I want to get down to a size 6?!
Question: I want to get down to a size 6.?
I am a size 18 in pants now (U.S. Size) and would like to get down to a size 6. How long is that going to take me.? How many inches off my waist can I lose every 2 weeks.? Help!Health Question & Answer
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I think you have a relatively unrealistic approach. You are about to ask your body to do some serious metabolic changes in a relatively short amount of time. How successful you are both this time around and over the course of the next 2 to 10 years will depend upon the life style changes and all of that. But, it will also depend upon letting your body's metobolism adjust as you go down. Chances are, you will experience platues in which you may or may not lose wieght, may or may not lose inches in targeted areas, and could even undergo temporary weight or measurement gains; especially if you include an active exercise program as a function of your weight lose program. Other things that can affect your wieght and measurement loss rate are insulin, thyroid, and metabolism issues.
Do yourself a favor and take a whole lot of measurements as you start your program. This includes wrist, lower forearm, upper forearm, elbow, and so on. Effectively, you want to measure each appendage and your torso about every 4". Do you have an extra roll or two along your torso.? Count each ripple and the amount of pinch they have. Don't forget the bulges; you may want to measure them sitting and at rest, not just standing when they are all stretched out. Don't forget the neck area. Take a back wiast measurement; this one actually reduces as the extra thicknes of the back dissappears. Measure from the neckline to the outter edge of your shoulder. Measure from the center of various places along your torso, front and back, to the side of your torso. These are the measurements you're going to retake/use when nothing seems to be happening, every 6 months, or every year. The pinches at rest are particularly important when neigther the measurements around nor the weight seem to be dropping. Some of the other measurements are useful when the waist seems to be staying the same and the rate of weight loss seems to be decreasing.
I would recommend that to keep going over time that you pick on individual, specific goals rather than trying to play fat camp manager as well as fat camp participant while at the same time trying to live a life. To lose inches as well as weight, you will need adequate protien and fat. If you are too high in carbs, particularly in quick carbs you will not reach your end goal. Without adequate protien and fat, you will sterotypically run out of the enduring energy required for the exercise component of your routines.
Towards diet, I would first concentrate on grams of fiber. Chances are, as you start to get the recommended grams of fiber, your other caloric inrake will decrease. You should get a minimum of 20 grams of fiber per day but, 30 is not a bad number to aim for in terms of general good health let alone weight and measurement reduction. For most of us starting a weight loss program, we realize that it takes a lot of food to get the 20-30 grams of fiber; this reduces the amount of volume left over for other types of food. We also find that aiming for a higher fiber diet moves us to healthier food choices. Fiberous foods fill the intestinal tract which makes us feel fuller just in general. Between many of the fiberous foods themselves and the way they help the other food digest, we often end up with more nutrients being used in our bodies; having adequate nutrition also quells the body's demand for more food.
The second thing that I would do is to feed the body every hour, two, or three. - Every body is different. Your body should tell you when it wants and/or needs food. Start to listen to it now when it is undergoing its more drastic changes. It will "talk to you" later but, by then it may be more subtle. When you are honestly hungry or your stomah is growling, you start to inhale your food, or you simply don't have enough energy to keep pace in your work-outs - it is your body's way of telling you that your eating plan simply isn't working out well for you any more. As your body and its metabolism changes, you can expect its food requirements to change as well. You may/should find that you need less food or different food in the heat of summer versus the cold of winter. You may find that some activities and/or individual work-outs simply require more or different food than others. But despite how often you eat and how many calories you eat - eating somewhat balanced at each "eating event" whether that be a snack or a meal certainly goes a long way towards keeping a body healthy.
