Your Question About Easy Weight Loss

James asks…

easy weight loss/ workout question!?

starting march 1st aka tmw, i am starting to eat less and work out atleast 3 times a week.

i will have a breakfast [healthy]
skip lunch
and eat dinner [smaller portions]

and cut my snacking to vegetables and fruit and occasionally popcorn, the healthiest i can find

if i can keep this up for all of march, drinking lots of water also, around how much weight can i get off? and can my body show toning in just one month?

thanks guys!

weight loss cardiff answers:

If you do this for a month I think you can loose around 5 pounds. Your body can show toning but it depends what exercise you will choose. Good luck

Linda asks…

Weight loss- Easy workout?

I’m obese and totally sick of it. I know how everybody is like “Embrace your body! Love your curves!”. I did love myself, but now I’m really realizing all of the stress I’m putting my body through. I need to get healthy- not pretty and skinny. I want to loose weight to be healthy.
When I was 12, I started working out two or three times a week for 30 minutes. It wasn’t even an intense work out. I still ate all of the same junk food, and I saw results (that’s how out of shape I was). Because of lack of time, I haven’t had time to go to the gym that often, and the weight came back. I’ve been gaining weight, and I’m over 200 pounds. What are some simple workout thechniques that I could do at home? I mean SIMPLE! If you’re about to tell me to run three miles and do 500 crunches, save your energy. I need something that I can do that will slowly get me results, because I want some thing that I can stick to. I want to see results. Slow results are fine- but i want to see some improvement.
PS: I’m 14, and I’ve always been the heaviest girl in my class. I’m tall, but my BMI is still 37 (which is bad!!!). I know the basic stuff- cut back on sugar, soda and chips. That’s fine- I can totally do that, but excersise is my biggest downfall. I fyou could, I don’t want to do an intense workout that is going to take me all day. Can you eep it between 30-45 minutes? No more than an hour- I don’t ahve that kind of time!
The most excersise I usually get is in gym class- and thats 20 minutes at AT THE MOST. Please, do you have anything that could help me?

By the way, I ahve a set of weights at home, in case anyone has any suggestions with weights.

To anyone that can offer any suggestions- than you ofr your time. From hte bottom of my heart, I really do appreciate it!
If you have any workouts that you knwo work from personal experience, could you submit it and tell me that YOU have tried it and gotten results? Thank you!

weight loss cardiff answers:

The best thing you can do is do what you already know to do. Stop drinking sodas and head for water. Stop eating chips and candy and grab a piece of fruit.

As far as exercise.. . . .
Crunches really are wonderful. Try doing 25 crunches for 5 days a week and you can work yourself up to as many as you want to do. Try increasing them by 25 every 4 to 6 weeks.

Use your hand weights too. You can start off small and once again work up to a desired number. And do different things with them. Just type in a Google search to find ideas if you don’t have any of your own

If your hand weights are small (about 2lbs) then you could use them to do side bends. If not still do those side bends. They can be helpful.

You can try Lunges and squats too.

Go for a walk every so often that gets your heart rate up a little.

If you get magazines like Seventeen then they have monthly work outs listed.

If you have like a bike or an exercise bike, it’s a wonderful way to lose weight and tone up all over.

Pilates is wonderful and they have videos that you can use that you can personalize a pilates work out just for you that only lasts for 10 minutes each.

Remember to work out 5 days a week. Experts recommend that if you’re over weight you work out 4 to 5 times a week. If you’re normal weight you work out 3 times a week. If you’re underweight you should be working out 1 or 2 times a week.

Change up your routine sometimes. If you keep your body guessing it’ll help you lose weight better then sticking to a solid routine.

Talk to your parents. Tell them that you want to lose weight. And that you’d really like their support. This conversation will make them aware that you will no longer eat junk food and need breakfast and dinner to be as healthy as possible.

If you don’t eat breakfast. . . . Start! When you go to sleep your metabolism goes into a sleep stage and slows down. So if you don’t eat until lunch your metabolism is going to stay that rate for those hours.

Set a goal! Try not let this become a numbers game for you. Put the scale up. Set a goal like a dress/pant size, or even a number of inches. You can make it into a weight thing but don’t keep heading back to the scale to see how much weight you’ve lost. Because if you don’t see results you’ll likely get disappointed. So only check your weight once a month or every 2 months. Write down your goal in a planner or a personal calender. If you’re constantly looking at that goal you’ll be more likely to succeed, I’ve found anyway.

If you need motivation look to your parents or best friend. If you don’t feel motivated enough by them and you can’t self motivate then I’ll be happy to do it. I’m on my own little weight loss venture and I understand how difficult this can be.

Oh and don’t get negative! When you’re brushing your teeth in the morning and looking at yourself in the mirror think of one thing you like about yourself and keep repeating it to yourself. It’s important that you still find yourself beautiful and that you’re proud of yourself for taking these steps to get healthier.

Good Luck!

Betty asks…

Which of the following workouts is better for weight loss?

Okay, so when I started my weight loss mission, I would do 20 minutes on the treadmill everyday. I would walk for 1 minute, and then run for 4 minutes, and then repeat that process 4 times. I’ve lost a good amount of weight since then, but I’ve been looking for ways to maximize my weight loss so I can reach my goal quicker.
I have a NordicTrack treadmill. On it, it has several workouts programmed in under 3 sections. The first section is Weight Loss, the second is Aerobic, and the third is Performance. The Weight Loss workouts are considerably easier than my original routine, but I was just wondering if there was a science behind the workouts that would help me lose weight faster…or if they were just meant to be the bare minimum for lazy fat people. Also, if you have any other tips I can use to boost my weight loss, they would be much appreciated. Thanks!

weight loss cardiff answers:

Crank the 20 minutes up to 30 minutes…what is 10 minutes more of your time a day? Itll make a difference.

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