Why is it so hard for me to loose weight?!
Question: No matter what i try i can not lose any weight and i do not want to have surgery. The doctor told me it is important for me to loose my weight fast but how do i? I can eat the most strict diet and gain more than i did when i was eating unhealthy?
Any sugestions and please now smart aleck comments if you cant actually help dont reply.
Answers: No matter what i try i can not lose any weight and i do not want to have surgery. The doctor told me it is important for me to loose my weight fast but how do i? I can eat the most strict diet and gain more than i did when i was eating unhealthy?
Any sugestions and please now smart aleck comments if you cant actually help dont reply.
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9 WAYS TO REDUCE WEIGHT WITHOUT EATING LESS
( ! ) Don't starve yourself.
Lowering your calorie intake will make your body reduce the rate at which it changes calories into energy. In other words, reducing calorie intake slows down your metabolism and holds onto your fat. Starving yourself will actually make it harder for you to lose weight. Food is fuel or energy and when you skip meals, you are not working on energy hat can be burned off. As a defense mechanism, your body clings to calories and slows down your weight loss.
(2) Get a breakfast boost.
Connie Dickman, a registered dietician and nutritionist advises not to skip breakfast. According to her, breakfast gives you energy so that you are not starving as the day go on. When you skip breakfast, you become so hungry that you eat more than you should or eat the wrong foods.
(3) Eat complex carbohydrates.
Practice eating complex carbohydrates rather than simple carbohydrates. Simple carbohydrates are found in food such as candy, cereal, softdrinks and ice cream. They are easily absorbed by the body and they stick to the ribs, according to weight loss specialist Dr. Daisy Merey. Simple carbohydrates have a tendency to make you store more fat.
On the other hand, complex carbohydrates which are found in pastas, potatoes, beans, whole grains, vegetables and fruits contain "good" calories that are easily burned.. In switching from a meat-based diet to the one tat is starch-based, you get the same amount of food with only 25% of the calories, says John McDougall, M.D., Director of the McDougall Program at St. Helena Hospital.
Eat more fruits and vegetables, which are high in complex carbohydrates. You will eat more, but you will lose more, because the feeling of fullness will hinder you from eating high-fat foods that make you gain weight.
(4) Eat Fiber.
Kristine Clark, the Director of Sports Nutrition at Penn State University says that eating high-fiber foods can help people keep their weight under control. Because foods hat are rich in fiber help people to slow down their eating and foods that are high in fiber contain less fat and sugar.
According to Nutrition experts, one should eat 20 to 35 grams of dietary fiber a day. There are two kinds of fiber in foods. The soluble and the insoluble fibers. Soluble fibers are those that dissolve and thicken in water. Foods that contain soluble fibers include broccoli, zucchini, barley, oat bran, beans and citrus fruits.
Insoluble fibers include skins of fruits and vegetables and the external coatings of wheat kernel.
Fiber is an essential ingredient in one's diet because the insoluble form prevents constipation. Studies revealed that the soluble fibers play an important role in reducing cholesterol.
(5) Drink water.
Water helps the body break down fat and process waste according to Dr. Denise Bruner, a Virginia bariatrician, describing how water as part of her diet, helped her to shed 62 pounds. One should drink eight eight-ounce glasses of water a day.
(6) Exercise and be active in household work.
T o exercise is one of the best ways to maintain your weight down. Exercise helps you to burn calories. According to Franca Alphin, Nutrition Director at Duke University Diet and Fitness Center in North Carolina, "You can lose weight without exercising, but you won't maintain the weight loss." Exercise may not be a major player in weight loss, but it is the number one player in preventing weight gain," says Jack H. Gilmore, Ph. D.
Inactivity burns fewer calories each day, which are stored as fat. Daniel Kosich, Ph. D., the author of Get Real: A Personal Guide to Real-Life Weight Management and an advisor to Jane Fonda Workouts, says regular activity is a critical part of successful weight loss. It doesn't have to be a strenuous workout. You can burn calories just by doing ordinary chores such as gardening and housework. "Pushing a mop or vacuum across the floor increases your heart rate and creates resistance ," says Barbara Baldwin, Information Services Director for the American Running and Fitness Association in Maryland.
