Can someone give me some helpful weight loss tips?
Monday, November 30th, 2009 at
2:14 pm
I have been trying to lose 30 pounds. I workout 5 days a weeks and walk about 2 miles per day. My personal trainer has told me to lose weight I should eat 5 small meals per day instead of losing the weight I have gained 10 pounds. I know muscle weighs more than fat but I am not adding muscle just lean muscle, so is there something else I can do?
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I have been through it all and know what’s it about. The main thing is to stick in there. You can’t be an addict to food and never exercise if you want to live a healthy life and keep the weight off. I’ve worked out, done every diet, and all types of classes.
Nothing works, besides dedication and intelligence towards the subject of losing weight.
First, depending on how much weight you need to lose, your diet is the first concern. You can’t eat 10,000 calories a day and expect the weight to come off, even if you are exercising a lot. Which brings us to the next thing. Duh, Exercising…
This is a must especially if you need to a lot of weight. Get at least 30 mins of some good hardcore exercising. Do some cardio, in the long run, it’s good for the heart.
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Well good luck and remember what I said, Dedicate.
5 meals to me means:
1 breakfast 300 kcals, snack 100 kcals,
lunch 400 kcals, afternoon snack 100 kcals,
tea/dinner 500 kcals,
plus a 100 kcal yummy drink.
Total 1500 kcals.
The snacks can just be 1 banana, 1 satsuma, a little treat.
Portion sizes do matter. Keep up the exercise, and vary it.
It may depend on what type of meals you are eating and what kind of snacks. I would ask your trainer what he/she feels is the reason for this. You may be doing something, without realizing it, to cause the weight gain. Also, 2 miles of walking may not be enough or the right type of workout for you. I myself would not lose any weight doing this. You may try other types of exercising and see what that does for you. Maybe bike-riding for 2-4 miles instead of walking for 2 miles. I know this sounds weird, but hoola-hooping is a good workout and fun! Try hoola-hooping for 20 minutes (or whatever you can) and then go on your walk. This way your heart rate is up and your body is ready for some good walking! Remember that it won’t happen in a few days and you should not always focus on the number. Rather, focus on how you feel and how your clothes fit you. Scales don’t take into consideration your body style or anything like that. Good luck.
Hi
I think you are on the right track and yes eating smaller meals through out the day will definately help you lose weight. It sounds to me like you should be doing weight bearing exercises – for example if you are going to a gym your trainer should be helping you with a weights plan – weights are the most effective way to burn caloreis and burn body fat. You will not bulk up by doing this – you look toned and burn body fat which is what y ou want. It is not always a good idea to go by what the scales say either – the best way to measure body fat loss is when you try your clotehs on – if theyre loose then you are doing well, no matter what the scales say.
Another thing I would be doing if i were you is to track every thing i ate and drank for a couple days. Document everything and i mean everything you consume, look at the calorie intake. In order to lose weight y ou need to reduce your calorie intake a little.
By documenting everything you eat you may find that the problem lies with this rather than your exercise – so keep a food diary say for a week and show your trainer and ask him/her where you may be able to improve if at all.
Hope all this helps!
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If you walk down the aisle of any grocery store yo’ll see dozens low fat and fat free food items nearly everywhere you look.
The whole world has gone low fat crazy — and most people think that if they just begin eating low fat foods then their bodies will have less fat too.
Sounds logical right?
Wrong.
You see, the problem with this type of thinking is that there is no direct relationship between fat calories eaten and fat tissue on a person’s body.
The truth is that your body can convert ANY type of calorie to fat tissue, not just fat calories.
For example, if you eat 2 lbs. of sugar every day then you’ll probably gain some fat tissue after a while – but yet sugar has ZERO FAT CALORIES in it. So eating 2 lbs. of sugar every day is a fat free diet, but yet you’d still gain fat.
Likewise, if you eat a huge bowl of white rice at every single meal then you’d soon gain fat tissue on your body – but yet this is a fat free food too.
So what does that tell you about eating fat free foods?
Not only that, but there are plenty of low fat cakes, cookies and desserts sold at every grocery store. Yet, do you honestly think that these foods are healthy merely because they are low in fat?
Of course not, and you’ll gain extra fat if you eat too much of them.
In fact, our entire society has been eating low fat foods in greater quantity over the last decade – but yet our society is still getting fatter and fatter. So that should tell you something about low fat diets.
You should stop thinking non fat and low fat since those are just buzz words designed to make you feel as though such foods are healthy.
The truth is that you don’t need to worry about fat calories so much, and you also don’t need to worry about total carbs so much either…
What you need to worry about is the exact types of foods that you combine together at each meal, so that you get the proper portion of fat calories and carbs at each meal – which will maximize weight loss.
Eat at least 5 servings of fruits and vegetables per day
Fruits and vegetables are packed with beneficial fibers, vitamins and antioxidants. They fill up your stomach fast so you feel full earlier. They are also low in calories and helps to keep your calorie count low.
Watch for Portion Size
One serving of pasta means 1/2 cup of cooked pasta. However, most restaurants serve a pasta dish with 4 servings of pasta!!! You do not need to finish and clean off the plate every time. You can simply ask to take home the leftover.
Do not Skip Meals
Eating small frequent meals help to balance your calorie intake throughout the day and also keeps your blood sugar level balanced. Instead of eating 3 big meals, try to eat 5 – 6 smaller meals throughout the day.
Don’t be overly-restrictive
Everyone has his or her favorite treats. Simply allow yourself a little indulgence, but watch out for the frequency and the quantity. Having a small treat once in a while can be rewarding to your weight loss experience. Cutting too much of your favorite treats usually lead to an early relapse.
There were some great suggestions above, including being patient, mixing up your exercise routine and focusing on how you feel and how your clothes fit. It can be very frustrating to work so hard and not see the results you want.
Without knowing exactly what you’re doing on a day to day basis, here are a few suggestions:
- Keep a food journal. This will give you a good idea of how many calories you’re taking in. If you’re eating more frequently you may be consuming more calories than you realize.
- Change up your workouts. The body adjusts quickly to physical activity. If you’ve been doing the same workout for awhile now and you’re not seeing results, then you need to increase the time, the intensity or both. Try something different like Pilates, cross training or interval training.
- Avoid processed foods & diet soda. Processed foods are high in sodium and low in nutritional quality. Choose a variety of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, low-fat dairy, lean meats and healthy fats. Especially focus on the veggies! They are super low in calories and packed with fiber to help keep you full.
- Get your Zzz’s. How long you sleep can affect hormones that regulate appetite and body weight. Your body needs plenty of ‘shut-eye’ for the internal maintenance that keeps your metabolism in good working order.
- Eat small frequent meals throughout the day & don’t skip meals. Skipping meals can slow down your metabolism and deprive you of needed energy. Eat breakfast in the morning to wake up your metabolism after a long night’s sleep. Also make sure you’re eating enough calories for the amount of exercise you’re doing. Yo-yo dieting and very low calorie diets can mess up your metabolism and prevent weight loss.
- Drink plenty of water. Water is necessary to keep your body functioning properly. Staying hydrated helps with digestion, helps control appetite and flushes out toxins.
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