losing 100 lbs would still leave me overweight. so like 133 lbs to normal. ugh
Every diet I seem to put on instead of take off weight.
What is the best way to lose when you have a lot to lose ? My gym says to eat small meals and not count calories, eat only healthy foods with protein/carb at each meal and 2 veg a day. I like convenience foods tho and need something that will absolutely take off weight.
They also suggest 3 + times a week of 30 min cardio and 45 min weight training. 20 reps times 2.
woman age 49
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You can only get away with not counting calories if you have done it enough to know what you're eating.
If you're 133 lbs overweight, it's very likely that you don't have an idea of what an appropriate portion of food is. When I started counting calories, I was really surprised by just how much I was overeating. I was eating portions that were double or triple what is normal and thinking that's how I was supposed to eat.
If you want to eat convenience foods, go for something like canned tuna in water, or other types of canned fish (in water, not oil). Boil some eggs. Microwave some veggies or eat them raw. Eat low fat cottage cheese right out of the package. Eat raw fruits. Eat small quantities of nuts. Eat small quantities of bread/cheese/lean meats.
In the end you can lose weight on anything if you eat less than you use. But to do this you have to count calories at least initially, until you get an idea of how much you should be eating.
A food diary is a great idea, also get a scale to precisely weigh what you are eating.
As the previous poster said, diet is key. Exercise is important, but it's unlikely that you'll be able to burn as many calories by exercising as you would by cutting calories in food. An hour of moderate intensity on the elliptical machine would burn you about 500 calories for example. To burn 1000 calories a day for the 2 pound a week loss you'd need to do 2 hours of elliptical every day. I started out doing that, but I injured myself and had to stop.
