What is the best way to lose weight in a short amount of time (2 1/2- 4 months)?
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If weight loss is what you're looking for then here's what you need. The best combination for weight loss is calorie restriction, resistance training, and aerobic work. Let's start with calorie restriction. Over the years I have had personal training clients as well as athletes come to me wondering why they are not losing weight. They tell me they eat right, exercise right, say their prayers, eat their vitamins, etc., and they just can't seem to lose weight. Well, most of the time, once I really get to know them, I find that nutrition is the culprit. You need to know what you're eating. Most of the people I'm talking about all thought they did. \n\nHow do you change this? Well, it may sound tough, but it's not that bad. You need to keep track of what you eat for 2 days over the week, and 1 day over the weekend. Next, go to you're local book store. You can find charts, books, and computer programs that will help you analyze the foods you ate. Another suggestion would be to take your dietary recall to a nutritionist or exercise physiologist at your local college and let them find it for you. \n\nThese recalls will tell you how many calories you're getting plus where they are coming from. For example, are they coming from protein, carbohydrate, or fat. It will help you see where you stand nutritionally. \n\nNext, you need to get on a good strength program. When a person is losing weight, the weight comes from fat, as well as muscle. That's kind of an unfortunate thing because muscle is an important thing when keeping metabolism high. There is enough research out there to safely say that when going through a phase of high intensity aerobic work and calorie restriction, strength training decreases muscle wasting. So, in short, strength-train. It's important. I wouldn't strength-train for anymore that 20 to 30 minutes. You can get what you need in a short period of time. \n\nAfter the strength training, it's time to get on the bike, treadmill, stepper, track, whatever. Keep your workouts to 30 minutes and up in order to burn the calories. Train between 3 to 5 times per week. Keep your heart rate at 60 to 90% of heart rate max. \n\nDon't look at losing weight as some mysterious monster that you can't get the reins on. Look at it as nothing more than stored energy. That's what fat is?stored energy. If you had a tank full of energy and it kept filling up higher and higher, what would you do to keep your tank from growing too large from the excess energy? Well, burn some of the energy off. That's what you need to do to lose weight. Keep the "energy in" lower than the "energy out" and abracadabra, you're losing weight. \n\nNote: You need to change your routine every 2-3 weeks in order to get the best results. \n\nMonday \n\n\nLeg Press 2x12 \nChest Press 2x12 \nLat pull down 2x12 \nShoulder Press 2x12 \nDB Curl 2x12 \nTricep kickback 2x12 \nAerobic Work  30 or more minutes. \n\n Click Here For A Printable Log Of Monday! \n\nTuesday \n\n\nAerobic work 30 or more minutes of aerobic exercise.\nWednesday \n\n\nSame as Monday.\nThursday \n\n\nSame as Monday, or take a day of rest.\nFriday \n\n\nSame as Monday.
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its natural to lose between 1-2lbs a week so add that up. dont do any crazy diets.. think of exercise and healthy eating as a lifestyle change. start small - 30 min workout 5 min a day, and u do have time if u are gonna commit to it - believe me, youll see a change right away. and when u are shopping dont buy a lot of junk food, but dotn deprive yourself of anything. you will crave it even more and binge - eat what u want, but eat the bad things in small portions. it is possible, but it does take time so dont think of it in 2 months and 4-5 inches.. think of it as living a healthy lifestyle and you will lose the pounds in a healthy way and keep them off.
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that's too fast to lose weight.  You can lose fast if you follow this rule:  Drink one glass of water before breakfast, one with  breakfast, and pne after breakfast-do the same for lunch and dinner.  Eat sensible food though.  I lost 25 lbs in two months on Weight Watchers, but you gotta keep drinking the water.
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The fastest way to lose weight is to elevate your heart rate as many times and and as high as you can safely elevate it. Eat small portions of meals many times a day instead of really big portions only a few times a day. Jump rope rules. Anything running or sprinting will burn a super amount of calories, incomparable to weight lost just dieting.\n\nhttp://www.jimmyr.com/lose_weight.php
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take a enery bar rip it into three pieces and have a piece for breskfast, lunch and dinner. do that for a  month and exercise and you'll be much lighter
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Eat a huge breakfast, a medium sized lunch, and a tiny healthy dinner and eat your last meal before 7 pm every day.  Do that, and walk at a brisk pace twenty minutes a day four days a week and you will lose weight.  Not necessarily quickly, but you will.\nAnd no soft drinks!  Water, fruit juice, and skim milk.
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Darling, there is no easy way to lose weight, no matter what you will have to do some exercise.  Just take your time to find out what you like, everyone likes something.  The first 2 weeks of exercising for the first time is going to be tough, but after that you will be fine.  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 and no smoking  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 it 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.  Also check out the website for the tv show The Biggest Loser on NBC.  There are many, many helpful facts on there.
