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Best thing is a good diet and exercise. Pure and simple I think!
Just try to set realistic goals. For example, don't plan to lose a stone in a month but spread it out over a couple of months. If you make unrealistic goals as soon as you don't reach them you go into meltdown. Trust me it happens to everyone. And if the exercise is worrying you then just go for a walk every few days and the days you don't walk just go up and down the stairs for a while. Great way to work your thighs and burn lots of calories.
Good luck with the loss!
For those of you not of British descent, dropping a stone doesn't mean throwing a rock. A stone is a unit of weight and is roughly 1.34 tons. OK, maybe not, but the British need to get with the program. They're the reason we Americans are so screwed up with our metric system, or lack thereof.
To answer the posters question; Since you didn't really provide any kind of detail as to what your goals are, and assuming you are a healthy individual, my advice is to quit lifting a fork to your mouth so often and be more active.
I can probably provide better advice if you provide better details.
Bah, for the majority of the population it’s pretty simple. You put junk in, you end up with junk in your trunk. Just be sure to get plenty of exercise and eat healthy. Also drink plenty of water.
its not because of your assignments or any thing its just because your body is not receiving enough exercise and your are resting more you need to go for a walk daily
and also you should avoid more fatty foods
its not because of your assignments or any thing its just because your body is not receiving enough exercise and your are resting more you need to go for a walk daily
and also you should avoid more fatty foods
the OP never stated how much exercise she did or how much "rest" she has daily.....so how can you say she needs to go for a walk daily (we dont know what she is doing) and avoid fatty foods (some fats are essential) when she never gave a portion of her diet?
If anything more information is needed before any amount of helpful advice can be given
For me, the things that have really worked in keeping me in shape is a proper diet along with an exercise routine. Both of them were prepared by my trainer and I am thankful to him for his help in this regard.
If possible, pass me on the information of your trainer, Vivian. I just hope that he has an online forum for passing on valuable tips. I really need to get back in my shape, as i am literally blown off...
i found a nice article on this issues from medicinenet.com
Try our top 10 scientifically proven tips and see if they will work for you.
1. Journaling
Writing down your daily food intake is a way to acknowledge the importance of your weight loss mission and help you to take it seriously. Tracking your food, your emotional triggers, and daily physical activity helps you identify patterns and habits that lead to overeating and inactivity. Just the act can keep you on task: When you know you have to write it down, sometimes that doughnut becomes less appealing! The National Weight Control Registry says that journaling is one of the most powerful tools used by all successful dieters.
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2. Daily exercise
Get moving! Exercise burns calories and suppresses the appetite. The National Academy of Sciences recently set new recommendations of 60 minutes of exercise per day, up from 30. But don't panic! Only 30 minutes per day needs to be vigorous activity; use other activities of daily living to add up to the remaining 30 minutes. Here's even more help: a study in the Journal of American College of Nutrition showed that you can get the same benefits from 10-minute increments as with 30 minutes of continuous exercise.
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3. Kick up the calcium
Recent research by Zemel and his colleagues at the University of Tennessee has shown that consuming three servings a day of calcium-rich dairy foods can speed up weight loss by 50%-70% while strengthening bones and preventing osteoporosis. It's a no-brainer -- how can you argue with eating yogurt, cheese, and milk - all really healthy foods if you choose low-fat versions - while enhancing weight loss?
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4. Protein at every meal
Research from the University of Illinois reported in the Journal of Nutrition suggests that eating more high-quality protein can help a person maintain muscle mass and reduce body fat during weight loss. That's because of leucine, an amino acid, which spares muscle proteins during weight loss, so you only lose the fat and not the muscle. Maintaining muscle during weight loss is essential because it helps the body burn more calories. However, too much protein can strain your kidneys, leach calcium from your bones, and prevent you from eating all the other nutritious foods in your diet. So be sure that the protein you eat is just one part of a well-balanced diet.
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5. Believe in breakfast
You can actually lose weight by eating breakfast! The National Weight Control Registry cites breakfast as one of the key factors to long-term weight control. In fact, studies published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition show that people who skip breakfast tend to be heavier that those who eat a nourishing meal. How can that be? A healthy breakfast keeps blood sugar and hormone levels stable while your metabolism hums along at a higher level, burning more calories.
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6. Never go more than 4-5 hours without food
Skipping meals encourages bingeing and crushes your willpower. By making sure that you eat three meals per day you can control your hunger and manage your appetite.
Clinic Tip: Our program gives you great flexibility and allows the user to decide when they want to eat the foods prescribed on the plan. Feel free to eat small frequent meals throughout the day or your basic three squares. Journalyour choices each day to stay on target.
7. Do it slowly
The average adult gains 1-3 pounds per year, according to the surgeon general. One pound of fat equals 3,500 calories. So what makes you think you can take it all off -- and keep it off -- in just a few short months? The best and most successful approach is slow and steady, at a rate of 1-2 pounds per week. Weight lost at this rate is primarily fat and has a much better chance of remaining lost forever.
Clinic Tip: The WebMD Weight Loss Clinic expert nutrition system takes your usual calorie intake and reduces it by 500-1,000 calories per day. Combine this calorie reduction with daily physical activity and you'll have a loss of 1-2 pounds per week. Slow, steady weight loss is the kind that stays off forever.
