What is the best way to lose weight?

[Nena_Linda]

Okay I am 5 5 and about 135 depends on the days it can increase and or decrease! I just have a little fat on top of my lower abs and obliques but I want them to go away! What is the best thing to do?

[Jinmetsu_Rasetsu]

I am a drill instructor and with the company I am with, I am the fitness person...

Here is what you do:

Cardio... About 30 min to an hour every other day... Better if you do it like this: Run 3 miles, or ride a bike for 5 miles on Mondays, Wednesdays, fridays, and sundays.

Calorie counting. This is tricky. Guage your activity based upon your choices I give:

a. Absolutely Sedentary (totally lazy and will not excersize even with a gun to your head): Limit yourself to only 1800 Calories for 5-6 days a week and 2300 calories 1-2 days. Be sure to keep track and do not set into a rutine.

b. Somewhat Sedentary (just as active as lazy): Limit yourself to 1800 calories for only 3-4 days, 2300 calories for 1-2 days, and 1-3 days of "treating youself" (although I reccommend only limiting it to 1 day.). Likewise do not make it a rutine.

c. Slightly Sedentary (meaning you have a lazy streak but you are more active than most): 1-3 days of 1800 calories, 1-3 days of 2300, calories, and 1-3 days of no calorie restriction. Like the other options, mix it up.

The point is that you do not want your body to get used to a certain input constantly, because your body will physiologically try to retain fat. Calorie confusion (as it is called) can increase and moderate your metabolizm and with a higher metabolizm you can burn unwanted fat. However, this will not work without proper excersise.

[Nena_Linda]

Thank you one more thing I'm in college and the foods suck does it matter what type of food I take in ? I know not to eat bad food

[Jinmetsu_Rasetsu]

They have a nutrition guide right? follow that.

[Nena_Linda]

We eat from sodexo have you heard of that its like prepared food sent to us and than they cook it

[Jinmetsu_Rasetsu]

Well, According to FDA regulations, they are supposed to provide you with a nutrition chart. My best suggestion is that you inquire with whomever provides the food for a nutrition guide and perhaps a "menue" from your school cavetorium. I know that When I was in the ARMY, we were given nutritional values for all foodstuffs to be consumed. I am quite sure they do that at your school. As I said, if you wish to change yourself, You would have to know what you are putting into your body.

[Jinmetsu_Rasetsu]

Seriously, there are no magical pills nor quick fixes. I will require hard work.

[51255]

Eat healthier, or less. Exercise more. Preferably running/jogging.

Easy no?

[SweetLove7]

Changing your everyday diet. Whole grain foods, not too much sodium, more fruits, protein, watch how much you eat. You need to eat 3 meals, 3 snacks a day, healthy, decent sized meals.

you're in college so grocery stores have ready to eat packaged fruit (its cheaper to buy fruits and store 'em and eat em but you know..) Fiber granola bars are good.. Light 'n fit yogurts are good as snacks. Drink MORE water. Cut out soda, sweetened drinks.. Drink water.. Make fresh smoothies if you can (fat free milk + fruits)

Run or walk every day at least 30 minutes to 1hr.

Eat whole grain and wheat.. eat more nut's (fills you up) And no fast food or fried foods. Also, squats are good and crunches.

[SweetLove7]

OH AND You need to burn more calories than you consume each day. You can find your BMI by using an online BMI calculator (you enter your height, weight, age) and then you can find out how many calories (roughly) you should be consuming daily. Also you can find out which excercises burn the most calories such as bike riding, walking, swimming..you can find that out according to your height/weight/age as well. It varies. They are estimates but pretty accurate

[Jinmetsu_Rasetsu]

Do not utilize the BMI calculator or even take it seriously... I will tell you why. I am 5'5.5" at 187 lbs. and wear 32/32 slacks. My waist is pretty small, my chest is around 50 in my waist is 32 in and my hip is 33 in. The BMI reading says I am "morbidly obese" but I have a body fat percentage of only 16%. By definition, for men to be "morbidly obese" his bodyfat rating must be higher than 30%... For women it must be higher than 35%.... BMI does not even accomodate for frame density.

[SweetLove7]

Yeah that's true but its more likely for estimates. Everyone is shaped differently, the bmi works for some people and others it doesn't it's cool. I know what you mean though.

[isdbafjdnmvjsn]

Exercise healthy food, cut out all sugars and breads

[Nena_Linda]

Thank you

[IMakeBarbieJealous]

it all depends on if you wanna do it the healthy way or not. there's no real healthy short cut but puking and abusing laxatives can help and the short run. you can also do a body cleanse diet.

[Anonymous]

i can tell you from myself.

i went to the gym 3 days a week for 3 months loosing each time 1250 cal and after this period I got a much better shape and lost about 9 kg.good luck.

[emzy-89]

healthy diet and exercise. there's no miracle cure, you have to put in the hard yards.

[Anonymous]

fruits and vegetables - lots of them!