weight loss cardiff answers:

It’s not the exercise that determines your fat burn rate. It’s the diet, because you can always eat more calories than you can burn. You should calculate your normal caloric burn rate and then count calories making sure you consume no more than about 500 calories below your daily burn. You can go here http://www.myfitnesspal.com/ and look up food, track your calories, and let the site do all the math for you. Or you can go here http://www.caloriesperhour.com/index_burn.php and select the appropriate calculator and let it figure out your daily burn. For more info on dieting go here http://www.freedieting.com/

Exercise, over and above what you do normally, should be planned to achieve specific goals. It’s too difficult to workout regularly to do it blind with no goals or objectives. Figure out what it is you want to do from body sculpting to endurance to flexibility to balance and coordination, etc. And then plan your exercise to accomplish those goals.

You will burn fat in your sleep if your diet allows it. So, walk 3 miles or not. If you don’t enjoy it, don’t include it in your workout routine. Salsa dancing is great exercise because it’s physically demanding, it’s fun, and when all is said and done you look great on the dance floor. Don’t worry about the speed at which you lose weight. If you eat 500 calories less than your daily burn, you’ll lose about a pound per week which is good. Too much loss will get you stuck in starvation mode aka hibernation mode aka plateauing. You can go here to calculate your max caloric intake http://www.bmi-calculator.net/bmr-calculator/harris-benedict-equation/ . Just follow the instructions. I’m guessing it will be about 1650 per day base on your biometrics and nominal exercise. I think you’ll find that 1100 calories/day is not enough and you’ll end up slowly your metabolism and having to fight your own body for each pound of fat you burn.

You may also find Scooby’s site interesting. He’s fun to watch and has a lot of good info on YouTube and his personal website. He won’t try to sell you anything either. Never mind his muscles. You can strength train a little or a lot and he’s go some good advice about dieting and fitness.

Check him out here:
SCOOBY (YouTube) – http://www.youtube.com/user/scooby1961
SCOOBY (Website) – http://scoobysworkshop.com/general_philosophy.htm

Good luck and good health!!

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weight loss cardiff answers:

The nature of your question tells me that you need to learn a little about weight loss and how it works. At you current weight and activity level, you would need to consume about 2700 calories a day to maintain your current weight. You need a calorie deficit of 3500 calories to lose a pound. So at this rate if you consume about 1500 calories a day you will have a calorie deficit of about 1200 calories a day and so would lose about 2 pounds a week initially. If you keep everything the same your rate of weight loss would slow down slightly as you get lighter. You need a calorie deficit of 3500 calories to lose a pound.

Http://www.freedieting.com/tools/calorie_calculator.htm

As much as we would like to think otherwise, there really is no magic answer to weight loss. There is no well kept secret, and no mystery solution, but there are simple things you can do that will help tremendously. Eat a healthy diet of about 1500 calories a day – you do need to learn to count calories and there are tons of sites that will help you with that, as well as the labels on foods. Start keeping a record everyday of what you eat, because we all usually tend to consume more calories than we think we do. Eliminate ALL junk food, sodas, pop, sweets, fried foods, fast foods, fruit juices, and processed foods. Everyday eat fruit, veggies, a few nuts, lean meat and fish, whole grain breads and cereals, low fat dairy products. Go for a brisk 45 minute walk twice a day if you can, everyday. Climb lots of stairs. Drink plenty of water. If at all possible start a weight lifting/strength training program at a gym and get some instruction from the gym trainer. It will work. Here are a few sites that may help.

Http://www.freedieting.com/tools/calorie_calculator.htm
http://www.muscleandstrength.com/workouts/12-week-beginners-training-routine.html
http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/how-to-strengthen-chest-muscles-with-wall-pushups.html

weight loss cardiff answers:

It depends on how many calories you burn.. There are calculators to help you figure out your basal metabolic rate. It’s only an estimate based on height/weight, but should help. Then add in estimations of calories burned during exercise. The total, minus 2200 calories, is your deficit per day. Multiply that number times 30, and divide by 3500 (3500 calories = 1 lb). That’s how many calories you should be able to lose in a month. If you need to lose 20-24 lbs, it’s possible to do that healthily in about 3 months. A site like caloriecount can be really helpful.

If you’re only 14, try not to get too obsessed with calorie counting. Just cut out needless calories (like soda), and include more exercise wherever you can.