I weight 255 pounds and i wanted to know the best way to drop atleast 70-80 pounds by spring break?

Question

I would love to be around 180 pounds by spring break going into my prom night and next summer, because i've lost about 30 pounds in the last 4-5 months with minimal exercise from more than half that time accept for my bowling leagues about 3 days a week and if theres a better way to quicken up the weight loss process please let me know.

Answer 1

Eat more real food, no more junk!

Eat Junk Food Responsibly! Or Face Jail Time!

Answer 2

excersize and eat healthy. eat smaller meals more often, instead of 3 large meals. walk alot. sports. go to a gym maybe and you can probally talk to someone and get some sort of a excersize/meal plan set up.

good luck

Answer 3

Eat better and exercise. I'm not sure how fast you'll drop it but that's the only way to do it. Not surgery or pills that's dumb.

Answer 4

See if you can find a weight loss Doctor or weight loss clinic in your city. He can prescribe you medication to suppress your appetite, fat blocking pills (just in case you get the urge to indulge) and also give you vitamin B12 shots to speed up your metabolism. He will tell you what foods to eat if you want to drop the pounds. I can tell you now  to cut down all the juices. If you must drink juice, add 2 parts water. Also eat home made soup, try diet soda instead of regular soda, and watch what kinds of fruit you eat. The softer fruit tends to have more sugars and will not keep you satisfied for long. Try eating apples. They will keep you full for a bit. But..be careful, too much weight loss in too little time could have dangerous effects on your vital organs. I used a weight loss Doctor last year (along with diet and exercise) and it worked for me. Look up "weight loss" in the yellow pages or google "weight loss clinic/doctor and the name of your city and see what comes up. Good luck!

Answer 5

Sounds like you are doing pretty good. I don't think faster is as good as steady. But since you say you have lost 30 lbs with almost no excercise, then the obvious answer to speed up weight lose would be....wait for it.....wait for it......adding excercise to your regime.  

Answer 6

Well I went from 207 to 173 in about 8 weeks using a ketogenic diet.  Many people say these are not safe, but the research shows that, if the directions are followed correctly, they are completely safe.  Additionally, bodybuilders have been using ketogenic diets for decades during their cutting phases prior to competition.

The most common ketogenic diet is the Atkins Diet.  The Atkins Diet (and any other ketogenic diet) involves eliminating practically ALL carbohydrates from your diet for a period of 2 weeks BUT eating as much (within reason) meat, cheese, eggs, and fat as one wants, then slowly adding back carbohydrates until one reaches a level where he or she is neither gaining or losing weight.

Here's the science behind it:

Normally, the carbohydrates in food are converted into glucose, which is used to fuel one's body and brain. However, eliminating carbohydrates from one's diet causes the liver to convert fat into fatty acids and ketone bodies. The ketone bodies pass into the brain and replace glucose as an energy source. When the body produces ketone bodies it is referred to as a "state of ketosis" (which is why these diets are called "ketogenic" diets)

The diet has just enough protein for body growth and repair, and sufficient calories to maintain the correct weight for age and height. The "classic" ketogenic diet contains a 4:1 ratio by weight of fat to combined protein and carbohydrate. This is achieved by eliminating foods high in carbohydrates (starchy fruits and vegetables, bread, pasta, grains and sugar) while increasing the consumption of foods high in fat (cream and butter).

The reason a person MUST eat fat on this diet is because if a person eats too few calories, that person's metabolism will slow down.  So, a person still wants to eat somewhere between 1,300 to 1,800 calories a day (this is a rough estimate; the real figure depends on a person's height and weight.  This was my estimate).  Eating meat almost exclusively makes getting this many calories into one's system a bit challenging (think about it: 1 whole can of tuna, for example, only contains 200 calories).  Also, eating 6 small meals throughout the day instead of 3 big ones keeps one's metabolism going, which also aids the process.

While on this diet one should NOT do heavy weight training because carbohydrates are required to rebuild muscle tissue that is damaged during these activities (NOTE: Bodybuilders do use ketogenic diets, but they actually use "cyclic ketogenic diets," which is unnecessary for your purposes).  However, riding an exercise bike or vigorous walking for 15 - 30 minutes every morning BEFORE you eat will REALLY make the pounds disappear, and aerobic exercise/light weights are always good for a person.

