How to lose 4 pounds in 12 days?

Question

ive been trying to lose weight, and i just need to shed those last 4 pounds before school starts. I just caught a cold and i can't go jogging so what type of exercise can i do?

(i cant jog because when i constantly take heavy breaths, my throat burns)

also, any other tips?

Answer 1

-If you eat less calories than you burn, you'll lose weight;

-If you eat and burn the same amount, you'll stay the same (balanced).

-If you eat more than you burn, you'll gain weight.

Experts say a healthy weight loss is 2 pounds per week.

The misconception is that if you barely eat anything AND work out, you'll lose weight. It's might be true, BUT very dangerous/harmful to the body system because if you don't have enough energy to do the work out, then you're going to wear your body out and pretty soon, you may end up in a hospital bed. Because you don't eat, your body will go into minimum metabolism rate, where it will burn as LITTLE fat as possible to retain fuel sources. So by eating lesser, your body will retain that you eat longer and you won't achieve any weight loss long-term.

Check this site out to see if you should be concerned with losing weight: http://www.nhlbisupport.com/bmi/. It's your BMI (ratio of your HEIGHT to your WEIGHT), set by the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute to the standards for males and females. Healthy weight is not set using age and weight.

What you should do is change your eating habit to a healthier one and start exercising (people tell you this over and over because it WORKS!).

Disclaimer: I don't recommend any diet to you or anyone, but I just wanted to share my experience. You should talk to your nutritionist/doctor before making any drastic changes to your body.

What I did was I went on an "eating-only-corn-flakes" diet. xD I lost the weight really quickly (~25 lbs). After a 2-3 weeks of eating only corn flakes with regular milk for breakfast/lunch/dinner (NO snacks whatsoever). (You can try it with skim, 1%, or 2% milk to lose even more weight.) I went off the diet and started eating normal, and healthy foods, with A LOT of water and tons of fruits. I'm able to keep off the weight I've lost for ~6 years now. At summer camp, I've also went on a cereal-salad-and-skim milk "diet". For breakfast, I would only eat grain cereal with skim milk and drink another glass. For lunch and dinner each day, I had only a salad and two glasses of skim milk per meal. Camp was only 5 days, but I lost a considerable amount of weight for my father to notice my weight loss. xD

Currently, I've been exercising on my "air-stepper" at home, and I get on it for 15 minutes each day to get my cardio workout. I take my pulse at 5 min. intervals for 15 minutes to see if I'm improving. ^_^ Then, I get on my Total Gym and start working on my arms and legs (pulling, pushing, etc.). To tone my abs, I do 200 crunches (I lay on my Total Gym at an incline, so it's VERY easy and no back strain!); they are much easier than sit-ups. ^_^ Lastly, I do 100 of those "standing-up" crunches. I don't know what to call them, but I saw it on Hip-Hop Abs. You can see a sample of it here: http://www.beachbody.com/product/fitness...

The lay down crunches and the standing up crunches that I do gave me the flat stomach I have now. ^____^ Very happy with the results. You can do as many as your body can tolerate for ONE day and feel your stomach flatter immediately afterwards (at least for me)! It's incredible!

If you do not have gym equipment, just jumping around and running place for 15-30 minutes will get you your cardio workout. Eat yogurt, fruits, and other health foods. Drink tons of water and your daily dosage of milk. ^_^

Good luck! :D

Answer 2

they say

when you can exercise, eat more

when you can't, eat less

so basically eat less than what you normally do...

if you normally eat 1500, go down to 1200 but never drop below that

but it you already eat 1200, keep eating that and just try to walk wherever you can

do crunches, lunges ect...

maybe jump rope or go up and down stairs slowly (cuz you said you cant take deep breaths)

Answer 3

Try the 5-4-3-2-1 diet that you can find on the "Weight Loss 4 Teens" section of the website below--you'll lose the weight!

Answer 4

I really would say hold out on any (vigorous) exercise until you are fully recovered, I know this is frustrating but it will stop you getting better (you will look a lot better at school without losing those four pounds but without a red runny nose).

If you feel up to it you could do some toning, like arm weights or go for a gentle walk.

You shouldn't really be cutting down on calorific intake if you're unwell also, your body is fighting a war against this bug and it is not time to cut down on the army's food.  You can make sure what you eat is healthy though.

I would just get plenty of rest so you get better quicker and start back on your programme soon.

Have a good year at school.  Get better soon x

Answer 5

when you go out and exercise suck on a ludens it isnt minty so it dosnt cause you to have cold air intake and keeps you salivating for moisture keep exercising and eat apples lots of water and they digest in 10 min. drink a big glass of water b4 you eat. it is said that most of us read out hunger wrong it's really thirst but we read it as hunger so to rule that out always drink water and it will also help you eat less by filling you up more

Answer 6

Hello give your self a break you have a cold wait ontill it clears

then go jogging you won,t go fat in a few days

4pounds is nothing you will burn that off talking ha ha

Answer 7

walk walk walk walk mon wen and fri 30 mins a shot  

Answer 8

Well, according to my Totally You book, excersizing gets rid of colds! I swear I'm not kidding. Try doing crunches and walk! Eat 300 calories less than what you normally eat.

think thin

Answer 9

Consider building your immunity, there are Yogurts in the Diary case for immunity,that will help you or  vitamins E and C . Consider going on liquids such as broths and soups, that should help with the calories while you are getting over the cold. By the time you are over the cold, you will be able to continue your exercise, and you will easily shed the four lb.Just do some gentle exercises, as long as you are moving, until your breathing is back to normal. Best wishes for the new school year