How do I lose weight?

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I'm 17 years old, 5'10 & I weigh about 115 kilo...

I don't know how much that is in American measurements ;)

I need to lose weight, I'm noticing its getting in the way...

I can't be as fast as I want to, I can't do everything I want like I used to.. don't get me wrong, I've always been a big girl. But in the past 6 months I gained 25 kilo's... did you read that right! 25 KILO'S! and I hate it...

I know that everyone will tell me to go work out and eat healthy. I've been going to the gym 4 times a week for about 2 hours for the last 2 years, I don't eat fast food or unhealthy food because my mother is a nature freak...

I eat 3 times a day, breakfast = 2 slices of brown bread and a glass of milk, lunch = a sandwich and water and dinner is always vegetables and some meat

I mostly drink water about 2 liters and sometimes more, I also drink a coup of coffee every day.

I don't see what I'm doing wrong, I have a condition ( I have no idea what it's called in america) but my body doesn't produce enough hormones and that's why my insulin level is messed up most of the time... I'm not diabetic and I have a busted knee so I can't do everything I want.

I used to be in the swim team and compete in national qualifications, I always lost but I was good enough to compete...

Can someone please help me! I'm willing to do anything except surgery...

StarBuckeroo · Accepted Answer

Ummmmm...so, that is 253 pounds...  I would say you need to get some cardio in...  3-5 times per week.  Whether it be walking starting out, then after two weeks add in a jog/walk routine where you walk 3 minutes and jog 1 minute. . . .do that for about 6 weeks... if you are healthy otherwise.  .  .  IF you have knee trouble, I would do biking or elliptical...remember, if it is a stationary bike...3 miles= 1 mile of running/jogging .. .since your knee is a bum, the elliptical would be less impacting than jogging. . .I wouldn't even do the jog part, just stick to the walking..then maybe speed walk for a minute and walk reg. for 2 minutes or something.      After doing this for 6 weeks...(to get your metabolism a boost)  I would start doing light weights...this will start the toning process... SO, while you are doing your jog/walk routines... on the off days- start to do weights. . .work your basic body groups... women usually have stronger legs than arms...so, start working your arms and back with a light weight doing bicep curls- 3 sets 15 reps... so, 3sets bicep curl 15 times. . . then do tricep kick backs... bending over..back straight, elbows at your side.  Your arm should be a 90 degree triangle, the 90 degrees being at your elbow...then extend your elbow back towards your butt... 3sets 15reps. . . . .   then you can do one arm rows by bending over, letting your arm dangle, and pulling the weight to your chest...which works out some upper back. . . .your lower back will be getting a little toned just from walking and being active..your legs will be getting toned from walking and being active. .. . Now, after you have done with for a total of 12 weeks or something...then I would consult a personal trainer to find out more precise exercises... Also, do 25 crunches every other day starting out, and then after a couple weeks, start doing 25 crunches every day... After a couple weeks...add ten every other day and just keep building up...if you hit 50 or 60.. I would just stick to that, but if it feels really good then keep going up...  IF you have any other more specific questions...hit me up.

wild-tangent · Accepted Answer

That's 250 lbs, and that's quite a lot.

I weigh 170 lbs, am pretty athletic, and am 6'. A generally good weight to measure by is 5', add five pounds per inch for a healthy weight.

Eating healthy in the developed world isn't NEARLY as much as eating LESS. Exercise briefly (even two minutes or so) after every meal. Park your car further away from the store you're going to. Ride or walk to the store rather than drive. Spend less time at a desk and more on your feet- I'm typing this standing at the dining room table, (which for some reason comes up to my ribs.)

I eat 2x a day, if I'm lucky to catch a meal. I can't on Wednesdays- class at all times that the dining halls are open. Drinking water doesn't *Really* help your health- it's an ad campaign by bottled water advocates. The truth is that the following sentence was "most of which is absorbed by the body from regular foods." The weight you have is putting additional strain on your heart and joints- that knee won't get any better. Swimming is a good idea, it doesn't place strain on joints.

My sister suggests the following: "get out of your comfort zone," and expands by saying that many who go to the gym simply do a basic workout, barely get sweaty. Unless you push yourself almost to the point of collapse, then you are essentially keeping your body in stasis, rather than burning calories.

Also, see a doctor about your condition, see if there's any way your insulin problem is affecting your weight.

Best of luck.

