<p>Speak to your doctor; he or she would be able to tell you the best and healthiest way to lose weight for you. Each person's body is different, and what works for one person, isn't necessarily going to work for another person. Good luck!</p>
<p>omg you're just like me.</p>
<p>Long distance running is a sure fire way to lose weight. However, you have to stick with it, it'll take a few months at least - I know you probably want instant or fast results, but there is no such thing as the magic pill. You'll be very lucky to lose 10-20 pounds in a month. </p>
<p>Imo, you don't have to really watch what you eat. You'll be fine as long as you burn it off, but I'd still recommend staying away from junk like Big Macs/Whoppers, those are just plain bad :(.</p>
<p>And by the way, try to build up your mileage by the week - i.e. 2 or 3 miles per day the first week, then 3 or 4, then 4 or 5. Cap it off at around 4 or 5 for a few weeks. You don't have to go that fast, or all at once, but try to get the mileage in, thats the important thing.</p>
<p>Btw, I would recommend running on a trail if you have one near your house. I find the fresh air to be very refreshing and relaxing. It makes running rather enjoyable. :D</p>
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<p>Run, run, run. Everyone on our cross country team has thin legs, its almost sick. I'm not sure if its healthy either - running 6 or 7 miles a day, then doing sprints.</p>
<p>Eat less.
And then run more. Much more.</p>
<p>I'm not the best for advice..</p>
<p>But it works.</p>
<p>Then again this coming from a girl who was threatened yesterday by her doctor to be put in a hospital if my BMI drops. Which is at a normal point right now anyways. I hate doctors.</p>
<p>Jenny, make sure to use the basal metabolism calculator as your weight goes down. When I first started I could eat as little as 1500 cals a day but I ended up at 1350. Remember, if you start to cheat, allow yourself a few more cals a day, it won't kill you.</p>
<p>A couple comments from a CC runner</p>
<p>It is perfectly normal for someone in great condition to be running 6-7+ miles a day. For us, this is not that big of a deal.</p>
<p>Also, I'm hearing about this concept of sweatsuit running. Think about what your saying. All you do when you do this is sweat off water. The next time you drink. your going to retain it all and gain everything back. This IS NOT weight loss. I've made it a habit of weighing myself before long hot runs, and I can drop nearly 4 pounds some days in 45 min- 1 hour just in sweat. You cannot manage though without that water in your body.</p>
<p>i agree with what every one says about running. i have been doing shorter stuff though, so i have the more "muscular legs" than the "XC legs" and i am really really slow lol but im HawT!!!!!! oh yeah lol</p>
<p>Running is great. I'm an avid runner myself. It burns a lot of calories. But Jenny, the reason you are excercising so much but not losing any weight is that successful weight loss consists of about 70-80% changes in diet and only 20-30% excercise. You need to do both, but eating a heathy diet with an eye to cutting down a little bit (not drastic at all) and eliminating empty calories is a much surer way to lose weight.</p>
<p>Just a few random tips:</p>
<p>If you drink sodas, drink only diet soda. A 12 oz can of regular soda has the equivalent of about 10 teaspoons of sugar in it.</p>
<p>Drink fruit juices but in moderation. They are healthier than sodas, but they actually contain more sugar and hence more calories than soda.</p>
<p>Drink nonfat milk.</p>
<p>Don't skip breakfast. The calories from a healthy breakfast plus a modest lunch will add up to a lot less than those from no breakfast plus a mid-morning snack and a pig-out lunch that you ate because you were so ravenous from skipping breakfast. </p>
<p>Cut down on the greasy stuff. Eat bread but put jam on it instead of butter. Eat bread instead of croissants. An average-sized croissant contains about 12 pats of butter baked right into it. Don't slather butter all over vegetables or other things on your plate. For example on a baked potato substitute salsa for the butter or sour cream.</p>
<p>Read the ingredient labels. Often the calories or fat or are not obvious. You won't know until you read the label. An example: peanut butter is 70% fat.</p>
<p>Try eating nothing for the rest of the evening after dinner. When you get hungry later in the night, go to bed instead of going to the kitchen. If you must have a snack, make it fresh fruit.</p>
<p>Take smaller portions. Not starvation fare, but maybe about 80-90% of your normal size. Try eating an apple about 15 minutes before lunch or dinner. It's healthy and tastes good will cut your appetite.</p>
<p>If you must snack between meals, eat a fresh fruit. No candy, ice cream, pastries, etc</p>
<p>Don't torture yourself. Allow youself a little treat, a small cup of ice cream or something on a rare or special occasion. But just keep the portion small and don't indulge very often.</p>
