Lose 50 Pounds FAQ:
heyy!:) i am 14 yrs old( almost 15), 5′5, and weigh 190 lbs. I want to lose 50 lbs by september 1st. How can i do it? i am losing weight with my friend kayla. she wants to lose 16 pounds…. any workouts or tips??? thanks in advance.
heyy!:) i am 14 yrs old( almost 15), 5′5, and weigh 190 lbs. I want to lose 50 lbs by september 1st. How can i do it? i am losing weight with my friend kayla. she wants to lose 16 pounds…. any workouts or tips??? thanks in advance.
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Running will shed the pounds off, I promise you. Dieting will make it go faster.
its great that your doing it with someone because that can make it alot easier if you support each other!
Try to go for a run everyday for about 3-5 miles or atleast 45 mins. Its best done in the morning but you can do it anytime of the day. Go take aerobics, pilates, tae bo or kick boxing classes together. join a sport. be as active as you girls can! and exercise as much as you can!
Stay away from all the junk foods and sweets most importantly!! And only drink WATER ! atleast 9-12 glasses a day. you may also have green tea but NO sodas. Never skip breakfast because thats the most important meal - have something high in fibre that will keep you filled for longer like.. sultana bran cereal or some boiled eggs with 1 wholemeal slice of bread. Stay away from fruit juices too - they are just empty calories. Eat 5 “small” meals a day every 3 hours. So breakfast, snack, lunch, snack, dinner. Or if you want you can have 4 small meals a day - depends what time you wake up and go to bed. Dont eat any white carbs like pasta, white bread, white rice, etc. And try to avoid lots of dairy but have lots of fibre and protein!!
Remember to have atleast 1-2+ servings of vegetables everyday and fruit. Good luck girls
The trick lies more or less in diet and exercise.
First what you should do is try to cut down on foods like bread, pasta and sweets. If you must have bread than make sure it is whole wheat.
Second, cut down on your portions. Take smaller amounts of what you’d normally eat and refrain from going back for seconds. A good trick to help you psychologically with this is to eat your meals on a smaller plate. My doctor gave me this tip, its very clever, gets you thinking you are eating more than you actually are.
Third, dont gnash between meals. If you must have a snack than take a fruit veggie or granola bar.
Fourth, drink water, you should be drinking about 8 cups a day, water is needed to cleanse your system. If you are one of those people who cannot stand drinking water then try Arizona (or any other brand) Diet Green Tea it works just as well - sometimes better.
And Lastly, exercise! If you are one of those people that cant find the time or place to do something like running every day then try simple things like this: work your way up to doing 50 crunches before you get out of bed and 50 before you go to sleep, or jump rope or hula hoop for half an hour, it sounds silly but its really affective.
Remember this is something that you have to stick by, you cant do it for a week or so and expect for it to have a huge outcome, like everything else in life it takes time, but I assure you, you will see results. Good Luck to you
Here are a few simple ways to lose the weight! Let me first start by saying September is a very reasonable goal and it allows you enough time to lose the weight in a healthy fashion. First jump start your metabolism, start by eating 1600 calories for 2 week. Make sure you are drinking plenty of water! People say 64 oz a day, I say 64 oz a day at least, try to get up to 80 even in the long run it will help you with your skin and your digestive system and your bones oh so many things! Eat 5-6 mini meals a day, the best thing to do is go to the store and purchase a bunch of lean cousine meals, they are pretty well balanced and it will help with precise calorie, protien and fat counting. Make sure you eat under 45 grams of fat per day and over 45 grams of protien a day, for extra measure try to eat 35+ grams of fiber a day. For the two weeks after that go down to 1400 calories a day keeping your protien, fat, fiber and water content the same and finally for the next 8 weeks go up to 1800 calories, still keeping the other intakes the same. Doing this you will lose 2-3 pounds per week, as soon as your weight loss starts slowing a bit go back down to 1600 calories for 2 weeks and then back up to 1800 calories. Also start a work our regiment! 45 minutes to an hour of a cardio atleast 3 times a week and perhaps light weights. Keep that up and you will be your goal in no time! Good luck!!