need alot of pointers on weight loss

[Xdisaster240sX]

My entire Family is built big. Most are over wight and 6' or taller. Im 6' 230lbs. I would like to be around 200 by summer time. My problem is that Im broke and I like to eat bad crap. I willing to do what I need but everything I read is different. I cant join a gym right now because money is really tight but I do have a track down the street. Does anyone have any suggestions?

[Amays U G37S]

I was losing weight by eating dinner when I woke up first thing. I know that is weird, but it allows your body to lose the calories through the day, along with a small homemade sandwich, fresh fruit, and a small portion of chips, with a pickle, or something green. Then for dinner, I made breakfast.

Lost about 20lbs in 2-4 weeks. Amazing. Literally, sitting on my a**.

Or you can eat jello to lose weight... eat it for breakfast and lunch.

These worked for me soo... Also i have a high metabolism so that helps.

Just stay away from sugars, and sodium, and eat a constantly healthy. I stay around the same weight regardless of what I eat. But then again, i read all labels, and only buy health food fanatic crap.

[Kompresshun]

Walk, or jog if you'd prefer. A friend of mine dropped 40lbs in about 2 months time by walking for an hour 5 days a week. He said he didn't keep track of how far he went, just how long he walked and it did wonders for him. If you're not looking to build muscle, and lose weight i'd recommend it highly. He said he didn't even adjust his eating habits at first, but the more he did it, he wanted to eat healthier as he progressed. I prefer biking personally, but if you don't have a bike already then walking is free.

[breadbox]

I do have a great suggestion, but You would have to do it for it the benefit.

Take Vitamin C.
Do 20 pushups as soon as you get up, right next to your bed if necessary.
Eat breakfast like granola and oatmeal and nuts, then go for a walk for 20minutes.

^ Do that daily. Increase pushups and walk time/distance/speed. If you find your self under 20 pushups in the morning... start punching yourself in the groin.

That's it.

[PoorManQ45]

medium egg, slice of cheese and wheat toast for breakfast. salad with light or no dressing for lunch. maybe throw in a fruit at lunch. vegetable pasta with chickpeas and light seasoning for dinner. total calories <1k a day.

if that's too extreme you should stop drinking anything but water. seriously, count the calories that you drink a day. I was close to 500 a day in only liquids at one point! simply dropping to water will cause a weight loss.

[Amays U G37S]

Ya i forgot to add

Stop drinking soda's if you want to lose weight faster. They say a Coke a day over a year will make you gain 10lbs.

But a line of coke a day over a year will kill you.

METH:
Not even once.

[Xdisaster240sX]

lol thanks guys...

When It comes to drinking. I only Drink tea, Manly Arizona Green tea and Sweet tea. Im going to stop tomorrow

[PEZi]

sweet tea kills... way too much sugars and such

the biggest key i always give for weight loss is stay away from ALL processed food. now... its not exactly that easy to do, but trying is the key. that means no meat that has been processed etc. such as ground beef in supermarkets or burgers from almost any burger joint. you can still get ground beef, but you have to look into the source of which it came from. local meat providers or places like whole foods sell meat that is good for you. the main reasoning behind all of this is overall health, and SODIUM... sodium kills

[Jesda]

People will tell you to immediately run a marathon. That's a plan for failure as much of your problem probably revolves around habits. Habits are hard to break.

Make one small change at a time, gradually. Examples:

--Walk a half mile every other day if the weather permits. Slowly ramp up to a mile or three. Then move up to jogging and biking if you enjoy that more. The great thing about walking/cycling/running is that if you leave and end up a mile from home, you're forced to finish by coming a mile back. If getting exercise after work feels exhausting, wake up early and use it like a cup of coffee to get your heart going and wake you up. For fat dudes, walking is sometimes enough to make a difference.

--Replace one bad food with one good one. Replace sweet tea with unsweet. Replace soda with diet soda. Then replace diet soda with something else, like water.

--Keep a log. Use dailyburn.com to record what you eat and what you do for exercise. It makes you accountable to yourself.

--Tell others. If you're accountable to the expectations of people around you, you'll push harder.

--Set a goal, even if its really stupid. Mine is, "I'm going to drop 30 lbs to help me more effectively seduce Mandy Moore." Its stupid, but it works.

