I need tips!  I have been on this diet dropping the pounds like crazy but?
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how are you dropping the pounds like crazy? what diet is it? and about the office job.. you're pretty much out of luck because im in the same position and i really don't know what you can do..
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It might sound weird, but maybe you're not eating enough. You're doing a lot of exercise and burning a lot of calories, which is AWESOME. I know that in order for me to lose weight when I exercise a lot, I have to eat my activity points (on Weight Watchers). I've lost 50 pounds on it. I hit a plateau as soon as I lost 20 pounds as started exercising. I couldn't understand it...why am I exercising like crazy and not losing weight? I started eating my activity points and the weight just started dropping off. I mean, like, instantly. I lost about 8 pounds in two weeks once I started eating a little more each day that I worked out. I think it has to do with your body going into a starvation mode because it's losing so many calories. If you have any other questions about it, I suggest you check out the LJ forum that I post on. It's full of helpful weight loss tips. Here's the link... http://community.livejournal.com/_weightwatchers/ Good luck! :)
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the best way is an all raw food diet.  eat nothing but fresh vegs and fruits, nuts seeds and tublars and drink only water.  your weight will drop like a ton of bricks.  however, you wont do it for you want to lose weight without giving up the foods that are making you fat.  it doesent work that way.  you cant have your cake and eat it too.
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You need to lessen your portions. You are on a road to an unhealthy disaster if you keep this up. Stay active and eat less.
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You should drink lots of water and exercise at least 15 minutes a day. Also try and stay away from salty and greasy foods. I've done this and I've lost alot of weight. So I know what you are going thru. It's also good to eat lots of fresh vegitables and fruits. Good luck!
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first of all u are not TOO overweight!!! it may be true that u have a couple of extra pounds but u are not too fat!!\nbut still it is always nice to loose a couple of pounds to feel good about urself and be motivated!!! so here are some tips... hope they help... good luck... :o)\n\nWHAT to eat for losing weight\n\n• Eat plenty of fruits and vegetables, especially NC (negative calorie) food.\n\n* Print these lists. They will be your ... "Bible", from now on !\n* Dill and parsely - include them in all your salads. Also ognion + garlic.\n* Try eat mostly fresh vegs & fruits (whenever possible, of course)\n* If you really want a book, then check this out: The Negative Calorie Diet Workbook & Cookbook - eBook (Win95/98 only). Read more about this e-book here.\n\n\n• Eat fish, chicken, beef, pork. (preferences are in this order)\n\n* If you are a vegetarian, then ignore this!\n* Avoid fat meat\n\n\n• Eat 2-3 slices of bread/day. Don't EVER exclude bread from your diet!\n\n• Snacks between meals (if needed): apples, oranges, grepfruits and other NC fruits\n\n* Don't cheat ... NO cookies, chips, candies, brownies etc! \n* EVEN if they have "low fat" indication... They might have low fat, yet they can have lots of CALORIES !!!\n\n\n• About rice, potatoes, beans, [xxx]nuts, pastry, pasta... you know!\n\n* Don't eat too much of those, at least during the first weeks of the diet. I'm not a low carb addict, but I've noticed weight gains if consuming those in large quantities, especially when associated with other foods.\n* If you like them a lot, try and eat them like one meal. A nice delicious plate of spaghetti could be your lunch (never dinner!), followed by a nice big apple. These rich starch foods are not good for dinner!\n* At dinner time, chose mainly large mixed veggies salads... with fish, lean meat or cheese (if you are not a vegetarian). \n\nif u want to lose weight the best food to it are baked potatoes with nothing on it. no salt no nothing just plain. u can eat a 10000000000 baked potatoes till ur stuff and not gain a pound. i heard that from a weight loss tape. the best drink is water or gatorade. thats a start then when you work out do some taeboo. if u want a macine. run with dumbells on a treadmill. u could do the rocky workout. but thats a new story. u could use a butterfly macine i think it works the abs\n\n1) It is not just the amount you eat, but what you eat. Lean meats and vegtables that snap are a good place to start. And by snap I mean fresh and not boiled or doused with better or whatever.\n\n2) Exercise moderatly but for about an hour every other day. Spend half of that walking or running at a good enough pace for you to feel labored. The other half of the time use weights, or exercises such as push ups or situps to get a muscle "burn". A gym is also an option, but I don't know if you have the money for or want to spend the money on it.\n\n3) Sleep well. To bed earlier and up earlier. Exercise in the morning when you wake up, not in the evening before bed. 7 hours of GOOD sleep is a must.\n\n4) Occupy yourself with a hobby that keeps your attention for a long period of time. A hobby like this keeps your mind focused and gives less of a chance for snacking from boredom.\n\nThat is a good place to start... if you see good results, keep it up and modify to fit you... if it does not, see a doctor AND a trainer \n\nKeep working out, drink water a lot, eat 5 to 6 meals a day but in small quantities, vegtables are important specially cucumber and lattice, fruits not be eaten after meals except by 2 to 3 hours, minimize the starch quantities in your meals lots of salad is important, your last meal must be before you sleep by 2 to 3 hours\nthe most important thing is you don't lose patient wait and have a strong will to be as what you want\n\nyou might have some more ideas from www.ivillage.com\n\ngood luck
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Limit salt intake, including processed/frozen foods; give up sugar, I use Splenda; and drink lots of water, (leave soda's alone), and exercise as much as possible....I lost 46 pounds so far doing this, and I feel fantastic!!!!!
