Questions tagged [weight-loss]
How to lower one's overall mass. Questions are about diets and training programs that improve body composition.
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What exercises should I perform to reduce fat on a specific area of my body?
I have had a couple of lower back surgeries in the past but I'm okay to do any activity. During the last 10 years I have gained a little more weight around the mid section but have been actively ...
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Aerobic vs anaerobic for better fat loss
I've read in this forum about aerobic and anaerobic training but i can't get an answer for my particular situation.
I'm 35 years, male, 175cm , with 79kg, doing 3 or 4 exercises (2xrunning 5km/500 ...
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How to lose fat fast and healthily?
I want to lose some belly fat, get six-pack abs and look good naked. I want my muscles to show. Im of an average build, a bit too chubby to my liking.
What can I do to achieve my goal? What pitfalls ...
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How many calories to burn daily to see a change in weight within a month
My BMI is 26.8, which means that I am in the overweight category.
When one hits a gym regularly every day, what is the minimum amount of calories that he should burn in order to see a change in his ...
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How to lose fat only in your thigh?
Let's say I am a pretty skinny guy with a fat thigh. Is it possible to lose fat exclusively in some part of the body? For example, is it possible to lose thigh fat while not losing any weight in my ...
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How to lose weight when morbidly obese
I am a very overweight man at 400lbs (181 kg). I've been told by several doctors that I need to lose weight or else my health will get worse and worse.
What exercises are safe for a large person? For ...
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I am overweight and need to reduce?
I am an IT engineer and most of my time I spend near my PC. I noticed after a few months that I've gained a lot of weight and now it's at 100kg. Sounds too much to me. I have no medical conditions, ...
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Are calories the only important aspect of a diet? [closed]
I've recently started using apps like MyFitnessPal to calculate the amount of energy and nutrients I consume and do some simple number crunching for me. However, all these apps seem to be focused on ...
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Is there a best time of the day to exercise for weight loss?
For weight loss results is there a time of day that is most beneficial to exercise?
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Are ab exercises more useful to reduce belly fat than other exercises?
I have little bit belly fat which I want to reduce. So I started ab exercises (like sit-ups and crunches) month ago. It's much more difficult to me to do these kind of exercises than other e.g. ...
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Is weight loss possible without cardio?
I have been advised by my doctor not to do any running, dancing type of exercise which puts stress on my legs due to a leg condition. Being on bed rest for nearly a month and a very sedentary ...
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Pushing past a weight plateau?
My girlfriend has been on Weight Watchers for quite awhile and although she's lost a considerable amount of weight, she's still over 60 lbs away from her final goal. The problem is that for over the ...
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How to gain muscle whilst losing fat
I have an athletic body type (not fat but not skinny) but I am trying to gain muscle and lose fat.
Do people have any recommendations for diet and training?
What I am doing right now:
Shortened my ...
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How to lose manboobs?
Well this one is embarrassing as hell to ask, but its a real issue for me. I do dips often, as people say that's good, but different people say different things - that bench press will make them more ...
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When fat is burnt, where is it taken from?
I'm just curious if there is a general pattern of where fat is taken when it is spent during exercise. Is it taken more or less equally from all fat in the body, are some areas used more than others, ...
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Can weight lost be sustained through exercise influenced metabolism changes?
Background: This question was prompted by a few comments from user:michael
Reading through a recent New York Times article related to the subject prompted me to prove further into the topic of ...
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Tricks to lose weight in 48 hours
In the past 3 months I've lost 12.5kg/28 pounds doing it the "right" way:
Regular exercise with regular small low-fat meals.
I'm 178cm/5.84 feet and now weigh 73.5kg/162 pounds.
The biggest ...
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What is a reasonable rate of weight loss to work towards?
I often like to set short term goals that don't really work for weight loss. I'm wondering if there is a general principle I should obey like 'lose 1 kilogram per two weeks' - what sort of rate of ...
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Is it necessary to eat fewer carbs in order to lose weight?
I'm using DailyBurn.com as my guide/tracking system for losing weight and I always seem to hit my recommended carb limit for the day really easily. I really like eating rice, pasta and bread.
To put ...
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What are good cardio exercises for a one legged man?
I am a right leg amputee. I am trying to lose weight. With success. But I want to vary my workouts. Right now I do the following: Long Walks (with crutches or my 15 lb artificial leg); Sit-ups; ...
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How do I stop drinking soda?
I am trying it for years now and can't free myself from drinking products like Coca Cola (or Red Bull). I just love the taste and the feeling while drinking it. It wakes me up and makes me feel better ...
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Should I eat before my run?
I have heard conflicting advice about whether to eat before running.
Some have advised that it's better to do the cardio in a fasted state. This usually involves running in the morning without ...
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Recomposition vs weight loss
I understand recomposition to be about trading away fat for new muscle.
How is it different than weight loss as a goal?
Would it ever be recommended to focus on purely weight loss first, and then ...
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Should I exercise when my muscles are aching?
I exercised for the first time in a long time yesterday. This is what I did:
500 jumping jacks at moderate pace
100 jumping jacks at fast pace
10 min of running in place at moderate pace
100 ...
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What is the most effective way to improve a saggy belly?
I used to have a fairly flat stomach but I had a baby 4 months ago by c-section and my lower abdomen is quite saggy. What can I do to lose the extra weight there and get it taut?
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What is a good metric for defining an ideal weight?