--You will cave in and buy fast food. What I've discovered is that its really more about the act of going out and getting the food rather than the food itself. The eating is actually secondary. Next time you're at a McSlop, take the food and immediately put it in the trash. You'll feel stupid for wasting your money, but it will satisfy your male need to go out and "hunt" for our meal. That will break the habit or at least make it less of a routine.



Eventually, this will add up to a vastly improved lifestyle.

[seang]

Drink an 8oz glass of water (ideally not city water) immediately upon waking up, it will help your metabolism.

[Amays U G37S]

run a marathon.
cup of coffee
exercise
push harder
seduce Mandy Moore
satisfy your male need to go out and "hunt"

Eventually, this will add up to a vastly improved lifestyle.

Cliff Notes

[bluepillow]

Slowly you can start to weed the bad things out of your daily intake, and substitute with better alternatives. With a little research and will power, everything is possible.

I am also on a tight budget, but you will save many years of your life improving your life as soon as possible. Look for sales at the supermarket. If you find non perishables on a good sale (canned beans), get a few, or whatever you're capable of getting. Take a look at some of these:

Ditch the arizona teas and instead buy a pack of Lipton tea or whatever is a reasonable price and brew it. An Arizona tea is a dollar. A pack of tea is $5? Black and green are good for you, depending what you like.

Also, 8 cups of non caffeinated beverage (and ideally unsweetened too) per day is crucial to prevent dehydration and ensure that toxic nitrogen is removed from your system. Black tea is caffeinated. Green is not.

GET RID OF SODA!! It has been mentioned before and I cannot stress this enough. Both regular and diet is crap. It contains phosphorus. Too much phosphorus weakens bones by stripping them of calcium. Weak bones + heavy weight = not good. Water instead. Try squeezing juice from a fresh lemon into the water to change it up sometimes.

A big bag of store brand frozen vegetables is around 4 bucks. I steam about a cup a day for myself. You can microwave them, leave them out to thaw, boil, whatever. Cruciferous vegetables (broccoli, cauliflower, brussel sprouts, cabbage, to name a few) are some of the healthiest veggies and studies have shown that they lower your risk of developing cancer by a lot (around 70% for prostate cancer!). I like a little butter and garlic powder on my vegetables, but you have to find what you like.

Most vegetables lose some of their nutritional content after being boiled, with the exception of carrots.

No white foods (white bread, white rice, white pasta). Instead, buy a bag or box of brown rice. It'll last you a while. (2 cups water per 1 cup of rice). Don't fall for "whole wheat" crap. Whole grain is what you want, if you can afford.

Slowly transition to sea salt instead of iodized regular salt. It can get pricey, try it when your financial situation improves.

Some of those suggestions may be unappealing to you, but your body will thank you. IF you have the means, try them out. Find out what you like.

Also, nothing can substitute a good cardio workout. Start by walking, then SLOWLY transition to longer duration, then longer intensity (jogging, sprinting).Keep in mind not to go crazy, when bones aren't stressed regularly, they weaken, like muscles. Start the walking or jogging at a slow pace and build bone strength with Vitamin D/calcium fortified milk (whole milk has saturated fat, no bueno).

sweet tea kills... way too much sugars and such

the biggest key i always give for weight loss is stay away from ALL processed food. now... its not exactly that easy to do, but trying is the key. that means no meat that has been processed etc. such as ground beef in supermarkets or burgers from almost any burger joint. you can still get ground beef, but you have to look into the source of which it came from. local meat providers or places like whole foods sell meat that is good for you. the main reasoning behind all of this is overall health, and SODIUM... sodium kills

Very important. Processed food is horrible.


Good luck!!!!

[dusred]

1. Change lifestyle
2. fasting is the best way to gain weight
3. cut sugar from your diet

[Xdisaster240sX]

This is going to suck...

Thanks all for the advice.

[LocAL_anarchy]

Take Vitamin C.
Do 20 pushups as soon as you get up, right next to your bed if necessary.
Eat breakfast like granola and oatmeal and nuts, then go for a walk for 20minutes.

^This

Oatmeal is slow burning carbs, so you will feel full and have energy. A piece of citrus fruit or an apple will jumpstart your morning. And some nuts or granola will hold you over between meals.

