Lose pounds and inches
About how long does it take to lose 20 pounds?
I need to seriously lose some weight! I want to know about how long it will take me to lose 20 pounds..and also, what should I do to lose these 20 pounds without having to starve myself?
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- This all depends on how serious you take your challenge of loosing weight. It took a while to gain the weight and it will take a while to lose it. Here are some very good tups i learned and am using now: Eat meats like chicken and turkey breast. Never ever starve your self becouse that will only make you gain weight. Eat alot of meals but very small ones. If you do that you will get a high metabolism and thats a very good thing. Oh and very importantly DONT MATTER WHAT YOU EAT AS LONG AS YOU BURN IT OFF!!!! I would say 20 pounds a month and a half if your not very active. But if you realy try id say a month. Remember it took a while to gain the weight so it will take a while to lose it.
- It will take about the same period of time it took to put it on. That is, if you want to keep it off for good. Do not crash diet. Won't work. You'll put the weight back plus more just as soon as you start eating normally again. Guaranteed. You need to change a lifestyle to a healthier one. That would include daily exercise if it is only walking briskly for 15-20 minutes. It would be more than you are currently doing. Anything you do that is more than you are currently doing will burn extra calories. Keep something in mine: Everything you put into your mouth has calories. A calorie is a measure of energy. It is fuel. Your body needs to burn fuel in order to function. How much? Well I'll tell you. If you take in more fuel than your body can burn, it will store the fuel in the form of fat. It does that as a protection against that day when it may not get enough fuel. It will then pull the fat off the body and burn it so you won't starve to death. Ok, now. If you take in less fuel (calories), your body has no choice but to pull the fat from your body and burn it! How about that!!! Also, if you increase your exercise, your body needs to burn more fuel and if you don't take it in, it will pull from the fat to burn it instead. Get it? So the key: Take in less calories (fuel). Limit your calories to 1500/day. Learn to read labels. Write down the calories of what you eat daily. Learn portion sizes. Eat no fat. Fat does nothing for you but add to fat. Your body does not need fat intake. You will get enough in hidden fat in a course of your day. Limit red meat. It is chocked full of hidden fat. Do not eat fried foods. The oil is another fat and is counted the same as bacon fat or other animal fat. Even french fries. If it is cooked in fat or oil,(chips too) it will go to fat. Limit carbs to one each meal (it it's white its a carb. Also breads of any color are carbs). Eat tons and tons of veggies cooked or uncooked. All green veggies are VERY good for you and have little to no calories. (You generally burn more calories chewing the veggie than the veggie has in it) Eat tons and tons of skinless chicken or fish of any kind as long as it is baked or broiled (microwaved)....just not fried. You can fill up on veggies and chicken/fish. Fruit is good, but don't pig out. They have lots of fruit sugars which make them high in calories. Limit fast foods (avg. burger,fries and drink can have 1/2 your day's supply of calories in them plus loads of fat) No pizzas, chips/dips, only diet sodas, use Splenda to sweeten your tea/coffee, etc. You can cook with Splenda too. (I make fudge with Splenda....recipe on the bag). Limit all dairy products to low fat/no fat stuff. Learn to eat right, moderate exercise and you WILL loose weight the healthy way and keep it off! If you want that piece of pie or cake, work it into your daily calorie intake, not added to your limit. Oh, beer and alcoholic bev. are loaded with calories. If you want some, work them into your calorie count too. You gotta sacrifice a meal in order to splurge....Remember that. Hope this helps I am an RN
