We’ve had a reader question come in on the subject of weight loss. Let’s take a look:
Question: Heard lately that research points to green tea consumption as an assistant to losing weight. Can a GA researcher point me to some resources that don’t appear to be sponsored by tea distributors or the "American Green Tea Alliance" or somesuch organization?
Answer: The University of Chicago Hospitals
http://tinyurl.com/3gjjcjl
Scientists at the University of Chicago’s Tang Center for Herbal
Medicine Research have found that a major chemical component of green
tea caused rats to lose up to 21 percent of their body weight.
A tough weight loss question this week. Let’s dive straight in
Question: Before i found out i was pregnant i had an eating disorder for 3 years and also smoked.
I got better and got into a habit of keeping my food down and i quit smoking as soon as i found out i was pregnant. Im overjoyed because i had been trying to quit and get better for so long and struggled but knowing im responsible for another life helped me.
Anyway, its been 5 weeks and ive gained a bit of weight. Im very self concious but dont want to hurt my baby.
Is it okay for me to diet healthily to lose a few pounds or atleast not gain any more?
I’m 18 years old. I’m 5"6 and weigh 185 pounds.
I weighed about 140 pounds 8 weeks ago.
I dont want to be overweight.. I want to be able to see my baby belly and i want to be fit and healthy when my baby gets here.
I know you gain weight during pregnancy, I can gain the actual weight of the baby, I’d just like to lose some fat. I won’t have time to do it once baby is born.
Any advice is appreciated. <3
Answer: You are already gaining too much weight. 45 lbs in 8 weeks is a lot. It is more than what a woman should gain during the whole pregnancy.
Given your history, ask your doctor for a referral to a nutritionist. Ask the nutritionist for an eating plan that is healthy and will meet the baby’s gestational needs. Considering you gained so much weight so quickly, the doctor is also going to want to monitor you for gestational diabetes.
Right now, I would just concentrate on eating as healthy as you can–the nutritionist will help you with that- and doing low impact exercises such as walking and water aerobics. Do NOT start an exercise routine such as running or anything high impact if you were not exercising prior to the pregnancy.
Congratulations on your baby.
A tough weight loss question this week. Let’s dive straight in
Question: My mom bought a pair of pants for me a couple of months ago and when I first got them, they were extremely tight and now they are so loose, that when I wear them it feels like my pants are falling off.
However when I weigh myself on the scale, it says I’ve gained weight, even though my pants are too big for me now…
Answer: Sounds more like thyroid problem
I just love answering these weight loss questions. Here’s another:
Question: I am 15 years old and I was a bit overweight last year. I lost about 7 or 8 kilos in total and am pretty happy with my body now except my thighs and face still have a bit of excessive fat, but my muscles are more defined and overall I am thinner.
During weight loss I increased exercise, including lifting weights and jogging on the treadmill, as well as a bit of cardio-dance training. I tried cutting out grains and also tried "food combining", I am now dropping both of those but at some point during my weight loss I also lost my period. I remember back near the first few months of this year I lost it for a bit then it came about half a month late, but then after that I lost it again and haven’t had it for like 3 or 4 months now. I was always pretty regular before so it’s not a fall out. People say that you lose your period with weight loss but I still have a double chin and pretty thick upper thighs so I don’t think I’m too skinny. Is it because I cut out grains? I have been eating them again for a while and twice I thought my period was about to come but it didn’t. Or is it the food combining? Do I need to gain weight again to get my period back? But I still think I should lose the fat that’s still left on my face and legs. What should I do?!?
Answer: Its just that your body needs time to adjust, give it a while. If youre concerned, Id reccomend a doctor, Congrats on the weight loss by the way! Smiles and Luck, Belle. 
This week’s question is as follows:
Question: After excerising..
Answer: It means you’re gaining muscle.
Muscle weighs more than fat so technically no.
