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Daniel asks…

Can you lose weight by just eating cereal for 2 weeks?

I want to lose some weight before I go on holiday in 2 weeks. And I want to know how much I will lose? Is there a chance I will put the weight back on even if I am going on holiday to a country where the weather is 35- 45 degrees for two months?

weight loss cardiff answers:

To lose fat it’s simply a calorie deficit
Calories is known as *Energy* excess energy not being burned off turns in to fat
3,500 calories of measurement = 1 lb

14 lbs = 1 stone of fat

You can eat junk and still lose fat if your watching your calorie intake however I do not recommend this as you will be malnourished from a lack of nutrients and you may not be full which can cause over eating (excess calories)

It’s like this if you had a choice of

50kcal oreo biscuit or 50kcal green apple, which one would you choose 😛 You can take the apple as it will be more fuller

But a calorie is a calorie in terms of losing fat, so to answer your question “Can you lose weight by just eating cereal for 2 weeks” You can if you watch your calorie budget.

In terms of bodybuilding (building lean mass etc) it isn’t 100% calories in and out, I’ll explain

1 gram of protein =3kcal
1 gram of carbohydrates =3kcal
1 gram of fats = 9kcal

You can see fats provide more energy than carbohydrates, however fats are used differently (for function) while Protein is used for muscle repair/growth, so carbohydrates are usually the main energy source. This is why people get so confused honestly, I get people saying BREAD will make you fat, CHEESE will make you fat. LOL they don’t do enough re search

EXCESS OF anything can make you FAT. Simple as that, remember everything has a calorie unless its diet soda or something or water.

So watch your calorie budget. If you were eating usually 2,000 calories per day. Still not losing fat? Then decrease your calories to around 1500 – 1600 but don’t go lower than 1,200 calories or you may go in starvation mode.

Super low calorie diets (below 1,200 calories) Never work. Because what happens is, your body will use ur muscles for energy (remember protein contains CALORIES *Energy*) So if it’s not getting enough calories it will eat your muscles and muscles are made from protein. What do muscles do? They burn extra calories…

It is all determine on your metabolism/activity rate… Some people has faster metabolism than others. For example you see Bodybuilders and athletes eating around 3,000+ calories a day and they are super lean
But they use up those energy for there muscle mass and for there exercise *activity*

So what ways can you fix up your metabolism to help you burn more of those calories well here are few from what I have re searched:

1.) Green tea or black coffee (this speeds the heart up for a short amount of time (its calorie free)
2.) Spicy foods (Hot peppers etc)
3.) Drinking Water (replace all your fluids for water instead and you save tons of calories plus u feel good and removes toxins out of your body)
4.) 5 – 6 small meals eating frequently (This is because it controls blood sugar, preventing you to over eat, which you wont feel hungry all the time and you wont feel bloated
5.) Cardio exercises (anything that gets your heart rate up, burns lots of calories such as running, swimming, skipping rope and dancing etc!)
6.) Lifting weights and getting enough protein (builds muscles, 1 lb per muscles burn 50kcal per lb of muscle tissue, so more muscles you have more faster your metabolism is)
7.) Enough sleep 6 – 8 hours is enough really for repair etc
8.) Chewing gum burns 11 calorie per hour (not much but still helps, but don’t replace chew gum for meals this is stupid)

I don’t recommend weighing scales to measure how much you lost fat. Weighing scales wont give you exactly how much you lost in fat. Weighing scales measures fat, muscles, water and bones. I suggest check your bf% (body fat %) every 2 weeks to see if you lost fat (which is more accurate to find out if you lost fat, than counting on a weighing scales. Because weight changes (as soon as you eat, you gain weight but it’s water not fat 😛 So if you do weigh your self please weigh your self once a week, empty stomach and after you urinate.

I hope I helped any problems feel free to email me at styo6789@hotmail.co.uk

Donald asks…

can I lose weight in 2 weeks without too much excersize?

I am anemic so get extremely cold and find it hard being out in this weather(london).. can I lose weight in 2 weeks by just changing my diet?

weight loss cardiff answers:

Yeah..u can loose weight by eating things like papaya, apple and other fruits and vegetables..it won’t work immediately bt will help u in the long run..:)

Donna asks…

What are the minimum pounds of weight I need to lose in order to visibly see results in weight loss?

I want to lose weight in 2 weeks. I don’t really care how much just as long as its visible to see. Like someone can easily tell that I lost weight. How many pounds do I need to lose in order for that to happen? And how long will it take 2 lose those pounds? Thank you.
Btw im large not small

weight loss cardiff answers:

It really depends on the person…I guess I’ll just answer based on my own experience. I used to have a lot of visible belly fat (it was really gross…). This summer, I dieted and exercised and within the first 2-3 weeks, I lost around 6-8 lbs. I saw a huge difference in my body. Most of the fat around my stomach was gone, and now, I pretty much have a flat stomach except for bit of fat that I’m still working on to get off.

