What's the best diet, goals and ways to lose weight?

[AbbeyRosella90]

I was just curious if anyone could help me lose some weight. I try not to diet because I'm a really picky eater but if it will help me lose ill try it But I must say I don't eat Beef and other foods so I hope the diet can be substitute with other foods.

I try walking but I really like to lose my stomach is there a good way to lose it fast or just fun and easy to do?

I weight about 184 pounds and my goal for now is to get to 150 or 160. My height is 5'5 I know if y'all need to know that to figure out what would be my perfect weight for my height. I hope you guys/gals could help me :)

Please and Thank you

[fefe884]

First of all, what you eat is the most important way of losing weight. You've gotta avoid carbs and unhealthy fat, increase your intake of vegetables and fruits (especially vegetables high in fibre), and DO NOT drink anything apart from water. Don't drink fruit juice or soda/pop or beer/alchoholic drinks or milk or tea/coffee. DRINK ONLY WATER. Secondly, exercise, which is the second most important way of losing weight. You don't have to do long excruciating hours of hard core exercises, 10-30 minutes of calisthenics at home is good enough, it would get you to burn calories even after you finish exercising, but you gotta be consistent in it everyday. But have in mind that you aren't gonna lose weight immediately, it's gonna take months maybe even years, so you WILL have times when you'll get discouraged to continue, but don't stop, make sure you're consistent. Avoid sugar (sugar is even more catastrophic than fat). I'm not just referring to candy and junk food/snacks, I'm referring even to many packaged foods that have all sorts of hard-to-pronounce names, of which many are sugar extracts. Avoid eating out, cook your own food. That's a summary of what you can do to lose weight. All the best :)

[candlewax]

If you want fun, try an aerobics class. Or Zumba. Anything that has cardio and will burn fat. Swimming is a great overall body work out, so that's something to consider if you enjoy it.

Another thing to consider is a gym that operates like Curves. You might find that fun as well.

[HammerofTruth]

Easy. But you should know, you can't just lose weight in one place, you lose it evenly over your whole body. I used to be a trainer and I would always have people that wanted to lose their belly or butt or whatever but it just doesn't work that way. Let me give you some tips.

DO: Drink a lot of water. Eat mostly Vegetables. Do resistance training 2-3 times a week. Do cardio 4-5 times a week. Find out your BMR (Basal Metabolic Rate) and make sure you are burning more calories than you are taking in.

Try to cut out sugar (no soda, limited fruit, no candy). Stay away from carbs like bread, pasta, and potatoes. Of course no fast food.

As far as the cardio, you don't have to bust your ass. Just 30 minutes to an hour of brisk walking. Too hard and you start working on endurance.

Hope this helps!

[AbbeyRosella90]

thank you :)

[HammerofTruth]

No problem good luck!

[candlewax]

A few changes- 40 minutes to an hour of cardio will help burn fat more efficiently. The 30 minute mark is okay, but it's mostly for healthful benefits It's a good starting point though. Cardio needs to be done at least 5 days a week, but preferably all days of the week if possible. Carbs are not bad and consuming them will not hurt you. It's the excess that will. You need carbs for exercise and cutting them out of your diet will be a detriment. Just keep an eye on the intake is all.

[WaitingAtTheDoor]

Get onto the Paleo diet. It's change in your diet that is permanent, rather than a traditional diet which is temporary.

Second, get into running, but partner it with core training, that focuses on your abs. Push ups, pull ups, and many other body work outs are you friend!

Buying an inexpensive ab wheel will keep you honest, and act as a way to gauge your strength gains.

The strength you gain is what will predict how your heart rate will move your metabolism, which burns calories, which...well you get the idea.

Good luck!

[Xx_DRE_xX]

Just walking? If your on a treadmil make sure it's at an high Incline. If your doing this all outside I would suggest maybe some jogging if not running. I would also recommend Insanity I think its legit.

[AbbeyRosella90]

what are you thoughts on zumba fitness?

[Xx_DRE_xX]

I mean I hear lots of good thing about it but, I've never really tried a class. It sounds fun, I would give it a go.

[Monchis]

Get LoseIt! app and count calories with it. Be it that you eat less, or you exercise more, or both, the key is to take fewer calories than your body uses

[phil2]

eat healthy, cut out fatty foods, try to eat a lot of fruits and veggies and drink tons of water

exercise moderately

[beastman88]

for your height id say 120-130 pd region

[beastman88]

also drink lots of water, believe or not dehydration is very common in north America, because people drinks sugary drinks and sugar dehydrates you. so when I say water just drink water. your brain when dehydrated can confuse thirst with the feeling of being hungry. eat foods with little to no refined sugar. simple and eat small healthy meals through out the day