I want to lose a bunch of weight, help?

[Anonymous]

I don't wanna get 'fit' I want to be thin. So please don't tell me to just eat healthier and do muscle toning exercises. I want weight losing exercises

[Abe90]

Okay girl, let me help you out. First thing need to do is count your calories and carb intake. I would start with eating only 1300 calories and 60-70 carbs a day. Stay away from things that are heavy in carbs such as pastries, pizzas, foods that are battered, candy, and sodas. Eat 3-5 times a day. The three meals should be breakfast, lunch, and dinner and the first snack should be in between breakfast and lunch and second should be in between lunch and dinner. For breakfast eat one fruit, small protein bar or shake. Snacks should consist of either one fruit or vegetable. Lunch can be a fish the size of your palm but thin with an avacodo or something similar. Then dinner you can eat something small. The biggest meal should be breakfast and the smallest should be dinner. Eat like this and you'll be good to go. You need to also exercise as much as you can to get the best results. RUN RUN RUN!!! Don't be lazy when you work out. The best workout to lose weight is to run. If you aren't good at running, work your way up to run farther each time and better your breathing patterns. 2 miles is a good amount to run in a day. Workout for half an hour to one hour. Do this 3-5 days a week and you're gold.

I lost 100 pounds going through different a few type of diets

[ConsultantIsBack]

Eat less and sweat often is e simple short answer. There's no short cut around hard work, otherwise everyone would look amazing.

[Asker]

I already don't eat much. Also I jog for 30 mins a day

[ConsultantIsBack]

For how long? Perhaps u are thin enough. No way for me to know without pic tho.

[Asker]

I've been doing it for at least 3 months everyday and it's not done much.
I'm not thin. I'm 5'2 and weigh 136

[ConsultantIsBack]

You are probably on the right track. Are you reading food labels? Most people underplay their food intake and overplay their level of physical activity.

[Asker]

Ya I read food labels. I eat around 600 calories, so I don't know what my problem is

[ConsultantIsBack]

Hmm, well I would need more specifics on what ur eating, what ur heart rate is when u exercise, how long etc. Either here or pm. If u want my opinion, up to you.

[Woosy56]

You need more then 600 calories. Eating that few of calories will stall weight-loss and your body will start eating into your muscle tissue. Down load my fitness pal. Fallow the steps it will tell you your calories in calories out requirements

[Mekkalyn]

Are you eating foods high in carbs?

Research the Atkin's diet and see if that will work for you.
It worked wonders for my father (who lost 70 lbs) and grandma (who has been on it 30+ years and it helps keep her weight in check) and myself (but I didn't give it long enough to really have a personal experience with it... other than the fact that I felt great after the sugar withdrawals the first few days. I was on it a month and lost 25 lbs, but a lot of it was water weight).

It has to be a lifestyle or it won't work. You can't cheat. You have to be dedicated to a low sugar diet.

You could do what my dad does and get off it when he loses weight, then gain back 15 lbs and then lose it again... because he likes carbs too much. But he wants to feel full, and the calorie diet is too restrictive for that. Now, I don't think that's all that healthy...

There's a quote from the Atkin's book that says something like "It turns your body into a fat burning machine". There's science behind it that makes your system burn fat... I don't remember the science behind it, but if you research it like I said you'll find it :)

[Asker]

My cousin was on that and it was awful for her. I'm not sure I wanna try it

[Mekkalyn]

Well it's different for everyone.
Not everyone can handle 20 carbs for 2 weeks.
But most people that had a bad experience with it were doing something wrong. If you do it correctly it works.

However, not all people like it. You can't know unless you try it.

Plus there are other low carb diets. You don't have to do that extreme of one. There's some that do 50 carbs. That's better for some people.

And if you don't mind my asking, do you eat foods high in carbs? What's your usual carb intake?

[Asker]

Honestly I have no idea how many carbs I eat. But I have 600 calories usually

[Mekkalyn]

Everyone's body is different.
And foods that are low in calories can be very high in carbs.
Track how much carbs you eat tomorrow.

But whatever you do, make sure you don't cut back on carbs if you aren't eating more calories. That is not good for your body at all.

Calories are not the devil if you know where to cut back elsewhere. And it's really bad to only eat 600. That's borderline anorexia.

[Asker]

But not even skinny, I can't be anorexic

[Mekkalyn]

Like my dad would consistently eat 2,000+ calories, but only 20 or less carbs and he lost a LOT of weight. But, like I've said 100 times, everyone is different so it might not work for you.

