Ways to lose weight?

[Anonymous]

So I'm 130 right now and want to be 120 in 5 months or less. I'm not going to starve myself. What are some healthy foods and exercises?

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I run 3 miles every day and make sure I eat healthy foods on a daily basis

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I mean to lose fat

[aamy811]

losing weight is extremely simple. Exercise at least three times a week for an hour and eat balanced meals. A proper plate should consist of 1/2 veggies or fruit, 1/4 complex carb (such as brown rice, quinoa or wheat bread, etc), and your protein should be the size of your palm. For exercise I think weight lifting is most effective (don't worry about getting bulky, women lack the necessary hormones to get muscles like men), I think it's more effective because it burns calories long, and build lean muscle which burns calories by just existing. If you want bigger muscles (example, larger butt or arms) then do heavy weighted exercises with low reps (low weight high rep) and if you want smaller leaner muscle do low weights high rep (this basically toned preexisting muscle. And add about 20mins of cardio of your choice. This is what I find most affective but great at home workouts like blogilates or tone it up on YouTube are great and free.
Staying motivated us hard, but I suggest making a vision board. It sound stupid but it works (mine has a picture if my setting or before body and next to it are a bunch of pictures of my dream body) seeing how far I had come or was going really set the tone of my day and reminded me what I was working for. I also keep one picture of my dream body on the fridge so that it reminds me to make smart choices about what I'm eating

[code3]

If you like fish, eat a lot of it! It's so good for you! Also, lean white meats. Fruit and veggies are also a must, so if your plate looks like a rainbow you're doing it right. Try not to eat too many carbs, and make an attempt to take out simple carbs all together. Same with sugar: natural sugar = good, added sugar = not so good. I know you said you run a lot, but add some weight training to your schedule if you haven't already; it helps that metabolism. Low weight + high reps gets you some sexy lean muscle! If you think metabolism and energy is still an issue, start taking a B-100 complex vitamin with breakfast. That's everything I know, so I hope it helps!

[Klaatu51]

basically what's your height? because 130 sounds a good weight for girls who are under 5'7"

[Asker]

I'm 5'3

[Klaatu51]

oh i guess it's still ok for your height

[Anonymous]

We would need to know your current diet and activity level to assess.

[Asker]

I updated it

[Opinion Owner]

You're not going to lose weight.

[Asker]

Yeah I'm asking how to lose weight not if I'm going to lose weight

[Opinion Owner]

You cannot.

[Asker]

Why?

[Asker]

Of course I can

[Opinion Owner]

Let me take that back. If you want to lose weight you will need to do more intense exercises. There's no way to do that without gaining muscle to compensate possibly increasing your weight. If you wanted to lose fat, that would be different.

[Asker]

Yes I mean to lose fat

[Opinion Owner]

Increase the intensity of your workouts. You will need more protein and have to do more than run. A simple leg, arm, and core routine will do and doesn't require equipment.

[Asker]

Ok thank you :)

[DarkHumorRUs]

Why would you need protein if you're trying to burn calories and burn fat. Protein is for building muscle.

[Opinion Owner]

To build muscle.

[Anonymous]

Cross fit running won't help because your body will just adapt. You have to challenge and rotate the muscles your working on. You can't just do leg and cardio