Posts by silver_bells

Good point, gj-jane you don't have to starve yourself in order to lose weight.  That is actually counterproductive.  A lot of people fall into that habit.  Some diets such as the Cabbage Soup Diet restrict your calories to way below that. (sometimes even under 600 calories a day)  I highly recommend that you check out my blog under my profile for more information on popular fad diets.

Also, I think people obsess about their weight in the beginning and just give up once they don't see dramatic results.  Finally, I would agree that people need to write down a log so that they can keep track of what they eat.  Also, write down your feelings because it helps out tremendously.
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I would have to say that drinking water is one of the most important things you can do to speed up your metabolism.  However, there are a couple more tips that should help speed up your metabolism to aid you in losing weight.

I would recommend that you incorporate 30 min of aerobic exercise into you daily routine.  This keeps your metabolism elevated even prior to exercise.  If you can exercise in the morning and at night, its a double whammy.

Strength training helps tremendously.  It takes calories the more muscle you have.  You energy is important to maintaining a health BMR (basal metabolic rate)

Don't avoid meals, this is the worst!  Eat small portions throughout the day.  Like 4-6 meals a day. SMALL

DONT SKIP BREAKFAST EVER, the best thing you can do to aid weight loss is eating a breakfast.  Your mother was right all along, breakfast is the most important meal of the day.

Thats all I got for right now, hope it helps

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ok here is my two cents or maybe one cent.

I would recommend that you start getting back into dieting as well as fitness slowly.  Don't try to overdo it especially your first day , week, or month.   You have to have solid plan of what you are going to do and make sure you log it everyday.

You must know that temptation will bug you too.  There are going to be days when you want to stuff your face.  BUT DON"T.  There also going to be days that you don't feel like doing any exercise but force yourself to do it.

Common mistakes I see are people will dieting for 1-2 week and just not see any real results.  They then give up or quit eating which is counterproductive because it slows down your metabolism to a halt.

Don't be foolish and start popping dieting pills.  I believe that they are all garbage and I wouldn't waste one more penny on them.  Just remember to stay positive and you can do it!

thats not very nice of you to slam me like that.  I am trying to help people lose weight.  I am a novice writer.  I am sorry you feel that way.

Maybe it was a little unclear.  I am not claiming that you will lose 20 pounds each and every week.  I certainly do agree that this would be impossible and certainly not healthy by any means.  You can condition your body to lose 20 pounds a week (for maybe one week). 

Not each and every week but some week you might spike out at 15-20 pounds.  Again that is just a good week if you can lose 15-20 pounds but don't expect those kind of results on a weekly basis.  Our bodies are like machines and if they machine is oiled right it can be a fat burning machine. 

I do agree with you that statement is kind of misleading and I do apologize if it appears to be misleading.  I am only tying to help others lose weight and I want them to succeed.

2000-2500 calories a day is just a broad range that I got off reading though some articles at WebMd and About.  Give of take 100 or so calories each way.  I apologize for not listing my sources as I am not a proffesional write I just do it as a side hobby and health is very important to me. 

I enjoyed reading through you comments!

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Just as a side note I have some more article that I think would be beneficial to the readers here

Please look in my profile to view them

Please let me know if you have any questions or comments

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