im overweight!! help!?!

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You have to eat adequately and sensibly. If you're eating very little every day, that could be why you're not losing weight. If you're eating very little as you say, but are also eating fatty foods, then that makes no difference.

Think of it this way: "x" is the amount of calories you consume, "y" is what you burn. Only if y is greater than x will you lose weight. It's simple math.

There is a correct way and a wrong way to lose weight. When you consume too few calories per day, your body thinks that it's facing a famine and it slows the metabolism, so that weight loss is more difficult. This ability helped man survive for as long as we did. Although food is plenty today, that feature has not changed.

Therefore, the right way to lose weight is to cut a few hundred calories per day and exercise. Doing one without the other leads to slow progress. Consume whole grains and more fruits and vegetables. Exercise need not be intense; twenty minutes a day three times a week will suffice. Keep to this plan and the weight will come off slowly but surely. Cutting 500 calories per day and exercising would lead to losing at least one pound per week. In addition, exercise helps speeds up the metabolism, eventually leading to quicker weight loss. But it won't happen overnight.

Although you may want to diet, but a lot of diets require you to restrict yourself to certain foods or keep a very low calorie intake, which is why many diets fail. You could eventually lose weight by starving yourself, but not without hunger pangs, fatigue and possible blackouts. You may not want to wait, but in the long run, losing weight the correct way is actually faster than starving yourself.

Furthermore, other weight loss plans require that you spend money on expensive meal plans or pills, etc. in conjunction with exercising on your own. While the exercise is free either way, why spend you money on unnecessary things? You can simply do a brisk 20 minute walk through the neighborhood (at least three days a week) and eat healthier for about the same cost as what you spend on groceries already.

Finally, throw fatty snacks out of the house. Chips or cookies will not hurt you every now and then, but why have the temptation? Replace them with fresh fruits that can be eaten by hand, such as apples and bananas. In addition, only drink water, milk, and 100% fruit juices.
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Cross-referencing various websites and common knowledge
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I cross-referenced various readings and sites.

Um, if you are confident in your diet and exercise, then go to a doctor--there are medical reasons that you may carry more weight. What I would recommend that you take a 1 month journal keeping track of EVERYTHING you eat and EVERYTIME you exercise--take this information and any other symptoms (temperature problems? dizziness? sweating? Whatever seems abnormal) and head to your doctor. Make sure that they agree that you are intaking the right number (and kinds) of calories, and that you are active enough...they might do thyroid tests because it is a common reason for someone to carry more weight than they should.

Stop drinking soda, only water. Don't eat late. No fast food. Eat breakfast every morning. Have a consistent sleep schedule at 6-8 hours.