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It depends on your age and how over-weight you are.  Someone that weighs 130 lbs. will have a harder time losing 10 lbs. than someone who weighs 180 lbs, even if they eat the same thing and exercise the same.  Ideally you should not lose more than 2 lbs. a week so in 3 1/2 months you "can" lose 28 lbs. But you probably won't.  Just remember... start eating a little less and exercising a little more and the weight will gradually and safely come off. SMALLER helpings means you can still eat the foods you love and STILL lose weight.  30 minutes of walking a day is all you really have to do.
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Exercise and start calorie counting.  Work out your BMR and try to eat about 500 calories a day less than this.\n\nRunning is one of the best ways to lose weight, cycling, swimming, rowing are also very good.  If your not comfortable with these try dancing to your favorite music in your bedroom for an hour a day.\n\nDon't try to lose it too quickly, 2 pounds a week maximum, or your skin will not have time to adjust.\n\nGood luck.
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im not sure how "quickly" you mean. but if you are a male, eating about 1750 calories each day and adding exercise is a great way to lose lbs.\n\nfor breakfast eat things like eggs with yogurt and fruit or oatmeal, lunch can be a tuna sandwhich or ham and cheese on wheat bread..or a salad with chicke on top... dinner can be steak chicken or fish with a couple of veggies and a potato..and snacks can be nuts, energy bars, fruit, beef jerky, etc.\n\nIf you dont exercise at all...begin with 45 minutes of light cardio like walking or biking.  then bump it up to jogging and walking. \n\nmost people can easily lose 2 lbs a week on a normal diet but i have seen people lose 5 a week on this type of diet.  The most important parts are eating HEALTHY food (you can have as much fruit and veggies as you can eat!) and trying to exercise atleast 4 days a week.\n\ngoodluck!
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you're probably not gonna want to hear this but there is no quick and safe way to lose weight; but there is a sure way. It will take some time. Increase your physical activity and reduce your caloric intake. Simply eat a little less and exercise a little more. Exercise doesn't have to be working out all the time. Any sustained  activity will work. Take brisk walks, wash your car, whatever. IT WILL WORK! you just have to be patient because it takes time but losing weight slower inceases the chances that it will stay off.No gimmicks or fad diets; just common sense.
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it depends on how many months a "few" is and how overweight you are.  my best advice for losing weight would be to concern yourself more with the eating healthy and exercising part - the weight loss will come naturally.  i think that 20 pounds is possible, although i believe the general rule of thumb is that you shouldn't lose more than a pound/week.  drink a lot of water - it will help curb your appetite and keep you from losing water weight which will come back quickly.
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Don't expect to lose much in two weeks.  With luck, you can drop 5-10 pounds, but it would require extreme measures.  First, I would limit my daily caloric intake to about 1200-1400.  Yes, you'll have to count calories and watch your portion sizes!  Spread this out over 5-6 small meals.  Drink 8-10 full glasses of water a day.\n\nThen, you'll have to move... a lot... You'll probably have to jog, get on an elliptical machine, or do a brisk walk for at least 30 minutes a day, getting your heart rate up. Do this every day.\n\nPlease note, this is NOT a healthy long-term diet plan, but if you just need to lose weight quickly for some kind of special event, it won't harm you to do it once.  \n\nAfter that, increase your caloric intake to a recommended level for your age, sex, and weight, and try to keep up the exercise.  Some of what you lose will be water weight, but it might be enough to let you fit into a special outfit or something, if that's your goal.
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The quickest and easiest way to lose weight at ANY AGE is simply to lessen your intake of food. Short of doing this, you may lose weight, but it will come back, as soon as you revert to your old eating habits. As simple as this sounds, the reason why this doesn't work very well is, because a lot of people lack will power.
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Cut off your head!\n\nThe only good and safe way to lose weight is a reasonable diet and regular aerobic exercise.  Your goal should be to lose about 1 kg (2 pounds) a week and KEEP it off for the rest of your life.  Extreme weight loss in a short time will only set you up to gain it all back and more.  That's why they call it yo-yo dieting.
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excercise is the best and safest way to lose weight, althogh eating one meal a day will work for a quick loss of weight for maybe 3 or 4 weeks, after which you can alter your diet to maintain the weight loss its a simple fact if you use more calories than you are taking in you will lose weight; if you do diet you might want to take a multi-vitamin to ensure you are getting a good supply of vitamins and minerals.
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self-control and excercise. determination and patience are key. you should not force yourself to lose loads of weight in a very short amount of time... it all depends on your body's metabolism, and it's usually activity that determines it.\n\nalso, i've learned that you lose more weight when you don't worry yourself about it much. remember that crash diets and eating disorders are not the best ways to go.\n\nlove yourself the way you are. try to improve, but never let yourself reach the point of compromising your well-being. when you're happy in your own skin, it will show through.