Tips on how to loose weight fast?
Do any of you have any tips for rapid weight loss? I have 20lbs I want to get rid of and would like to do so as quickly as possible. I know trying to do this in a week or two is probably unrealistic but if I could loose 15-20 in a month I would be happy.
Any suggestions… what worked for you… or what works for others… would be great!
Thanks & Happy Holidays! 🙂
May 19th, 2011 at 8:28 pm
go wheat free. No pasta, pizza, bread and so on. And no food after 7 p.m.
I know a woman who lost 60 pounds a month on it. She did nothing else!
May 19th, 2011 at 8:35 pm
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May 19th, 2011 at 9:21 pm
The perfect way to loose weight and monitor your progress is to use a calorie counter on a daily basis while you diet.
Energy In/Energy Out
Food Intake: 1,200 Per Day
One Pound equals 3,500 Calories
To loose one pound per day, You need to burn your food intake plus your one pound of fat
1,200 (intake) + 3,500 (Outtake) = 4,700 Calories Burn
You must burn at least 4,700 Calories everyday to loose one pound at least. It is very easy to go up and beyond 4,700 calories each day.
Best way to do this is to track your progress on a calorie counter monitor watch. If you do it by the numbers you can loose the weight. It is just a matter of changing the way you think about weight loss.
Once you start wearing your calorie counter you can see the numbers increase and you fill find yourself doing extra things in your day, like tapping your foot while waiting at the light in your car, chewing gum, singing out loud and so on onto of your workout routines. You begin to see that everything you do in your day contributes to the overall numbers needed to loose that pound.
Water Intake/Less Storage
Most people do not get enough water in their system. Water is your body’s principal chemical component, comprising, on average, 60 to 80 percent of your weight. Every system in your body depends on water. For example, water flushes toxins out of vital organs, carries nutrients to your cells and provides a moist environment for ear, nose and throat tissues.
Lack of water can lead to dehydration, a condition that occurs when you don’t have enough water in your body to carry out normal functions. To determine if you are getting enough water use this simple formula.. Take your weight, for example 150 pounds and divide by 2. Take your answer which is 75 lbs and change it to ounces, in this case 75 ounces. That is how many ounces of water you need a day. Your body performs mostly on water. If you make sure you get enough water everyday your body will perform at top notch and your body will no longer have the cravings of junk food. You will have a better performing body system to help you work out and feel better thru out your day.
Good Food
My favorite things to eat:
Avocado Wraps
Simple: Low Carb Tortilla, Half Avocado sliced, alpha sprouts, lettuce, soy bacon…Just wrap it up and eat. You can vary the things you put inside so long as you keep it to approx 4 or 5 items. You want to make sure they are fresh, low calorie and filling. Avocado and mushrooms can replace meats in your meal and still have great taste.
Special K Cereals are fantastic. They have that sweetness that one craves and is so good for you. Calories are low. Great for even just dinner.
First thing in the morning…A Glass of Chocolate Milk. Yup!! Chocolate Milk. We all crave that “got to have” item in the morning. Milk is the best thing you can have for yourself while working out. The chocolate (and you can use Carnation Instant Milk for this but I simply use Nestle dry mix) will give you that sweet “snack” that you need. If you give your body a little bit of it and its in a control way, you will not crave sweets and junk the rest of the day.
Lean Cuisines
Fantastic food! Each meal is approx 180 t0 380 calories per box. So think about your calories. 1,200…You can still have several of these meals a day and still be under your intake requirements.
It’s all about the numbers and watching what you take in and what you burn out. And you know what..If you go over your 1,200 mark for food intake…that’s okay…you simple up your total calories burned for the day by what you took it. So long as you burn off the over all calories to be more than your food intake. Just make sure you stick too it so you can reach your weight loss goals.
Fruits and Veggies
All you want on the schedule listed below.
Bananas are my favorite. They are very filling and can make a meal all on their own.
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Vitamins
My favorite is ONE A DAY WITH ENERGY…I am in love with this vitamin because I am just like everyone else who loves those quick fix energy drinks. But what people do not realize is that energy drinks can contain 120 to 440 calories in just ONE Can. If you think about it..That is HALF of your allowed calories for food intake. The best alternative I have found is One a day with energy vitamin. Easy to spot, it is packaged in a green label bottle. Just One vitamin a day will give you as much energy as approx. 1 1/2 cans of red bull…WITHOUT the calorie intake.
WoW..now your making progress already because you have made more room in your intake calories for actual healthy food.
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Soda/Carbonation
Carbonation is terrible for your system because it bloats your stomach. And when your stomach bloats, your jeans just don’t fit. You can drop one pant size simply by NOT drinking any carbonated drinks all together..Take away the bloat and you have instantly just made it one pant size lower. Besides, Sodas dehydrate you and with that One a Day Vitamin, you won’t need the Caffeine in the soda and it will also cut out those extra calories that you don’t need.
So remove that soda and the energy drinks and just think how much calories you just instantly removed from your daily intake. I normally consume what…four sodas and two energy drinks in one day…that is a total of …. 900 calories. Of what??? Nothing…Those are horrible calories and calories that can be replaced by food which will fuel your body for your day and your workouts.
