I want to lose 5 pounds a month. Is this realistic?What do I do to accomplish it!
Question: I want to lose 5 pounds a month!. Is this realistic!?What do I do to accomplish it!?
I weigh 160 pounds!. I want to lose 5 lbs a month through diet and exercise!. I have no clue where t ostart!. Is this even a realistic goal!? If there are any websites that might help me!.!.!.Tips and such as well!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Answers:
(This is copied from a similar question I answered)
Well, I lost 20 lbs, and its been like!.!.!. 4 months, but I really slacked off All of April!.!.!. Dont, worry, I'm starting to loose again!
Well, some tips:
- Try not to watch TV while you eat, or distract yourself while you eat, because this takes your mind off of the food your eating, so you sorta loose track and proportion
- LIMIT YOUR PROPORTIONS! Thats really important!. If you cant really do that yourself, go out and buy some Lean Cusines, the foods are really good and soon you'll realize its just normal food!.!.!. just smaller proportions
- Be Active, all you have to do is burn more calories than you put in, so dont hesitate to get up to get the remote, every little bit counts!. Take some walks, enjoy the weather, save some gas money, do some sports, anything!.!.!.
- Its OK to be a little hungry for 10 mins before you shove food down your throat, dont stay hungry for too long because that burns LEAN (good) fat and thats not a good thing, but you dont have to go hunting for food the second your stomach grumbles!.!.!.
- When you weigh yourself, ALWAYS do it in the morning! You dont always eat at the same time and you dont take a trip to the bathroom at the same time every day, so, if you weigh urself in the morning all the time, this will give you a constantly accurate reading!.
- Dont fall into those commercials and weird milkshakes, they do more harm than help!.!.!.
- Tell someone about your goal, if you want!. Whats the worst than can happen!? If they think thats a good thing and they congradulate you, then you have some support!. If they think you can't do it, then you have a challenge to prove them wrong, its a win-win situation!.
- Make the small adjustments, dont be afraid to look at the Nutritional Label!. Most people just look at the calories, but thats not all thats important!. Look at sugars and sodium!. I used to drink alot of gatorade which was a lot of calories, now I just switched to Propel, which is alot less calories!. (I know your thinking water, but I just couldnt do it!.!.!. i need some taste!)
- Dont be afraid to get a pair of dumbells!. Muscle burns calories, even when your not doing anything! And since your a woman, it would be a good way to get tone a bit!. If your into yoga or palaties, great! (for this, get your protein)
-Fruits and Veggies! Yogurt and stuff like that, healthy snacks!.!.
- If your into it, get a SparkPeople Profile, its like a Myspace for Weight loss!. Sparkpeople!.com
- BE TRUE TO YOURSELF! Dont pull that BS, you know if your doing things right or not! Dont upset yourself by stressing over something you know your doing!
- !.!.!. i dunno!? Read up, like ur doing now!
Ultimately, limit ur proportions and drop the extra cookie here and there!.!.!. Different things work for different people!. If you dont see changes (and your doing things right), dont worry, there are changes on the inside, your getting healthy regardless!. You'll loose weight!
The "safe" weight to loose is about 2-4 lbs a week, but dont worry!. I didnt say that as if it was a goal to set, I said that to tell you not to starve yourself, because a drastic change in ur body isnt good!.!.!. but do strive to see results!.
It might be hard in the begining, but once you see the results on the scale, it'll be worth it!. Also, dont weigh urself every day, try like!.!.!. once a week or so!.!.!.
This might be weird, but find a picture of someone like a role model or someone who would motivate you (a beautiful girl, or a hot guy), either of the same or opposite gender, and take it with u or remember it mentally!. Everytime you get a bad urge, think of that person!. Do you wanna be like that girl!? Do you wanna get with that guy!? Welll, then your gunna have to loose weight!
Good Luck, if you have any more questions, just ask!
If you really want it, you will get it!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Well, I lost 20 lbs, and its been like!.!.!. 4 months, but I really slacked off All of April!.!.!. Dont, worry, I'm starting to loose again!
Well, some tips:
- Try not to watch TV while you eat, or distract yourself while you eat, because this takes your mind off of the food your eating, so you sorta loose track and proportion
- LIMIT YOUR PROPORTIONS! Thats really important!. If you cant really do that yourself, go out and buy some Lean Cusines, the foods are really good and soon you'll realize its just normal food!.!.!. just smaller proportions
- Be Active, all you have to do is burn more calories than you put in, so dont hesitate to get up to get the remote, every little bit counts!. Take some walks, enjoy the weather, save some gas money, do some sports, anything!.!.!.