[Asker]

Oh ok, I guess I'll start watching my carbs as well

[Anonymous]

If that's your mindset then you can google "pro ana tips". Basically they encourage girls to eat less than 1000 calories a day and exercise for an hr a day. Pretty dangerous but it's all about control I suppose. Honestly, I think you can probably eat 1200 calories and walk for 30 mins to become thin. Some people argue that that still isn't healthy enough calories but if you want to lost a bunch of weight quickly then you have to be unhealthy about it because losing weight quickly is in fact unhealthy. Anyway, best of luck!

[Asker]

I eat like around 600 calories a day & 30 mins of exercise and it hasn't done anything

[Opinion Owner]

Then your metabolism is pretty much dead due the low calorie intake you have. Which means you have to eat more calories of the right types of foods and exercise more to reap weight loss benefits. The human body is tricky. :/ You could have a thyroid issue that's preventing you from losing weight. Since 600 calories is pretty low it SHOULD have caused some muscle and fat loss on your body.

[Asker]

Damn it. I really hope I don't have a issue, I wanna lose weight 😭

[Opinion Owner]

You can go to a doctor and get your blood checked for that.

[Asker]

Ok I might have to then

[Woosy56]

You should want to be fit. Being fit healthy is better then being thin. you can work out all day long, but if your nutrition is off you will not get the gains you want. That being said I would join a gym start doing full body workouts 3 times a week. Get a trainer for the first three sessions. If a trainer is not a option PM me and u will help you as much as I can. Will find your macro nutrition requirements, and how many calories a day you should intake. Then I can email you a workout plan.

[MrTexan37]

Well here's the truth you have to eat healthier or you WILL NOT lose weight doing exercises will be absolutely USELESS unless you eat right and its also gonna take time the best exercise for weight loss is walking walk an hour or two a day and you will lose weight its also the safest cause it doesn't stress your joints there's a saying that goes "its not the hour or two you worked out, its what you put in your mouth the other 23 or 22 hours after your workout!"

[DancingZombii]

You sound really desperate to lose weight so message me and I'll give u like 10 stuff to do and help u. I'd post it as a comment but it's A LOT and I'm way too tired to hear what some people might say about it

[Mistariy]

I study all sciences and walking or bicycling is the best workouts for weight loss

[Asker]

Ok I'll try that. It's winter here tho

[Mistariy]

Try going to a gym. 24 or pF. Sweating helps to. Cut back on sugery drinks and too much beef. Look at low calorie meals and search your ideal carb intake on google

[BritGuy212]

Eat less calories a day. Eat 5 pies a day? Then eat 2 a day.

[Asker]

I already don't eat enough calories anway

[Quacken]

Best way to loose weight is to run in my opinion. And eat a lot of vegetables and only lean meats

[brnxsweet]

Drink lots of green tea, with lemon. Oolong tea is good too.

[foreverxinsanity]

It's not heathly for the body but you could go on a low carb.

[Mekkalyn]

It's funny you say that, because the best I've ever felt is on a low carb diet. That's the only diet I could see being a lifestyle for me. You can eat until you aren't hungry and still lose weight, and eat foods that I actually like. My grandma has been on it her entire life without any issues at all (and literally 30+ years of doing it).

And from my research it isn't unhealthy. It works for a lot of people.

My body has an issue with carbs. If I have even 150-200 a day I gain weight quickly. On the Atkin's diet in particular I felt really great on 50 carbs (you start off at 20 and then gradually work your way up to 50 - but there's way more to it than that so if someone reads this and wants to try it, RESEARCH IT first). I had to get off it because my budget won't allow that kind of a diet (the ramon noodle college diet, hoooooray). But as soon as I'm able, I'm going back on it.

[Anonymous]

From what you've said in comments, you've ground your metabolism to a halt.

I know you don't care about toning and fitness, but you actually need to eat more and lift or you won't lose fat, given what you're currently doing.

[apple24]

than use myfitnesspal!

[Asker]

What is that?

[ConsultantIsBack]

An app

[apple24]

@ConsultantIsBack thank you! lol Yes its an app but you also need to eat heathy so that means you have to learn how to cook! Still can't cook! hahah but I did try to reduce my intake and eat fruits and veg I just added it and tried to have as little sweet as possible. I am starting that again!

[Asker]

Mind if I message and ask you some questions about how to cook better and lose weight?

[apple24]

I still can't cook sweety... All I know is
-doing things to get your heart rate up
-try to put fruit and veg in your meals plus don't forget protein etc etc... For more go to my my plate. gov and it gives you an idea what you need to be eating that is healthy
-again you need to know how to cook! I still trying to figure that out so I don't know any recipes
-excerises daily... i jog mostly lol I also do bench press but that it... I need new ideas but yeah
-I am start Monday tomorrow... I need to get fit!

[Anonymous]

Let's see if you even need to first

[Asker]

I'm 5'2 and weigh 136 pounds

[Opinion Owner]

Yeah, you ain't fat