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Limiting your calories is the best way to lose weight. I lost 30 pounds last summer and plan on losing at least 10 more before my wedding in August. Good luck and I'm sure you will do great!
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Weight Loss.
Okay, so I'm not fat or anything, but yes... I'd like to lose a little bit of weight. Maybe 5, possibly 10 pounds. Especially before my big day. I have a lot of time ahead of me so I figured if I start now, I'll be good.
My plan to lose weight is below, if any of you have suggestions or comments, feel free. I'm always looking for more ideas. Food Wise For the most part, I plan to eat what I want, but limit myself to sweets only on Saturday nights, which is usually our movie night and we like to eat candy and such. But, along with that, I'll have to limit how much exactly I'll be consuming. Personally, I think the way that I eat is fine. I wake up in the morning, have a bowl of Special K cereal, for lunch I either make a sandwich or get a Subway sandwich, and for dinner I eat plenty of vegetables and really not that much meat. And I honestly don't snack that much. Maybe on a bad day I'll have two snacks just to keep my energy up... but it's usually either a piece of fruit or some crackers, salt free might I add. So from now on I'm lowering my caloric intake to 1500. I think that will suffice. I'm also going to start eating a lot more fruits and vegetables, because not only is it good for you, some of the stuff you can make is incredibly delicious. Drink Wise I'm not the type of person that drinks pop a whole lot. I drink at the most two a day, and that's on a bad day. I mostly drink either water, Propel, Life Water, or Green Tea. So for this section of my weight loss I plan to start juicing to provide myself with more fruits and vegetables in my diet. I think it's a wonderful idea. Exercise I'm not really that big on exercise, but I do at least 30 minutes of Pilates 2-3 days a week. I aim to change that and with that, I'm going to start doing the Carmen Electra's Aerobic Striptease videos, which I have... just never really used. I think it's perfect because not only will I be getting in shape, I'll learn things to make the hubby to be happy in the bedroom ;). (Not that he isn't, mind you.) Anyways, this is my plan and again, if you have any suggestions or comments, go for it. I'd love to hear from you. |
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im doing the same thing--good luck♥
im trying to loose a little and stop the snacking at night...it takes forever for me to loose weight, I wont get my dress until beginning ogf July...I pray to god it fits right!
I joined weight watchers..... its great because i still get to enjoy the foods i love! Im only 26 and have a busy social life and i dont believe i should miss out on anything! this way i dont.... try it.....Ive been on it 3 months and lost 5 kg..... its not an enormous amount but im learning how to cook better food and train myself.... and they do say if you loose it fast it comes back on twice as much! Ive still got another 6 or so months till the big day!!!! so i have plenty of time!
I was trying to loose weight on my own system but, I kept falling off of the band wagon. I recommend weight watchers. Martha recommended it to me about a month ago and I've lost 20pds!! Good luck!
LIke all of you girls I am also trying to loose weight...I can say that you girl are all propbably smaller than I am but hey I have realized that the best way to loose wieght is self confidence. I may have a big butt but I am BEAUTIFUL just like everyone of you girl!!!!
I have been watching carbs (sugars) and exercising every morning...and in the past week I have lost 6 pounds...YES...go me....you all can do it I have complete faith in you!!!!
Plus this weekend is going to be sunny here FINALLY so we are going on a hike...
I have been watching carbs (sugars) and exercising every morning...and in the past week I have lost 6 pounds...YES...go me....you all can do it I have complete faith in you!!!!
Plus this weekend is going to be sunny here FINALLY so we are going on a hike...
As long as you have a calorie deficit each day, you should lose weight very steadily.
As long as you eat 500 calories LESS a day and burn 500 calories MORE than your BMR (base metabloic rate-what you burn while at rest) than the weight should fall off.
It IS possible to eat 500 less calories a day without starving yourself! Do this:
1. Cut the soda and sugary drinks. Just one soda is about 150 calories!! Drink water, or a Crystal Light instead! If you drink 3 gallons of milk in 1.5 weeks like me and my fiance do, you can switch to skim milk vs. whole or 2%.
2. Reduce Portion Sizes. Eat what you want (within reason) just make it smaller! If you like a baked potato with your steak, just cut the potato in half! You don't need the whole thing.
3. Prepare Foods Differently. Example: When you make chicken, bake in instead of frying. I will save you a TON of calories!
4. Replace carb filled meal sides with veggies. My fiance and I started doing this and it works great! Instead of Rice-a-Roni with dinner, I make double the veggie portions. You can find some really yummy veggie recipes online.
5. Stop eating right before bed. Unless you are super fit, your body's metabolism is not equipped to burn all those calories you ate right before you went to sleep.
Workouts
Let me just say I HATE running. I get terrible shin splits no matter what shoes I wear or how much I stretch. Because of this, We got a stationary exercise bike for the house. I LOVE it! When I workout on the bike at night, I flip on the boob-tube and watch lasts nights TV from the DVR. I usually go at an alternating moderate to intense workout for about 45 min to and hour and according to the colorie counter hooked up to my heart rate monitor, I burn around 450-500 calories! Not bad! In the morning I usually do about 10-15 minutes at a moderate pace while I watch the news.
Here is a website with a BMR calculator and other information. Really informative! The best formula is the Katch-McArdle, but you can only do it if you know your body fat percentage (Don't rely on cheap bathroom scales to give you an accuate reading. Go to a gym where they can do it with their more accurate equiptment) The Katch-McArdle formula It is the most accurate calculation you can get without going to a doctor.
http://www.shapefit.com/basal-metabolic-rate.html
As long as you eat 500 calories LESS a day and burn 500 calories MORE than your BMR (base metabloic rate-what you burn while at rest) than the weight should fall off.
It IS possible to eat 500 less calories a day without starving yourself! Do this:
1. Cut the soda and sugary drinks. Just one soda is about 150 calories!! Drink water, or a Crystal Light instead! If you drink 3 gallons of milk in 1.5 weeks like me and my fiance do, you can switch to skim milk vs. whole or 2%.
2. Reduce Portion Sizes. Eat what you want (within reason) just make it smaller! If you like a baked potato with your steak, just cut the potato in half! You don't need the whole thing.
3. Prepare Foods Differently. Example: When you make chicken, bake in instead of frying. I will save you a TON of calories!
4. Replace carb filled meal sides with veggies. My fiance and I started doing this and it works great! Instead of Rice-a-Roni with dinner, I make double the veggie portions. You can find some really yummy veggie recipes online.
5. Stop eating right before bed. Unless you are super fit, your body's metabolism is not equipped to burn all those calories you ate right before you went to sleep.
Workouts
Let me just say I HATE running. I get terrible shin splits no matter what shoes I wear or how much I stretch. Because of this, We got a stationary exercise bike for the house. I LOVE it! When I workout on the bike at night, I flip on the boob-tube and watch lasts nights TV from the DVR. I usually go at an alternating moderate to intense workout for about 45 min to and hour and according to the colorie counter hooked up to my heart rate monitor, I burn around 450-500 calories! Not bad! In the morning I usually do about 10-15 minutes at a moderate pace while I watch the news.
Here is a website with a BMR calculator and other information. Really informative! The best formula is the Katch-McArdle, but you can only do it if you know your body fat percentage (Don't rely on cheap bathroom scales to give you an accuate reading. Go to a gym where they can do it with their more accurate equiptment) The Katch-McArdle formula It is the most accurate calculation you can get without going to a doctor.
http://www.shapefit.com/basal-metabolic-rate.html
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