What is the best way to lose weight?
By rgadewar
@rgadewar (244)
India
December 22, 2006 3:05am CST
I have been having good luck with a dietician but I need ideas to lose faster.
6 responses
@mzz663 (2772)
• United States
8 Apr 07
Losing weight only starts with a dietician.
Exercise helps alot. I was walking 20 minutes a day as fast as I could and started losing weight and as I felt better it went to walking 30 minutes a day.
I didn't change much in what I ate, just my activity level and lost close to 20 pounds in a little over a month.
There are other things you can do, maybe you like running, riding bikes, a sport like tennis or basketball is good (I don't have a tennis partner all the time so I hit my tennis balls off the side of my garage) or arobics, anything you enjoy that gets you moving is a good way to burn calories and lost weight!
Walking fast was my main choice because there are alot of scenic places to walk and I can do it indoors or out.
@babyjane (1390)
• Philippines
16 Mar 07
When to Start Dieting?
This one is for women:
Never start a diet one week before your period. The hormonal imbalances will drive you nuts, will make you frustrated, and the water retained in your body will make appear as if you haven't shed a pound. Actually, you will look as if you took pounds. So spare yourself!
The best moment to start a diet is two days after your period has started, when your cravings subdue and your body starts eliminating the retained water.
It's better not only from a psychological point of view, but also from a physiological one.
So, girls, did you know that the body retains up to 1 liter of water before and during your period? Keep that in mind next time you are complaining that you cannot lose weight. Personally, I retain even more sometimes.
Anyway, I started this new way of eating. My friend lost 20 pounds almost following it in the US, and if she could do it there, I can do it here!
The basic principles are the ones I have mentioned already. 5-6 meals a day and two or three more substantial. Never eat until you are full, just until you are not hungry anymore. Take out sugar so your insulin is not high and stopping you from losing weight. My daily intake varies from 1,200 calories to 1,500 calories. I don't think that going under this is helpful or healthy.
In the morning I'm having a Diet Cereal Bar and half a glass of yogurt. Two-three hours later I have lunch (for example today I had three small pieces of chicken nuggets and 3 large spoons of eggplants and yogurt salad). Then I had one Diet (with fructose instead of sugar) fruit cheesy yogurt. Then I had dinner - other 3 pieces of nuggets, one egg, and lots of lettuce - and then one more fruity cheesy yogurt. I could have added more, but I feel ok. I am not hungry. I could use some fruits though.
@tanujarneja (2829)
• India
22 Dec 06
Well stop eating oily foods and go for workout like jogging
it will really help out