Anyone here really good with fitness? Can you help me if you are?

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I know this isn't really the place to ask but I'd like some help on a fitness routine/way to eat/whatever to help me lose weight. I'm currently 5'8" and 270lbs My BMI is 41. My goal is to be 200 lbs. I know that's still overweight but it's a hell of a lot healthier than 270. So any help is really appreciated. If you wanna talk to me on aim or something to help me better I can do that too.

nermalinda · Accepted Answer

Start by walking every day. As fast as you can for 30 min to an hour. If you have to slow down or take breaks, that's fine.

Drink lots of water, whenever you feel the least bit thirsty OR hungry, the first thing you need to do is drink a large glass of water. The body requires a lot of water to burn fat.

Eat protein. Chicken and fish are the healthiest, but red meat and eggs are good, too and have lots of great nutrients. Protein has a high thermogenic effect which means it raises the metabolism when you digest and process it. It also helps create more muscle and muscles help burn fat, too. Low fat dairy and protein powders are OK, too, just make sure they don't have added sugar.

Refined processed foods like white flour and sugar make people fat. End of story. Try as much as you can to avoid these foods. Eat 100% whole grain bread, brown rice, whole corn, and whole grain cereals. Instead of sugar, use stevia or splenda. If you drink soda, cut it out, or at least switch to diet.

Drink green tea. It is really good for you, suppresses the appetite mildly and speeds up your metabolism a bit.

Raw veggies and green veggies are your friend. The more carrot sticks, celery, and salad you eat, the better. Cucumbers help get rid of excess water weight. Cherry tomatoes are a good snack. Don't drown them in dressing. Use a little low fat low sugar dressing like low fat ranch. Fruit is also your friend, but only eat it fresh and raw, not canned in syrup or anything like that - it just concentrates the calories.

You need a little fat in your diet but some fats are evil. Natural fats like olive oil, flax oil, and a small pat of butter are better. Avoid hydrogenated fats like the plague. Check ingredients of processed foods and fast foods usually contain them.

Eat when you are hungry, don't try to starve yourself, make sure you eat ENOUGH healthy REAL foods. If you don't, your metabolism will slow down. Your body needs lots of nutrients to realize it doesn't have to be in starvation mode and store the fat. Dieting only adds more pounds later because it raises your body's set point. If you start giving your body plenty of REAL food, the junk food cravings for excess fats and sugars go away.

Get lots of sleep, don't stress, do relaxing things, keeps busy. If you feel emotionally or psychologically bad, your body stresses out and stores fat. So try to stay relaxed and happy by getting enough sleep and doing things you enjoy.

Don't weigh yourself, instead, measure yourself and go by how your clothes fit.

If you eat healthy and exercise your body will start to put on muscle and it weighs more than fat. THEN you'll start to burn off the fat. Give your body plenty of time to do this. If you just get regular exercise (you don't have to go crazy) and eat lots of nutritious whole foods, your body can do what it needs to be a healthy weight.

Don't listen to crazy crash diets and fad exercise programs. You don't need any of them.

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

wow looks like you don't need any more advice lol but here goes. it's really strong of you to decide to lose weight, I'm really health conscious and have tried all the tricks in the book ;) here's a few tips which are the most effective to weightloss

1. DRINK WATER. try to get at least the recommended 8 glasses a day. it also supresses appetite. ;)

2.WALK. don't go straight into hard exercise as it can be demotivating. walking is a great cardiovascular exercise in any case and you WILL notice a difference after a few days. try starting just 30 minutes. then go up to an hour. works like a charm I promise!

3. EAT. eat regularly- preferably 5 or 6 times a day but keep the meals small. porridge is GREAT in the morning with a tsp of honey and some cinnamon, or poached eggs on whole wheat toast (rye bread is even better) once or twice a week. another meal could be some low-fat, non sweetened yoghurt with fruit salad. try pureeing frozen blueberries and then sieving it into greek yoghurt (soooo goood :) ). later in the day you could try a small salad, hummus is a good source of protein and also nuts if you add them to the salad. cheese is good in moderation. because you are a guy, try to keep it at 2000 calories or less if you want permanent weight loss

4. PORTION CONTROL. I almost always have dessert cos I love sweet food but make sure it's small. I'll have a piece of cake the length of my thumb or a single chocolate. a GREAT tip for your meals- put your food on a small side plate. make sure every meal fits on it (don't stack).

