If i cut the sugar out of my diet COMPLETELY, would i lose weight?
Yeah, obviously it won't be as effective as a complete macronutrient based diet, but removing most sugar and corn syrup is the most efficient aspect of burning fat. Although you should still take in a little in moderation. Sugar alone does not cause weight gain. Excess calories cause weight gain. All carbs are digested and used by the body in the form of glucose. The only difference is that for example sugar will be devoid of nutrients found in oatmeal or a potato. So in other words; sugar is perfectly fine in moderation and assuming your macros and calories are in check, sugar will not cause weight gain nor stall fat loss. Instead of strictly removing sugar, take in a little, and also avoid heavy carb intake, especially at night. Also for long term fat loss, take in protein with EVERY meal. Protein will preserve muscle and increase metabolism due to its high thermic effect, resulting in fat loss, and it helps keep it off for good. This stuff is kind of tedious, so if you need more specific answers, you can email me, although this is the basis of it. Good luck!
If I cut my daily calorie intake completely in half, will I lose weight?
I'm not overweight, but I suffer from the common "I'm not skinny enough" syndrome that most teen girls have. I'm in my late teens, I'm 5' 3" and I weigh 120 pounds. I want to know that if I cut my daily calorie intake (about 2,000) in half if I will lose weight. I want to lose about 10 pounds over the course of the next two months. I don't eat anything unhealthy as is; I haven't eaten dairy, eggs or sugar in 5 months (I'm talking NOTHING containing any amount of dairy, eggs or sugar). I eat all organic foods, plenty of greens and fruits, and drink only black coffee and water (boring, I know!). I know cutting calories drastically is unhealhy. Please don't write a novel about starvation diets and the health detriments that come with them. I just want to know if this method will work. Thanks guys!
Can I lose weight with simply lowering my calorie intake?
You need to do both: count calories and decrease the amount of calories you consume AND do excercise every day (or at least 6 times a week). Increase the amount of time that you walk, when you're more into shape. yes, you do loose calories with walking! sweating shows the effort you're putting in (no pain no gain)! keep it up!! if you can do 45 minutes a day, that would be great! make sure you are walking every day. if you don't see improvement right away, don't stress and quit, it sometimes takes time, but it's SO worth it and it's definitely possible to get to your desired weight. Don't eat carbs (bread, pasta, rice, cereal)... these make people GAIN weight! are you sure you eat 2180 calories a day? because that would be the normal amount for the average person. are you counting calories correctly? but anyways, yes that's a good idea to start with 1800 calories and slowly go down to 1200 calories. make sure you're eating healthy, because you can loose much more weight if you eat healthy (because the body uses up calories to crack down healthy food in the digestive system)! eat mostly greens and vegetables, 1-2 fruits a day, lean protein throughout the day (helps with metabolism), no more than 3 nuts a day, and limit healthy oils (olive oil, sesame oil, coconut oil, hemp oil, or flaxseed oil).... have you heard of green smoothies? (recipes on youtube). If your body is acidic, your metabolism slows down. that's another reason why it's important to eat healthy. make sure you're system is alkalized (not acidic), by eating healthy and eating alkalized foods. google which foods are considered alkalized, if you don't know which ones are. for instance, lemons are very alkalizing! first thing in the morning, drink a glass of water with one freshly squeezed lemon in it. make sure you're drinking plenty of water throughout the day. studies have shown that often when we think we are hungry, we are actually thirsty. drinking enough water even helps boost metabolism! vitamin B12 and vitamin B3 also have said to help weight loss. they are nutrients that you NEED anyway, so you might want to a vitamin B-complex supplement (it's like a multivitamin, but only has the B-vitamins in them, like vitamin B12, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, etc...). PS: protein makes people LOOSE weight, while carbs make people GAIN weight!!
I weigh 156.2 pounds,I want to lose weight.How many calories should i take in daily?
I'm sorry,I should've been more detailed.I work out atleast an hour a day,somedays longer I just wondered about the calories.I eat fairly good and workout real hard so it's not that i'm inactive just needed some advice on a good amount of calories to take in.
Would cutting out soda help me lose weight?
So Sept 6th i went on this mission to completely cut out soda,COLD TURKEY.So far its been about 2 and a half weeks and i haven't lost any weight.I mean i lost water weight but thats because I take lactulose(Laxatives) and that make me "go". I used to drink soda at least 5 times a day EVERYDAY.I couldn't eat dinner without soda. I also cut out Fast food completely,I used to have fast food (mcdonalds/filabertos,burger king etc)Atleast 3 times a week. So why haven't i lost any weight?From fat?I also don't look different:( Should i just wait til the end of the month to see at least SOME results?Thanks:)