The average person, if on a *healthy* diet (1000-1200 calories, 15 minutes of cardio), will lose about 2 lbs per week. Losing any more than 2 lbs per week is dangerous. I lost around 3-4 lbs in the first week, and this is because I went on a 700 calorie diet. I do not recommend this because now, I feel moody all the time and feel dizzy/light-headed. Plus, the weight stops coming off after a few weeks. So moral of the story? Don’t go below 1000 calories on a diet. (I’m currently working towards a higher calorie consumption.)

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Charles asks…

What are the craziest diets you have ever heard?

I have heard of the water diet, jolly rancher diet and the not eating ‘diet’!

Lol i think that these are all nuts!

Any other weird diets that you have heard of?

weight loss cardiff answers:

This one soup made out of onions and tomatoes… Basically you eat as much as you can of this soup and only this soup. My sister and mother were crazy and desperate enough to try this one. I passed…

Michael asks…

What kinds of diets can i take in order to prevent gainging more weight and help muscle gain?

Im 16 years old and i need to know what diets i can take to prevent gaining more weight and to help me gain muscle since im gonna join a gym soon. Thanks

weight loss cardiff answers:

Again like I told this girl change your diet into a plant based diet for 1 week or a month watch the movies forks over knives it improves your health. YOU WILL SEE RESULTS!!!!(:

Chris asks…

Are juice diets good for morbitley obeise people?

I was wondering because i wanted to do the lemonade juice diet for awile. but im planning on losing weight by june so would it come back. and what other juice diets are there. also i found out last week that i have dibetes the ones where i have to take pills for it so im wondrin maybe can i drink hot green tea and honey? or a tea diet? Sorry if confusing.

Please Help And THANK YOU!

weight loss cardiff answers:

The body is smart enough to prevent you from losing weight by going on a low calorie diet over the long term. Your metabolism will slow and I guarantee you will not lose weight this way. There have been many high quality scientific studies that show this.

I’ve tried most diets that have been published. The only diet that worked for me is one that I can continue as a new lifestyle and one that does not involve heavy investment in a program or surgery. It is considered radical by some industry medical advocates, but it is the healthiest diet according to other distinguished and less biased experts (Dean Ornish, T. Colin Campbell, Neal Barnard). I consume primarily a plant based diet (sometimes called vegan).

I lost 50 pounds and kept it off. Certain foods are verboten and are totally unnecessary for health:

+ Milk & Dairy & Whey protein
+ Meat, poultry, fish
+ Eggs (even the egg whites are excluded)
+ Junk foods (packaged foods, convenience foods, commercial juices, preservatives, refined carbohydrates, sugars, fats, MSG, aspartame, coloring, “natural flavoring”)

Our schools, even naturalpaths, have been influenced by industry. Objective scientific studies support the fact that you can eat a balanced/healthy and nutritious diet for life by going vegan. You must continue it for lifetime. Each day you should eat:

+ Leafy green vegetables (calcium) – two portions
+ Flax seed oil or ground flax seeds (Omega-3) or equivalent – one tablespoon
+ Whole grains and sprouted or cooked legumes (protein) – five portions
+ Vegetables (raw and steamed, go for variety) – five portions
+ Fruits (raw, go for variety) – two to three portions per day
+ A small handful of nuts or seeds is OK if you are not allergic to them.

If you eat legumes and whole grains each meal, you will discover that the vegetable protein reduces your appetite between meals by stabilizing your blood sugar. This helps extinguish the cravings for cheese, milk, ice cream, fat, butter, margarine, salt, aspartame, MSG, and other addictive and unnecessary ‘food-like’ products.

To start, I’d read Dr. Dean Ornish “The Spectrum.” Since you are motivated, I’d go for the most extreme diet, which is also the healthiest.

Please be careful with low calorie diets and the Atkins diets. These diet philosophies sell a lot of books, however, they have been shown to be ineffectual over the long-term from one scientific study to another scientific study.

A vegan diet is the first 50 pounds or so. After that, you will need to start a weight training program to build muscle and reduce fat.

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Laura asks…

Why do I overheat so easily?

I overheat very easily, in fact when most people around me are complaining of being freezing I am usually at my most comfortable. That in itself doesn’t bother me too much, except when it comes to even mild exercise I have to stop very early; not because I am out of breath, but because I am too hot. It effects me very badly, I now rarely do any exercise as I cannot do any for sustained periods (10 minutes of jogging, or even a brisk walk and I can feel my face burning).

I am not particularly overweight, I could stand to lose a stone or two, but that weight is mostly because having been unable to effectively exercise, I have gradually put on weight.

