Lose 25 Pounds FAQ:
I am very overweight (350 pounds at 44% body fat) and I would like to lose 25 pounds or more by mid Summer early Fall. Please help me with a work out schedule (only 3-4 times per week) and PLEASE NO ADVERTISING FOR PROGRAMS OR WEBSITES.
I am very overweight (350 pounds at 44% body fat) and I would like to lose 25 pounds or more by mid Summer early Fall. Please help me with a work out schedule (only 3-4 times per week) and PLEASE NO ADVERTISING FOR PROGRAMS OR WEBSITES.
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Don’t try lose weight to quickly or your body fat WILL increase as your muscle depletes.
Aim for 1-2lbs a week. Which is 500 calories a day LESS then your body requires.
Skip rope, go for long walks, swim, hula hoop. Basically anything that gets you going and hopefully huffing and puffing. I’m not too sure about Wii Fit. I’ve never tried it so I’m quite skeptical
Start simple with taking a walk for 30 minutes a day as often as you can. Then just for 15 minutes a day do a core workout. You can do sit ups and I would suggest starting out with 3 set of 15 and increase as you feel able. Planks are great and hold them as long as you can they can be only for a few seconds if that what you can do. You can google other abs exercises to see what you want to do instead of me telling you what to do. Another idea is to get a big exercise ball that you can sit on at home. With that you just need to sit on it and hold your core and sit straight up. That will give you a good workout and its something to do while watching tv or when your just relaxing around the house but it is challenging at the same time if you do it right. All of the core stuff can be done while watching tv and doesn’t have to take over your life. Another idea to do is to start jumping roping for just short intervals in the beginning and that would be good to do just 3-4 times a week. My suggestion would be to workout your core 2-3 times a week then jump rope 2-3 times a week and then if you want to go for a walk once a day everyday. I know that more than the 3-4 days a week you asked for but it stuff that can be worked into your day pretty easy and it wont require too much exact time.
1. Drink plenty of water. Our body needs a lot of water so give in to water. Water is not just way to flush out toxin but if you have more water in your body you will generally feel healthier and fitter. This it self will discourage any tendency to gorge. The best thing about water is that is has no calories at all.
2. Start your day with a glass of water. As soon as you wake up, gulp down a glass of cool water. It’s a wonderful way to start you day and you only need a lesser quantity of your breakfast drink after that. A glass of water lets out all your digestive juices and sort of lubricates the insides of your body. You may have your morning cup of tea but have it after a glass of water. It is good for you.
3. Drink a glass of water before you start the meal. Water naturally needs some space so that you feel fuller without actually having to stuff yourself.
4. Have another glass of water while you are having the meal. Again this is another way of making yourself full so that you can actually rise from the table eating less but feeling full just the same. Instead of drinking it one gulp, take sips after each morsel. It will help the food to settle faster so that you get that feeling that you are full faster. SIDENOTE: Water is such a remarkable thing, but seldom do we give it the credit that it deserves. Did you know that over 66% of your body weight is nothing but water’ It’s amazing! Water also plays a vital role in weight control, which is why I donated so much space to it, above.
5. Stay away from sweetened bottle drinks, especially sodas. Hey all those colas and fizzy drinks are sweetened with sugar and sugar means calories. The more you can cut out on these sweetened bottle drinks, the better for you. So if you must drink sodas, then stick to diet sodas.
6. Include in your diet things that contain more water like tomatoes and watermelons. These things contain 90 to 95 % water so that there is nothing that you have to lose by feasting on them. They fill you up without adding to the pounds.
7. Eat fresh fruit instead of drinking fruit juice. Juice is often sweetened but fresh fruits have natural sugars. When you eat fruit, you are taking in a lot of fiber, which is needed by the body, and fruits of course are an excellent source of vitamins.
8. If you do have a craving for fruit juice then go for fresh fruit juice instead of these that contain artificial flavors and colors. Or even better, try making your own fruit juice taking care not to sweeten it with too many calories.
9. Choose fresh fruit to processed fruits. Processed and canned fruits do not have as much fiber as fresh fruit and processed and canned fruits are nearly always sweetened.
10. Increase your fiber intake. Like I mentioned, the body needs a lot of fiber. So try to include in your diet as many fruits and vegetables as you can.
11. Go crazy on vegetables. Vegetables are your best bet when it comes to losing pounds. Nature has a terrific spread when it comes to choosing vegetables. And the leafy green vegetables are your best bet. Try to include a salad in you diet always