heartbroken alluring: How to lose weight?

How to lose weight? I know most of you will just say eat more fruits and vegetables or excersise daily for 1 hour. Or something like that. But is there any other way? Oh and please, do NOT say go for plastic surgery. I know I may sound really lazy but still?.is there another solution?

10 Answers

Eat fewer calories than you burn. Exercising allows you to burn more calories and thus you can eat a bit more. Don?t eat so few calories that you send your body into starvation.

That is the only way to lose weight. All other methods are a variety of this rule.

I lost about 12kg in a sahort amount of time when I started eating more regularly, and cut the inntake a bit.. I went from three slices of bread for breakfast to 1.5, and about the same reduction for other meals.
In addition I substituted sodas for water, and It a very easy to live with this change. I notice that I have more energy, no sugar craving and such. Best thing I ever did.

I had tried a lot of other diets and stuff like lo-carb before, but I found them very restricting in WHAT you eat? Now the focus is more on when and how I eat, witch I feel is a better way for me to look at it :)

Drink a glass of water before each meal and before each snack to suppress your appetite by making you feel fuller.
Do not add sweeteners or flavorings to your water.
Do not replace meals with water.
Take a daily multivitamin to replenish the nutrients lost through more frequent urination.
Ask about a mineral body wrap.
Get a lipase body wrap.
Get a hot body wrap.
Go to a sauna.
Get a colonic.
Liposuction can shed pounds instantly.
Develop a healthy and personalized meal plan.
Plan your meals in advance.
Determine your daily calorie needs.
Keep a food diary.
Identify your food triggers and plan accordingly.
Watch your portion sizes.
Don?t skip meals.
Select smart substitutes for unhealthy sources of fat, sugar, and calories.
Choose lean meats.
Replace high-calorie side dishes with healthier alternatives.
Drinking water instead of soda, coffee, alcohol, juice, or milk may help you cut hundreds of calories per day.
Avoid tempting grocery aisles.
Prepare your meals at home instead of buying fast food.
Make time for exercise.
Be realistic about the type of exercise you can do when starting a new program.

Choose workouts that require your entire body to exert an effort.
Perform low impact aerobic activities.
Make exercise enjoyable.
Get enough rest.

Same answer it always is: eat less, exercise more.

I?ve tried lots of fad diets over the years, sometimes lost a lot of weight fast and then gained it back just as fast. I finaly came to learn that the only thing that works for me is the simplest (though admittedly, not always the easiest) of formulas: Fewer calories in + more calories out = weight loss. The tricks are to eat three meals a day, keep a calorie colunter book handy, weigh yourself only once or twice a week (not daily!), choose an exercise you like (I walk daily) and start it slow, don?t beat up on yourself if you fall off the wagon occasionally. Good luck!

Eat less, exercise more. Burn more calories than you consume. Blah blah blah. If it was that easy for everyone, no one would be overweight or be asking for weight loss advice. Gotta love the skinny person?s dieting advice.

For me, I need clear, but flexible guidelines to follow when dieting. If I don?t, I?ll quit within a week. I keep a journal of everything I eat and log my caloric intake. I normally plan my meals ahead of time, so I don?t end up with no spare calories come dinner time. I try to keep at 1200?1500 calories, with an average of 1300 daily. I also give myself a cheat day, usually Saturday, when I eat what I want, go out to dinner, etc. There are many studies indicating a weekly spike in caloric intake keeps your metabolism from slowing down, and in theory you could avoid hitting the dreadful plateau. It doesn?t slow down my weight loss and keeps me from going absolutely nuts.

The same old rules apply ? drink PLENTY of water, cardio exercise, get enough sleep, avoid sugary drinks and fast food, more fruits and veggies, etc.

I normally do one miserable week of low carb before starting a new diet. Low carb works best for me, but I hate it. It does help get rid of any water weight I?m holding and serves as a jump-start to a low calorie diet.

The goal is to make it so it?s not a diet, but a lifestyle change. Needless to say, I haven?t figured that one out yet.

Don?t make it a diet; make it a lifestyle change. Here?s what works for me.

1. I quit eating processed food.
2. I started eating off a large salad plate, rather than a dinner plate.
3. I eat 3 meals a day, and at least 1 snack.

Avoiding processed foods eliminates empty calories.
Eating off a smaller plate is easy, instant portion control.
I don?t get hungry until I?m supposed to ie. close to meal time.

My idea of exercise is to spend less time in front of the computer or TV.

Of course, ?Eat less, exercise more.? is the way to go. Here are other suggestions.

Get up from the table and move around. Do something physical.
Try wearing arm weights under your long sleeved shirt. Start with 200 grams and see if you can last all day. You?ll be amazed at the workout you?ll get.
Brush your teeth immediately after eating and leave a little toothpaste in your mouth. You?ll have fresh breath, the toothpaste will have a chance to whiten your teeth and you will be less inclined to snack.

What have you got against fruits and vegetables? Think of it this way. Instead of saying that you can?t eat things, think of it as things that you must eat first before eating anything else. If you are still craving food after eating fruits and vegetables and waiting a five minutes, then go ahead and eat the other stuff. The great thing about fruits and vegetables and water and soup is that they fill you up without piling on calories.