Need suggestions to lose 20 lbs?

[SingerSam13]

I need to lose about 20 pounds, or so, and I've really hit a plateau. I've changed my diet completely (no refined sugar, refined flours, conventional dairy, processed foods, fast food, etc.), and I've started hiking pretty regularly, and I hike 3-5 miles at a time ( and I live in the Rockies, so there's some legit hiking trails here), but it doesn't seem to be doing anything. I realize that some of it any gave turned to muscle, but overall, I really haven't lost anything pounds-wise. Like, maybe about 5 lbs, over the course of a month. Any suggestions would definitely be welcome, because I used to be able to drop weight quick, and this is really frustrating, thanks!

[BEatenyou]

Well if your hiking and im assuming eating healthier. Then you won't loose weight but you will gain muscle which weighs more then body fat. But you will also get toned and more defined leg muscles. The best way to loose weight is to go running start easy make a challenge for yourself weekly. I run about 10k three times a week. I have a slender body, last I weighed I was 160.

[SingerSam13]

Yes, I'm eating much healthier (organic, mostly raw, the whole shebang). Why would running vs hiking on intense trails make such a difference?

[BEatenyou]

running is more based on your endurance to keep a pace and directly goes after your belly fat and leg fat. Hiking is more structured strength to push yourself up and through a slight inclination of height putting more stress on your thighs. There both ideal to get exercise but your aiming to loose weight, running is the best way. You can ask anyone they will say running/jogging will be the ideal exercise.

[Matador555]

Bicycle a lot, eat right, swim, and do a lot of just dance

[SingerSam13]

Now that's my style... Never have been a runner :)

[Matador555]

Wake up early and do a couple of miles of bicycle on empty stomach. Just drink water. Then eat a nice healthy breakfast. No rice or bread or any sugary stuff. Then at night do just dance and rotate them.

[SingerSam13]

Yeah, I don't eat bread, rice only very seldomly, but never for breakfast.

[Matador555]

Make breakfast most important meal. Then eat small meals throughout the day you know. Veggies and fruits, grilled chicken. Plenty of water will also help you lose weight nothing else but water. Forget Gatorade and those drinks unless your in heavy exercise.

[SingerSam13]

Ehh... Gatorade and all those drinks just have artificial sweeteners anyways. Thanks for the tips!! I might be in touch for more suggestions!

[Matador555]

Ok cool

[HandsomeRaj]

Stop exercises for 4 days to a week, eat 'normal' i. e. not too much sugar and stuff but nominal, and then revert to your exercise and diet regimen, this change will break the plateau. It works well with me. Also for that week change your eating timings :-D do that and watch :-)

Don't run into crash diets else you'll come back with more than what you lost :-)

Maintaining weight and health is a process, needs to be worked on at all times :-)

Good luck :-)

[JustinCaseUDontKnow]

Well, if we exercise we got make sure we are eating
enough calories along with the exercise so i would
recommend it's not what we eat , it's how much we
eat i been eating little of all stuff but than again i use
moderation i don't eat a whole bunch of something
i really like but than i don't deprive myself of foods
that i like and I been losing weight

[JustinCaseUDontKnow]

Where i live In Pennsylvania we can't afford to buy expensive foods
to eat in order to lose weight

[AdamThomas]

Hiking won't be as effective as other ways of exercise as it isn't intense. You'd lose more weight (or fat) by. lifting heavy weights (you won't get bulky without steroids, women don't have enough testosterone to build heavy muscle, you'll just tone up) and doing about 15-30 minutes of high intensity cardio e. g. sprinting, interval training (sprint 10 seconds, jog 20 seconds, sprint 10, jog 20, repeat, can be done with swimming or cycling too).

[StickStickity13]

Eat at a deficit, do high intensity interval training. Use the app "myfitnesspal" it will tell you how many calories to consume.

[Chris011]

Try high intensity interval training (HIIT). It definitely worked for me.. I lost about 10-13 pounds in 2-3 months. Diet is definitely a must for sure though.