5.DANCE- I'm a dancer, and I swear by it. you got any music you like, then play it and move. it can be soso much fun, when you get more comfortable with it you could even take a class.

6. NEVER SAY NEVER- do that and you'll want it immediately. just make sure if you're drinking alcohol, it's one night out in the week, or a glass of wine at dinner (actually healthy), but be afraid of empty calories. coffee is good once a day if you don't have too mcuh sugar. frying food is no good but say you'll do it once a week.

7.DON'T TRY DIETING. being slim and healthy is a lifestyle. these changes need to be easy enough so that you can continue permanently without falling back into you're old ways. detox diets don't work- trust me I've tried them all (stupid, I know). the weight comes on afterward. same with all diets, as soon as you stop the weight will come back on.

8.STAY MOTIVATED. it's really hard sometimes. try a song or a picture and stick it on your fridge. force yourself to look or listen when you feel like things are going to slow.

;)

OutOfMyElement43 · Accepted Answer

You need to exercise your brain first. I don't mean that as an insult. What I'm saying, if you don't have money for a gym membership; research and knowledge is the best way to start your exercise routine. Forget your goal of getting to 200lbs, and make a commitment to change your lifestyle. Rather than setting an arbitrary weight goal, your goal is to make a permanent change in the way you eat and move around.

The essential diet book is a cookbook. Learn to cook! People who struggle all their life with weight problems do so; because, they try every fad diet that comes along. When the fad diet turns out to be a dud, they get discouraged. Fad diets will only disappoint, and you'll struggle with your weight for the rest of your life. There is no quick and easy way to eating healthy. It's a lifelong learning process. In the long run, it's a rewarding a process; cooking your way to a healthy diet will be something you'll want to do.

Walking, biking, any "low impact" aerobic exercise is where you want to begin. Anything that keeps your body in constant motion, gets your heart rate up, and gets you breathing heavy for over 30 minutes a day without impacting your joints (particularly the knees) is good.

Anaerobic exercise (weight lifting, muscle building..) is slightly more complicated without someone to guide you. With all anaerobic exercise, there is a risk of injury. Injuries can hurt for a long time, possibly forever. Believe me, I speak from personal experience. When I lift, it's a not only a pain it the ass; it's pain in the shoulders, elbows, knees... I've never hurt my back; so, I’ve been damn lucky. One big reason I’ve never hurt my back: I work my legs and lower body harder than my upper body, always have.

After you’re eating well and exercising routinely, take the advanced steps of learning how your endocrine system works. Learn the role insulin plays in your controlling your metabolism. DON’T START AT INSULIN, DON’T GO OUT AND BUY A GLUCOSE METER, AND NEVER INJECT YOURSELF WITH INSULIN! Get your diet and exercise in order before trying to apply Physiology. However, your endocrine system is required learning when you’re ready to become the jedi master of muscle building.

Knowledge of your endocrine system will empower you with the knowledge of “why supplements don’t work,” and “why anabolic steroids are worthless to anyone who doesn’t want: 1) to be Mr. Olympia, 2) a limp d***.”

AnonymouslyKnown - Best Answer; he knows your situation.

Other Excellent Advice:

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nermalinda

Myyrdn - Martial Arts is a great idea though probably not so much at 270. However, it's worth looking into. My wife started Shotokan Karate in college, and I can't argue with results.

ArtistBBoy - Though, I think his advice is more suited to guys who have experience in the gym.

NotJustAnotherGuy · Accepted Answer

Hey. Best cardio workout in the world... Spartacus workout.

link

You will not be able to do the whole workout the whole time. It is rigorous. It is designed to get your heart rate up-- the longer your heart rate is up, the more energy you are burning, and thus fat. You will feel like you're dying, don't worry, you'll pass out first.

