<p>Drink a lot of water, itll make you not as hungry and plus water is good for you anyway. Whenever Im hungry I just drink one of two cups of water. PLus you should jsut excercise. I walk my dog one or two times a day, like walking really quickly and running.</p>
<p>Change your diet and workout routine.</p>
<p>1) Calorie deficit - if you are trying to lose flab, calories in < calories out. Calculate your maintenance level of calories and subtract enough calories from that total to have a conservative deficit. For example, if your maintenance is 2000 calories, try limiting yourself to 1700 calories for a week. Weigh and reassess yourself after that first week and change as needed.</p>
<p>2) Where do you cut calories? Cut your carbohydrate intake while keeping the rest of your macros the same. Remember, you should still be eating 1-1.5g of protein for every pound of LBM. Even though you are trying to lose weight, it’s important to keep your protein levels stable for muscle repair. Fats should be about 1/2 of LBM, and all of your fat sources should be EFAs (fish oils, nuts, flaxseed, etc.). Keep carbs low. There are PLENTY of dangers associated with diets too low in fat and protein, but no real threats with low carb diets ceteris paribus.</p>
<p>3) LISS Cardio - If your glycogen levels are low due to a decrease in carb intake, you should be doing low intensity cardio. With reduced carb intake, your body will be burning ketones (fat) instead of primary carbohydrate energy sources. If you go any higher than 80% of THR, your body will be burning lean muscle for energy so keep it LISS.</p>
<p>“^^Wait. How does cardio eat your muscles? My PT never mentioned that.”</p>
<p>Too much can cause catabolization of muscle tissue if calories are kept low as well. The intensity of the cardio also counts. Lower intensity and walking will not burn up too much muscle. Running(not jogging) laps will. Athletes avoid this because they can keep their calories relatively high. Their goal is not to lose weight, but to achieve top performance. </p>
<p>There’s a finite amount of fat you can lose in a given week/month. Even the best diet/exercise programs yield 1-2 lbs of bodyfat lost per week(unless you’re obese, in which case you can lose more). Anymore weight lost is likely muscle.(except in the beginning, where you can lose a good amount of water weight initially)</p>
<p>About 5 years ago, I lost close to 100 lbs in 8 months with a poor diet and nothing but running. At 6’1" I was 135 lbs with no visible muscle definition; just fat and bone. I know that had I emphasized weight training in leu of intense cardio, I would have had much healthier and more aesthetically pleasing results.</p>
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That’s so thin. I’m 5’9 and 150 lb.</p>
<p>go and hang out with skinny people. very, very often. when you are feeling the need for a snickers bar, call em up and do skinny people things. $10 says you will lose weight.</p>
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of course questions about the human body have to do with bio. what did you expect, East Asian Studies? :p</p>
<p>Forget cigarettes or starvation or whatever. Just exercise and don’t eat as much junk food. It really comes down to self-restraint; if you’re full, then why buy that extra pizza slice? and don’t forget to indulge in an occasional snack too or else you’ll end up overcompensating later.</p>
<p>i meant the way they were explained rather than simply ‘diet & exercise’ ;)</p>
<p>low carb intake+low intensity exercise. cool. apparently 20-30 minutes/day of walking is the goal if u want to lose weight.</p>
<p>how does diet and exercise not imply having willpower and avoiding junk?</p>
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<p>lol. Do you realize how low carb consumption has to be to enter ketosis? That isn’t even realistic for the average person, especially some random chick on CC. And you can go above 80% of MHR, you just need to keep sessions short. Most people who do ketosis will tell you that cardio’s useless for fat loss, anyway.</p>
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<p>I’d say that it’s guys with low standards who continue to give them attention, enabling their laziness and overeating, despite their weight gain. Weight training is seriously unnecessary for strictly fat loss. If you’re having a hard time developing a large enough caloric deficit, it can help; otherwise, I don’t see the point. Other than muscle conservation which won’t be a huge deal for her anyway.</p>
<p>Go vegetarian! 9 months & feeling skinny! Some chicks gain weight tho when veg, so watch the carbs. Same meals just w/o meat = less calories& easy digestion (no bloat). Lots of veggies & fruit & water to cleanse. Switched to soy milk & boobs seem bigger… heard soy has estrogen-like stuff… So go veg!</p>
<p>Haha, it’s 2:30 am and I just read the title of this thread while eating a chocolate bar :(</p>
<p>lol luckystar, eat that chocolate bar and enjoy it. </p>
<p>I just go out for runs, and I’m pretty toned. Burn more cals than you eat it’s that simple. Healthy food, exercise, etc. etc… The little tummy fat I had just went by it self, I just ran, because that’s what I enjoy doing.</p>
<p>Bicycles at the gym, wouldn’t they be more efficient than running?</p>
<p>thanks, but have any of you ever felt the need to eat for emotional reasons, and how do you not do that? </p>
<p>i actually have that exact same problem. it wasn’t too bad before college, but during my first semester i was always either bored or stressed so it became an issue. lately i’ve been keeping a “food diary” and that seems to be working. once you see just how much you eat and how unhealthy a lot of it is, it gets rid of the cravings right away haha. also try drinking a lot of water. that fills you up so you can’t convince yourself you’re hungry even when you’re not.</p>
<p>Wow thanks for the help everyone! Like someone on the 1st page said, I hate running and swim a lot. Last week (spring break week) I took an insanely intense lifeguarding class where you had to do stuff like tread water for 20 minutes with your hands up, tread water in a circle while passing around several 15-pound weights, etc for 9 hours every day. I felt a lot trimmer doing that. But then I failed the skills test at the end (it’s ok, so did almost half the class, but still) and I lost the urge to swim a lot lol. I’ll probably go to the pool near me and start swimming every day again. Also, my gym does some free workout classes that I’m going to do.
The orange juice thing helped a lot.</p>
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<p>Thanks for the info.</p>
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<p>That is the worst mistake she could make. Some people (like me) are naturally skinny and cannot gain weight if we try. I eat junk food like crazy (though I am trying to stop now) and do not exercise but yet I am still considered underweight by the doctor. Actually skinny people tend to care less about exercising and eating right because they know they have a fast metabolism and won’t have to suffer the consequences of gaining weight like most people do.</p>
<p>^ i believe that poster had meant that simply hanging around skinny people would make some one want to be that skinny as well. hence, less snacking.</p>
<p>Although it isn’t very attractive, chewing gum may help you not grab that extra cookie or slice of pizza; don’t skip meals; eat breakfast; get adequate sleep; stay hydrated; and make it a point to avoid as many baked goods as you can.</p>