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It's great you are excerising. But you ahve to balance it out with a healthy diet too. Cut out fast foods, fat, friends foods. Eat lean chicken, fruits and salads. Drink water, flavored water with no calories not sodas
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With all the excercising you are doing, this should make it easy. When I was trying to lose weight, I cut down the portions that I was eating. Here are some things I followed. Eat 3 meals a day. I ate a scrambled egg, a piece of toast, a glass of skim milk or juice, and a nice fruit salad for breakfast. For other meals, I would use these portions to make my meals 3oz. of meat, 1 cup of veggies, 3 oz. of pasta, or 1TBLS of rice. There are many others too. I know it doesn't sound like a lot, but with each meal, I would eat a nice size salad, some fruit, and some milk, juice, or water. I was actually surprised as to how much food I was eating. If you want more info, you can IM me: Shaggydoo0243\nI will be happy to give you more info.
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you may you may not the only way to loose weight and keep it off is the healthy way i know it sounds cheezy but its true using diet pills is only a quick fix here are some tips to help you lose weight.\n\nIf you follow these tips you will lose weight.\nFirst of all your body can healthly lose only 2-4 lbs a week. Also i would not reccomend one of those diet books or programs because once you lose the weight you will go back to doing what you did before and gain it all back.\nHere is what you need to cut out of your diet or limit.\n-sodas they are empty calories and just add fat.\n-also juices try to limit 1 cup of o.j. has as much sugar as a can of soda.\n-fast food. they provide no nutrients and terrible meals they do have healthly selections at all fast food stores if you pic those you will do much better. \n-junk food is also empty calories its ok now and then just don't over do it.\nHere are foods that you can indulge on.\n-veggies since they are so healthy for you and provide you with many nutrients the calories in them are meaningless.\n-water!! you should drink64oz. a day at first you will pee alot but then you will get used to it.\n-when eating meat try to eat chicken because it is the best.\nother tips\n- try to have baked foods not fried.\n-eat breakfast and try to have it mostly be complex carbs like oatmeal and wheat bread they will give you energy all throughout the day.\n-don't skip meals when you do your body thinks it is being starved so it will hold in more calories instead of burning them.\nWORKING OUT\nyou need to buy some weights or go to a gym and work on increasing your muscles. because that will increase you resting metabolic rate which is how many calories you burn while simply doing nothing and you will see weight loss just from that also doing 50-100 squats(5-10min) will help increase muscle in your legs.\nrunning is also a good way to help your overall apperience.\nand pilates is a good way to tone your body a simple pilates tape done three times a week along with weights and you will see a difference.\n\ngo online and find some healthy meal recipes and use them try to reduce the number of calories you take in daily but not by too much.\nhope this helps you.