My Experience:

When I did this diet, I followed it by-the-book.  This meant for the first 2 weeks, I could only eat a MAXIMUM of 15 grams of carbohydrates each day.  To put this in perspective, 1 slice of bread has between 15 and 20 grams of carbohydrates.  I could eat no fruit, no grains (bread, pasta, cereal, rice, etc.), no milk, no nuts, absolutely nothing with sugar in it, and very few vegetables.  The diet I did (Atkins) also recommends eliminating all caffeine since it often affects ones insulin levels (NOTE: eating carbohydrates creates insulin spikes that transport nutrients to fat cells to be stored, so insulin spikes are completely counterproductive during ketogenic diets).  So I had no coffee, tea, etc.  Finally, the diet required me to drink about a gallon of water a day; I was constipated a lot due to a lack of fiber; and I had a killer headache for the first 2 days while my body switched over from using carbohydrates to using ketones.  However, I lost almost 20 pounds in that first 2 weeks.  AND, I lost almost 20 pounds in 2 weeks by eating cheese, bacon, and spinach omelets, tuna salad with extra mayonnaise between cheese slices instead of bread, and steaks cooked in butter with bacon and cheese on top of them.  This was WAY better than those no-food diets I had tried before.  Anyway, during the 3rd week, I added nuts to my diet; in the 4th week, I added dairy; and so on...Remember, this is a lifestyle change, not a quick fix.

I did this diet because I had a fatty liver, and my doctor told me to try it.  After doing this for 2 months my liver function test showed that my liver was very healthy, showing enzyme levels that were near the bottom of the healthy range (whereas they had been 3x higher than the top of the range before).  AND, since my body was converting fat for energy, my cholesterol level actually went DOWN during this cheese/bacon/mayonnaise frenzy!  I am actually healthier now than I've ever been, and as long as I remember that this is a lifestyle change, and keep doing light aerobic exercise a few times a week, I shouldn't have a problem with putting the weight back (and I haven't yet).  I even have a cookie or piece of cake on special occassions...I just have to do it in moderation.  So, this diet/exercise plan will work, but it takes commitment.  You sound like you have commitment, so maybe give it a try!

The links below should be very helpful in understanding this type of dieting further.

Answer 7

Exorcise at least 5 times a week for about 30min or an hour. Cardio is the best way to lose weight fast. This includes jump roping this is the quickest  way of exorcise to lose weight. Your calorie intake should be about 2000-2500 calories a day. In order to lose a pound you must lose 3500 calories. The maximum weight you should lose a week is about 2-3 lbs. Eat healthy and always consult a doctor if you have any health problems.  

Answer 8

go on a lifestyle choice, not a diet, eat 4 or 5 SMALL meals a day and make sure at 3/4 of the food on your plate is vegatables and that the main food(like steak, fish, etc') is no bigger than your fist

Answer 9

running would take it off and less eating would take it off you have to work at it.

Answer 10

Congrats on the 30lbs!

i'd suggest bumping up the exercise a little, try to start jogging a few times a week, or even just taking more walks. If you have a dog, walk your dog, thats always fun. Drink water, NOT carbonated drinks, or drinks with caffine. Juice is good too :). Eat a good breakfast everyday, like a bowl of cereal and a peice of fruit. Try lowfat milk instead of whole milk.  Wheat bread is healthier than white, ext. Just make sure you stay going things the healthy way, because thats the best way to keep weight off.  

Answer 11

I lost my weight by slowly changing my diet everyday.Like instead of eating on big meal thats gonna pound on calories.i eat like 5 small meals in a day.Also remember when you start doing this your gonna always be hungry because your bodys used to the whole meal intake that you gave it. so keep the small meals up stay away form fast food eat more salads to clean your system of unwanted fat, and before you know it these small changes will have you in the size that you want/ and yes it does work with a lil will power.

Answer 12

Well, it certainly depends on how bad you want it. If you want it bad, and I mean bad enough to sacrifice for it, then you can do it through dedication. Follow the following plan:

Diet:

Your diet should consist of high protein, good fats and healthy carbs. Get your protein preferably from chicken breast or fish, neither of which should be breaded or fried (don't eat breaded or fried anything until you reach your goal). Try for one gram of protein per pound of body weight you want to reach (i.e. at least 180 g.)

Your fats should be unsaturated fats mostly, which come from fish, nuts (incl. nut butters like peanut butter) and some oils such as olive oil (the oil should be raw, like on salads and only a teaspoon or so, not used for frying.

your carbs should be whole grain, such as whole wheat breads and pastas (not just "wheat", there is a difference), beans, brown rice (not white) vegetables and fruit.

every ten (10) calories you consume is equivalent to roughly one body pound of weight, Thus, you want to aim for the 2000-2200 healthy calories a day to make up for the calories you burn.

Don't eat right before bed time, and try and eat your carbs early in the day (no fruit before bed time). Try and avoid sugar altogether, except for fruit (again, fruit should be eaten early).