8. Buddy up
Getting support from others is a great way to help you maintain your new eating and physical activity habits. Successful losers have great support systems, according to research from Brown University published in The Journal of the American Medical Association. Find someone with the same goals as you, then help one another discover those habits that led to overeating and inactivity. Then brainstorm ways to change them into new healthy behaviors.
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9. Eat a rainbow of colors and plenty of whole grains
Colorful produce and whole grains contain complex carbohydrates, a wealth of disease-fighting phytonutrients, very few calories, and virtually no fat. Fruits and vegetables are chock full of fiber, vitamins C, A, and K, folate, and potassium. The deeper the color, the richer the nutrients and the potential for greater health benefits. Whole grains not only provide an excellent source of carbohydrate, vitamins, minerals, and fiber, but researchers have found more phytonutrients that help fight cancer, heart disease, and prevent diabetes. Whole grains are digested more slowly and therefore are more satisfying for a longer period of time. Read the label and choose foods made of 100% whole grains. We recommend you choose a wide variety of healthy carbohydrates to get all the vitamins and minerals you need each day.
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10. Reward yourself
Have a list of incentives to choose from when you hit small goals such as 5 or 10 pounds of weight loss or getting regular exercise. That will boost your self-esteem, and studies say self-esteem can keep you from succumbing to emotional eating. The only warning, don't use food as a reward. Try a spa service, detailed car wash, go to the movies in the afternoon, call or write an old friend, or my favorite, go shopping.
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overweight and constantly tired?people who sleep less than eight hours a day are more likely to weigh more.there are two key hormones in this-ghrelin and leptin-regulating appetite.while ghrelin increases hunger pangs,leptin suppresses them.people who sleep for just five hours a night have 15 percent more ghrelin and 15 percent less leptin than who sleep for eight hours.this could explain why some of us are more likely to raid our fridges for a midnight snack!
Can you provide a reference for where you got the numbers - in particular 15% estimates on ghrelin and leptin?
I don't believe this is as superficial as is implied here.
In other words, satiety is moreoften regulated by a series of events that begin at the level of the hypothalamus (where the satiety center is). Gastrointestinal events like production of a chemical messenger (a hormone) - cholecystikinin (CCK) actually communicate back and forth with the brain as a result. It is this essential communication that will dictate hunger pangs.
How to control it - well regulation begins by eating more frequently (in other words, small frequent meals) which subsequently controls thyroid output amongst a number of other things.
This is a great topic, but much more complex than a measure of ghrelin and/or leptin research has adequately described.
I have read it in a magazines medical update.Anew research-A study of more than 1000 volunteers by three western universities has found that people who spend less than eight hours a day are more likely to weigh more.Investigators examined the role of two key hormones-ghrelin and leptin-involved in regulating appetite.While ghrelin increases hunger pangs,leptin suppresses them.People who sleep for just five hours a night have 15 percent more ghrelin and 15 percent less leptin than who sleep for eight hours.
Exercise for 30 minutes 3-5 times a week at least. If you are walking, try powerwalking instead. This really helps revv up the metabolism
Or you can try interval training on a machine. Start with 5 min warm up then hard as you can for 1 minute, down to normal pace again for 2 mins then pick it up again as hard as you can for 1 min. This will help tweak your metabolism into overdrive to help you burn more calories throughout the day.
If you really want to lose weight, count your calories! This way you are 100% sure what your taking in.
For accurate response, I would ask if you know how many calories you are taking in currently?
The reason I ask is that hormonally-speaking your body will adapt (via hypothalamus, thyroid, pancreas, gonad, etc... control) to whatever caloric tally you have already set for it, so a response to your question requires knowledge of what you are already doing. Many diet "experts" that suggest that dietary loss and/or gains in weight is dependent upon a static caloric tally are in significant error.
I am almost that exact size in height and weight. I would say take in no more than 1500 calories daily and do exercise for 30 minutes everyday if you wanna see results in a week.
This is the information that I needed. I was wondering if I can lose weight even without going to the gym. I am working at home eating 3 meals a day with an afternoon snack. My diet now is not so good because as what I observed, our meals at home are mostly fatty foods and full of carbohydrates since I always eat rice in every single meal. I really have to cut my carbohydrates and fatty food intake. All I can do for an exercise is walking in the afternoon.
This is the information that I needed. I was wondering if I can lose weight even without going to the gym.
Are you more concerned with what the scale says or what the mirror says?
I am working at home eating 3 meals a day with an afternoon snack. My diet now is not so good because as what I observed, our meals at home are mostly fatty foods and full of carbohydrates since I always eat rice in every single meal.
Rice for breakfast too? Wow you must really like rice....
Is it possible for you to breakdown you daily meal total into the macronutrients? As in (P/C/F)
P=Protein; C=Carbs; F=Fats
From what you wrote....it seems like your Carb intake is likely too high
I really have to cut my carbohydrates and fatty food intake. All I can do for an exercise is walking in the afternoon
You could do push-ups, sit-ups etc at home as well as get a step and some dumbbells ....with the dumbbells you would be able to do squats/lunges which would work out the legs....and all this could be achieved on relatively cheap budget