In your work-out and exercise routines - it appears that there is some significant advantage in continuous movement with respect to increased metabolism. I don't know if it's because of the way the testing is done or, if it a generalism in metabolism but 20 minute increments of continual movement seems to be a gold standard in what I've found going back to the research contributing to the President's Physical Fitness Council in the early-mid 1960's. And, there is some stuff ouHealth Question & Answer
Do yourself a favor and take a whole lot of measurements as you start your program. This includes wrist, lower forearm, upper forearm, elbow, and so on. Effectively, you want to measure each appendage and your torso about every 4". Do you have an extra roll or two along your torso.? Count each ripple and the amount of pinch they have. Don't forget the bulges; you may want to measure them sitting and at rest, not just standing when they are all stretched out. Don't forget the neck area. Take a back wiast measurement; this one actually reduces as the extra thicknes of the back dissappears. Measure from the neckline to the outter edge of your shoulder. Measure from the center of various places along your torso, front and back, to the side of your torso. These are the measurements you're going to retake/use when nothing seems to be happening, every 6 months, or every year. The pinches at rest are particularly important when neigther the measurements around nor the weight seem to be dropping. Some of the other measurements are useful when the waist seems to be staying the same and the rate of weight loss seems to be decreasing.
I would recommend that to keep going over time that you pick on individual, specific goals rather than trying to play fat camp manager as well as fat camp participant while at the same time trying to live a life. To lose inches as well as weight, you will need adequate protien and fat. If you are too high in carbs, particularly in quick carbs you will not reach your end goal. Without adequate protien and fat, you will sterotypically run out of the enduring energy required for the exercise component of your routines.
Towards diet, I would first concentrate on grams of fiber. Chances are, as you start to get the recommended grams of fiber, your other caloric inrake will decrease. You should get a minimum of 20 grams of fiber per day but, 30 is not a bad number to aim for in terms of general good health let alone weight and measurement reduction. For most of us starting a weight loss program, we realize that it takes a lot of food to get the 20-30 grams of fiber; this reduces the amount of volume left over for other types of food. We also find that aiming for a higher fiber diet moves us to healthier food choices. Fiberous foods fill the intestinal tract which makes us feel fuller just in general. Between many of the fiberous foods themselves and the way they help the other food digest, we often end up with more nutrients being used in our bodies; having adequate nutrition also quells the body's demand for more food.
The second thing that I would do is to feed the body every hour, two, or three. - Every body is different. Your body should tell you when it wants and/or needs food. Start to listen to it now when it is undergoing its more drastic changes. It will "talk to you" later but, by then it may be more subtle. When you are honestly hungry or your stomah is growling, you start to inhale your food, or you simply don't have enough energy to keep pace in your work-outs - it is your body's way of telling you that your eating plan simply isn't working out well for you any more. As your body and its metabolism changes, you can expect its food requirements to change as well. You may/should find that you need less food or different food in the heat of summer versus the cold of winter. You may find that some activities and/or individual work-outs simply require more or different food than others. But despite how often you eat and how many calories you eat - eating somewhat balanced at each "eating event" whether that be a snack or a meal certainly goes a long way towards keeping a body healthy.
In your work-out and exercise routines - it appears that there is some significant advantage in continuous movement with respect to increased metabolism. I don't know if it's because of the way the testing is done or, if it a generalism in metabolism but 20 minute increments of continual movement seems to be a gold standard in what I've found going back to the research contributing to the President's Physical Fitness Council in the early-mid 1960's. And, there is some stuff ouHealth Question & Answer
For many who have successfully lost weight will tell you that not only its is important to watch what you eat, but the weight loss effort will be half a success if you do not include a regular or routine exercise programme. The exercise programme shall includes cardiovascular exercises and strength training.
Cardio exercises will burn calories and lower body fat, furthermore it will also strengthen the heart and lungs.
Good examples of cardiovascular activities are listed below:
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Cardio exercises will burn calories and lower body fat, furthermore it will also strengthen the heart and lungs.
Good examples of cardiovascular activities are listed below:
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First thing is don't go on a diet! Sure, you'll lose weight on a diet, but it will only be short-term weight loss. The weight will return - it does with 95% of people
You need to change. Change your behaviors and you can lose weight permanently. Want to know a program that will help you.? The Slim habit. There's support and a Personal Exercise Program too...
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You need to change. Change your behaviors and you can lose weight permanently. Want to know a program that will help you.? The Slim habit. There's support and a Personal Exercise Program too...
Hope this was helpful...Health Question & Answer
I'd like to be size six as well. Unfortunately, I'm 170cm, weigh 70kgs and am Australian size 14 (US size 12, sometimes 10). This is just the way my body is. In the long run, I'd rather be the right weight and size for my body, than be able to fit into tiny clothing.Health Question & Answer