Alternatively, I would suggest running. You may think it's stupid, but it's the best cardio workout there is. Believe me, I'm 125lbs at 5'7" and I eat 4000 calories a day. I'm a runner. If that's not proof that running burns a crap ton of calories then let me tell you this: Your largest muscle group is your legs. You have more muscles in your legs than anything. The more you work a muscle, the more energy you are using. Therefor, working your legs works the most muscles possible and thus burns the most calories.

What you eat is not important-- just make sure you're not hungry. Eat consistently. When your body is hungry cause you starved yourself, the next time you eat it will store leftovers as fat-- because it thinks "hey, this guy isn't going to feed me, I better hold on to this until later".

Diet is not the key to losing weight. Exercise is. If running and the spartacus workout is not your style.. I'd suggest biking. I'd also suggest working out throughout the whole day to maximize your losses.

e.g. Tv goes to commercial break, start doing lunges.. then on the next commericial break do push ups.. then the next back to lunges.. Do it through out the whole day to get the most amount of work hours in.

Time spent = weight loss. And don't say you don't have time, that excuse is for fat people. Being fat is a mentality. You're not fat anymore, so go out and do what you know you have to do to but don't want to. And always remember that time spent = weight loss. It's simple as that. 1 hour a day is easily achievable for anyone. DO NOT SKIP WORKOUTS! You skip once, you're more likely to skip again. I recommend doing a 1 hour workout in the morning and 1 hour workout at night. Or if you don't want to be 200 that bad, then put less effort in. It's your choice.

P.S. If you're serious about this, throw your scales away. It's not magic. You don't lose it all in one week. Scales will just discourage you and make you more prone to skipping your workouts.

Put the time and effort in--- don't half ass it-- and you'll be fine.

thomas1993 · Accepted Answer

First of all before telling you what to do in order to get in shape, I'll tell you how to accomplish it:

Tell your mind that this only is possible if you believe that it is and if you make an effort by not pushing a workout because you can just do it tomorrow or you've gotta watch this tv-show etc.

Keep this phrase in your head: Work it harder - do it better - hour after hour - makes us stronger.

Yea yea I know it's from a Daft Punk song but afterall lyrics aren't nothing I can tell you personally I've (by always keeping this phrase in mind) build up a sixpack and a nice chest in a matter of 2 months!

So from here on I can tell you it's quite simple.

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What you're going to need is:

- A pair of good jogging shoes

- A pair of sweatpants

- Eventually a thin t-shirt

- Internet

- Soft surface (You can use a rug or 1-3 blankets on top of each other if you don't want to buy any (personally I do it on a blanket)

- The will to go on

- Motivating music (( link personally I mostly listen to Rise Against since I find them very motivating but I don't know about you)

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Programs:

All of these programs should be attempted to be done at the same time if you can manage this I will guarantee that you'll be at 200 lbs in NO time!

- Abs workout (level 1):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X00_XjBCY0c

Do this workout 4 days a week it only takes 10 minutes and can be done anywhere although it's best on a soft surface

I don't expect you to be able to complete this workout but else just relax for a moment when you don't feel like being able to keep on and then begin again when you feel ready but DON'T quit then just slow down the pace!

-Pushup workout: link

Follow this workout - the website gives you guidance: It will take 5-15 minutes 3 days a week and is very good at both burning fat and substituting sloopy manboobs with a hard granitechest.

-Running program: link

You should give this program a try at week no. 1 if it's too easy simply just skip a few weeks.

BTW when it says R-5 it means run 5 minutes and W-5 means obviously walk for 5 minutes.

