Tracy Weight Loss

August 30, 2011

I Need Weight Loss Tips…?

Filed under: weight loss — Tags: , , — Tracy @ 7:02 am

Well here’s a question I just had to answering straight away:

Question: im fourteen and i weigh 290 ibs. I have started a diet and i need extra tips, what to do and what not to do, what helped you.. Please dont be mean, its hard enough already.
Answer: Don’t starve yourself. It will slow down your metabolism. Start eating healthy. Eat salads with every meal. Drink a half of a gallon of water everyday and don’t drink anything else but water. The water will make you feel energized. Use the energy to exercise. Take your vitamins everyday. Since you’re too young to join the gym, I would go for an exercise dvd. My favorites are by beachbody because they’re fun and they even give you a diet plan and a workout calendar to tell you what to do. Avoid going to the store and if you have to go to the store, make sure that you don’t go when you’re hungry. Get a good night’s sleep. Diet and exercise go hand in hand. Remember that… Hope I helped and good luck :)

August 22, 2011

Weight Loss Tips, Got Any?

Filed under: weight loss — Tags: , , , , , — Tracy @ 7:02 am

Well here’s a question I just had to answering straight away:

Question: Hello, but first of all I’d like that there wouldn’t be any hateful comments, that would be appreciated.
On topic, by my age I’m really overweight and I’ve decided to lose some weight I have a running track in my house, I’ve been exercising, and lifting weight. I’m wondering if any of you know how to increase the weight loss, drink only water, no beverages, not to eat any junk food and so on.

Any advice is greatly appreciated, thanks.
And what about drinking coffee with sugar?

Answer: Well I’d say that drinking water is essential to losing weight, as you probably know. Drink about 64 ounces a day. Also, instead of eating 3 big meals a day, try eating every two hours, but eat smaller portions. Like 200 calories (at most) at a sitting. Like maybe an apple, a turkey rollup, string cheese, fiber bar, etc. Best of luck to you (:

August 21, 2011

Overweight Teen, Nervous About Gym, Weight Loss Tips?

I just love answering these weight loss questions. Here’s another:

Question: Basically I’m 14 and really overweight. I can’t wear any stylish things that other teens wears for example Abercombie and Fitch and Superdry. I wan’t to start loosing weight but I’m really nervous about going to the gym. I’m scared there will be people who keep on staring at you to see what you’re doing and I’m scared my induction will be embarrassing. I’m especially nervous about my induction. Everyone keeps on teasing me about my weight and I’ve finally had enough. My family keep on comparing me to other fat and ugly people on T.V and keep on saying they remind me of them. Not talking about adults here but mostly teenage cousins. Please tell me if you have any tips to tell me with my weight loss. Thanks
Answer: Whenever I go to the gym, there’s all types of people there. Old men going 2 miles per hour on the bike, obese women going on the elliptical, super duper fit women on the stairmaster, you name it, they’re there. There’s usually enough people there, and enough of a variety that nobody would be staring at you. As long as you don’t go into the freeweights section with all the ripped men, you should be fine. Also, don’t just lose weight so you can wear what other people wear. Do it for yourself. You shouldn’t feel pressured to fit into an extra small Abercrombie and Fitch shirt. For the weight loss part, also be aware of what you are eating. Don’t ever say "Oh, well I worked out this morning so it’s okay for me to eat more for lunch" or something. It takes a balance. Also be aware of your portion sizes, the back of the box may say that a portion has 120 calories, but take the time to measure out exactly what a portion is, otherwise you may be eating more than one portion. Weight loss takes time and patience, and you need to stick to a healthy, balanced diet (avoid processed foods if you can, a little is okay, but not too much) and have an exercise plan a few times a week.

July 31, 2011

How Fat Am I? (pic) and Weight Loss Tips?