And when you get your energy and strength up, do the Herschel Walker routine. Pushups and situps during commercials while watching TV.

[krimsonviper]

SSSSSUUUUUUUUUUUBBBBBBBB'd.

[rc1honda]

Another good way to lose weight is to do your cardio workout in the morning before you eat or drink anything. Bring some water of course. By doing it right when you wake up your speed up your metabolism for the whole day. Also you will be burning stored calories as opposed to calories that you have already consumed through the day.

People on my bodybuilding forums swear by this method of cutting up and getting lean. It's a great way to drop fast weight.

[s0m3th1ngAZ]

Yeah those teas are just tea-flavored sugar water.
Don't forget to lift free weights along with the requisite cardio. Avoid machines. It won't burn fat immediately but the more muscle you have the more calories you burn just sitting around.I alternate days. Walk 1 mile run 1 mile one day, core and upper body training the next.

[orangeNblue]

Biggest thing about losing weight is what you eat. People can work out day and night and still not get the desired body they are searching for. First thing to do is pick what you are going for. Are you wanting to just lose weight or are you wanting to get big while losing weight?

I'll pick the muscle and weight loss plan to talk about. Setting up a meal plan is essential. Its small meals multiple times a day that actually works best. You'd think that 6 small meals a day sounds excessive but its really beneficial to your metabolism. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner should be set up in portions. A good mindset is that the correct portion is about the same size as your fist...maybe a little bigger (as long as you are exercising a little more won't hurt). Make sure to have a good mix of proteins, carbs, veggies (for vitamins and minerals). For example...breakfast oatmeal with flaxseed and some type of juice...lunch wheat sandwhich, maybe sun chips or pretzels, and water...dinner stir fry chicken with green and red peppers, rice, broccoli, and of course water. snack/in between meals could be things like apples and peanut butter, celery and cottage cheese, protein shake, and blend of fruit and other healthy type options. Cool thing about eating this way too is that you can pick one day a week to splurge and eat whatever you feel like. I mean don't overdue it, but its always good to have a cheat day. As far as drinks go water, juices, coffee, black tea, all of those are good and healthy options. And don't feel like you need to give up sugar in those drinks, just with everything else portion is key. Plus caffeine in the coffee and black tea are fat burners and can help your metabolism as well.

As far working out there are so many plans you can find on the internet, all of them are usually good and picking any of them would be fine. There are a few fitness magazines that have 6 week plans that are really good and helpful and they have healthy meals in there as well. If you are wanting to lose weight cardio is key. I can give you a simple workout setup that I use and it works for me....
Monday Chest and cardio
Tuesday Back and abs
Wednesday Shoulders and cardio
Thursday Arms and abs
Friday Cardio
Saturday Legs (which always sucks, especially the next day!!)
Sunday Free Day (which is free bc of legs)

[Looneybomber]

Another good way to lose weight is to do your cardio workout in the morning before you eat or drink anything. Bring some water of course. By doing it right when you wake up your speed up your metabolism for the whole day. Also you will be burning stored calories as opposed to calories that you have already consumed through the day.

People on my bodybuilding forums swear by this method of cutting up and getting lean. It's a great way to drop fast weight.

I was just going to say this. Do your exercises prior to eating/drinking anything that would raise your blood sugar. Having a low blood sugar is key. From there, just eat healthy (it's easy, nutrition websites will help you out), get in a ton of water, and ample sleep.

Start small and work your way up to running 3-4 miles 3 days/week along with strength training 3 days/week.
-Push ups
-Squat thrusts
-Pull ups (cheat 'em if you have to)
-Crunches/situps
-Jump squats
-Leg lifts
-Repeat 3-4 more times. No gym needed, but the track will need bleachers for the pull ups.

[richondo]

livestrong.com has a calorie counter and it's pretty sweet

i've lost 5 pounds since starting on the 4th of jan, just by staying under 1700 calories

[PoorManQ45]

i've lost 5 pounds since starting on the 4th of jan, just by staying under 1700 calories

1700 calories! How much did you weigh to start with!

1700 is a gorge fest for me!

I hover around 1k and am constantly full by munching all day.

[Xdisaster240sX]

So I started today...No sugar,salt or tea and walking 1 mile and running 1 mile.

