I really need to lose at least 15 pounds in about 4 weeks, how can I achieve this and what should I eat daily? Plz help I need to start now! My deadline is December 20th? thanks
You really shouldn’t try to lose that much weight in a month I don’t think. But alright cut out the junk. ALL of it. No sweets, no chips, nothing fried nada. No alcohol, don’t add sugar to anything, and drink nothing but water. tea. or fruit juice with no added sugar. I recommend allowing yourself to have a treat/off day every now and then though so you don’t go crazy. As time goes on see if you can space the treats out more and more. Eat plenty of vegetables, fruits and whole grains, and try to stay away from pre packaged stuff. Oh um I guess dairy is okay, but make it good. Don’t grab the strawberry banana granola yogurt and expect it to be any good for you. I have actually heard that animal dairy products aren’t very good for you, humans are the only animals to drink milk past infancy and there is a good reason as to why the other animals stop. Feel free to look into that more. But give almond milk a try, low calorie, nutritious, doesn’t have all the hormones like soy milk and is far tastier than cow’s milk in my opinion 
. Whatever you do don’t starve yourself, it’ll shoot your metabolism, so figure out your basal metabolic rate and go from there. Try to work out vigorously at least 3 times a week and give you attention to cardio and weight training equally. Work out more often if you can but don’t over do it. Always be mindful of your technique as you do it and have fun with it! You don’t need to feel like you’re dying to know you got a good workout. I have lost 10 pounds and counting and here is some of what I what I eat for the day, I think I most likely need to eat more though.
Breakfast: 1 cup oatmeal, 1-2 eggs scrambled in coconut oil
Lunch: 2 cups vegetable soup, some fruit of my choosing.
Afternoon snack: Roasted nuts, air popped popcorn, chips and salsa and guacamole, fruit, one or two of these things though, not all of them.
Dinner: Baked chicken or fish, steamed vegetables misted with olive oil and sauteed in garlic or stir fried chicken over brown rice. something like that. You might notice a distinct lack of bread. It’s due to allergies D:.
Something like that, I like to mix it up and I drink vegetable and fruit smoothies, home made (blended vegetables… yuck. But necessary sometimes. Not sure if you can do it though, I have a vitamix, it’s like an industrial grade blender. I blend beets in that thing) You didn’t gain the weight over night so don’t expect to lose it over night either. Don’t let set backs get you down and for goodness sake I think those weight loss drugs are terrible for you! Wouldn’t recommend them. Good luck, and lose the weight in a healthy way!
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You really shouldn’t try to lose that much weight in a month I don’t think. But alright cut out the junk. ALL of it. No sweets, no chips, nothing fried nada. No alcohol, don’t add sugar to anything, and drink nothing but water. tea. or fruit juice with no added sugar. I recommend allowing yourself to have a treat/off day every now and then though so you don’t go crazy. As time goes on see if you can space the treats out more and more. Eat plenty of vegetables, fruits and whole grains, and try to stay away from pre packaged stuff. Oh um I guess dairy is okay, but make it good. Don’t grab the strawberry banana granola yogurt and expect it to be any good for you. I have actually heard that animal dairy products aren’t very good for you, humans are the only animals to drink milk past infancy and there is a good reason as to why the other animals stop. Feel free to look into that more. But give almond milk a try, low calorie, nutritious, doesn’t have all the hormones like soy milk and is far tastier than cow’s milk in my opinion
. Whatever you do don’t starve yourself, it’ll shoot your metabolism, so figure out your basal metabolic rate and go from there. Try to work out vigorously at least 3 times a week and give you attention to cardio and weight training equally. Work out more often if you can but don’t over do it. Always be mindful of your technique as you do it and have fun with it! You don’t need to feel like you’re dying to know you got a good workout. I have lost 10 pounds and counting and here is some of what I what I eat for the day, I think I most likely need to eat more though.
Breakfast: 1 cup oatmeal, 1-2 eggs scrambled in coconut oil
Lunch: 2 cups vegetable soup, some fruit of my choosing.
Afternoon snack: Roasted nuts, air popped popcorn, chips and salsa and guacamole, fruit, one or two of these things though, not all of them.
Dinner: Baked chicken or fish, steamed vegetables misted with olive oil and sauteed in garlic or stir fried chicken over brown rice. something like that. You might notice a distinct lack of bread. It’s due to allergies D:.
Something like that, I like to mix it up and I drink vegetable and fruit smoothies, home made (blended vegetables… yuck. But necessary sometimes. Not sure if you can do it though, I have a vitamix, it’s like an industrial grade blender. I blend beets in that thing) You didn’t gain the weight over night so don’t expect to lose it over night either. Don’t let set backs get you down and for goodness sake I think those weight loss drugs are terrible for you! Wouldn’t recommend them. Good luck, and lose the weight in a healthy way!
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The most common way to burn calories and lose weight is cardio training. You know, go to the gym, hop on the treadmill, and spend the next 45 minutes walking but not actually going anywhere. Then repeating that for 5 or more times a week. (The more, the better "they" say.) While cardio is a great way to lose weight quickly, it isn’t as efficient as other methods. Not only is it not as efficient as this other method I’m about to tell you about, it can also be counter productive or even dangerous if you don’t do it properly. Here’s what I mean.
When you’re running on the treadmill, your body is supplying you with energy from the fat reserves you have stored in your body. Sounds good, right? Not as much as you think! What happens is that your body creates even more fat to "prepare" for the next time you’re going to need it.
The other problem with cardio training is that it trains your heart and organs to become more efficient. That will enable you to do them to do the same amount of work they usually do by while spending less energy that normal. Once again, sounds good, but it isn’t. When you hop on to a treadmill and walk at a constant speed for 45 minutes, you’re training your body to work at exactly that level. That’s why you will feel it getting easier and easier to walk for that time after a few weeks. You think you’re getting in shape but the reality is that your heart and muscles have just grown used to your workout, so now they don’t burn as much calories as they used to when you first started out.
This will also cause problems for you when you need sudden bursts of energy as your heart may not be able to cope properly which could be very dangerous. What if I told you there was a much better method to burn fat that was twice as effective as cardio and require half the time and effort. Would you be interested?
The best way to turn your body into a calorie crunching monster is through resistance training. When you lift weights or do any other form of resistance training, you’re basically breaking down your tiny muscle fibers which means your body will have to rebuild them. Where does your body get the energy to repair and maintain itself 24 hours a day? From your stored fat and calories of course! That means you will be burning fat the entire night while sleeping after a simple resistance training workout.
The other benefit of resistance training is that it makes your heart and lungs ready for any stress they may come under which gives you a much healthier and lean body than long cardio sessions can. The best thing is that you won’t have to spend hours a week on your resistance training workouts, so if you’re a busy person then resistance training is for you.
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