Good workouts and diets?

[Taywallee16]

I have senior pictures coming in about 6 months so I wanted some advice on the best way to lose weight. What has worked for you? I really want to become fit and look great so I look back on my senior year with fondness.

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Also I'm looking to lose about 40-50 pounds

[Illusive_Man]

My jaw literally dropped when you said "40-50lbs"
Okay... let's be realistic here.
40-50lbs is a LOT of weight you're talking about.
Assuming that 70% of that being fat , the rest being water weight (which comes off relatively easily).
1 lb of fat = 3500 calories.
www.mayoclinic.org/.../art-20048065

So yo lose 40-50lbs of weight , assuming 70% of it is fat.
You're talking about burning.
98,000 calories to get rid of it.

Your daily metabolic rate is around 1800 calories , that's how much calories you need to stay alive.
Assuming you cut 100 calories off that and go into deficit and start burning down the fat. That's 980 days.
Maybe you'll go a bit further and be under your daily metabolic calorie by 200 calories.
That's still 490 days.

I am not trying to ruin your dreams but you HAVE to be realistic here but... I'm not saying that aiming for that is bad.
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See... 70% of it being fat is a VERY overly-pessimistic estimate , it might be lower , it might be higher , no body knows.

The matter of fact is this.
Fitness is VERY simple. It's all about counting your nutrients.
www.nhs.uk/.../calorie-counting.aspx

There are TONS of diets and pills out there all promising weightloss , all of them will work but none of them will work if you don't stick to it.

For a beginning , I suggest the IIFYM model.
https://iifym.com/
www.paulmihalescu.com/.../iifymcal.png

Give it a look and be persistent and you'll get the physique you want.

[Taywallee16]

40-50 pounds in six months isn't really a big deal when you're young. I once lost 30 in two months and that was without working out.

[Illusive_Man]

HEEEEEY well I guess you're in luck then but things don't just happen without a reason lol , were you like stressed or eating less calories than usual (if you counted calories)

[Taywallee16]

I wasn't eating as much. I was actually watching what I ate but I didn't feel very good because I wasn't getting enough protein. (I am allergic to a lot of foods so it's hard to find a good diet to stick to)

[Illusive_Man]

hmmm... how does a vegetarian sounds?
You can get your protein from legumes as well I'm sure you know.

[Taywallee16]

I tried being vegetarian but found out I'm iron deficient so I have to eat meat lol. I just wish foods that are good for you weren't so expensive. Only in America can you get a burger for a dollar and a salad is 4 or 5 dollars

[Illusive_Man]

YEP!
Cheap to get fat , difficult to be thin. ONLY in corporate America eh lol?
Anyway , well I suppose that leaves... one option.
Liquid meal replacements.
www.techgraphs.com/.../
I am living on them as of late in fact , can't be bothered to go for food in the middle of a final.
https://www.spacenutrientsstation.com/buy

[Taywallee16]

Never tried a liquid diet. Does it really work? I feel like it would be difficult to restrain from solid food 😂

[Illusive_Man]

I could use a burger lol

[Illusive_Man]

also heck yeah it works lol , you're basically only eating whatever it's on the formula. Kinda like... baby food , but for adults but tasting of heavenly chocolate.

[DarkHumorRUs]

I've gone for about a month eating literally about 1200 calories a day. Didn't lose any weight. So I guess I don't burn that many calories a day?

I mean, I had a bowl of Grape Nuts every breakfast, usually skipped lunch and "snack time", and then ate whatever semi-healthy dinner my mom made. That's it.

[Illusive_Man]

@DarkHumorRUs
Your metabolism got kicked RIGHT down into the gutter by the looks of it lol
Any muscles left?

[DarkHumorRUs]

Well, so I had (and still have) a relatively fat stomach then. I weighed 190 lbs. I'm pretty sure I have had a slow metabolism for a long time. But around the time I started eating less, some of it was because I got full really fast.

But, I didn't lose muscle or fat. (I could still use the same weights on the weight machine).

So basically nothing changed, which discourages me from trying to lose weight now.

[MyNameIsJonas]

I don't think you could lose 40-50 lbs in 6 months. You could maybe lose 30 lbs if you work REALLY hard.

Try to watch your diet. It doesn't have to be super strict but eat well. I think people know well enough not to eat fast food, bags of snacks, or sweets in excess.

Start jogging for 30 minutes a day. If you have a track team at school, DO TRACK! Go to a gym and do body weight exercise and incorporate compound movements. Don't just sit on the machines...

www.youtube.com/channel/UCqw_tBqzfsWZd8CWcGx6vUg < She is legit.

[Anonymous]

Look up so yoga videos. Yoga is actually a good workout. Running outside is also good. Breathing fresh air will help you feel clean and be healthy. Drinking naturally infused water is a great thing to do when trying to loose weight. It's not only super healthy but it helps make your metabolism faster and cleans out your body. My favourite infused water is taking a water bottle, filling it with good filtered water, putting in a couple slices of lemon, and a couple slices of cucumber, shake it up and it's good to go! You can also Google some other recipes for naturally infused water :)

[Anonymous]

Eat rice, fish, and with soy sauce. In 6 months, you will be an Asian girl.

[TylerWolfnSky]

Let's hit the gym together

[Taywallee16]

Deal.