[obstacle]

drink 10 glasses of water a day

drink 3 tablespoons of Organic apple cider vinegar in one cup of water 2 times a day: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001AI ... M7NE6T4G5E

25 pushups; 4x days
cut bread intake;or substitute whatever bread w/ WHOLE WHEAT

[Empty V]

Last night I celebrated my 1 year anniversary of eating healthy and working out. In one year I've lost 50 pounds and I'm literally 3x stronger. I followed a diet called the Paleo Diet. It basically consists of cutting out added sugars, grains and processed food. I just started a 45 day "paleo challenge" where you eat strict paleo for 45 days straight, no cheat days. Before I was doing 1 cheat day a week. The first 2 weeks were tough but now I feel so much better.

My first workout was 5 rounds for time of 10 95 pound deadlifts and 10 pushups. Last year I scored 8:06, last night it was my warm-up and I did it in 2:40. My productivity has increased by 200%. If you want more info let me know. I'm 30yo 6'1" and when I started last year I was weighing in at 238.8lbs, I'm down to 187.0 and feel better then when I was 20.

Also take you body weight, divide it in half and that's how many ounces of water you should be drinking daily.

[richondo]

i've lost 5 pounds since starting on the 4th of jan, just by staying under 1700 calories

1700 calories! How much did you weigh to start with!

1700 is a gorge fest for me!

I hover around 1k and am constantly full by munching all day.

well i guess some people are just lucky
i was 193 to start, and now 187 (i just weighed myself again) haha
so 6 pounds

it's a pretty cool website

[richondo]

So I started today...No sugar,salt or tea and walking 1 mile and running 1 mile.

well running isn''t necessarily a weight lost thing, it's more for cardio

walk 2 miles (with a dog to burn more)

or play a sport

[Looneybomber]

So I started today...No sugar,salt or tea and walking 1 mile and running 1 mile.

well running isn''t necessarily a weight lost thing, it's more for cardio

What? Well, one thing to think about is how many calories one burns per unit of time.

At my body weight, running 8.5mph, I burn about 1,200-1,300 calories/hr (the number difference between online calculators and the treadmill). However, walking 3.5mph only burns 325-350 calories/hr. Go and walk the dog for 25 mins and you just burned off a granola bar. Go for a 25min run at a brisk pace and you just burned off 2 eggs, bowl of cereal w/skim milk, and an orange juice. Can you see now how running (along with every other cardio exercise) is good for weight loss?

[Jesda]

I keep a sack of oranges in the fridge next to my desk. It satisfies being lazy because, well, its right there. And oranges are surprisingly filling so you'll be less inclined to eat garbage when you're bored.

[nissangirl74]

EAT LESS. Portion control is important. If you don't eat it, you don't have to get rid of it. Eliminate all things white from your diet - flour, potatoes, rice. No sodas, no sugared drinks of any kind. Make yourself a cut-off time for eating. I suggest about 7 PM, depending on what your schedule is like. It's never a good idea to eat and go to bed. You won't burn off ANY of those calories. Move. Whether it is running, walking, push-ups, sit-ups, doesn't matter. You can gain 80 lbs sitting on the couch eating salad if you don't get some type of exercise. Take your vitamins. Yes, they are important. Eliminate sodium from your diet. Period. It's unnecessary. If you need more flavor, use spices that won't damage your body. Drink lots of water, even if you have switched from sugared sodas to unsweetened tea. Your body still needs pure water and lots of it. It needs even more when you exercise. You do NOT want to dehydrate. It's ugly, painful, and debilitating. If you have a day where you fall off the wagon and eat 3,000 calories in one sitting, your body will remind you how stupid that decision was. Try to make this a lifestyle change and not just a temporary thing to lose some weight. If you lose the weight then revert back to that lifestyle, you will gain it all back. You don't have to spend a fortune to eat healthy, you just have to eat smart. Don't buy a lot of stuff you don't need.

***A note about salad: if you put a cup of cheese, a slab of fried chicken, and half a cup of dressing on your salad, it is no longer good for you.

Here's a link to a website with several good ideas on how to cut the cost of your grocery bill and eat healthy.
http://financiallyfit.yahoo.com/finance ... =ad0035&nc