It seems that the conclusion is that there is consensus BMI is a really unhelpful metric for determining ideal weight.
Indeed, at 5'9" my ideal weight is about 150 according to BMI. The last time ...
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Does being cold help lose weight?
I heard on Doctor Oz once that drinking cold water can help burn calories in a rather passive way since the body will have to work to warm it back up. Would this concept work practically in general? ...
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Is it possible to lose weight on some special parts of body?
I'm 165 cm tall and I weigh 56 kg.
I'm the ideal weight for my height now, but don't like my body and what it looks like!
I'd love to be skinny but I don't know how.
Fat tummy, belly, leg ..
I am, ...
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How reliable is this study for the relationship between heart rate and calories burned?
I am talking specifically about a paper called Prediction of energy expenditure from heart rate monitoring during submaximal exercise.
It states that within the narrow range of 90-150 bpm, there is a ...
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Should milk be completely avoided during weight-loss work-outs?
Milk has a considerable amount of fat. So while in a weight-loss regiment, should milk be avoided completely?
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How to lose only belly fat in 2 weeks
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I am 191cm 71kg. I am fairly defined except my stomach.
My training:
I currently do heavy free weight sessions 4 times a week: chest, back/arms, legs and shoulders/arms.
My diet:
High protein/...
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Calorie calculations for weight reduction
When trying to calculate how much I should eat for weight reduction what should the base calories be based on? My current weight or my goal weight? I'm 5'8" at 240lbs wanting to drop to 180lbs or ...
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What is the best way to train at the gym for weight loss purposes?
I joined a gym 2 months ago, and have exercised almost daily.
In the first 2-3 weeks I went to the gym almost daily exercising for about 45 mins (treadmill, weights etc) but I realised this was not ...
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How can I strengthen my lower back
I was diagnosed for "Muscle Spasm" a while ago for my lower back pain. The pain went away for about a year and then came back again. I had a blood test taken and found out that I am deficient in ...
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Is having a "normal" BMI a healthy target?
I always see BMI charts posted in various health related places, and I know life insurance companies use it for assessing risk.
I've heard the normal range of the index is supposedly based on what ...
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Cardio vs. Weight lifting. Which one is better for losing weight?
Cardio burns more calories during the exercise, but weight-lifting builds more muscle which in turn raises your RMR (Resting Metabolic Rate). I have a little over an hour to workout each day during ...
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Will daily push-ups help to get rid of my belly fat?
I've never made real exercise. Recently i began doing push-ups starting with
1 a day and finally increasing it to 15 day. Sometimes doing it 3-4 times (45-60).
If i continue this routine, will it ...
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Can walking be a way to lose weight
After running my knees will be hurting, I will stop running after that, but still I want to lose weight.
When I start running, I mostly alternate between running and walking, it would be 30 minutes ...
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Is "Why We Get Fat: And What to Do About It" thesis correct? [closed]
Has anyone read "Why We Get Fat: And What to Do About It"? Here is the book on amazon.
His basic argument is this (my words):
The author argues that insulin in
large part is responsible for
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What should I do to remove my belly fat?
I saw this question and it is exactly what I am asking. However, there is one issue with me I want to explain.
I am only 137 pound. Kind of skinny for a 24 years old guy. But, its been 4-5 years ...
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All activity is the same for weight loss?
There was a recent study in the Journal of Applied Physiology, where they took a cohort of 96 obese people and started them on different exercise regimens, as well as a targeted 30% deficit in daily ...
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Losing Stubborn Fat Whilst Building Muscle
I know this question has been asked dozens of times already, but I wanted a bit more specific of a response. I'm trying to lose fat and build muscle at the same time - I'm a beginner, so this should ...
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Exercising deficit and daily caloric intake
Hi I'm a 28 year old female, 153cm (5'), 54kg (120lb).
I'm am trying to lose some weight and tone up.
I am currently eating around 1300 calories a day, working out on a rowing machine and cycling ...
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I exercise daily but my weight is not decreasing
I am a 25 year old female and my weight is 141 lbs (63 kg) and my height 5.3 feet (1.63 m).
I want to lose 20 lbs (9 kg).
My current traning and eating:
I do yoga for one hour in the morning ...
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Sport that is less stressful to knees?
I have bad knees and wish to do more exercise to lose weight. Running and jogging is bad. Do you have other recommendation? I don't have a bike and my home just have no place for a bike. And I can't ...
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Workout routine for an overweight person
I'm 22 yo, I weight 358 and 6 foot tall and I want to get in shape really fast.
I'm a computer engineer student and spend a lot of time in front of a computer 8 to 14 hours a day. I want to change my ...
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Looking for some advice on weight loss routine
So, I have summer to lose weight and this summer I have the motivation as well.
I have an exercise bike, cross trainer, rowing machine, pullup/push up bars, free weights and a treadmill at my ...
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Workout plans for cutting
Background
The past 6 months, I've been on a bulking phase, where I've been able to gain about 9kg (from 78kg to 87kg), a mix of muscle and fat.
The past 6 weeks, I've been doing a benchpress ...
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losing side and back fat
I run a lot and skip a lot, I also weight lift, I have been losing weight rapidly and I am happy about it. But I really want to loose weight around my side and lower back, it isn't directly my lower ...
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Information overload makes me unsure of how to lose fat weight
Good morning,
I am an avid lurker here and I try to answers that I feel confidently knowledgeable about to answer but after much reading between answers to my own questions, other questions, and ...
