanced. It costs nothing, and you do not have to
calculate points or to buy special meals or plans. For exercising,
start with walking, and then switch to running/jogging. Running is the
most efficient and calorie-burn exercise ever. If you are overweight a
lot, walk first or you may have health complications (heart attack,
disjointed bones and so on). Weight lifting is a good means to target
your problem areas for men and women. It’s not necessarily to become a
bodybuilder or even join a gym – a couple of dumbbells will help you
to target your problem areas (stomach, butt, legs, arms, chest).

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David asks…

What are some random weight loss tips?

What are some random weight gain tips

weight loss cardiff answers:

Hi !

Weight Loss Tips :

No sugar
Eat lots of fruits and vegetables
No processed foods
Eat lean meats
Eat low-fat dairy
Eat Legumes
Drink 1 gallon of water per day
Workout doing cardio more days of the week than strength training

Weight Gain Tips:
Eat foods that are high in carbohydrates
Strength train more days of the week than cardio

George asks…

suggestions and tips on weight loss?

Okay so since march of last year I’ve been trying to lose weight, I started out as 5’4 and 141 lbs.

-So from march to June I ate 1340 calories a day and lost 5lbs

-from June to mid July I ate 900 calories a day and lost 5 more lbs

– the i started eating 1200 calories a day and gained about 3lbs back.

-in November I started doing swim team and I was still eating 1200 calories a day plus some extra cause I was like starved. And from then till now I probably gained 6lbs. (From muscle??)

So my question is how can I get to being 130 again without losing my muscle and feeling skinny? I feel so fat with it 🙁 also how many calories should I be eating? Is my body too used to 1200-1300 calories? I feel like I hit a plateau… Also I did go down a inch or two from swimming, but I also feel like I gained a little since summer

weight loss cardiff answers:

Weight loss tips:

Drink water
Train low intencity before breakfast
After you’ve eaten do high intencity cardio
Avoid refined sugar
Avoid complex carbs
Don’t eat within two hours of dinner
Train with weights
Do some light cardio after dinner
Eat fruit
Eat vegetables
Increase protein foods like meat, fish, eggs, etc.
Take a multivitamin
Take a cod liver oil supplement
Run hills and climb stairs
Increase your intensity each workout
Eat leafy green vegetables
Keep active inbetween workout sessions
Swap your work chair for a fitness ball
Keep fitness equipment like dumb bells, etc. In every room of the house
Find someone to train with in the mornings
Find someone who is better than you at fitness to train with
Make fruit a whole meal instead of a snack
Replace television with active past times like walking, etc.
Join a sport team or a fitness class
Experiment with martial arts and tai chi and yoga
If you are doing weight training and cardio, do the weight training first
Choose cardio exercises that work the whole body, not just the legs
Try not to mix fats and carbs in the same meal (ie cheese and pasta)
Avoid coffee as it leads to bad diet habits
http://eatingandexercises.blogspot.com/

Carol asks…

does anybody have any good weight loss tips?

I just stopped taking a medication that helped me gain a lot of weight. My doctor says now I should be able to start losing the weight. Beyond the standard diet and exercise, does anybody have any more specific tips on how to lose the weight?

weight loss cardiff answers:

I hope this tips would help you.

Weight loss tip 1: Decide how much weight you need to lose – Most people start their weight loss journey by claiming to be xyz kilos overweight. This isn’t a healthy way to project or aim for weight loss. Calculate your desired weight against your height by using reliable methods like the BMI, and set a healthy weight loss target. This is often half the battle won.

Weight loss tip 2: Time management – This is quite often overlooked. Decide which part of your day will be dedicated to exercise, when in the week you will stock up on groceries, and when you will do the cooking – all within your current work and home life routine. If you don’t do this now, your days will be rushed and unplanned, and you won’t be able to sustain your weight loss efforts.

Weight loss tip 3: Stock your kitchen – Keep your house well-stocked with fruits, vegetables, healthy meats, grains, cereals, spices, and flavourers. Follow our tricks to healthy cooking, cooking vegetables for the week, and low-fat cooking posts to understand how best you can stock your kitchen with healthy and delicious ingredients. All of this will go into helping the next step – cooking healthy meals at home.

Weight loss tip 4: Eat healthy homecooked meals – Whether it’s you who’s cooking, a family member, or house help, ensure that every one practises healthy cooking methods, and ingredients. Ask any person who’s lost weight the healthy way, and you will always hear about how healthy homecooked meals were a big reason behind it. Use less oil, low salt, fresh produce, and you’ll start seeing results in no time.

Weight loss tip 5 : Start a cardio + weights workout – A healthy weight loss programme is incomplete without a good exercise routine, and weight training mixed with cardio is the best way to lose weight. Of course, variations and forms exist, but any workout that stresses on muscle tone and increased heart rate will always help you lose weight and keep it off. You can either start a home workout today, or rely on gyms for fitness training.

Weight loss tip 6: Alter your snacking habits . Set those French fries aside, skip that aerated drink, and ban those unhealthy deep fried samosas. Explore the healthy snack world and you will find several appetisers, party snacks, movie snacks and meal accompaniments that’ll satisfy every craving of yours.

Weight loss tip 7: Have at least one active hobby – It isn’t sufficient to rely on just 30 to 60 minutes of physical activity per day. Moving from bed to office chair, and back to bed, isn’t a healthy way to live. Buy a motion sensor gaming console that lets you enjoy social games with friends and family, plan weekend trips, clean your house once a week, dance, play sports, the list is endless. Get out of the coffee shop and dining table rut, and you’ll have fun along with the healthy weight loss

Weight loss tip 9: Drink plenty of water – You’ve known that your body relies heavily on water for all important bodily functions, and yet you skimp on drinking adequate quantities of water every day. Well, it’s time to stop that. Check out some exciting ways to make water interesting and you’ll be packing it away in no time. Do not forget to carry a water bottle to your workout, and take a few sips after every 2-3 minutes of exercise.

Weight loss tip 10: Plan healthy vacations – Why go all the way with healthy weight loss, when one tiny vacation will just come along and topple it all? Healthy vacations aren’t impossible. Take a look at how you can eat smart on a holiday, and then at bodyweight workouts that you can carry with you wherever you go, to understand how to holiday right. Above all, remember that these are lifelong habits that’ll help you stay fit forever and not short term weight loss quickfixes

good luck.

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