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It sounds like you've burned much more than you ate! Remember that everyday you have a "basal metabolic rate" which is the number of calories your body automatically burns just to keep you alive, which will fall somewhere between 1200 - 3000 calories per day depending on your gender, your size, and your activity level. \n\nIt sounds like you're on the right track for weight loss. Good luck!\n\n:-)
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Hey what's up...\nI know how you feel, I've been there, but in my case I was on a low budget and wanted to loose it super fast and easy, I couldn't afford any fancy programs, or the time it takes with some atkins diet, so, I found something that has worked so well for me and will work for you too. \nI have made a 100% turn-around and the results have been simply amazing. Now do not worry, I won't keep this secret to myself, I'll go ahead and share it. When you think about it is is really logical and research from some of the worlds top Doctors/PHD's recommend this. CAUTION this will give great results and will take will-power and you will enjoy complete satisfaction…NOW, LET ME INTRODUCE THE TEN RULE\n\n1.Replace all sugary sodas and fattening artificial juices with pure water and organic teas (occasional juices are o.k. but they will delay weight-loss)\n\n2. Eat an excellent breakfast every day... Make Meals colorful with nuts and grains, fruits n' veggies,dairy,meats... etc.\n\n3. Don't just eat HUGE meals a day but instead have 6, yes 6 little ones... you can make it fun and you won't feel so hungry. If you are full stop eating. \n\n4. Exercise and also just like eating you can do 6 portions of exercise in between...\n\n-push-ups\n-lunges\n-running or fast walking\n-squats\n-weights\n-or any fun activity (golf,sk8boarding,swimming)\n(DO WHAT YOUR DOCTOR RECOMMENDS THE ABOVE IS ONLY A SAMPLE )\n\n5. DO NOT EAT AFTER 7:30\n\n6.If you get sleepy or loose some energy take a quick,brisk walk outdoors\n\n7.Do not eat and watch TV \n\n8.Keep yourself motivated (listening to music or planning a tasty supper can help)\n\n9.Get plenty of rest\n\n10.LAUGH, yes laugh there are many great laughs on youtube\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOTHER FACTS\n\n\nToday there is too much information available on losing weight that has become more confusing and sometimes difficult to follow. It’s actually very easy to lose weight if you follow my weight loss tips.* Be in right frame of mindBefore you can start any diet program you need to be in the right frame of mind. If you do not feel good about yourself you probably will not want to choose healthy foods. You cannot expect the act of going on a diet to make you feel better about yourself. The only way you can choose to eat a healthy diet to lose weight is if you have a positive self-image.* Eat whole foodTop weight loss tipsEat whole foods that are as natural as possible. When you eat whole foods that are full of nutrients your body will know how much to eat and how much not to eat. You do not have to count calories because your body is a wonderful machine.* Eat fresh fruitEat at least two servings of fresh fruit every day. Choose whatever type of fruit is in season.* Drink enough waterDrink the best weight loss supplement known to man, water. Most people do not know the difference from being hungry for food or thirsty for water. A great deal of times people eat when they should drink. Most likely you will not feel as hungry if you are getting enough water. You will be satisfying the thirst, which is confused for hunger. Water also helps you digest food better. Drinking water before you eat will help fill you up.* Always chew your foodAlways chew your food well. Chewing your food well will ensure that you get the most nutrients out of your food. Getting the most nutrients will satisfy your body therefore you will eat less. Another benefit of chewing well is that it helps aid in digestion.* Take small mealsEat small, frequent meals in a day. Large meals tax your digestion system, making it work harder. Taking too much time in between meals makes you hungrier for the next meal.* Include protein at mealInclude good sources of protein at meal, chicken, fish, legumes, peanut, cottage cheese, eggs or yogurt.* Shut off TV while eatingShut off the TV whenever you eat – that includes meals and snacks. Studies show that we automatically eat larger portions when we snack in front of
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First, drop the Atkins diet.  As a nutritionist, I can tell you that ANY diet that limits ANY food group is not going to help you lose or maintain a healthy weight.  What I tell most people is that large weight loss that you experienced during the initiation period of the diet was not weight loss but water loss.  You might have felt a bit tired.  A bit slugish or fuller than you normally do when you eat.  Its a long drawn out explaination but the short of it is, the longer you stay on the diet the more damage you do to your organs.  With that said, lets look at what you are eating and what type of exercise you are doing.  When you work out, can you hold a conversation with the person next to you?  Could you belt out the words to the song you are listening to on your walkman or ipod?  If so...you're not working hard enough.  You should be able to utter two or three words at the most.  BUT on the other hand you shouldn't be gasping for air either.  You should be pushing yourself hard enough that if you were asked to push a bit harder you could do it.  Are you lifting weights?  Muscle (which helps to burn more calories due to the fact it takes more to maintain it) building exercises are GREAT for weight loss. and no (if you are female) you wont become the next Ms. Olympian, and if you are male...its gonna take a lot more than a couple of times a week to get the bulk that will make you the next Arnold. \n\nDo you feel that if you work out at the gym *(hopefully for 60 minutes at least 3 times a week) you could have a treat to reward yourself for a job well done?  You have to do this and I guarantee that the weight will begin to fall off. \n\nAsk yourself how long it took you to gain the weight that you are now at, and realize that is the time it will take to lose the weight.\n\nRe-evaluate your portion and see if they are distorted.  Start to read the labels of the food you eat and try to eat the serving size. \n\nTry to stay as close to the source as possible.  Eat fresh, it natural, it whole grains. \n\nlift weights 2-3 times a week. cardio 3-5 times a week and try to add or push a little harder every 2 weeks.  \n\nThrow the scale out the window.  If you begin to lift weights the added muscle weights more than the fat you are so disgusted with.  As someone who has lost over 135lbs over the last 10 years and kept it off.  I can tell you that it took me 5 years to lose that weight just like it took me 5 years to gain it.  I work out 6 days a week, I lift weights 3 times a week and I do everything from running, kickboxing, salsa dancing, power sculpting, step aerobics and swimming.  All because I want to insure that I get a well rounded workout for my entire body.  Find a workout that fits you.  If its belly dancing so be it.  If its step or some other group exercise.  You may find (much like I did) that things are so much more fun and less daunting when you have a partner or a group. \n\nGood luck and realize that if weightloss was so simple and easy,  nobody would be over weight.