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brebre12 · Answer

haha this is my forte I'm known as the ext. healthy one because I'm only 16 but eat like I'm a nutritionist . as far as exercising I was blessed to be the way where I can work out for a couple days and my body looks like I've been working for weeks so yea but

ok so drinks . I don't drink soda , I think its unhealthy for you and it really does just make you feel sluggish and tired , I mainly drink water and when I don;t drink that I drink tea [ sometimes I drink juice and stuff but I'm weird so I like water and tea more ] green tea is really good for you , if you don't like the taste get DECAFFEINATED [ caffeinated doesn't have as many benefits ] put ice in it and add sugar , not much but just enough so that you can bear it but your body still gets used to the taste.

as far as eating out their are things you can eat at restaurants so you can eliminate the temptation

- when I go to mcdonalds I get a side salad or two and a mcchicken [ only $3 ] salad is filling to your stomach and I cut the mcchicken up so that its like a chicken salad .. those expensive ass salads from any fast food place are filled with unhealthy things and completely redundant to me

- a good thing to try at a chinese rest. is one of their soups like egg drop or a good noodle soup

- pizza, my FAVORITE pizza is margherita - tomatoes cheese and sometimes spinach usually basil , this is amazing and you just have to try it to see how good it is

as far as snacking by things that are filling but still healthy , grapefruit applesauce yogurt are great

i can't really think of anything else to include but if I forgot something just ask, and as far as substituting things..

instead of making hamburgers = buy ground beef , shredded cheese , lettuce and tortilla wraps and make homemade burittos using plain yogurt for sour cream .

instead of double chocolate cookies - make peanut butter , using a simple recipe so your not using too many ingredients

instead of chilli cheese fries grate some potatoes and make homemade hashbrowns

i usually eat 2 eggs scrambled for breakfast with yogurt .

a chicken or steak wrap for lunch

and for dinner something like boiled pork chops and mashed potatoes [ which will be filling ] and corn .

for dessert [ or just when your craving sweet ] you can go to gnc or anywhere really and get protein shakes the protein is healthy for you but they come in really good flavors

ArtistBboy · Answer

Working out is derrived from three main concepts: Eating/Drinking good nourishment, resting, and straining targeted muscle groups.

Good Nourishment:

- If you're wanting to DROP fat you'll need to limit your carbohydrates and increase your calories. If you are wanting to DROP fat while GAINING muscle you'll need to maintain the "recommended daily intake" for your body while taking vitamin pills. NEVER ever ever, do you want to use a "protein shake" as a replacement for a meal; in doing so, you will basically ruin your body and turn a great shape into a flabby mess.

(All your muscle (aka "form") will go away, but your fat will remain. - UNLESS you nourish your body correctly)

Resting:

- With every type of working out you can think of, they all need your body to rest. Working out comes from a theory of "90% what you eat and 10% what you do in the gym"; on the contrary, I actually believe that equation to be more like: "75% what you eat; 10% what you do in the gym; and 15% resting". Working out is a strenuous activity; in working your muscles, you can't possibly pump 100% of the nutrition they need directly into the source of where the nutrition is needed. Instead, the nutrition is delivered during "resting periods" (the time that you sleep). During the time that your body is replenishing for the next adventure, it's repairing all the inflamed muscle WITH a majority of the nutrition you've been eating. Which is exactly why you need GOOD nutrition (And a big part of why you see so many "health gurus" for organic foods).

Strenuous activity and targeting muscle:

- Now that we got the majority of the bull... OK maybe I shouldn't write that word online (joke). It's time to get down in the nitty gritty. You obviously have insecurities about certain areas of your body MORE THAN other spots on your body. For me, that's my trapezius muscle (the back of the arms) or my calve muscle; the list goes on. The big step in learning what excersizes target each muscle, is to understand which muscle you are even referring to. Once you have a general understanding of which muscle it is, try some different workouts via online sites. (I'm huge on working my pex, but realize that a simple pushup will actually train several other small muscles at the same time as the majority of the strain going to the main muscle).

-- So you’ve got your workouts and you aren’t quite sure if they are working. Most of the time, I only recommend that people “exercise with what they are comfortable with”. Let’s face brutal honesty, if you don’t like your muscles burning, and you keep pushing yourself towards that feeling, then you could do two things: 1) Tear your muscle, which means no working out for a long time and lots of pain. 2) Procrastinating because you aren’t liking the action or the results. If you don’t like how boring and long it takes to work on a better you, play some music while you remind yourself of why you chose to work out in the first place.