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Your Body
Your body is like a computer. You must program your body to do what it is suppose to do so it won’t crash and leave you with a virus. Your stomach is only the size of your fist. So think about it right now, Look at your hand and close your fist. Not very big is it. That is how much food you actually ONLY need to eat, each time you eat for every meal. If you eat anything more than that, you will stretch out your stomach which causes overeating and overweight.
What you need to do is eat every three hours, approx 5 to 7 times everyday around the same time. If you are always giving your body healthy and better food choices (the size of your fist) every three hours, your body will know you are giving it food. It will use that food properly. It will not go into starvation mode or store food away for later because it knows…it will get more in three hours. So what does your body do…it flushes everything out of your system because it doesn’t need it.. Now it knows…you wont’ forget about it and that food is on its way.
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Walking Buddy
This is the best thing especially for woman. Get a walking buddy. One hour everyday. Just think about how much talking, venting and laughing two woman can do together while walking and yup, you guessed it…it just burns more calories and reduces your stress. You now are more relaxed because you can talk and free yourself of whatever is frustrating you while getting into shape.
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By: My own experience/rivasj27/Joyceeleann
May 19th, 2011 at 10:19 pm
Go to a Weight loss doc and get some Phentermine. I lost about 15 lbs the first month on it and have lost almost 50 lbs total. After the first of the year I am going back on it hard core and with exercise I am going to try to lose another 25 or so.
It really worked for me!
May 19th, 2011 at 10:45 pm
Today is my fourth day on an 800 calorie diet and so far i have lost 2 pounds!! I eat mostly protein and every calorie i go over 800 i do a crunch!!! I know that a crunch doesn’t equal a calorie but i do instead of saying i’ll do 100 for today!! and every pound i lose my reward is a hundred(100) crunches!! It seems to be working so far!! Email me at [email protected] for any more tips!!!
-Taylor-
May 19th, 2011 at 11:37 pm
i hv recently jned college nd is living away from home…..i hv seriously lost abt 15kilos to be honest….first time when i went to home it ws like a dream day 4 others …..m now 60kgs…….i didnt like dfood served in our hostel bt i ws eatiln git though…the only thng i kept in my mind ws to eat as much salad nd less oil……i ws also playing many games nd ws ere in many activities ……it wud b perfect 4 u if u jst dnt bother too much abt it nd rely on salad more nd absolutely no oil at all……nd excercise is must…..this is wht i will say …..
May 19th, 2011 at 11:42 pm
a strict atkins diet with walking.No cheating.It will show within 2 weeks but may take the whole month to lose 20.I lost 35 in 2 months without walking.I am sure you can do it.
May 20th, 2011 at 12:37 am
If anyone gives you a suggestion for “rapid” weight loss, please RUN in another direction because it just isn’t healthy and can sometimes wind up doing more harm to your body than good.
Think about it like this… it didn’t take one month to put the pounds on. Why would you want to put your most precious organs and systems into a “shock” mode by eating or drinking some ridiculous temporary “fix”?
Many folks have tried pills, potions, fad diets, and fasts. And although they’ve seen temporary results, they most assuredly aren’t longlasting or healthy. The moment they get tired of drinking 2 gallons of the latest concoction or eating the latest food combination, and return to “regular” foods, they’re either sick or back to square one, and usually end up gaining more pounds than they started with.
The answer is not in “quick” or “rapid” weight loss. The answer is in changing your lifestyle by eating healthier foods along with exercise. If you concentrate on making adjustments in your daily routine, instead of looking for a quick fix, you’ll be pleasantly surprised that your new adjustments become your regular routine without any thought at all.
And you won’t ever have to worry about needing to “crash diet” again. Take a look at the following blog where you will find 55 healthy foods that you can use creatively to come up with some delicious menu choices:
http://sexy-abs.blogspot.com/
And please… stay away from pills, potions, and other crappy temporary fixes. It’s just not worth it.
Good luck on your journey to “healthy” weight loss!
May 20th, 2011 at 1:18 am
I would suggest a cleansing diet. I lost 12 pounds in 9 days and then 28 pounds in less than a month. I also lost a lot of inches too! I learned that cleansing will help the body get rid of impurities. Impurities come from a lot of things like fast food, pollution, food additives and preservatives and lots of other things. The impurities get stored in the fat in our body. To get rid of the fat, we have to get rid of the impurities by cleansing the body. This made sense to me and I decided to try a cleanse program and it worked. The weight came off fast and this kept me motivated to keep going, not like other diets where the weight loss it too slow. I did Jenny Craig, Weight Watcher and Medifast. If you want to learn more call the toll free number 1-877-587-4647 or check out the website. This was the first time I ever did a cleanse, it was easy and I feel better. Good luck whatever you decide to do! http://thebestcleansingdiet.com
May 20th, 2011 at 1:38 am
Lets put it straight. Losing weight is not that hard, You will never hear me say that it is. All it takes is dedication, motivation and hard workAlways check in gradients of everything you are buyingRelaxation, stress and strain never allow people to be slim.