Any ideas on losing weight?

[Anonymous]

I'm so like.. house bound. I'm home schooled, have about 6 hours of homework, I have my book to work on, and I work in an in home day care. (plus I am so broke) So needless to say I'm busy. Any ideas on how to lose weight? I made some bad decisions a bit back, and before that when I had moved in where the food wasn't so great I managed to gain WAY to much weight. Its driving me crazy, aside from looks I'm noticing changes in how I sit, getting up and down, just in every day stuff. I also live in a not so great neighborhood, so my moms kind of weird about me leaving certain hours of the day. Any suggestions?

[jtj25m]

The best way to do this is one that takes the least amount of physical work, which would be watch what you eat. It requires no extra effort or time. As far as exercise, do what you can, in the time you have. Every little bit helps sweetheart. It takes a calorie deficit of 3500 calories to lose one US pound. So if you want to lose the maximum healthy amount most would recommend which is 1-2 pounds a week you'd need to create a calorie deficit anywhere from 500-1000 calories a day(3500-7000 weekly), through eating less, and working it off with exercise. It sounds like a lot, but it is very doable. I lost 101 pounds in 7 months doing this.

Your Basal metabolic rate is what you would burn at rest, in bed all day. You can calculate that here. www.internetfitness.com/calculators/bmr.htm Then factor in calories burned from daily activities and exercise, you can get an idea using this site.www.healthstatus.com/calculate/cbc

Doing these things, with keeping an eye on your diet, can make things seem less taxing dear. You can gauge how things will be before they actually happen. Good luck.

[jtj25m]

I just noticed, you are under 18 dear...You really shouldn't be too concerned with such things unless they are really out of hand.

[Asker]

Wow, that was a lot. lol, but thanks so much, I'll definitely try it.

[jtj25m]

You're welcome sweetheart. And as someone who has, at this point, lost 113 pounds, I must stress this to you: If you want this,. you need to be willing to work at it, and stick with it. You should allow yourself 'cheats' every now and then if you need it to keep your sanity, but you're not doing yourself any favors by quitting simply because results are not appearing as quick as you'd like them to.

[Asker]

Yeah, I know. Thanks. And to the being under 18 comment, its not like a beauty thing or what ever. I just use to hike a lot, and ran and rough housed a lot with friends, (we were really quite childish) and I use to take care of babies that were just walking (lol) so I was always moving, and I was in a public school where I had PE twice a day.. so to be anything over what I was, just feels really uncomfortable.

[jtj25m]

That is quite understandable, I was simply alluding to the fact, you're still young and in need of all the calories you can get to develop properly, so just make sure in your calorie deficit quest to get to a comfortable weight, you don't deprive yourself of any necessary nutrients or vitamins.=D Thanks for best answer.

[GIntrovert]

You need to create a calorie deficiency in your diet. Not much, about 50-100 calories less energy you use everyday. You can use google to help you estimate how much energy you burn each day, and start off from there.. 30 min walk is all the exercise you need.. there is no need to strain yourself, unless you are training for a specific sport.

[Asker]

Thanks

[Reeses-pieces777]

drinking water, eating healthy, lots of fruit and vegetables. there are a few health food store related items that you may add to your diet like flax seed, fiber, green tea, CLA, and other things that are all natural and helpful for lowering BMI

Of course you need to exercise. I find running or cardio will definitely help you out in regards. I work out 3 times a week. it helps a lot!

also calories. watch calories,not too obsessively, but like I said, make healthier choices! I will choose rice/ vegies over pizza and pop now. little things like that go a long way

[Asker]

Thanks :D