Need to Lose 5lb In A Week

[razark]

Step 1. Get a chainsaw.
Step 2. Decide which limb is your least favorite.
Step 3. Post the video to youtube.



Step 4. Realize that any method you use is going to be about as dangerous as the chainsaw. Slower, maybe. But still bad.

[Feuer Frei!]

So we still haven't heard from the OP as to why the weight loss needs to happen.
And your current weight and height. Check your BMI (Body Mass Indicator).
And check it as if you've already lost your 5lb.
W/O anymore info, you won't get any answers.
Constructive ones anyway.

[Torvald Von Mansee]

You lose that much that quickly you'll lose muscle, which is much harder to replace.

[mookiemookie]

Go vegetarian for a month. You will lose at least 20 lbs guaranteed.

[FIREWALL]

Build your new computer. You'll save money on food to lose weight.

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=184580

[NeonSamurai]

Originally Posted by mookiemookie

Go vegetarian for a month. You will lose at least 20 lbs guaranteed.

That is nonsense, you can be vegetarian and obese, its not very hard.

[Stealhead]

Why do you need to lose 40 pounds in such a short span?Are you over weight? You should find out what your Body Mass Index is and what it should be if you are pretty close to the zone there is no reason to try and drop this much weight so fast.

http://www.nhlbisupport.com/bmi/bminojs.htm


Is there a particular reason or are you just wishing to drop weight?

If you are just trying to drop 40 pounds in general then you dont need to do it that fast in this case start doing some exercise do some calisthenics and change your diet some guys will try and lift weights but that adds more weight(the muscle) if you don't do something else you wont lose the fat and you will only gain more weight you'll have muscle but you will also still have the fat.

I am a fairly fit person but I really dont lift much weight I do tons of push-ups,pull ups, chin ups and dips though I also do lots of running and calisthenics that really burns up fat you can jump rope or hit a speed bag or punching bag, jumping jacks thats the stuff that burns fat.

Also stay away from greasy foods(no damn fast food ****e) and junk sugary foods instead of some sugar crap eat an apple or some other fruit and drink juice or water instead of soda you will also feel better as well. If you do not change your physical habits as well as your diet your not going to get good results.Many people think of diet as something they do to lose weight when you should really think about a diet as what you normally eat a Great White Shark prefers to eat seals that is its diet this is what I mean you have to always have a good diet only eat greasy fast food stuff rarely not a few times a week.

You should ask a Doctor more about a good diet every person is a bit different to some extent what is best for them.Of course avoiding fast food and greasy high fat foods and overly sugary foods is a good idea for anyone.I used to hate PE when I was a kid but in the military I loved it and have been very active every since.

http://www.menshealth.com/ is pretty good place to get ideas from.

I agree with NeonSamuari I have a friend who is 100% vegetarian and was over weight for a few years after he "converted" from meat the reason was because he was not active.Personally I dont believe in the whole veggie thing there a things your body needs from meats as well you just have to eat meat in much lesser amounts and better types of meat.

@CCIP you are in the normal zone for your BMI so you need to just exercise more if you have some flab better start busting out the sit ups and crunches.Being in active kills you sooner or later my Grandmother is 87 years old a she walks 2 miles just about every day and does that old lady pool exercise stuff she is in very good shape.My step dad his sister more or less sat around the house when she retired and now at 77 she can hardly get around.Humans have not evolved to the generally lazy inactive life style that the modern world lets a 1st world person live our bodies need activity to stay healthy only 10,000 years ago(really until the late 19th century) we where much more active because our survival depended on it and our bodies still function the same way but most of us dont so people are unhealthy as a result.

[Castout]

Any of the following combination:

Skip lunch or skip lunch and breakfast.

Watch your dinner so not to compensate for the skipped lunch.

Limit your intake. Or only eat a little each time without skipping any. Or only eat when you feel hungry. No it doesn't mean eat when you're craving for food.

Stop snacking.

Go to work with bicycle.

Jog periodically at least 3 times a week. If your weight prevents that then walk fast for at least 40 minutes each day.

Try doing sit ups periodically. To make it harder with bent knees. Do it at least 30 each day(If you can't start with a few). Pull strings or exercise with weights periodically.

If it's within walking distance then walk than drive.

Emotional scars are usually the reason why people over eat or have an obsession on anything to an unhealthy or destructive degree. In the long run this have to be dealt with. try to be positive and cheerful in life. If you feel great you eat only what you need. You may need to change your environment so that you'll have a more positive environment to back you up(like finding new community). Anything negative or hurting must go: friends, job, relations, etc

If you have repressed anger then get a punchbag. Let it all out to it each day. It's exercise good for the body and good for the mind. When you're slim get a rifle and practice long range firing at the gun range. Good for the soul . . . . . the focus exercising will help you to calm down. But never ever handle a gun or rifle when you are angry. When you're angry go back to the punch bag.

Or take martial art commitment in the long run.

[Feuer Frei!]

The OP has vanished.

[Anthony W.]

OP Reports - I need to get rid of the 20-40lb beer belly I have.

I weigh 200 - and I'm only 5'8

I need to loose the weight. I used to be able to perma lose 5lb a week when I was in Florida for a month swimming all day every day

I'm sick of running out of energy so easily - I'm sick of women winking at my face and grimacing at my gut. I'm sick of being compared to celebs with abs.