~ArtistBBoy

madmisskelly · Answer

First of all, congratulations on your decision to lose weight and get healthy. You've already gone farther than many others.

first of all, you don't need to be rich or have a ton of money to lose weight and get healthy.

One of the first things I woudl have you do is to start watching what you eat. Start logging your food intake because it will give you a better idea of what you should and should not be eating. I used www.sparkpeople.com. Its a very supportive site that will lof your calories, fat, carbs, and protein which are going to be your key to dropping weight. It actually gets to be fun because it helps you look at your diet as a whole. It also gives you shopping lists and recipies for various foods. You're going to want to get your body fat percentage down, and one of the main ways to do this is through a healthy diet.

Secondly, get out and start moving. Walk, jog, run, swim, hike- whatever you want to do. Get out and move. Its free and it gets your heart rate up which will help you burn calories.

You could invest in a cheaper weight set (you can find them at target) to just do some basic weight lifting at home. You can also buy a medicine ball to incorporate it into your crunches and you can also use it for light weight lifting.

Building muscle is going to help you burn fat and calories in the long run. Cardio is fantastic, but once you are done with your cardio you are done burning, which is where weight lifting is going ot come into play. The muscles you build are going to help you build fat long term. Cardio will be great for calorie burn and heart rate and getting you conditioned while muscle will help you become stronger and burn more fat all day/

There are so many things you can do, and feel free to ask me anything anytime.

drpinky · Answer

I just recently was diagnosed with diabetes, was up at 235 pounds and just felt like crap. Around Winter I decided to start eating smaller portions. That helped some and I began to lose weight.

I later learned it's all a numbers game. Your body burns a certain amount of calories and if you eat less than that every 3500 calories is 1 pound lost. Also once you start counting calories it really is amazing to see how much things have. I keep a daily journal on what I eat at link , it's free and helps you keep track. I lost about 2 pounds a week doing this till I was around 215 pounds.

At this point I decided to go to our park (but you can do this anywhere) and start to "run". Since I was so out of shape it was more of a 1 minute run and then a 5 minute walk. I would do this every day for 3 laps in our park (3 miles). Once I felt less winded I extended the run time to 1:30 and now 2 minutes, and reduced the walk time to 4 minutes then 3. My main thing was to complete 3 laps. Doing this along with watching what I eat, got me down to 200 pounds.

Currently I bit the bullet and joined a gym, I'm starting to lift some weights to get toned and now I just run on treadmills or elliptical machines which is working out well. I'm now 190 pounds no longer need medicine to keep my blood sugar under control and I think in a month or two I will be at my goal of 175-180.

I hope this helps you some and no matter what just keep at it. It helped me to think of it as a numbers game with calories. If you are going to eat something not so good find a way to burn it off by walking, running, mowing your lawn or anything. Goodluck!

AnonymouslyKnown · Answer

Jut a bit of personal info: I was in a similar situation several years ago. While not quite as severe as yours, I do have a bit of experience with it.

First thing you need to know: Drop the worst parts of your diet. Soda has to go, so does any exceedingly sugary substances. Beyond that, you really don't need to drop a huge part of your diet. I know that sounds insane, but at your weight, you need a huge amount of calories to maintain that weight level. As long as you eat a relatively sane diet, and keep everything in moderation, you will notice the fat falling off.

Secondly: Weight lifting is not what you need. Yes, it's good to mix it in, but to depend wholly on weight training is insane. It will build muscle mass, but the pounds will not fall off. If you do weight train, it cannot be the crux of your work out.

Thirdly: I found that the absolute best way to lose weight was running or bike riding, but running is a much more daunting task. First, it's much harder on your body than biking (not a bad thing, but at such a high weight, it would discourage you quickly), and it's hard to enjoy running. I found that biking was the best way for me. I started off slowly (3 miles a day), and upped it weekly. I now hit about 100 miles/week, I peeked at 180/week, but couldn't sustain it with school and the like.