<p>If you fail and eat some huge greasy meal at some point, don't give up on the whole effort. Get right back on your good habits and carry on.</p>
<p>Exercise. Don't neglect that. What everybody says about the running is true.</p>
<p>Im dieting right now as well - theres basically 4 things u gotta do to lose weight:</p>
<p>1) eat less, smaller portions partitioned out into 4-5 meals throughout the day, this basically tricks ur mind into thinking your full when ur really not.</p>
<p>2) get BOTH cardiovascular exercise (running) (30 mins) and weight training/body tightening (30 minutes) into your daily routine - thats right, EVERY DAY</p>
<p>3) I know Burger King and Miami Subs seems tempting and the hunger doesn;t really help, but eat healthy! Have a lot of low/no fat food such as fruits, veggies, chicken breast, fish, skim milk and special K cereal, wheat bread, whole grain breads, etc... If u can handle the taste, or shall I say no taste, boil ur food, sauce just adds on extra calories.</p>
<p>4) lastly, u need to vary your exercise routine. Don't be doing the same thing everyday, b/c once ur body gets adjusted to the same routine, it becomes more efficient at handling ur workload and thus conserves energy - ur body doesnt want to waste anything. (Settling point theory from psychology - dang, knew that psych would come in handy sometime! :) ) Thus by varying ur routine from week to week, like running a little faster, taking a day or two off from exercise, doing jumping jacks instead of running, etc., ur body gets fooled into doing more work than it needs to b/c it is inefficient at first when u do something new for the first time, physically.</p>
<p>Just my .02</p>
<p>Hi.
You're supposed to eat around the same amount of calories as what the basal metabolism calculator thing tells you right?
Is it better to eat less?
Or is it better to eat more?
When I say better, I mean better for losing weight.
-Jenny</p>
<p>Definitely eat more than your basal metabolism. The basal metabolism number is the number of calories you need just to live; in other words, if you were literally sitting around all day, not moving, you'd still need that number of calories. Since you are not sitting around, but are running and living, you need more calories than your basal metabolism. You can find common calorie expenditures here (<a href="http://www.nutribase.com/exercala.htm%5B/url%5D">http://www.nutribase.com/exercala.htm</a> or <a href="http://www.diet4uonline.com/exercala.htm)%5B/url%5D">http://www.diet4uonline.com/exercala.htm)</a>, which tell you how many calories you use per pound that you weigh per hour of the activity. So, add you calorie expenditures to your basal metabolism to get a rough idea of how many calories you need each day to maintain your body weight. To lose weight, it's safe to use about 500 more calories than you eat each day. Your body makes up the deficit from stored reserves.</p>
<p>Some other advice for trying to lose weight:
Don't go running in the middle of the day. It's brutal on your body. Definitely go in the early morning or the late evening. Otherwise, you risk passing out in the street. Drink plenty of water- otherwise, you might hurt your body when you're trying to help it. Wear loose, light-colored clothing, again so you don't overheat.</p>
<p>You can cut calories to some extent, but if you start feeling dizzy, light-headed, or having blackouts, go off of your diet temporarily and see a doctor. There's only so much your body can take. Remember, the point is to make yourself healthier, not hurt your body by starving it.</p>
<p>Calculate your body mass index: <a href="http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/bmi/calc-bmi.htm%5B/url%5D">http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/bmi/calc-bmi.htm</a> . You may think you need to lose weight, but you may actually be in good shape.</p>
<p>My last advice is this. Don't try and lose weight so you'll be popular, or so people will hang out with you. People who will judge you based on what you look like aren't worth hanging out with.</p>
<p>26.6 Overweight :)</p>
<p>Keep in mind though, that the BMI is only one indicator of body weight. The BMI does not take into account what percentage of your weight is in fat, muscle, bones, etc. Muscle weighs more than fat, but muscle is a good thing to have. With the BMI, two people could have the same BMI (because they have the same weight and height), but one person could be an athlete with a higher muscle mass, while the other person could have a high body fat percentage.</p>
<p>As I've said before, speak to your doctor or another health professional. They will tell you if you need to lose weight, and if so, how to do it safely.</p>
<p>losing 25 lbs. in a month is unrealistic</p>
<p>stop the cardio, and weight lift</p>
<p>the only thing that can boost your metabolism is muscle</p>
<p>cardio just burns calories - it doesn't build muscle</p>
<p>1 lb. of muscle burns 18x the calories of a lb. of fat</p>
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