Filed under: weight loss — Tags: — Tracy @ 7:02 am

We’ve had a reader question come in on the subject of weight loss. Let’s take a look:

Question: http://i53.tinypic.com/2hd8q5h.jpg
Answer: You look fine :)

Ok, the key to weightloss is 3 main areas, exercise, nutrition and water. I’ll cover them all in a bit of detail for you.

Firstly, i’ll explain what weightloss is, and how it occurs. Basically, weightloss occurs when you expend, or burn off, more calories than you take it. You burn them off by doing things such as exercise, and take them in by eating. So if you burn off more than you take in you’ll be in whats called a caloric defecit, and that is how to lose fat. Ideally, you want to be consuming a number of calories, that is equal too your body weight in lbs, multiplied by 15

Now, the first part of fatloss is exercise. There are two kinda of exercise, cardio (running and such) and weighlifting, both are effective at decreasing fat, but if you do them both your fat loss will be exponentially greater. Firstly, you want to aim to do cardio 4 times a week, for around 30 minutes at a time. This will increase your metabolism, as well as burn calories while doing it. So not only do you burn calories while your exercising, but for hours after too, the same goes for weightlifting. Aim to weightlift 2-4 times a week, depending on how busy you are. There are many differnt exercises you can do, but for a plan that suits you, i’d head on over to www.bodybuilding.com for a great program.

Next is nutrition, and this is the reason most people fail at weight loss. You need to be eating around 4 or 5 small meals a day, and eat meal must contain a good source of protein, carbs and healthy fats. Good protein sources are lean meats, like chicken and turkey breast, legumes like beans, and tofu. Carbohydrates come in two forms. Starchy and fiborous. Starchy carbs are things like sweet potatoes, brown rice and wholemeal bread, and fiborous are things like your green vegies. All these are great for you. Stay away from any refined or processed carbs like white rice, white bread, candy and sugar. Thirdly, healthy fats. These are things such as olive oil, nut oils and avacado. Fats are a big part of weightloss, so dont avoid them completly, just the bad ones, and take in a small amount of healthy ones with your meal.

Lastly, hydration. Drink plenty of water! Enough said :)

This took a very long time to type out, so i hope you appreciate it! Any questions, fire me an email off my profile. Thanks, Josh.

July 15, 2011

Weight Loss Tips Plz Help?

What a great weight loss question:

Question: I’m an 18 year old girl I’m 5′9 and I weigh 270 lbs. I’ve been homeschool for all 4 years of high school. I don’t go out like at all and I have no friends and basically no life. I’ve been trying 2 lose weight for 6 years now and this is the heaviest I’ve evr been. There was an insident last summer where I was staying at a hotel, me and my sister were walking around downstairs around the lobby and casino part, then we were in the alley at the back of the hotel and this guy comes up and basically just looks straight at me and say "I’m the fattesst girl he’s evr seen". Evr since then I’ve been so depressed that nite I held it in until I got back to my room and just started crying like crazy cuz its nvr happened 2 me b4. I started gaining weight when I started home schooling. So I was just wondering if anyone could give me any tips on how to lose weight or success stories or anyone that has lost weight and kept it off. Thnx for anyone who answers.
Answer: Don’t be discouraged! Losing weight is not an easy thing, and the best thing to start with is to find a friend or family member to keep you accountable when you set small goals for yourself.

Everyday, try drinking more water, walking or having 1 hour of physical activity. as for eating healthy, stay away from fried foods, cream sauces, and lots of sugary drinks. It’s also possible to eat healthy when eating out, you might find some ideas here: http://lollihop.com/

June 17, 2011

Any Weight Loss Tips For A 16yr Old Boy?