Something to remember:At your current weight level, a sane diet & a little exercise will absolutely make the weight melt off you. I'm being completely serious, I lost 60 pounds in 3 months just by following the advice I gave you. Don't get discouraged, and good luck!

JesseRider23 · Answer

You can lose weight with just your BW, but it would be A LOT more efficient for you to get a gym membership. Check this article out on complexes; they're something I definitely recommend doing. I have never had any weight problems, but I helped my friend drop 20 lbs in 2 months and I think complexes were a big help. As far as diet goes, eat 5-6 small-medium sized meals per day. Eating 5-6 times a day speeds up your metabolism and as a result you'll lose more weight. I wouldn't recommend HIIT or any running yet because @ 5'8, 270 it will be REALLY hard on your knees. That's why I'd recommend complexes, and even though imo bodyweight isn't the most efficient way to do them, it will suffice I would take the time to explain it, but this article does a much better job than I do.

Keep in mind when you have more muscle, you lose more fat. Please feel free to lemme know if you have any more questions and good luck!

complexes article: link

if you want to log your training or get some really good advice, check out elitefitness.com and/or wannabebig.com

imanonymous · Answer

The key to losing weight is really calories in < calories out.

Technically, you don't even have to eat healthy, but, if you do, you'll be able to eat a lot more food and you'll feel so much better. This site should help a lot with eating healthy link .

You really have to educate yourself on how to eat healthy. Soak up all the knowledge that you can by reading articles online and even checking out books from your local library.

So, you want something that is free and you can do in your home?

Check out this site for some exercise videos that you can do: link . Don't be discouraged or anything like that because a lot of them are aimed for females. I know some guys don't feel comfortable doing videos led by women, however, in the end, exercise is exercise.

Make your own home exercise circuit. Pick three activities to get your heart rate up like running up and down the stairs, jumping jacks, and jogging through the house or in place. Do each activity for 2 minutes and then move to the next activity. Repeat.

Search YouTube for free exercise routines and ideas.

Turn up the music and just dance. Anything that gets your heart rate up and going will be beneficial. Also, don't be afraid to act crazy, no one's watching!

Another huge thing in losing weight is not giving up. If you never give in, you will eventually get where you want to be. Tell yourself that you can do this. Celebrate all your accomplishments, big and small, and learn from your mistakes. Just don't give up.

MrKkibbles · Answer

You can't out exercise a bad diet. Don't try to lose more than 2 lbs a week or you will be losing muscle mass. You could try for a labor type job, that will help your money problems and your weight. Don't masturbate before you exercise, the chemicals it releases in your brain make you tired. Keep a log of EVERYTHING that you eat. With light exercise 1-3 times a week your basic metabolic rate is something like 3,404 Calories Per Day, subtract 500 from that to lose 1 pound a week, the other pound a week should come from increasing your activity. I would suggest weighing yourself every other week, it doesn't matter when as long as you are consistent about what time of the day you do it. When you do weigh yourself, take a picture of yourself in your underwear so you can see progress, but If you are like me you might consistently lose weight, but the changes only show about every 10 lbs, so don't get discouraged.

I suggest visiting link its primarily about body building and not weight loss, but "cutting" is their extremely healthy way of losing weight; and in general they just have tons of great resources on that site.

Im 6'0 270lbs down(up?) from 5'11 340 lbs

dakotamuller · Answer

Tbh, a lot of exercises will see unbearable and really gay. (not saying you can't do them). but I think a really effective activity you can do is swim. I've been in competitive swimming for 10 years. When I was 12 I gained a lot of weight for personal reasons and kind of stopped swimming for a year. When I decided I had to get tht stupid weight off, I got back into swimming. You really don't even realize you're working out if you're with family or friends and even if you aren't and you're just doing laps, it's really good. To me swimming isn't even as half as bad as doing those hardcore running and weights sh*t. PLUS after you swim for a good 1-2 hrs, which is what I usually do, you feel so much better, not to mention you work up an appetite. I'm sure with healthy eating habits, that weight will just come off.. everyone forgets swimming I find..but it's such a great way to lose weight. Drink lots of water as well. Apparently you can lose a lot of water weight that way if you drink at least a gallon a day. Water is good in so many ways now that I think about it.