"Raking leaves, stroveling snow, sanding, painting and waxing the car are calorie burners."
According to Laura Gladwin, California-based exercise physiologist, gardening is a great exercise because weeding, pruning and planting require bending and stretching. "You will burn 1,000 calories by doing three-and-a-half hours of garden or yard work in a week," she says.
Ellen F., a crafter in Coral Springs, Fl, found out that dieting wasn't enough to help her shed 20 pounds of excess weight.. She joined a low-impact aerobics class at her community center. By doing aerobics excercises for an hour, three times a week, she lost 20 pounds much quicker than simply dieting.
Walking is one of the healthiest, easiest and cheapest form of exercise. Stroll briskly through a park or around your neighborhood. Walking will be more pleasurable if you do it with a friend..
Suzanne Rossa, an exercise physiologist at Good Samaritan Health and Wellness Center in West Palm Beach Florida says, "Aerobics excercises improves your circulation , increases blood flow,allow you to have a better blood pressure and decreases the amount of fatty substances in your bloodstream."
(7) Build muscle.
Tufts University studies revealed that strength training - the kind that builds muscle will raise your metabolic rate, which enable you to burn calories. Strength training does not always follow that your muscles will grow bigger but they will certainly grow stronger.
Daniel Kosich in his book, A Personal Guide to Real Life Weight Management says, "when you make muscles stronger, they burn more calories. That means that for each pound of muscle you build with strength excercises, you burn 20 to 30 calories a day from your resting energy output or about 7,300 calories a year. You can strength train by using machines and free weights such as barbells.
(8) Follow the Pyramid.
The American Diatetic Association recommends a food guide pyramid that serves as a general list of healthful foods that must be eaten daily. The pyramid has four levels. The top of the pyramid is the smallest part , represents fats, oils and sweets. This group includes salad dressings, butter, ice cream, softdrinks, candies and desserts and foods that has very little nutritional value and can make your calories add up to.
At level two of the pyramid are the milk, yogurt, cheese group, meat, poultry, fish, dry beans, eggs and nuts. These foods provide you with protein, calcium, iron and zinc.. ADA recommends two to three servings daily of this group.
The third level represents the vegetable and fruit groups, which are good sources of vitamins, minerals and fiber. ADA recommends three to five servings daily of this group.
At the base of the pyramid are the bread, cereal, rice and pasta. ADA recommends 6 to 11 servings of this group. These foods are source of fiber, carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals
(9) Stop taking the following food.
ALCOHOL : a 12-ounce can or bottle of beer contains 150 calories. An
Alcoholic beverage can add 100 to 200 calories to your meal.
Alcohol is stored in the liver as fat.
COCONUT : An ounce of raw coconut contains 100 calories, around 77%
Of which is saturated fat.
CHOCOLATE, CANDY, COOKIES :
They are full of simple carbohydrates, which means they are
High in sugar and fats. The main fat in chocolate is cocoa
butter which is approximately 60% saturated fat.
WHOLE MILK : SWITCH TO SKIM MILK
Whole milk has high content of fat.
SUGAR : Softdrinks has very high sugar content.
MARGARINES : Contain hydrogenated vegetable oils.
This article is an excerpt from the book : EAT MORE, LOSE MORE.
hope this helps!!!
you sound like a young girl. so it could be insulin resistance/PCOS. my daughter had her weight loss plateauing. we went to the dietician and she diagnosed the problem, which blood tests confirmed. some of the symptoms are dark patches underarms, a dark line around ur neck, perios problems, patches on your scalp, face TURNING RED IN SUN, apple shaped body.
here is what my dietician recommends - follow a practical diet. have a snack every three hours. fruit or soy nuts. Make sure your plate has this ratio - 50% veg, 25% carb, 25% protein. Pick an exercise regime you like. But lose only 1 kilo a week. That is the permanent way of losing. Dieticians offer eally good suggestions that r easy to follow. go to one
buy a pedometer, and take 10,000 steps a day.
for exercise, can you afford to buy a good quality trampoline? 5 min on a tramp + 30 min on a treadmill. and it is a whole lot healthier.
its your metabolism, i've been trying to gain muscle mass and i cant gain a pound.