This week’s question is a good one. Let’s have a look:

Question: Alright hi guys so I’m Greg, 16yrs old and I weigh 166lbs. Now yeah this may not seem horrible except for the fact that I’m only 5ft 5.5in. With this info my BMI calculates to 27.2 which is considered to be overweight. I want to lose at least 16lbs and get to an even 150lbs, losing more if possible. I’m going to start to run over summer and I have been on the track team running an average of 4-5 miles a day but it hasn’t exactly been doing to much. This leads me to believe the issue is with my diet whih may be the case even though for the most part I think I eat pretty well. It could also be due to my family’s history of overweight-ness and slow metabolisms. Is there any tips to use to help me burn more calories and consume less calories like perhaps more filling lower calorie foods? I can’t do too much though since I don’t control what food items come into the house becasue my mom does the food shopping but if its maybe one or two things I can ask her to pick it up once in a while. Thanks for reading this ridiculously long message. Thanks in advance to all of your answers!
Answer: The best thing for you to do, is to continue running. But running alone is not going to fully solve the weight problem your having. You need to do many various activities. My daily workout is jogging for 30 minutes on a treadmill, or riding bike or the gym bikes and then another 30 minutes of straight weight lifting. This allows you to get your heart pumping and is making you sweat and raises your metabolism . Then when your lifting weights your doing short bursts of strenuous activity while also building muscle, which takes over the fat. But if your weight number is your problem, it shouldn’t be. I know your kind of short but if you looked the same you did now but with muscle people would understand. Then you wont have to worry about people thinking your fat, just take off your shirt and they will be like damn son!Also try to get an ab rocket. They are around 30 dollars I think adn they work great for full abdominal workouts and it even works your groin muscles (sometimes painful for us guys) but its worth it for sure. Food-wise you should munch on a lot of celery, just celery though don’t add ranch or peanut butter because that defeats the purpose. Celery is a negative calorie food. If you chew on celery for a long time until its like baby food you have burned More calories eating it than the calories the celery actually is. A good goal is to (for weight loss) keep a days calorie intake to about 1800-2000 calories a day. 2500 hundred being a healthy intake for a person your age not trying to lose weight. Good Luck!

June 11, 2011

Weight Loss Tips Please!?

Filed under: weight loss — Tags: , , , , , — Tracy @ 7:02 am

This week’s question is as follows:

Question: okay well my quinceanera is coming up in a few months and i need to lose some weight.i get really lazy though,my brother is always yelling at me about everything and how im not losing weight and it hurts because i know im not improving im just failing,my grandma and aunt give me a hard time about it threw facebook,and im really stressed out about this.what can i do to lose weight fast?
im already 15 and i was told to use alcachofa o:
Answer: Hey…

Okay well theres only 5 things you can do:

1) Exercise.. Keep Busy..Exercise and push yourself the minute you wake up till you go to bed.. The hardest part is waking up early and no naps but once your up your up(you need to structure a good time pattern…take a shower then run errands immediately start doing some cardio and put everything else aside for a minute.

2) Eat.. Don’t even try to follow a diet because your obviously not going to love it everyday..plus you could have eaten something else if it wasn’t for that stuff you regretted. Fight hunger and find another thing to occupy yourself… you can survive and you should only be happier when you defeat it. When you do need to eat just use your food groups: DAIRY PROTIEN CARBS VEGGIES FRUITS & FAT. Moderation is key to them all but only eat them as a serving size. for example: Im hungry and i am going to make dinner.. i will BBQ Chicken (PROTIEN) with a Marinade Sauce (FAT) with a serving of Whole Wheat Brown Rice (CARB), and chopped up a half of a Green Bell Pepper(VEGGIE) , and minced a small amount of Onion ( VEGGIE), and a small amount of chopped up tomatoe (VEGGIE), Garlic (Veggie) and Ground Pepper(CONDIMENT) with a side of a small non fat Vanilla Yogurt (Dairy) topped with Bananas (Fruit)

3) Hobbies…Join a hobbie! Anything that takes your mind off something.. The Gym? Yoga? Board Games? Plant? Go to a movie? Ride a Bike? Take a Walk? Go Shopping? Find a new job? Clean? Laundry? Sports? AA? Fitness Groups? Church? Find Good Songs? Plan a Tomorrows Agenda Schedue? Explore Local Attractions/Events/Meetups? The Library? Go Swimming? I can go on..but try not to take so much advantage of the computer!! (i know, i know…)

4) Be Confident…Love yourself and accept any flaws because the ones that do look ridiculous. If you can or need a TAN/HAIRCUT/THREADING/FACIAL/WAX/NAILS/SKIN/EYEBROWS/MANICURE/PEDICURE and can do it..it can not hurt. Also do some feel good stretches.
anyway you dont need the 3 or 6 meals a day once your full..your full..but make it healthy and add all your food groups at you wont feel deprived. It’s a learning process

5) Regrets.