I do 50 sit ups every night before bed - I started that last night. I ran till I was out of breath today, which was maybe 1/8th of a mile, very slowly. The only muscles in my legs worth looking at are my calves. My calves are incredible.

[mookiemookie]

Originally Posted by NeonSamurai

That is nonsense, you can be vegetarian and obese, its not very hard.

You could be, but if you use your head you probably won't. Don't replace meat with excessive dairy, go easy on oil, fruit and nuts and you will almost certainly lose weight.

[NeonSamurai]

Originally Posted by mookiemookie

You could be, but if you use your head you probably won't. Don't replace meat with excessive dairy, go easy on oil, fruit and nuts and you will almost certainly lose weight.

Carbs are the big one you gotta watch for. Many people increase the number of carbs to feel full. Also fruit isn't a bad thing, in reasonable amounts.


Ultimately there is only one effective way of loosing weight and keeping it off. Reduce the number of calories you are consuming, and/or increase the amount of exercise you do. These changes need to be permanent otherwise you will rebound and likely gain more weight.

Also crash/starvation diets are a VERY bad idea (that includes skipping meals), as not only do you put your health at risk, but you train your body to expect lean times, causing it to adapt and be even more prone to convert food to fat (and hold onto the fat longer).

Nothing else works.


Some tricks to cut back on food intake.

• Take 20% less food when serving yourself
• Prepare somewhat less food than you normally eat
• Keep treats out of sight & out of easy reach
• Be disciplined when at the store, and don't buy the junk. If you don't have it, you can't eat it (and you won't be tempted by it)
• Stay the hell away from fast food of any kind, none of it is healthy, not even the salads (especially not the salads)
• Eat slowly and take pauses, it can take up to 30 minutes before you will feel full. Rapid eating will cause you to over eat before you feel full
• Cook your own meals and prepare portions for yourself
• Brush your teeth when you want to stop eating, toothpaste usually does not go well with food.

[Herr-Berbunch]

Originally Posted by NeonSamurai

That is nonsense, you can be vegetarian and obese, its not very hard.

I know two vegetarians that are (were) obese, and both developed gaulstones. One started to take up running about 18 months ago and the weight dropped off. Now she runs everywhere, and takes part in half-marathons and fun runs (a misnomer, surely?) within 100 mile radius about every other weekend, has joined an athletics club and trains daily. If you'd have seen her 18 months ago, all she ever did was sit at a PC playing music and games - she can't drive but would never walk anywhere, or even get the bus. If her husband didn't drive her she wouldn't go! Now she's BOBFOC*



The other one hasn't taken up running, and still complains of general ill health.

*For those that don't know - Body Off Baywatch, Face Off Crimewatch!

Edit: Oops, just realised I'd hit reply on page one, and not read page two!

If swimming did it for you then it can again, just need the municiple pool. Running for 1/8th of a mile and stopping isn't great, try this - it worked for my wife.

1. Week one: Walk for six minutes, then jog at an easy pace for one minute. Repeat three times. Aim for three sessions with that same sequence for week one.
2. Week two: Walk for five minutes, then jog for two minutes. Repeat three times. Aim to do three sessions in week two.
3. Week three: Walk for three minutes, then jog for four minutes. Repeat four times. Aim for four sessions in week three.
4. Week four: Walk for two minutes, then jog for five minutes. Repeat four times. Shoot for three of those sessions in week four.
5. Week five: Walk for two minutes, then jog for eight minutes. Repeat three times. Do three of those sessions in week five.
6. Week six: Walk for two minutes, then jog for nine minutes. Repeat three times. Try to do three sessions for week six.
7. Week seven: Walk for one minute, then jog for 11 minutes. Repeat three times. Do three sessions this week.
8. Week eight: Congratulations on making it to week eight! For your first run this week, try walking for five minutes to begin and end the workout, and run for 20 minutes in between. By the end of the week, try to run for 30 minutes without stopping.

Above anything else, you must strech your muscles before and after - just google pre-run streches.

The more exercise you do, the better you will feel. Even just a walk before your breakfast could make all the difference to the rest of your day!

[Betonov]

Always burn more than you eat. It's burning that gets the job done, not starving.

I've lost 3 kilos in the last month. Not much but I havent gone up in that time. The first time I'm under 95kg in the last 10 years. Next stop 90kg. It helped I suppresed my asthma. Now I can run for 5km without an attack.

Here's my advice:
1) learn to cook, if you live in a rural area like me, the grandmothers food is fatty, drowned in lard and the meat is not prepared to remove the white fat on it. If you know how to cook you can prepare yourself low fat dishes that are still tasty. Tuna and tomato sauce, spring salads, steaks that do not drip from fat... Just don't go into the extremes, eat my friend, serve yourself a giant stake and run it out the next day

2) as mentioned, burn more than you eat. Taking sports is the best thing.

3) run everytime you feel angry/depressed/sad/disapointed. You'll sweat the bad feelings and the fat out of you in the same time.

4) the hardest one, find motivation. I motivate myself by my sheer hatred of women and want to be on the giving side of ''just wanna be friends'' speeches from now on.

5) don't measure your progress by weight alone. Muscles also ad to the bodyweight

[frau kaleun]

Originally Posted by Herr-Berbunch

I know two vegetarians that are (were) obese, and both developed gaulstones.

I hear those are a PITA to get rid of, but at least they encourage the tourist trade...