Lose 50 Pounds FAQ:
I am 13 years old and i weight about 180 and i’m only 5″3″.
I am very active because i a cheerleader and never have extra time. i do alot of sports. but i need to lose weight and fast.
I am 13 years old and i weight about 180 and i’m only 5″3″.
I am very active because i a cheerleader and never have extra time. i do alot of sports. but i need to lose weight and fast.
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not eating is pretty good but throwing up works too because then you can eat and still lose weight!
Diet Recommendation
Okay. Cut out eating in between meals. Only eat healthy food and cut down on Carb’s like bread, potatoes, pasta’s, rice, cereals, lollies, fruits etc.
These are the fat making foods.
Learn exactly what your food groups are so you then know what puts the weight on and off.
Don’t add salt to your meals.
Cut out sweet soft drinks.
Then walk an hour every morning approximately two hours after a meal and the same in the afternoon.
If you can jog in between both sessions you’ll burn even more calories.
But just do what your body lets you do.
Walking is just as good combined with diet control.
You should lose and continue to lose more weight as you go.
Watch the scale readings every day as you should be coming down in weight to your required natural weight for your height etc.
If you can cut out your lunch meal and replace it with a protein drink instead that would also help. Available in supermarkets like the product called “Slim Right”.
Or eat 2 of those large thick rice crackers with a healthy spread on them instead.
As long as you can stay off junk food and eating in between meals.
If you have to eat something in between have something like small raw carrots or celery sticks.
Herbal teas, low fat milk and water are your best choice of drinks.
Summary:
Choose a cereal low in sugar for breakfast.
Remember all cereals are carbohydrates!
Lunch can best be a protein drink. Like “Slim Right”.
And have all normal meals at a normal serve.
Cut down on potatoes and only have small portions of these.
Walking as much as you can.
Add some jogging if you can.
For those that want to build more muscle add some gym work to the above as well.
Technical Stuff:
All our bodies require a specific quantity of a protein level.
The protein is taken from the food we eat.
If we eat higher concentrations of protein from specific foods like say meat then that level is reached quickly.
If we don’t eat enough protein then our body searches for other sources of protein contained within the Carbohydrates.
Carbohydrates only contain a small amount of protein so we end up consuming too much of it just to get out limit of protein.
At the same time absorbing too much sugar from the carbohydrates and in turn too much weight.
This is how and why we put on weight.
Many people over eat because they don’t consume enough protein from the right sources.
Then they over compensate by binge eating carbohydrate type foods.
Always check with your doctor before going on any weight reduction or change of diet program.
You can only lose about 1-2 pounds a week. By my count, there’s about 15 weeks until June, so you could possibly lose 15-30 pounds, not 50.
By the way, you CAN lose fifty pounds, but the body can’t handle that kind of drastic metobolic change. The body thinks there’s a famine and that you’re starving, and the second you start eating again, your weight will just shoot right back up, because your body figures it needs to get it’s weight up again as soon as possible. That’s the basis of the 1-2 pounds a week limit.
1) Consult your doctor and have him monitor you during your time of weight loss. You’re still in puberty and you don’t want to mess up your body somehow (metabolism-wise or lose vital nutrients).
2) 30 minutes of cardio 2-3 times a week. Running, jogging, biking, elliptical are good options.
3) Weight-lifting. There’s some debate that it can stunt your growth. Do some weight lifting 3 times a week.
4) Don’t eat any junk food unless you’re really craving it, and then only a couple bites to satisfy you.
5) Incorporate physical activity in your daily routine. Walk wherever you can, take the stairs etc.
Exercise. Do at least 30 minutes of
The Best Way to Lose Weight
According to the British Nutrition Foundation “To lose weight, the energy intake from food must be less than the energy output”. This is why calorie counting is the most effective weight loss method. It goes straight to the heart of the problem - no fad diets, pills or special eating plans are necessary.
Losing weight through calorie counting is relatively easy. You won’t have to put normal life on hold while calorie counting. Added benefits are that calorie counting raises your awareness of what your body needs; educates you about what’s in what you eat, and helps you learn how to eat healthily for life.
In order to lose weight you need to eat less than the average requirements of calories per day. To lose 1lb a week you need a negative calorie balance of 500 calories per day. To lose weight at 2lb a week you need to reduce your calorie intake by 1000 calories a day.
Recommended Daily Calorie Intake
Starting to Calorie Count
First you’ll need to work out how many calories you need each day to maintain your current weight, and how many to lose weight at a rate of 1-2lbs a week.
Next you need to keep track of how many calories are in the foods and drinks you consume each day, to make sure you have a negative calorie balance.
The Calories Chart will help us count calories in food and drinks that are regularly eaten.
You can do this by keeping a food diary and checking the calorie content of what you eat against the Pyramid of health eating.
Eating healthily isn’t complicated once we know the basics. The Pyramid of health eating will help us plan our meals and be healthy.
If any method of losing weight could be described as ‘painless’ - this, I believe, is as close as it gets. Simply having real awareness about the things you eat and drink each day, the number of calories in them, and the number of calories you use, enables you to start losing weight by making relatively small changes. Better still, you’re much more likely to develop eating and lifestyle habits that you are happy with, and can therefore maintain.
Use the Ideal Height Weight Chart to look up your healthy weight range.