***anyway..
I hope you have fun at your Quinceanera…i am sure that you already look beautiful so just shine :)

May 3, 2011

Diet Plan for a 15 Yr Old Girl Help????? Any Good Weight Loss Tips?

Filed under: weight loss — Tags: , , , — Tracy @ 7:02 am

Another weight loss question has come in this week. Let’s tackle it straight away:

Question: I want to lose weight im eating healthy and want to lose ten pounds are there any good work out routines for at home and what foods should i avoid??
Answer: Good workout ‘routines’:
- Squats.
- Lunges.
- Sit-ups.
- Push ups.
- Crunches.
- Planks.
- Leg lifts.
- Arm circles.
- Do at least an hour of cardio a day. So jogging, running, or even brisk walking.
- Skip rope, ride a bike, swim.

Things to avoid;
- Soda.
- Chips/Sugary or fried snacks.
- Sweetened fruit juice.
- Full fat dairy items.
- Foods with high sodium, high sugar, high saturated or transfat.

Other tips:
- Drink a lot of water, at minimum 6 cups.
- Walk instead of taking the car/bus.
- Do leg lifts during commercial breaks.
- Go on a hike with friends.
- Make it fun, take it slow, do it the right way. Avoid crash diets, pills, or any other gimics. You’ll just gain the weight back in the long run.

April 25, 2011

What Are Some Good Weight Loss Tips?

Filed under: weight loss — Tags: — Tracy @ 7:02 am

What’s this week’s weight loss question? Let’s dive straight in…

Question: I’m 13, 5 "5", and 160 lbs
Answer: you gotta eat well nd exercise. 3500 calories equal 1 pound so if you want to lose 1 pound you have to take out 3500 calories from your intake. but mostly it’s about eating right stuff. don’t eat junks for snack and instead eat fruits or something. also if it’s possible, get whole grain stuff. I lost like 5lbs in 3 weeks doing no exercise and just eating healthy.

April 21, 2011

Weight Loss Tips ??!?

Filed under: weight loss — Tags: , — Tracy @ 7:02 am

This week’s question is as follows:

Question: So i’m looking to get in shape before prom, just tone up a bit. Does anbody have some tips that worked? eating/ working out anything will help :)
Answer: Cut down on your Sugar, Starchy, and Fatty foods for a start. Replace all your Soda drinking with plain old H2O. Make a routine of exercising 30+ minutes a day. To give you an idea, anything that gets your heart pumping and causes you to break a sweat is a good exercise.

Push-ups, Sit-ups, and light Weight Lifting is a good start for toning. Do 3 sets of each exercise throughout the day. If you dont have a dumbbell or anything, Push-ups will make up for it.

Make an eating plan similar to: Breakfast, Snack, Lunch, Snack, Dinner. Eat healthy things with Protein. Peanut Butter, Skinless Chicken, Whole Weat Bread, Tuna (any type of Fish for that matter) or even a Salad. If you are on the run and in a hurry, a quick stop by Subway for a (healthy!) Sandwich is an excellent choice. I even go to Subway all the damn time! Space your snacks and meals accordingly throughout the day as well. 2-3 hours apart is normal.

When is prom? Because I would suggest that you start an exercise routine right this very minute. I would expect, if you follow your eating, and exercising routine, around 2 weeks to a month to see results in your body. The longer you wait, the longer it will take to see results.

Good luck with everything.

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