- Its OK to be a little hungry for 10 mins before you shove food down your throat, dont stay hungry for too long because that burns LEAN (good) fat and thats not a good thing, but you dont have to go hunting for food the second your stomach grumbles!.!.!.
- When you weigh yourself, ALWAYS do it in the morning! You dont always eat at the same time and you dont take a trip to the bathroom at the same time every day, so, if you weigh urself in the morning all the time, this will give you a constantly accurate reading!.
- Dont fall into those commercials and weird milkshakes, they do more harm than help!.!.!.
- Tell someone about your goal, if you want!. Whats the worst than can happen!? If they think thats a good thing and they congradulate you, then you have some support!. If they think you can't do it, then you have a challenge to prove them wrong, its a win-win situation!.
- Make the small adjustments, dont be afraid to look at the Nutritional Label!. Most people just look at the calories, but thats not all thats important!. Look at sugars and sodium!. I used to drink alot of gatorade which was a lot of calories, now I just switched to Propel, which is alot less calories!. (I know your thinking water, but I just couldnt do it!.!.!. i need some taste!)
- Dont be afraid to get a pair of dumbells!. Muscle burns calories, even when your not doing anything! And since your a woman, it would be a good way to get tone a bit!. If your into yoga or palaties, great! (for this, get your protein)
-Fruits and Veggies! Yogurt and stuff like that, healthy snacks!.!.
- If your into it, get a SparkPeople Profile, its like a Myspace for Weight loss!. Sparkpeople!.com
- BE TRUE TO YOURSELF! Dont pull that BS, you know if your doing things right or not! Dont upset yourself by stressing over something you know your doing!
- !.!.!. i dunno!? Read up, like ur doing now!
Ultimately, limit ur proportions and drop the extra cookie here and there!.!.!. Different things work for different people!. If you dont see changes (and your doing things right), dont worry, there are changes on the inside, your getting healthy regardless!. You'll loose weight!
The "safe" weight to loose is about 2-4 lbs a week, but dont worry!. I didnt say that as if it was a goal to set, I said that to tell you not to starve yourself, because a drastic change in ur body isnt good!.!.!. but do strive to see results!.
It might be hard in the begining, but once you see the results on the scale, it'll be worth it!. Also, dont weigh urself every day, try like!.!.!. once a week or so!.!.!.
This might be weird, but find a picture of someone like a role model or someone who would motivate you (a beautiful girl, or a hot guy), either of the same or opposite gender, and take it with u or remember it mentally!. Everytime you get a bad urge, think of that person!. Do you wanna be like that girl!? Do you wanna get with that guy!? Welll, then your gunna have to loose weight!
Good Luck, if you have any more questions, just ask!
If you really want it, you will get it!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
This definitely is realistic!. It is considered healthy with diet and exercise to lose 2 lbs a week!. So you could realistically lose 8 lbs in a month!. Aerobic activity (runnning, jogging, tae-bo, bike riding) along with a healthy diet is always recommended for weight loss!. The most important thing with diet is that you reduce the amount of calories you eat in a day!. Pay special attention to food labels!.
Use the calculator on this website to determine how many calories you should eat per day (based on weight, age, height, and activity level) to lose weight!.
http://www!.tlbc!.ca/blog/index!.php/bmr-ca!.!.!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Use the calculator on this website to determine how many calories you should eat per day (based on weight, age, height, and activity level) to lose weight!.
http://www!.tlbc!.ca/blog/index!.php/bmr-ca!.!.!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
1-2 pounds a week's a good thing to shoot for, so yes!. I've seen A LOT of people on this very site with all these magical ways to lose upwards of 15-20 pounds a month, which is obviously completely unrealistic (and unhealthy; I'll probably get flamed by about 5 of them for saying this), but your goal is very realistic!.
As for losing the weight!.!.!. I'm not one for specifics, but eat right and do a good amount of exercise, whether it be swimming, jogging, or some other sort!. just be consistent!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
As for losing the weight!.!.!. I'm not one for specifics, but eat right and do a good amount of exercise, whether it be swimming, jogging, or some other sort!. just be consistent!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
this is realistic!. to do it eat about 500 calories less than u usually do!. exercise a bit more and eat healthily!. this should help, u should lose about 1-2 lbs!. / week!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
easy!. cut down 25% of your current intake!. thats it, i lost 12 pounds in 5 weeks!. its not a big deal!. you eat less you loose weight!. sounds good to me!. try it!.Www@Answer-Health@Com