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Comment#2 by: Bird
It is simple, burn more calories than you consume.
Crash diets never ever work, you just need to commit to a small reduction in calories per day and increase your physical activity time. If you typically eat 2000 calories a day, drop to 1500 per day and increase your activity level. Despite what someone posted earlier it is not about breaking a sweat, you can break a sweat in a few minutes and barely burn any calories.
There is catch to this, your body knows when it is being deprived of calories and becomes very efficient in burning them no matter how little you eat and exercise you do, so after a couple of weeks of reduced calories you have to fake out your body and increase your calorie intake for a week, go back to 2000 calories a day but maintain physical activity.
#4 by: :)
I'm currently trying to go from being very overweight (although not obese) to normal weight. It's been super tough but my advice is so start slow. I tried to cut out soda and junk food from my diet cold turkey and to work out 5 times a week immediately but it didn't work. I gave in to my caffeine craving, I ate junk food every time I was drunk, and I was so tired from going to the gym 5 times the first week that I skipped it entirely the second.
I'm sure to other people that will make me sound lazy and stupid but the truth is that you don't just want to lose weight, you want to establish HABITS in your life that are healthy. So I started letting myself drink soda 3 times a week, then twice a week, then once a week, and now I don't care to drink soda at all. Same thing for going to the gym. It took a while but it's now a manageable part of my routine three times a week.
I know there is a lot of pressure to lose weight as quickly and possible and trust me I sometimes wish I could just instantly be 30 pounds lighter. But if you actually want to keep the weight off you need to slowly re-think your habits and improve. Good luck :)
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by: TRUESep 7, 2017 11:41:30 AM
This is really good advice. Same thing happened with me and I found that if I set unrealistic goals like quitting things cold turkey or marathon training when I'm not even a runner; I was more likely to fail and then failing made me feel worse so, you know the whole cycle thing continued.
Set your goals high, but start your steps slow and manageable. Make your new and better choices become a your lifestyle and not a M-Th thing.
And, not going to lie, drinking will pile weight on, then you follow your drunk up with poor diet choices usually late at night and then binge eat the day after; again a cycle thing... Moderation.
Good Luck. It's possible and you've taken the first step in thinking and talking about it. You obviously want it, so go for it!
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