ofcourse you don't have to swim ..you could always run...i hate running though. Just thought swimming would be another option.

asdfsdf · Answer

Honestly- Just quit eating refined sugars. Refined sugars promote fat storage. Check the ingredients on everything you eat or drink. If it says: Sugar, Cane Sugar, Raw Cane Sugar, Brown Sugar, Organic Brown Sugar, Organic Cane Sugar, Sucrose, Sucralose, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Corn Syrup, or Dextrose... Stay away from it and find an alternative. Also, don't eat any artificial sweeteners. These are carcinogenic, and extremely unhealthy for you. This includes Aspartame and Nutrasweet as well as Splenda. If the nutritional information says Sugars 5g, don't automatically assume that you can't have it. The product could be made with natural sweeteners such as honey, brown rice syrup, cherry juice..(or any other fruit juices), agave syrup, stevia, evaporated cane juice, beet sugar, or even pure maple syrup!

& If something says SUGAR FREE, chances are it contains an artificial sweetener.

Combine this healthy eating with drinking lots of water and regular exercise, and you will start to feel and look better in a matter of months (no joke).

I wish you the best of luck! ;D ;D

sweatgirl · Answer

YouTube as great workout programs for beginners to advance athletes. mix up your routines so you don't get board and also u want trick your body so it doesn't get use to doing the same thing most days of the week. keep a food journal and leave enough space for writing in it for notes like I ate a whole pizza today 3pm because I was lonely and board. we all have times in our life where things set us off and some people use food to hide from our true feelings. having those notes is good because if every day at 3pm your are lonely and board then hopefully in time you can replace food with  a walk in the park or making a phone to a friend and meeting him or her at  local park to do an activity together that you both enjoy. also keeping a food journal keeps you on tract of eating a healthy diet. I would eat mini meals throughout the day. never eat standing up or in front of the television. make your meals interesting so lots of color and spices. use smaller plates and drink lots of water. good luck and never give up.

Jonny_ · Answer

Basics, Eat little and often, eating throughout the day keeps you metabolism high. Drinking a lot of water also helps with your metabolism and assists supressing your appetite. Do exercise that requires lifting weights, weightlifting burns the most calories. It's good to do cardio as well of course, sprints are better than jogging, but if you want to burn calories well sprint first then jog as opposed to jogging first. Stay away from basic crunches, you have to do about 500,000 to burn one kilo of fat. As for losing weight in specific areas, it doesn't really work like that it'll just burn from all areas. Eat carbs, I know something like the Atkins diet tells you not to, but it's an unhealthy diet, carbs keep you fuller for longer and are slow at releasing energy. Starchy foods are good for this, specifically pasta or potatoes. I'd try not to go on a radical diet, switching your food so much can lead to weight gain. If you don't have weights or so on, do bodyweight exercises. Youtube is a great source for examples, I could list a ton, but without seeing them I'm sure they'd be pretty useless words to you.

Myyrdn · Answer

Hello,

I have been practitioner of Tai Chi, for 30 years plus and have studied many means of fitness.

I have also been lifeguard as volunteer ;but because of physical age Insurance companies will not allow me to do that any longer.

ALL This is just simple process' you can begin at home no problem

1st:::: You really decide that you want to bring body under control;No good saying you do,if your subconciously not ready

2nd::: Diet (Don't panic I am not going to say give up everything you like). Regularity in eating is prime importance

example my breakfast is Glass fruit juice when you get to kitchen,then prepare cup of Strong tea(even 1 spoon sugar) and very little milk,then 3 wheat biscuits on top of that some fresh cherries then cupful of muesli on top of that pour cold milk on and then a couple of fresh blueberries. Enjoy This will last you well into morning(lunch time) have coffee during morning if you wish(soda drinks are no no too much preserved sugar)

Lunch something healthy and light otherwise you find you get drowsy(thats where weight comes from) when full of energy but cannot expend

Supper:: Try, to always eat healthy, and do not over eat,because body works best when satisfied.

watching TV,yeah sure but sit properly don't collapse into chair. You can even have chocolate because a little chocolate healthy for body. No Hot drinks for an hour at least before you go to bed,oncee again no use loading up with energy if your going to sleep.

