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I had a baby 2 years ago and I gained about 20 pounds I was 142 before I had her and I went to 161 when I finally reached the nine months now I am just 22 years old so I was young when I had her and I was really active before I got pregant now realize that I am just 5"4 now after I had her I lost 10 pounds of my weight and was 151 and so I decided that I would take the depo prevera shot and I bloomed like a flower I went up to 185 so I decided to diet I lost 21 pounds taking the metabolife 56 but I gained it all back when I starting working becasue all I do is set see I am a computer operater so I snack alot I quit taking the shot but I still take the birth control pills and I still weigh 185 I have tried everything and I still can't lose weight I do good for a while and then slowly go back to the bad eating habits |
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| Asked By Jacquetta |
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Jacquetta,
We designed fatburn.com for people just like you. The reason we believe that you keep losing and putting back on the weight is you don't have the knowledge of how your body works. Most diets out there just tell the client what to do and eat and they blindly follow. But, in the end, they have never learned anything about what the foods they like to eat do to them and why they gained weight in the first place. When they go back to eating what they like, the weight comes back on. Fatburn.com will teach you how to eat the foods you like inside the formula that will allow you to lose the weight you want. The system empowers you to make the choices that you can stick with. In the end you will always have this calculator in your head helping you make the right choices to stay at your ideal weight. Join us and follow the very simple directions. Everyday your body needs to burn at least 500 more calories than you eat. When you do this you will lose at least one pound a week. Stick with us for a year and that's 52 pounds! That will put you right where you want to be. We hope to see you online!
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I'm 14, 5'6", 172 lbs and I want to lose weight. I want to know how many calories your body burns a day and how much weight I should lose to be considered healty ......I work out side and play and stuff all the time but I don't know what to do?
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For you to be at a healthy weight you should have a Body Mass Index of less than 25. That means you should weight less than 155 pounds and lose at least 17 pounds. By how you described your day, you will burn around 1700 calories per day. Here's what we would suggest you do to get in shape and lose the weight. First, you should watch carefully that you only eat around 1500 calories (and not much more) everyday. Make sure that what you eat is healthy and balanced. Second, you should take a walk around your neighborhood for 40 minutes straight everyday. Your walk should be as fast as you can handle, while never stopping. Third, tell your parents that you want to lose weight and you have a plan. Most likely they will support you while giving you the encouragement you need when you’re not feeling like being good. Good Luck! |
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hi - i'm a 20 year old female. my height is 5'6". between may and september i lost 20lbs, and i am now 120lbs. i want to lose 10 more pounds, and i know that to lose 2 pounds a week i need 1000 calories less per day. i almost always stay below 1000 calories per day for the past month but i have not lost any weight! can you tell me how this is possible? also, i walk alot during the day but have mo particular exercise schedule - just run occasionally.
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We know the answer we're going to give you will freak you out a bit, but stick around. You need to eat more. Through centuries of feast and famine our body has developed a defense mechanism to help us from starving to death. When we don't get enough food to sustain our bodies daily energy needs our metabolism slows down all our basic bodily functions. For a woman your size, when you drop below 1000-1200 calories a day your metabolism slows down to protect the body from starving while holding on to everything you eat. This is most likely why you haven't lost any weight lately.
Our suggestion to you is, increase you daily caloric intake to a minimum of a balanced 1200 calories (20% protein, 50% carbs, 30% fat) and get yourself into a regular exercise program. Your exercise program should include a minimum of 20 minutes of aerobic exercise four times a week and weight training at least twice a week. The aerobic training is your best insurance policy for a healthy future and will increase your daily caloric burn. The weight training will insure you are not losing protein (muscle) while dieting and increase you metabolism.
You've already accomplished a great deal by losing 20 pounds. If you want to take the next step, do it the healthy way and one that will last a life time. Good luck.
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Is an equation/formula available, inputing miles (or time and miles per hour), body weight, and slope (or incline), for determining approximate calories burned: 1) Walking and 2) running? The few charts found seem to correlate body weight, speed, and calories, but not incline and show a jump when going from walking to running which is understandable since each uses different muscles. |
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Yes, we have a complete table for walking and running at all the inclines from 0 to 16 degrees. Here's the problem, there are 120 entries just for walking 2 to 5 mph. That would make the list to choose from, on the Activities Page, tragically long. We are working on adding a sub-section for running and walking at incline. Please hang with us as we work the bugs out. |
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I have a pretty small frame and I am a thin person. However, my abs stick out. They're not flabby, they're hard, and the upper and lower abs stick out especially when I do crunches or other ab work. How can I fix this? I can't lose any more weight. Should i not train my abs? Thanks |
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| Asked By Anonymous |
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If your abs are sticking out because they are over developed, then not training them will cause a bit of atrophy and may make them seem to not protrude as much. But we believe the real solution is probably in your posture. Ask the trainer at your gym to take a good, hard, look at what on your body is underdeveloped. There's a good chance that if you strengthen and balance all the areas of you mid-section your problem will lessen. Let us know how it goes. |
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