Due to the fact that I am also constantly tired, and have insomnia I have had blood tests to rule out just about everything that would cause excessive tiredness, including thyroid problems, so I do not believe that this is the problem.

If anyone has any ideas as to what might cause something like this, I would appreciate it.

weight loss cardiff answers:

Perhaps your body temperature is too high and you have some hyperthermia problems. Such problems are sometimes (but not very often) side effects from prescription medication.

Lisa asks…

Running vs Weight training for weight loss?

I am a 27 year old male, 5’10” and weigh 295lbs. I have lost and gained large amounts of weight in my life thus far, and am gearing up for another big weight loss push. Ironically, I don’t like weight lifting and have always prefered running. You wouldn’t think for a guy my size, but I’ve always like it. Monday, I started running again, and I was able to run a 10 minute mile before having to walk and rest. I know 10 minutes is not a great time for a mile, but hey, you don’t weigh 295lbs. This morning was my 3rd morning running 1 mile, and then walk / jog about another mile after that, and I felt very week this time. My legs my back, everything. Mind you, I’m not saying that I was sore, because I understand the difference. My legs and low back were just very fatigued. What I’m worried about is, I don’t want to push my body to breaking down muscle, so I’m making sure to not eliminate carbs from my diet, but not go overboard either as to facilitate fat loss. An open ended question like this makes for 2 page answers, so let me tell you already what I understand about the body and fat burning. I understand that the best way to burn fat is to build a more muscular body that naturally burns more calories at rest, and that cardio does not do this. Also, I understand that cardio does not burn fat while in the act, because it needs a faster source of energy, that being carbs which are easily turned into glucose. Running is the only thing that I enjoy and would be able to stick with long term. So I need to leverage that to help with the weight loss. What I need is practical advice to apply my love of running most effectively towards the goal of burning fat. I would expect that diet would be a integral part of this undertaking.

So what diet would you recommend, (carbs to protein ratio) etc..
What workout schedule should I use here in the beginning?
What workout schedule should I use 3-6 months down the road?
Should I work to improve my the time of my mile, or just focus on lengthening distance without walking?

weight loss cardiff answers:

Watchfully analyze the calorie suggestions of any diet program earlier than you start it. You will almost certainly find out that 95% of diet programs have you cut your calories to “starvation” degrees. Extremely low calorie diets will have an effect on weight loss at the start, unfortunately not for long.

The human body always automatically strives to sustain an outstanding condition of balance: metabolism, body temperature, blood sugar, hormone levels, acid-alkaline balance and each additional system in the body, are all normalized within a narrow range that your body gets secure and comfortable.

As we know that the human body is very intelligent, it has abilities to constantly maintain all of these balances automatically even when we sleep.

Whenever you make a radical action with intention to formulate immediate change such as very fast weight loss, your metabolism in cybernetic regulate it to maintain stability in energy balance, very similar system as a thermostat maintains the temperature of your home in a desirable range.

Whenever you are at risk of starving, naturally your body immediately responses this condition, it is well-known as “the starvation response”. In this circumstance your body will suddenly regulate your metabolic rate downward similar to a thermostat, which means you burn fewer calories.

Extremely low calories diets can basically make you fatter. It is physiologically impracticable to achieve ‘permanent’ fat loss and lean body by starving yourself.

The only way to achieve permanent fat loss and retain it forever is to decrease your calories faintly and increase your activity greatly. It is always much more improved burn the fat than attempt to starve the fat on behalf of successfully lose your fat permanently.

Richard asks…

How can me and my Ex Effectively cut ourselves off from one another?

We broke up b/c I felt restrained in the relationship, he didnt like me going to the bar, drinking, or spending alot of time with my friends, I finally got sick of it and now he says I tricked him into beleiving I would convert to his religion, and how I made him give up evrythng and now im abandoning him. Were friends now, well trying to be friends.He has ALOT of issues but i was tired of helping him with minimal progress. Long story short we both tried to control each other and drove each other insane. One thing with me is i keep whitholding things from him because of his temper, and his ability to become easily upset! He gets upset so easy so i try not to tell him something or i put it off and he calles me a liar. I ve ” lied” so many times because im afriad of his temper, now im a liar and i cant keep letting him down but the only way i know how to console him is thru love and i keep surrendering my power to him giving in when hes upset because i feel like he needs me or something. I want o be his friend, but him remain mentally stable, and me too. We both keep freaking out and i cant handle the stress anymore. I feel sorry for him cause he lost so much weight and muslce cause he stopped going to the gym, stopping hanging with his friends, he lost me, i feel like he is depressed, and his family life is so terrible. How can i help him get over me, and help him be happy, but at the same time live my life without feeling like im walking on eggshells.

weight loss cardiff answers:

Stop being at his beck and call, don’t answer him at all and don’t contact him. He has a controlling influence over you, so just drop all contact with him altogether.

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