Your Question About Easy Weight Loss

Mandy asks…

Help…I need weight loss tips!?

I am 25 an considerably overweight. I just found out that I am not very healthy and want to make changes to loose the weight naturally before considering any type of surgery. Please help!!!!
Thank you all for your advise. I should have mentioned before that I work 84 hours a week as a nursing assistant. I find it very hard to come home and work out when I have been running around all night and have been on my feet for 12 hours. Any thoughts on how I can incorporate something into the limited time off that I have????

weight loss cardiff answers:

Here are a few tips;

WHEN to eat for losing weight…

• Eat (at least) three times a day.
Because when you eat only once a day, your metabolism gets slower than it already is! That’s the main reason. Sounds funny, but to lose weight… You must eat (the right things, of course)
• Eat low-fat, high-fiber foods such as salads and vegetable pastas.
• Your last meal should be before 18:00. Try.
OK, one apple after 18:00
• Don’t starve
Starvation is not good for losing weight, nor your health.
Starvation is the worse thing you can do in a weight loss diet.
• Try oatmeal instead of cornflakes for breakfast–eating oatmeal can help reduce cholesterol levels, and its high fiber content will keep you full longer.

WHAT to drink for losing weight…

• Drink 6-8 glasses of water every day !
Can be tap, plain, mineral, sparkling. I just love mineral sparkling water!
This improves your bowel, reduces the “hunger” sensation, and hydrates your skin. Your skin will look much better after the first weeks!
Don’t believe the slogan “water makes me fat”. Beside being stupid… You might get into serious troubles with your kidneys.
• Drink ONLY natural juices, freshly squeezed!
Don’t drink Coca Cola, Pepsi, Spite etc. During the diet. Even lite or light versions.
• Avoid those vending machines by carrying around your own healthful foods and leaving pocket change at home.

Exercise for losing weight…

• If you want quicker results – exercise would be good.
• Don’t just sit in front of the TV and eat peanuts…
I guarantee THIS won’t work for your weight loss…
• Start a regular exercise program and stick with it. Don’t be afraid of those sweat suits and Lycra pants!
• Start swimming. Swimming is an excellent exercise to get involved with, since it increases blood flow and uses muscles we don’t regularly use. Start a swimming program and try to do it 3 times a week. You will feel excellent and rejuvenated.
• Clean your house! It is a great exercise idea if you work from home. Housework can burn off loads of calories. Start by vacuuming, polishing, dusting and cleaning glass/windows. Make your house sparkling clean while burning off excess weight.
• Choose an exercise program that you enjoy, and don’t shun the unconventional. For instance, did you know that regular vigorous dancing is exercise too?
• Also Cardiovascular exercises such as running, jogging, or aerobics will help you lose that unwanted belly fat. Weight training can also help you lose body fat because the more muscle mass you have, the more ability your system has to burn body fat.

Good luck!

Betty asks…

Am I overweight? Weight loss tips?

I am 5 feet tall, (a girl) and I weigh 118 pounds. I am really self-concious about my weight but my friend keeps telling me that I’m not overweight, I’m just wondering whether or not she’s right…? Also, does anyone have some good weightloss tips? I’m athletically challenged so I really don’t play sports, is there any other way I can increase my metabolism speed?

weight loss cardiff answers:

Diet drugs frequently work by increasing your metabolism. Don’t take them. They’ll wreck your body. I’ve included some tips for losing weight below… Find a bmi calculator. Go to webmd.com. It’ll tell you if you’re overweight.

Hi! I’m a 20-something american woman who lives in italy… During high school and university i was hopeless, but due to some weird circumstances in my life i ended up becoming a track runner and moving to italy. I’ve learned a lot about this stuff.

You can really easily be screwed by a number of factors in the states… NO, i’m not going to tell you to workout or go run, but there are a few things you should know…

The only way to lose weight is to burn more calories than you eat. You’ll need to find how many calories you need to eat every day- (this depends on your gender, height, age, etc) i’ll post a link for an online calculator below.

The “average” calorie intake listed on the back of every package in an american grocery store is 2,500 calories daily. IF YOU ARE A TEEN GIRL, this is probably very wrong. Your calorie needs are probably much less. (the 2,500 cal ‘average american’ takes in a lot of old, fat, tall men.) MY average is 2,200- but i work out 5 times per week.

PLEASE find a good online calculator, but a 5’7” girl at 130 lbs who does NO physical activity would need about 1,500 to MAINTAIN her weight.

To put this in perspective: a ‘super size’ big mac meal at mc donald’s has 1,600 calories. Great, if you only want to eat one meal per day.

After you figure out how many calories you need to eat every day; here are some simple rules:

1. Cut out any beverage that’s not water. If you think you can’t do it; make iced tea or lemonade at home. (20 oz of coke = 250 calories, a venti mocha frappuccino at starbucks = 500. That’s a lot of calories, when you consider a big mac has 600, and a plate of pasta with tomato sauce about 400… Though that’s an ENORMOUS plate of pasta- versus one very SMALL hamburger.)