Exercise: That depends on you. If you can get into a weight room (at school or at a gym), then start lifting weights, and you will begin building muscle. Also do some treadmill work or other cardio option (stairmaster for example). If not, then begin jogging outside for a half hour at least, and do calisthetics (pushups, pullups squats etc.) This will help tone your muscles, and burn more calories.

Also- DO NOT STARVE YOURSELF. A lot of people diet by not eating, and this will help you lose weight, but you will lose more muscle than fat, and you will gain the weight back as fat when you do start eating again because fat is stored energy for your body to use during starvation. Starving yourself also slows your metabolism (the rate at which you burn calories).

Eat healthy, and if you can eat 5-6 small meals throughout the day, rather than 3 big ones, it will help keep your metabolism high, thus burning more calories.

Hope that helps.

And remember- you CAN do this. Any time it ever seems hard to you, just fantasize about what it will be like on Prom Night when you look great. Patience and dedication will bring your your result. I promise.

Answer 13

just control what you eat and get a little more exercise than usual. you really dont have to do that much. just run for 20-30 minutes a few times a week.  the main part is controlling your diet. dont drink any soda, instead drink juices or better yet water. and when youre about to reach for those chips or donuts, just stop yourself. once you can control your impulses to eat junk you will find it much easier to lose the weight.

Answer 14

well, im sure youve heard that exercising is the best, and it really is. try exercising 5 times a week, and hour each time. It doesnt all have to be walking, you can do swimming, jumping on a trampoline, anything that will get your heart rate up. Also, something i personally found that helps in reducing body fat would be doing muscle work, try doing 100 crunches a day, it will flatten the stomach, do push ups, and if you have a weight machine, i would recomend using it, they are very beneficial. and if you dont like to just walk, you should do jogging for about 2 minutes and thn walk for two minutes.

(this will help your shape)

and now for the eating, make sure your only eating your daily meals, if you have to spwnd a little more time preparing it thats ok, its usually worth it in the end, think all the colors with veggies and fruits. Also make sure your eating a good/lean source of protine, chicken, tofu, turkey, try to eat less red meats. And you really dont need meat everyday, twice a week of a prefect portion (size of the palm of your hand).

drink a lot of water, green teas are good for antioxidents. and your looking at about 100 lbs(or more) weight loss in a year, just by changing your diet and spending one hour a day. (i did 2 hours of exercise a day over last summer and lost 20 lbs in 3 months)

you can also eat your favorite foods, just dont over do it, make sure u know when to stop, "i had 2 cookies, im done with sugary things for the day" (a good desert when your trying to lose weight is frozen yogurt, it has more than 1/2 the fat and calories then regular icecream.

Answer 15

First, You do seem over weight depending on your age and height (if you only told us T.T). Well either way if you drink soda/ fast food/ chips, cookies, sugared snacks. Then thats a no good. You seem like a big guy from the amount of your weight so play football. You'll seem really good at football. If you've lost 30 pounds in 4-5 months do what you did before to lose that its just that take it to the extreme. Triple the things you did. For example you exercised 2 hours make it 4 etc. In no time you'll look great for your prom and hint * if your taking a girl to the prom that you aren't VERY close with, things will get awkward lols)

  

Answer 16

Evaluate the situation based on the following.

Keep all the same but add some strapped on weights and take at least 10,000 steps every day.

See this again tomrrow and I will have a program for you.

Not more then six weeks to six packs on this program.

Eat healthy, massage the belly fat out and do the rest.

Find 15 each moves. Read my articles, surf the sites and come up with the program of your own base on the info from the articles and the site, then stay with it go to a library or on Internet and find the Abs and Waist exercises, and do them religiously , start out slow find 15 each move, for abs and for the waist then do every one once a day, then in few week go do them twice, then 3 time then 4 time, you got the idea by now, so make sure you reach the total moves of 200 to 300, now is the time to drop some but do the remaining move more times say 25 moves 12 time each, then after a while rotate them as you please but do them all over few weeks by rotation.

Re evaluate, per this site first. May take little longer to reach the goal but go ahead and have fun at spring break, and then cotinue the efforts there after.

http://www.scientificpsychic.com/fitness...

Please read the articles for the fun and other info and surf the sites too.

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Tips for Loosing Weight

By

minootoo

You must count calories and at least in initial stages write down what you are going to eat and when then stay on that list. Your total calories for the week must not exceed, 1500 x 7 = 10,500 calories this will give you leave way to indulge at special occasions like wedding and parties, but you must write down what you eat and account for the calories latter and adjust the total intake next week.

