Best ways to lose weight?

[Anonymous]

I've been having people ask me if I'm pregnant. It only happened a few times. I know I gained a few pounds. I felt disgusted before and to have someone ask me if I'm pregnant makes it so much worst.
Now I should say. I have bulimia. i was really sick a few years ago. i threw up multiple times a day. And I even was starving myself.
all of a sudden I stopped myself from my eating disorders. It's been about 2 years, but I know it's a battle I'll have the rest of my life.

I feel like cause of those comments I should go back to my old ways. Cause I know it's past time for me to lose weight. I want to lose weight. I hate my body.
i feel fat and I hate this weight I've gained.

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Im just scared. Cause I was saying earlier how I wanted to get on diet pills

Sorry I just needed to vent

[GirlsLie]

First of all it's awesome that you're not letting your eating disorder take over your life and having a little extra weight/looking pregnant to people is far better then having an eating disorder because it's something you can easily fix.

Getting healthy is really not that difficult to do. You can literally just eat a little bit healthier and work out a little and lose that and be a lot healthier without going back to your old ways.

You could just make small changes and it would make a huge difference. Look up some healthy recipes online, I make fruit/vegetable smoothies, you can make really good tasting salads with crab meat, chicken, turkey and a good flavored dressing. If you like a certain food, there's always substitutes that can make it healthier.

As far as drinks go, water of course but other drinks are good for you too, juices, cranberry they make "light" cranberry and orange juice, flavored waters, coconut water, chocolate water, there's a variety of good healthy drinks.

And just work out a little if you don't already or work out a little more, you can go walking/jogging, take some classes, lots of gyms here have classes for literally everything and they're cheap, it's a good way to keep yourself active but if that's not your thing then you can exercise in your own house, me and my niece have did yoga in my house at times, we just looked up YouTube videos and did it right in my living room from my laptop lol there's so many videos of different work outs you can do as well. Little things you can do that will make a difference so don't pressure yourself too hard.

[Climber]

No don't. I agree with the others. Eat healthy as a first important step. Lots of fruit, vegetables, slow burning healthy carbs (no sugar), some proteins to prevent muscle breakdown. And if people comment you "look pregnant", attack your belly. First part is ab muscle. Make them stronger so you get a flat base. Second is fat layer on top. Do low intensity cardio to burn fat. If you combine these three items, you can get a killer body in max a few months depending on your present condition. Go for it.

[Anonymous]

First, try to be rational and objective. If you are overweight, you rationally know that there are healthy ways to do it.

Then, tie those to positive thoughts. Rather than say "I need to lose weight because I hate my body," instead say "I will lose weight because it's healthy and I value good health." You're brain and emotions will respond differently to that framing.

Read about BMR (there's active and non-active). Find out your BMR, then start eating about 200-300 calories less than your BMR per day (measure your food, force yourself to eat. If you give into the temptation to vomit, eat again. Get your nutrition in, be rational. Remember, you value good health).

Do cardio exercise. It's good for your heart and general conditioning, and it helps you burn calories and fat over time.

Do research to find out what a realistic and healthy amount of weight for someone your age and height is. Learn what a healthy body fat percentage is for women (men and women have different health ranges--women need more body fat than men to be healthy) and learn how to calculate that versus your weight. You'll be able to set healthy goals.

Good luck!

[Rashad]

To lose weight, is to change. You're asking your body to change it self, if you think about it. You're changing your appearance. So you can't do the same thing and expect different results. Which sounds like common sense but most people dont know how to apply it.
I think I've found a trick to loosing weight. Only if you tell me what you eat or drink most frequently.

[emilyyy23k]

no that's such an unhealthy way to lose weight..
you gotta eat the right things. don't drink any soda/pop. stick to water. don't eat white bread, choose wheat. & whole grain pastas. cut down on things with a lot of cheese too. don't worry about calories as much, just look at saturated fats and sugar levels on foods. eat lots of fruits and veggies. exercise even if its just a long walk. do HIIT routines

[Anonymous]

It's so hard. I would know! Try to start exercising more and change what you eat. Go at a slow pace. Don't just stop eating all junk food in one night, but instead, slowly take some junk food away and exchange it for something healthier every week or two. It's tough, I know haha.

[emerald77]

Drink lots of water, and exercise moderately. Don;t skip meals!

[Anonymous]

intermittent fasting (google it) and low carbs when you're not fasting. high glycemic carbs are the killer. they're what makes you fat.