If you are using up more energy with activity than you take in with food, you should loose weight, unless there is an underlying medical problem with thyroid, endocrine, hormones etc.
You need to be making sure you are taking in enough calories. Under 1200 calories is a starvation diet and will cause you to end up putting on more weight because of the starvation response of the body.
Start putting more effort into your daily chores, as this burns fat. Drink at least 8 glasses of water a day.
Eat 5 smaller portioned meals of approx 300 calories each. Protein builds muscle which in turn burns fat. Eat more proteins from lean chicken, turkey, red meats, eggs, fish, nuts and seeds. Get approx 130 grams of complex carbs a day from wholegrains, beans, brown rice and pasta.
It takes approx 8-12 weeks to notice a difference so persevere, and always give yourself a treat day once a week to keep you motivated and to stop you getting resentful of your diet. Don't go over board with this and just replace one of your meals with a treat.
Set goals and reward yourself when you loose a certain amount of weight. Don't reward with food, reward with an item of clothing, massage, pedicure etc.
Most of all be consistant and don't give up. You need to drink 1 glass of water every hour to flush out stored water.
Good luck, you CAN do it!! Believe you can do it and feel yourself thinner. It's amazing what the power of the mind can do.
maybe you have something wrong w/ur metabolic processes....i have polycystic ovary syndrome, a condition which affects ur metabolism.....i ate soooooo healthily, worked out 5 days a week and would lose a minimal amount of weight.........so i gave up on that....finally i talk to my doc about it and she put me on a medication that allowed for me to lose 30 pounds literally w/out trying at all or even changing my diet....to be quite honest i started getting piggy w/it since it didn.t matter what i ate, i was still losing.......but now that i am done w/that losing weight/honeymoon phase, i eat healthy and excercise.......another symptom of pcos is fat on the belly area......like no matter how much weight i lose, i cannot get rid of it.......maybe you should see a doctor who will look deeper into ur condition than just ur weight.....it might be that, just being overweight or it mmight be something more....
you just need strong will..thats all...i remember when i try to losse weight but i always got distracted to food..anyway..
Strong will is the answer...divert your mind to internet computer or video games whenever you want to eat..
I had a similar problem when I was in my early 20's. I put on weight like crazy, and I couldn't figure out why. Turned out I have PCOS (Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome) which is a misnomer for an insulin resistance condition.
It took me a long time to become responsible enough to learn how to eat for my condition, but I'm doing it now and feeling great.
Basically, I eat all organics, lots of leafy greens and whole grain breads. I only occasionally eat meat, getting my protien from organic legumes (I'm a big Humus fan) and a touch of soy in my daily diet (Soy isn't too great for ladies with PCOS because it promotes testosterone, and we don't need any more!).
Complex carbohydrates, like brown rice and lentels or cheese and crackers, are great for a small snack. I eat 6 small meals a day (to the bystander, it looks like I'm snacking all day) and I drink TONS of water.
My caloric intake is less than around 1,700/day and I am very active, either going to the gym, dancing at home, or going for walks at the track or around town.
I don't think any type of fast weight loss is a good suggestion, because all that proves is that you can lose weight. Without actually taking the time to learn what works and what doesn't, your weight loss will only be just that. Maybe you should research a lifestyle change, instead of just worrying about how much weight you are carrying around....
Also, I'm on about 2000mg of Metformin a day. Seems to help my body process glucose so I don't feel tired all day, also I am processing carbohydrates more efficiently instead of storing them.
Hope this helped
Edit: Wow! Check out all the PCOS girls! Hey, my Cysters!!!
as long as medical problems are ruled out........just make sure that you burn more calories in a day than you take in. Or if cutting back on the quanity of food is a problem for you, try the atkins diet. a friend of my lost over 75 lbs on that very quickly. but i wouldn't suggest making that a long term thing, just a jump start, as eating that way is unhealthy for a long period of time. and exercise and drink water like crazy!!!!! Good luck = )
Eat protein , it builds muscle , muscle burns fat . Don't starve yourself either , your body goes into survival mode and holds on to the fat even more eat protein every 3 hrs. and veggys with lots of water .Stick to only that and you'll lose it's boring but it works good luck