Please read my article on this subject and follow them.

While at it build your body too, while reducing by doing body parts specific exercises.

If you are not too old, then best way to reduce your weight is to increase your height.

Vegetarians have a big advantage, in loosing weight, it cost less and they can satisfy the hunger more easily, some vegetables have only a few calories per pound, so they can fill themselves up with it before enjoying each meal, and never go hungry.

Most people should take one a day water soluble multi-vitamins when on this program; they can be purchased at the pharmacy near you.

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http://www.halls.md/ideal-weight/body.ht...

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Increasing the Height

By

minootoo

In rare cases, you can increase the height up to age 30.

Cycling is good exercise and fun too.

You need to adjust the seat so that when you paddle from seating position you will actually stretch your legs, it is a difficult position but doable. For safety you need to be on track and not in traffic, safety first.

The FEW things I did at least helped me.

Swimming.

Not just playing in water, but serious laps type swimming, do not try to beat the clock but steady full strokes swimming. Remember slow and steady wins the race.

Stretching exercises on floor.

Find them on line.

Chin ups.

Full stretch type.

Swinging from a rope.

Full stretch climbing.

In other words do things that require stretching.

STRETCH-STRETCH-STRETCH-STRETCH

PS

In the morning after good night sleep every one is about 1/2 inch to 1 inch taller. This is because the soft tissue between the bones recovers during the time when there is no weight on them.

Older people loose height due to bone loss. I was 5', 7'' I am only 5', 5".

Issue of Genes:

You know only the active genes but genes can stay dormant for generations.

I believe that every one has some tall height genes, dormant or active; I again believe that certain exercises can activate those.

Again Swimming:

You will start out with half a lap and build up day by day, half a lap at a time. Then you will swim non stop for 1/2 an hour.

The speed is not important but you must use various strokes and do them correctly, completely, slowly and perfectly. This way you will have full stretch, and its benefit.

Eating healthy foods and taking rest as specially sleeping soundly at night is very important. Most people need 8 hours of good sound sleep per night, some need more and few get by with 4 hours only.

In the mean time use high hills and take advantage of hair-do, wardrobe can do wonders too; vertical striped clothing can create a taller look for most people.

Hormones:

Under strict supervision of a doctor they do wonders but the side effects are delayed and unpredictable so doctors do not like to use them.

Surgical Procedures:

There are surgical procedures but most doctors will not do them till the person is 30 years or so. They also have to be very short.

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Life Style Change Program for Loosing Weight

By

minootoo

Who needs to loose weight?

Answer is simply not every one, only the over weight person.

Who is over weight?

This is simple, it is easy to find out and it is available on line, it is call Body Mass Index, and calculations are simple. According to this calculation if you find your self say only 10 pounds more, you may not be over weight. Remember every one is slightly different and you can just watch it, on your own and not let it get out of hand.

What is the reason for being over weight?

This is also simple, have doctor check you out for any physical or hormonal abnormalities. The doctor should be advising you of your ideal weight even though you have already figured out the ideal weight and you are seen a doctor because your weight is not where it should be according to BMI.

Basic understanding of loosing weight.

Every one uses calories at all time. There may be some exceptions to this rule, for most of us; the rate of use, even when we are resting, we use 65 calories per hour minimum. This comes to1560 calories per day. The actual range is between 65 and 100 calories per hour. This is consistent with heart rate of 60 to 80 bits per minute.

Simply put any person eating only say 1500 calories a day, and moderately active, will not put on any additional weight. At this level of calories consumption the person should loose some weight over long haul, depending on the individual rate of metabolism.

What is a healthy weight loss?

When one tries to loose weight, one should loose excess fat; there should be a healthy loss of weight. Loosing muscles tissue is unhealthy.

How much is one pound of body fat?

One pound of body fat weight is approximately same as one pound of butter. If you look at a one pound package of butter, you will see it contains between 3200 to 3600 calories. This means that each time a person burns 3600 more calories then what the person takes in, the person will loose one pound.

How many pounds should a person loose in a month?

Any one that is trying to trim down can figure out how long it took to put on the excess pounds. The fact is; it did not happen over night. It usually creeps up, but the person realizes one day suddenly.

This is why a person should not be in a hurry to loose weight. The person should start at once but go slowly. Do not wait for New Year.

Taking above in to consideration a person should not loose more then 2 pounds per month. If a person looses any thing more then that, chances are that the person will not be able to maintain the weight loss. It will take extra efforts to loose and it will take extra efforts to keep it off. Remember slow and steady wins the race.

When an overweight person should start loosing weight?