The whole point of this is to get regularity into system,and the food does the same thing, try and eat at roughly same times every day and night.

If you think this would be way to go for you,start with this then we can introduce an exercise regime into your process(if you wish). Do get back to me

Confused614 · Answer

I saw someone mention p90x so I felt like chipping in. Insanity is made by the same people (Beachbody) and doesn't require anything like weights for it. You can download (torrent them) if you want for free. I have both the p90x and insanity on my computer. They come with a nutrition guide and everything. They are both extremely difficult so start off very slow if you need a break take one slow your heart down and start again. I'll post links for both. They are both virus free there not my downloads but I have downloaded them both a few times.

Here is insanity:

link

Here is p90x

link

cgrizzlybarron · Answer

Weight lifting is great for losing weight. NO offense since your over weight probably means your already pretty strong. Start going to the gym 3 times a week for lifting and 2 days of cardio with resistance, so like running on a incline with dumbells in your hands.  People get it confused, too lose weight you can't just work out a ton or just eat organic foods you have to do both. Going to the gym 5 times a week for an hour shouldn't be hard especially if you bring your iPod. If your extremely motivated it will start to get fun. For eating, I would eat nothing that is the color of white. 3 heavy protein meals a day and no soda or snacking. If your going to eat carbs, eat complex carbs. An example is wheat or cereal not pizza. And if your going to eat fats eat unsaturated fats like olive oil not donuts. Hope this helps.

naturally · Answer

In the morning drink some warm water with lemon, it gets your digestive system ready

Always have breakfast. you have been asleep so your metabolism has slowed down you need to eat breakfast to get it working again

eat small meals 6 times a day

eat every 3 hours. After 3 hours your metabolism starts to slow down

include exercise EVERY day, you need to make it a habit (I reccomend doing it before breakfast for an hour in the morning)

Try an aerobics DVD (I use the 'Aussie fit' fat burner - its really great, you get really into it)

Good luck, don't give up

Reeses-pieces777 · Answer

I'm not an expert but here are a few tips.

eat healthy no more junk food. I like green tea and it has a lot of polyphenols as well and some chemicals that help with lipid breakdown. consider taking digestive enzymes. and fiber helps as well especially if you have IBS, it helps to flush toxins out that could also be considered as extra weight. you will find that well trained health science or health nutritionist will recommend these natural remedies.

start cardio, and work at your pace. try and aim for 3 day s a week where you get to go to the gym. I try to hit 3 days myself because I have work and school all the time and it can be hard for me.

even jogging around your neighborhood or at home will help a ton. Consider doing that first.

Emeleia · Answer

Try TABATA work-outs, on www.healthhabits.com - very intense work-outs WITH ALMOST INSTANT RESULTS. After a month you feel almost renewed. As for food, start detoxing if you can.. Do you want me to help you with more tips? My facebook is www.facebook.com/emelyne , inbox me (I'm not a friend freak but I will kindly help you with GREAT TIPS) I recently helped someone lose over 15pounds in a month. I love helping people the right way ;)

hippychick21 · Answer

Walk. That's the easiest thing to start doing. If you walk and drink water, you will begin to shed pounds. You can incorporate walking in to your daily routines, like taking stairs instead of the elevator, park further away from the door to a grocery store than the first spot, etc.

I also have the rule "no food outside of the kitchen." If you aren't eating anywhere but the kitchen, you will eat when you are hungry, and it takes more effort to get there. By keeping healthy snack options at home, you will cut down on spending at fast food restaurants and eat better quality food.

laina16 · Answer

you serioulsy need to do this, its what the Dallas cowboy cheerleaders do and I do also and my BMI is 21... I used to be over weight to and I did this every other day and twice on sunday. THIS WORKS

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