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Diets are unrealistic. Once you go off them, you gain your weight back. Try cutting out certain foods from your daily intake, and exercise, its the best way to loose weight the proper way
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try taboo and weight lifting often\nWHAT to eat for losing weight\n\n• Eat plenty of fruits and vegetables, especially NC (negative calorie) food.\n\n* Print these lists. They will be your ... "Bible", from now on !\n* Dill and parsely - include them in all your salads. Also ognion + garlic.\n* Try eat mostly fresh vegs & fruits (whenever possible, of course)\n* If you really want a book, then check this out: The Negative Calorie Diet Workbook & Cookbook - eBook (Win95/98 only). Read more about this e-book here.\n\n\n• Eat fish, chicken, beef, pork. (preferences are in this order)\n\n* If you are a vegetarian, then ignore this!\n* Avoid fat meat\n\n\n• Eat 2-3 slices of bread/day. Don't EVER exclude bread from your diet!\n\n• Snacks between meals (if needed): apples, oranges, grepfruits and other NC fruits\n\n* Don't cheat ... NO cookies, chips, candies, brownies etc! \n* EVEN if they have "low fat" indication... They might have low fat, yet they can have lots of CALORIES !!!\n\n\n• About rice, potatoes, beans, [xxx]nuts, pastry, pasta... you know!\n\n* Don't eat too much of those, at least during the first weeks of the diet. I'm not a low carb addict, but I've noticed weight gains if consuming those in large quantities, especially when associated with other foods.\n* If you like them a lot, try and eat them like one meal. A nice delicious plate of spaghetti could be your lunch (never dinner!), followed by a nice big apple. These rich starch foods are not good for dinner!\n* At dinner time, chose mainly large mixed veggies salads... with fish, lean meat or cheese (if you are not a vegetarian). \n\nif u want to lose weight the best food to it are baked potatoes with nothing on it. no salt no nothing just plain. u can eat a 10000000000 baked potatoes till ur stuff and not gain a pound. i heard that from a weight loss tape. the best drink is water or gatorade. thats a start then when you work out do some taeboo. if u want a macine. run with dumbells on a treadmill. u could do the rocky workout. but thats a new story. u could use a butterfly macine i think it works the abs\n\n1) It is not just the amount you eat, but what you eat. Lean meats and vegtables that snap are a good place to start. And by snap I mean fresh and not boiled or doused with better or whatever.\n\n2) Exercise moderatly but for about an hour every other day. Spend half of that walking or running at a good enough pace for you to feel labored. The other half of the time use weights, or exercises such as push ups or situps to get a muscle "burn". A gym is also an option, but I don't know if you have the money for or want to spend the money on it.\n\n3) Sleep well. To bed earlier and up earlier. Exercise in the morning when you wake up, not in the evening before bed. 7 hours of GOOD sleep is a must.\n\n4) Occupy yourself with a hobby that keeps your attention for a long period of time. A hobby like this keeps your mind focused and gives less of a chance for snacking from boredom.\n\nThat is a good place to start... if you see good results, keep it up and modify to fit you... if it does not, see a doctor AND a trainer \n\nKeep working out, drink water a lot, eat 5 to 6 meals a day but in small quantities, vegtables are important specially cucumber and lattice, fruits not be eaten after meals except by 2 to 3 hours, minimize the starch quantities in your meals lots of salad is important, your last meal must be before you sleep by 2 to 3 hours\nthe most important thing is you don't lose patient wait and have a strong will to be as what you want\n\nyou might have some more ideas from www.ivillage.com\n\ngood luck
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No Diet and No Pill:\n\nI am not sure what your diet is now, but I can tell you how I lost weight 20 pounds and fast.\n\nDrink Plenty of Water, I mean a lot.\n\nCut out suger/sweets, i.e. cookies, cake, candy, etc.  I treated myself on the weekends (Friday/Saturday) by having a treat in moderation.\n\nDo not eat anything after 7pm\n\nEat at regular intervals so your body can maintain a steady metabolism rate.\n\nIf you do try this, the first week for me was slow, I was like this is not working.  By the second week the weight started to come off.  Now still eat, just everything in moderation and no junk.
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Maybe try a new program that gives you more options..  From what i have learned..  you should never make anything off limits  but instead take in small does things you like..   Diet should not be an awful experience.  I wish you luck..