At once. The person should not be in a hurry to loose weight. The person should start at once but go slowly. Again do not wait for New Year.

How does body react to weight lose?

Any time there is depletion of fat beyond certain level, the body reacts by slowing down metabolism, so that it can build up fat. If the body is use to say 2000 calories per day and detects only 1500 calories per day for considerable length of time it reacts to the situation by reducing the rate of metabolism. When this happens one need to help body by increasing activity. Usually takes about four weeks for body to react.

What is the relationship between body and body fat?

Under ideal condition fat act as a reserved energy source for our body. Certain level of fat is good for healthy living and even may save our life in certain life threatening situations. Every one should have minimum required level of fat on their body.

What if there is no weight loss at 1500 calories in take level?

This is a rear occurrence. Do not panic. The body has slowed down the metabolism to such a great extent that you must help it. The only way to help is to increase activities, this means you have to exercise. You do not need to join Gym but you can go on an an half an hour walk every day or batter still engage in a power walk for same duration. Power walk burns 250 calories per mile and walk burns 100 calories per mile approximately.

What is the importance of body fat for a female?

Females require little more body fat then men. In the absence of certain required level of body fat, females are not able to function properly; in particular they may not be able to conceive. You can find lot more about this on internet.

At 1500 calories intake per day what one must drink and eat?

Drink

One gallon of liquids most of witch should be in the form of water (zero calories).

Calories should be accounted for all other liquids.

Why water?

Water is a universal solvent, means it dissolves almost every thing at least in very minute quantities. This helps purification of body.

Eat

What should be your proportionate in take of fat, Proteins and Complex Carbohydrates?

Answer 17

Running works well. Start slow, with a light jog or walk. Then move up to sprints or longer distances to increase your metabolism. Eating better also helps. Cutting out red meat helps. Also, lots of water cleanses the body. Other tips can be found at my source.

Answer 18

Eat clean. That means don't eat processed, packaged foods that have high fructose corn syrup and a lot of fats. For example a normal day for me would be : Breakfast: Oatmeal with blueberries and half a grapefruit  Lunch: Whole wheat sandwich (beware of some whole wheat breads though because they have corn syrup, I found Ezikiel 4:9, its all natural) a piece of fruit, cheese stick or yogurt  Dinner: Brown rice or lentils and mushrooms or something else         So I try to eat only fresh foods or all natural foods. That really speeds up weight loss. Also do more cardio. Even just walking is good. I am working up to running 2 miles. I can do 1 and 1/4 so far. So, with all that, you should lose weight more quickly. Good luck!

Answer 19

This is the fastest way to lose weight.

1. Cut all sugar from your diet.

2. Cut all carbs from your diet.

3. at each meal eat green and red veggies

4. 1 meal for the day eat 4oz. of protein (steak, fish, chicken, pork)

5. EAT BREAKFAST (eggs and protein shake or V8)

6. Do not eat more that what you can hold in both your hands at any 1 serving...eat more smaller meals with 2 hour intervals.

7. Cut all soda, juice, beer, wine from your diet, instead drink sugar free green tea and lots of water

8. spend 1hr a DAY in the morning on the treadmill walking at a brisk pace

9. spend 30min a DAY in the evening doing weight training for a specific muscle group.

10. Put MOTIVATION NOTES up all over the house especially on the refrigerator and food cabinets...find things to take your mind of food and make sure you have natural healthy snacks available all the time.

You will drop 30lbs in the first month and average about 10 - 15 lbs each month. After the first 4 weeks when you lost 30lbs bring a VERY SMALL amount of carbs back in your diet. Small amount meaning a slice of bread with your breakfast or fruit every other 2 days.  

If you do this you will be a lean mean machine by spring break.

Answer 20

weight watchers maybe?

Answer 21

log in to http://freeweightlosstips4u.blogspot.com...   very helpful.do not miss it

Answer 22

Dude you lost 30 pounds in 5 months, you tell us how your doing it, seems like your doing fine..that is about average, but if you really wanna speed it up, get some Hydroxycut from GNC,...or just drink plenty of water, low calorie diet, no fried foods..lots of salads, but NEVER starve yourself...less carbohydrates..uhm..physical exercise including running, jogging...any cardio that gets your heart rate up! bowling aint that physical bro...

Answer 23

eat less, do more.

Answer 24

well there is only really one product that i would use to drop off tons of fat and that is arson by muscle asylum project but be warned it is super potent and even i wouldn't touch it

Answer 25

Watch what you eat and excersice!  You can do it hun :)

Answer 26

eat fewer calories.

run as much as you can.