Reeses-pieces777 · Accepted Answer

eating healthy and nutritiously and avoiding high calorie/ empty calorie foods is the way to go. avoid junk and drin klots of water. make sure you eat enough nutritous foods like those with vitamins, minerals and phytonutrients. I always have a vegetarian protein drink mix every morning and I take my multivitamins as well. jogging helps as well but make sure you do't starve yourself because that actually will hinder fat/ carb/ prtein and general metabolism ie. if you starve yourself, you're actually doing more harm to your body than good. my friend lost a lot of weight drinking a lot of green tea. she's bigger than me but she just started to watch what she ate and it helped her

katiegal · Accepted Answer

Hmm I suggest you to eat 6 little meals trough the day,do not eat before sleep and try to stay active! Less calories and more active.And go to swim min 3 time a week,NO WAY ud not lose weight ;) Also try to watch what You eat,hmm milk is important and also meat,but watch how much You eat.I really feel your pain as I used to be chubby in the past and it sux. Good luck to You and be confident about your plan,never give up,You can do it.

And about the health issue,i sugges to see a doctor,i really,honestly suggest it!

Amrit · Answer

hmm. You are an endomorph in technical terms. An endomorph is a person who easily gains weight. I see 2 culprits in your diet. Milk & meat. What I would suggest you is that you don't drink milk as it contains fat & a lot of calories. Also cut down on meat as it, too contains a lot of fat. In place of these 2, eat salads instead. You will see it for yourself when you cut down on the above 2.

You need to exercise at least 6 times a week if you want to rapidly lose weight.

Also on Google search engine, type "losing weight for endomorphs" and read the information which you get. Also go here --> www.pdf-seach-engine.com and in the search box type "endomorph". The result which shows up, are the ebooks which contains all the vital information which you want in order to lose weight. Download & save them to your computer, read and follow what is given.

You will succeed. All the Best. :-)

Theguyoverthere · Answer

I read as in depth as I could and the only thing I can think of is toughening out your workouts but this is a little dangerous due to your knee condition. You're definitely limited on your exercise choices. I think an eliptical at high intensity for a shorter time frame would be your best bet and one with the handles that you can move with your hands so you can keep your knee safer and use your arms. You diet seems on the safe side so unless you're eating too much (yes you can eat too much healthy food and still get fat) I don't see the diet being a problem. I know some people do calorie calculators if you want to try those to see how you may be able to limit the portion sizes. It's a lot of work to figure those out. myfitnesspal is a popular ap people use for that.

Jarett · Answer

You need to make sure you eat. If you don't eat, then your metabolism goes down, because your body doesn't know when it's going to eat again, so when you finally do, it stores it as fat. But if you eat a bunch of small meals throughout the day, you never pig out on food, and your metabolism goes up. You also need to drink a lot of water every day.

As far as exercising, if you could join a gym that would be best. You should do 30 min of cardio exercise and 30 min of weights/machines to tone 4 or 5 times a week. This way you can burn calories and tone your muscles.

But the key is, is to keep with working out. If you burned 300 calories a day, over the course of a year, think about how many calories you would have burned. Do you think there would be a difference in your body? Of course there would. Keep at it, and don't get discouraged.

SARAH18 · Answer

I think the only way to really lose weight is too have will power, you could be on any diet in the world but if you don't hve the will power to stick to it your fighting a losing game. It's really important that you want it, the more badly you want it the more will power you will have and in the end that's what it comes down too, but I know how hard it can be to stick to something. Goodluck!

Anonymous · Answer

eat every two hours to boost ur metabolism and blood sugar level

eat oatmeal in the AM and lean meats in the PM some fruit also

then do cardio everyday of the week for 30 minutes each session at like a 4.5 pace with a 5 incline on the treadmill have to get ur heartrate to 60% of ur maximum heart rate which is 220 minus ur age

then work out 3x a week do some upper body some lower body and some ab exercises do lots of reps with less weight to lose weight and get a define body

what do you think of my body?

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georgemina · Answer

in my opinion squat but u nede to go to expeert doctor to find a way to eat well

keit_ · Answer

In America its 330 pounds its not a lot but its a lot not to put you down or anything but its a little to much tell me what you eat and I can help promise  lol love kiet_

Anonymous · Answer

It sounds like your diet is pretty healthy. It also sounds like you work out enough.  I can't explain your weight.

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