We’ve had a reader question come in on the subject of weight loss. Let’s take a look:
Question: I’m a 17 year old female,160 lbs and 5′4". My goals are to get toned and down to 120 lbs. Besides healthy diet & exercise what other things can I do to lose weight faster? I’m starting hockey & I know it would help me a ton if I was to lose these stubborn 40 lbs. Thanks for the help!
Answer: I’m a 16 year old male, 5′4" and 136 lbs. I weighed 152 lbs and decided to lose some weight. I exercised for 30 minutes in the morning / night and ate a fraction of my meals. So basically eating 3 small meals with an hour work-out per day did the job for me. I lost about a pound every 3 days and to figure out how much weight your body loses per day naturally, you need to calculate your BMR (Basal Metabolic Rate).
Again, your BMR is how many calories you lose naturally a day, doing nothing.
BMI Calculator :
http://www.bmi-calculator.net/bmr-calculator/
Well here’s a question I just had to answering straight away:
Question: Have you try it?. I am on a 1200 calorie diet and I exercise one hour a day running and Pilates. I eat healthy but I’ve only lost 2 lb in 3 weeks. Do you think cinnamon and raw honey will help me?
Answer: The only thing besides surgery that will allow you to lose weight is a sensibly balanced diet and moderate exercise increasing to full out exercise as you body becomes stronger. If there was a magic potion or even some kind of magic food obesity wouldn’t be a problem. We’d all be running around like Twiggy (the sixties model) or Kate Moss. And then , just because it;s human nature to desire what you can’t have all the plump or curvy women will be laughing behind your back as they make off with your boyfriend.
I was once extremely skinny 5′5" 113 lbs. Then I had two kids and filled out. I took sometime but I’m now completely comfortable with myself. I’ve been at 145 for many years and the world still turns, I’m still great at my job and I’m asked out nearly every weekend.
At the risk of sounding something more than just cliche: Learning to love yourself is the greatest love of all.
I just love answering these weight loss questions. Here’s another:
Question: So my boyfriend broke up with me and left me for this drop dead girl and on the end of ten stone I want to get back into shape and back in the game looking fab.
My major issues are my tummy, bum, thighs and upper arms.
Could someone help me with some exercises?
Also are there any safe diet pills I could take to aid the process thank you
Answer: is it alright if i answer part of your question?
for abs or just getting rid of a belly, I think this is a great workout.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=WDHDHOraRkY
What’s this week’s weight loss question? Let’s dive straight in…
Question: I don’t even know how to explain it without sounding crazy or like I have an eating disorder. Don’t get me wrong, I love eating food, and I’m chubby but I need to change, I need to change now and I need to get slim as fast as I can. I’ve been watching my diet like a hawk, all I consume pretty much is fruit and oatmeal. I can GUARANTEE that what I eat does not exceed 1000-1500 calories, but after I’m done eating it feels like I’m fat and weight loss will not work. It’s been like that for a few weeks. I went from 255 pounds to 236, and I see no damn different anywhere in my body. Every time I put something in my mouth I feel like its just going to completely halt my weight loss. I exercise, I diet, I do cardio. It all feels like it amounts to nothing, I feel like to changes, I still have that pudgy stomach and I feel like crap. I basically feel like not eating at all. Anyone have words of motivation or advice?
It’s like….. if I don’t eat hardly at all, my belly feels skinnier and I feel like if I keep not eating it’ll stay like that and keep getting skinnier, I know about the starvation mode talk so I don’t need to hear that. Then if I put something in my mouth, it feels like my belly expands a lot again and I’m as fat as can be.
Answer: Did you possibly take some kind of "before" picture before you started your diet so you have something to compare how you look now to? You probably just don’t notice the difference in how you look because it happened gradually and there wasn’t like one day where you just woke up 10 pounds lighter.
Think about it, you’ve lost 19 pounds, that’s so much, you should be so proud of yourself. If anything, you deserve a treat like a cake or something, you don’t have to worry about this diet not working, because it obviously is.
I understand how you feel though, trust me. Just remember that with the amount you’re eating you’ve already lost so much weight, you don’t need to be eating any less. I’m sorry I couldn’t be more helpful, but good luck.