2. Don’t eat any sauce you can’t see through. (mayo has about 100 calories per tablespoon, 1 packet of ranch dressing at mc donald’s = 230, barbecue, etc. I have included a link below for a site that will tell you the calorie count of the foods you eat at restaurants: thedailyplate.com)

3. Don’t eat while watching television, and don’t eat ‘straight out of the bag’… Put a portion on a plate- you’ll be more aware of how much you’re eating.

4. Don’t buy ‘snack sizes’ you’ll eat 20% more snack size oreos than the big ones… They’ve planned it that way. (though oreo does now make ‘100 calorie per bag’ oreos. They don’t have cream filling.)

5. Prepare your own food. American food labeling is crap. ‘reduced fat’ can mean that it’s reduced from the ORIGINAL product, which doesn’t get you anywhere, if the original product was a coronary in a bag. When you prepare it yourself, you know what you’re eating.

6. If you do decide to do something active, make it something you like, join a group, go at least twice a week, and you have to go even if you don’t feel like it. If you don’t follow these rules, you won’t stick to it, i promise.

7. Don’t look at your weight, look at your BMI. (your body mass index) an average girl should have a bmi of about 20%– meaning that 20% of her body weight is composed of fat. (a HEALTHY 5’2” girl that’s 100 lbs, will carry about 20 lbs of fat. It’s dangerous to get below 13%. If the same 5’2” girl weighs 160, it’s unhealthy- but not because of the pounds, because the PERCENTAGE of fat is WAY too high.) anyway, if you’re bmi is healthy, you’re healthy. There are bmi calculators online that will tell you your percentage.

8. Eat every 3 hours, if you can, small portions. Set the alarm on your cell if you need to. Take a power bar (or similar) in you purse ALWAYS. (i like LUNA bars, they’re $1 per, but taste good, and will actually save you money, as they’ve got all the vitamins and minerals of a full meal.) if you HAVE to eat fast food, order kid’s portions.

I know a lot of professional female athletes, and although they don’t have tummies, many have a diffcult time getting a 6-pack (abs), and most of them have cellulite on their thighs. Cellulite can be made worse by eating saturated fat (butter), and those deposits can be nearly permanent. The quickest way to reduce the appearance of cellulite, i think would be tanning cream.

If you have any amount of fat, it will show up first on your stomach. There are a lot of people that have strong stomach muscles, but the smallest bit of fat will cover over it right away. So a 300lb woman might have stomach muscles of britney spears (i’m not talking about a ‘ripped’ tummy, but a cute flat beachy one… :p ), but seeing as the stomach is the first place fat goes, you’d need to get rid of the fat before you’d be able to see what’s underneath. A ‘6 pack’, therefore is really a sign of someone in very, very good health.

I won’t tell you to exercise, but remember- the more you move your body, the more you can eat without worry!

All diet programs that you PAY for offer do everything i’ve just said for you, esp. Weight watchers, whose ‘point system’ is exactly what i’ve done above.

Hope i didn’t sound preachy, and i hope it helped.

P.s. When you look for info online, especially calculators, make sure the source is reliable (like www.webmd.com), and make sure to type in ‘teenage girl’. You have special, different dietary needs. You’ll need a bmi calculator, calorie intake calculator. Then ‘thedailyplate.com’ will tell you how many calories are in the food you’re eating.

Source(s):
http://www.ahealthyme.com/topic/calneed, www.thedailyplate.com

Mary asks…

weight loss tips………………..?

my boyfriends homecoming is coming up in a week (on the 26th) and i want to loose a little bit of weight. and some tips for dieting? 😀

weight loss cardiff answers:

1. Breakfast is Must. The most important meal of a day. Fast is broken that your body has been on for the last 6-9 hours during sleeping. Those who takes break fast have better weight management ability.

2 Drinking Water is best -Plenty of water! The First weak Drink 1-2 liters then after a weak drinks 2-3 liters a day…

3. Start Eating Regularly! Eat every 3 hours. This helps your body to fight off cravings, gives your body a smoother energy level throughout the day, will help you eat less at meal times and will keep your hunger at bay.

4. Eat 5 Times a day. Breakfast, small snack mid morning, Lunch, small snack mid afternoon, evening meal no later.

5. Excersise is Must! Eating healthily will make you lose weight but you will lose more and feel better by doing some exercise. It wills tight loose skin after weigh loss created

6. After Exercise get enough sleep! The body repairs and grows during sleep but also adapts to changes in eating habits too.

7. Please keep notice carbohydrates! In most culture the fat is considered the worst guy but you to keep watch carbohydrates. The energy is created by curb and if we eat too many crabs it gets turned into fat if we don’t burn them off. The body slows down during the late afternoon and Please avoid eating tons of potatoes, pasta or pastry type rice, is not good.

8. Please maintain food diary. This will helps what to eat or not, means where are you now your weight, where has to go desired weight, how will get it , through diet exercise sleeping.

9. Stop calorie count? Please be motivated when you loose weight celebrate it ,when you feel hungry please drinks water as much you can means drinking water between your meals will help keep hunger under control.

10. Try to eat healthy foods available.

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