Losing Weight - The yo yo struggle!

[Anonymous]

All my life, I've been losing weight then gaining weight and so on. I've never maintained a certain weight for a decent amount of time. I gain weight very quickly even if I don't eat much. So, I'm suffering a yo yo dilemma.

I gained a lot of weight recently which has left me depressed. Now, I want to lose approximately 40 pounds.

Do you have any idea how long it takes to lose that amount of weight? And do you have any magical tips?

P.S. I am so busy these days and for other three months. I can't starve myself because I need my brain to function. Yes, I need to lose weight but I have other important things too.

Please help me. I really need some help. Thanks.

[jimmyjkd]

you need to eat a high protein diet with little carbs. its no good starving yourself, you will just make yourself more fat. because the next time you come to eat, your body will just store that as fat. you need to do a lot of cardio, you need to walk or run for at 30 minutes a day. go to this site bodybuilding.com its very good for dieting, and hot tips for everything. its for all types of exercise. you also need to do interval training, they keep the fat burning high for hours after you train. you need to alots of fish,any meat, fruit and veg. but be very careful cutting out the carbs to zero. because you need them for your brain to function.

[katylaura]

its the "magical tips" and starvation mindset that is making your weight yo-yo. find a healthy eating plan, combine with exercise, and the weight will slowly fall away. when you're at your target weight. eat slightly more or exercise slightly less to stay there.

[Asker]

How does your answer help?

[katylaura]

i just meant that if you want to overcome the problem of putting weight on straight after you loose it, stick to a healthy eating plan rather than some diet fad, that's all.

[WoIIie]

Exercise. You can't sustain weight loss on diet alone. Its possible but your allowable margin for error is very slim. Do cardio every day. Youtube has many home cardio workouts you can find that only take a few minutes.