I would like to know how long a person would have to diet in order to get certain things down.?
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First of all you need three meals a day and atleast two snacks. We are under educated when it comes to health and wellness. You need to increase your protein to 100 to 150 grams of protein a day. If you are active maybe more. Protein will slow down your sugar cravings and give you great energy.
28686
there is no way to keep weight off without being strict on a diet. anything else will eventually be gained back.
904817
Don't diet.  Diets are, by definition, short-term.  Instead, make permanent changes to your eating habits.  Don't eat when you're not hungry.  Learn how much food it takes to satisfy you, and don't eat more than you need.  Remember, it takes about half an hour for the signal to stop eating to reach your brain.  This means you often have to stop eating while you're still hungry, but after half-an-hour, the brain will register that you've taken in enough food and will stop bothering you.  Watch your calories and fat.  Lay off heavy meats.  Don't eat to many sweets.  Eat a balanced diet:  heavy on vegetables and fish, light on meat and pasta.  Good luck.
589486
no pain no gain darling, to actually lose that much weight your going to have to go out of your comfort zone unless your willing to wait 3-4 years.  Just stick with the basic rules, No soda, no fast food, lots of chicken, fish, fruits, vegies, whole wheat stuff, yogurt. Not so many cakes and donuts and cookies. Basic common sense for eating, you just need to enforce it. Get all the bad stuff out of the house right away, just toss it or give it away while your still motivated. No alcohol if that applies. Lots of water, 3-4 liters a day, not all at once, but spread out. Its really easy to down a liter or two while your watching tv or on the computer. Also drink some after you eat the bigger meals of the day, it helps your body pick out the nutrients in food when your food is more spread apart. \nAs for exercise, lots of cardio. Find something you like. If you have never exercised much before, start with walking 30 minutes a day at a brisk pace. Move on to different terrains that include hills and increase the time spent. After a week or two, try jogging the route. No matter what find an activity you enjoy. Walking to jogging is just an example, try hiking, rollerblading, biking. Once you get into a regular routine, if your not happy with the level of difficulty, try signing up with a gym. Spinning, pilates or kickboxing classes are great. It will also introduce you to working with weights. Talk to a trainer for instruction before using any weights. A cheap investment is a balance ball, it works you stomach while your just sitting on it, like at your computer and its great for posture. There are hundreds of exercises you can use it for for your entire body. I can give you some ideas if you want, just email me. Good Luck!
1105050
It takes time but it works, along with watching what you eat. exercise works, keep trying and you will get there.
1089889
Meh, eating the stuff once in a while is okay.  Once every week or two won't hurt you, as long as you live a relatively healthy lifestyle.  : )
609283
Cut back on your portions of food. Exercise daily. You may need to do 10 hours of exercise a week before you see a change.
446654
Think that is what "The Special K" diet thing is about.  Apparently you replace two of your meals every day with Special K, and you lose 7 pounds (or something like that) within 2 weeks.  They forgot to mention you will probably lose your mind as well.
1020290
Drink 8 glasses of water a day, walk 20 minutes at least 5 days a week and eat a lot of fresh fruits and vegetables in addition to your meats and other foods. Stop eating and drinking high fat and high sugar foods and beverages.  In about 2 weeks you'll be loaded with energy.
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if i were to try to loose weight i would start with eating veggies and fruit and exsercizeing every day for about 30 minutes.\nyes the old school way but its the most effective!
875094
wouldnt take long at all. its up to you and sticking to a good program. read tips on weight loss and exercise programs to help you on this site
611004
dO some physical work out regularly for 10 mins... have food that is less rich in fats, or tou have to use diet pills.
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Though there are many ways to lose weight quckly but none of them are healthy, There is n such thing as instant weight loss and u shud not go in for that. By controlling the intake of calories and regular exercise you can do this in 30-45 days
81409
That depends on a lot of other factors. Your age, your fitness regime, your body fat, etc,etc,...\n\nYou will can get a much preciser answer from a qualified dietician after an assesment.
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here's some for u. Be your own trainer and nutritionist, the basic rules to losing weight are no soda, no fast food, lots of chicken, fish, fresh (not canned that’s bad) fruits and vegies, whole wheat stuff, yogurt. Not so many cakes and donuts and cookies. Basic common sense for eating, you just need to enforce it. Get all the bad stuff out of the house right away, just toss it or give it away while your still motivated. No alcohol if that applies. Some juice but make sure its all natural, because the ones that aren't are loaded with sugar and a leading cause in diabetes in children and adults. Lots of water, 3-4 liters a day, not all at once, but spread out. Its really easy to down a liter or two while your watching tv or on the computer. Also drink some after you eat the bigger meals of the day, it helps your body pick out the nutrients in food when your food is more spread apart.  You also need to stay away from any sports drinks unless you’ve just had a long workout and then you need to limit yourself.  Most atheletes mix Gatorade with water because its two  complex for your body to get all the nutrients out of.  It needs to be diluted.  These rules may be hard to adapt to at first so start with cutting out the things you know you can live without.  Then work from there.  Remember these are  perfect eating habits, it can take you a while to work into it.  If you know you can’t live without your one treat a day, don’t fight it by trying to eat something else, just eat it and make sure that’s the only one you cheat on a day.  Otherwise you’ll get depressed and quit.  Another important point is getting the right amount of sleep every night.  You need 8-9 hours of sleep each night for your body to function correctly.  This is an important factor of losing weight.  Set up a routine for yourself and go to bed at about the same time each night.  \nAs for exercise, lots of cardio. Find something you like. If you have never exercised much before, start with walking 30 minutes a day at a brisk pace. Move on to different terrains that include hills and increase the time spent. After a week or two, try jogging the route. No matter what find an activity you enjoy. Walking to jogging is just an example, try hiking, rollerblading, biking. Once you get into a regular routine, if your not happy with the level of difficulty, try signing up with a gym. Spinning, pilates or kickboxing classes are great. It will also introduce you to working with weights. Talk to a trainer for instruction before using any weights. A cheap investment is a balance ball, it works you stomach while your just sitting on it, like at your computer and its great for posture. There are hundreds of exercises you can use it for for your entire body. I can give you some ideas if you want, just email me. Also for more info on the benefits of water go to www.watercure.com Good Luck! Honestly if you need anything else don't hesitate to IM me, krista_girl86 even if you don't pick me as best answer, i'd be happy to help\n\nother then that make it a habit to watch TLC or the biggest loser on NBC when its on
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I usually start with a very low carb diet for about 7 days, this keeps me full and lets me have a quick start. Then I switch to a low calorie diet and make sure I have lots of salads, fruits, vegetables, fish, poultry and some meats, as well as the carbs I could'nt have the week before. If you can't find any reasonably-priced books around with calorie, carb and fat contents, your computer or the library is always a good choice. It's also good to mention any diet plan to your doctor. Exercise every day or every other day if you can for at least 30 minutes more or less and the weight will come off evenly. Do not get discouraged if you go off it one day, just resume the next day and be proud of yourself when you reach your goal no matter how long it takes. Then try to keep your good eating habits. Good Luck -
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Probably a few days...try a milkshake, protein shake or soup. You could even get a small food processor and mutilate your food, that way you could get the taste you crave.