Q. I am skinny but i want to be more defined in the summer and i feel that my thighs are bigger than last year. I also have a tummy starting to show and i want my stomach to be more defined. Can anyone tell me how lose weight in my thighs and get a more defined stomach fast...i need help!
A. You cannot target any one area for weight loss, and none of these things you want to do happen quickly. Weight loss is an overall process and there are no magic answers. Pay no attention to weight loss supplements and pills and all the latest fads. You need to think about many factors but most of them are related to issues we've known about for a very long time. There are many sensible things you can do that will make a tremendous difference over the long term if you need to lose weight. It can be done in a healthy way. This is what has worked for me.
Keeping a food journal really does help. It will give you a much better sense of how much you are eating, and when, and why.
Make a few additional small changes - walk everywhere, always use stairs instead of elevators, walk on escalators, get up and move around at least once an hour if your work or your life in general is sedentary, walk every day, use a pedometer. Walking 10,000 steps a day is a really good idea. Build up to a long brisk walk everyday, or most days. Be more active and watch less TV and spend less time on the computer. Buy one piece of exercise equipment to have at home and be strict with yourself about using it. Sometimes you can find mini-steppers or exercise bikes at second hand stores and thrift stores for just a few dollars.
Start a weight lifting routine. Join a gym. Possibly you can find one that has someone who specializes in weight lifting programs for beginners. Weight lifting will increase your metabolism as well as improve posture and appearance overall. Even if you can't get to the gym you can work out at home using things around the house. Invest in a good weight training book. The Dummies series actually has a good one.
In terms of diet, cut out or reduce things like junk food, pop, fat, fast food. Eat more fruits, vegetables, whole grains, lean meat, fish. Particularly if you choose a vegetarian lifestyle include natural peanut butter, hummus, dried fruit and nuts. Pay close attention to getting the nutrients your body needs to be healthy.
Make your portion sizes smaller. Use a smaller plate - in our society we have become accustomed to thinking that we need a large plate of food at every meal, and we don't. About quarter of your plate of food should be protein and at least half of it should be veggies.
Learn to count calories. At your current weight and activity level, you may possibly need about 2000 calories or more to maintain your current weight. So you will lose weight at a reasonable and healthy rate if you cut back to about 1600 or 1700 calories a day.
Eat small amounts frequently, rather than three large meals. Never skip breakfast. Include some protein in your breakfast. It will help get you through the day.
Drink plenty of water, at least 8 big glasses of water a day, and more if it is very hot, if you sweat a lot, or if you are exercising intensely, and eliminate fruit juices. Fruit juices have too many calories, so get your vitamins from fresh fruit, not the juice. You will begin to see changes in your body.
Vary your routines. Don't eat the same number of calories every day (vary your calories from 1400 a day to 1900 or 2000 some days), eat a variety of foods, and do different kinds and amounts of exercise. You will lose weight much more efficiently if you mix things up from time to time so that your body doesn't adjust to any one routine.
An area that many people overlook is getting enough sleep. You are much more likely to overeat or to binge eat if you are tired and not well rested, so get enough sleep.
Check out websites about nutrition, exercise, weight training, etc. Here are a few helpful links.
http://www.nutrawatch.com/
http://www.caloriesperhour.com/
http://www.helpguide.org/life/healthy_eating_diet.htm
http://www.wikihow.com/Lose-Weight-the-Healthy-Way
http://weightloss.about.com/cs/fitness/a/aa011503a.htm
http://www.webmd.com/fitness-exercise/features/no-weight-workout?page=4
Keeping a food journal really does help. It will give you a much better sense of how much you are eating, and when, and why.
Make a few additional small changes - walk everywhere, always use stairs instead of elevators, walk on escalators, get up and move around at least once an hour if your work or your life in general is sedentary, walk every day, use a pedometer. Walking 10,000 steps a day is a really good idea. Build up to a long brisk walk everyday, or most days. Be more active and watch less TV and spend less time on the computer. Buy one piece of exercise equipment to have at home and be strict with yourself about using it. Sometimes you can find mini-steppers or exercise bikes at second hand stores and thrift stores for just a few dollars.
Start a weight lifting routine. Join a gym. Possibly you can find one that has someone who specializes in weight lifting programs for beginners. Weight lifting will increase your metabolism as well as improve posture and appearance overall. Even if you can't get to the gym you can work out at home using things around the house. Invest in a good weight training book. The Dummies series actually has a good one.
In terms of diet, cut out or reduce things like junk food, pop, fat, fast food. Eat more fruits, vegetables, whole grains, lean meat, fish. Particularly if you choose a vegetarian lifestyle include natural peanut butter, hummus, dried fruit and nuts. Pay close attention to getting the nutrients your body needs to be healthy.
Make your portion sizes smaller. Use a smaller plate - in our society we have become accustomed to thinking that we need a large plate of food at every meal, and we don't. About quarter of your plate of food should be protein and at least half of it should be veggies.
Learn to count calories. At your current weight and activity level, you may possibly need about 2000 calories or more to maintain your current weight. So you will lose weight at a reasonable and healthy rate if you cut back to about 1600 or 1700 calories a day.
Eat small amounts frequently, rather than three large meals. Never skip breakfast. Include some protein in your breakfast. It will help get you through the day.
Drink plenty of water, at least 8 big glasses of water a day, and more if it is very hot, if you sweat a lot, or if you are exercising intensely, and eliminate fruit juices. Fruit juices have too many calories, so get your vitamins from fresh fruit, not the juice. You will begin to see changes in your body.
Vary your routines. Don't eat the same number of calories every day (vary your calories from 1400 a day to 1900 or 2000 some days), eat a variety of foods, and do different kinds and amounts of exercise. You will lose weight much more efficiently if you mix things up from time to time so that your body doesn't adjust to any one routine.
An area that many people overlook is getting enough sleep. You are much more likely to overeat or to binge eat if you are tired and not well rested, so get enough sleep.
Check out websites about nutrition, exercise, weight training, etc. Here are a few helpful links.
http://www.nutrawatch.com/
http://www.caloriesperhour.com/
http://www.helpguide.org/life/healthy_eating_diet.htm
http://www.wikihow.com/Lose-Weight-the-Healthy-Way
http://weightloss.about.com/cs/fitness/a/aa011503a.htm
http://www.webmd.com/fitness-exercise/features/no-weight-workout?page=4
What is an eating disorder in simple terms? And what is the types of eating disorders a person can have?
Q. I would just like to know what the term 'eating disorder' means and the various types as well as a short description
Thank you for answering =)
Thank you for answering =)
A. The Free Dictionary describes an eating disorder as "Any of various psychological disorders, such as anorexia nervosa or bulimia, that involve insufficient or excessive food intake."
There are many different eating disorders, but the five main eating disorders are:
-anorexia: defined by insufficient calorie intake, weight loss and refusal to maintain normal bodyweight, disturbance in the way that the person views his/her body and fear of weight gain
-bulimia: defined by a pattern of binging (consuming excessive amounts of food in a short period of time) and compensating for a binge, usually by purging, but also through other methods such as laxatives, diuretics, excessive exercise and fasting
-eating disorder not otherwise specified (EDNOS): an eating disorder which involves many of the symptoms of bulimia or anorexia but is atypical to that disorder (i.e. the person may have anorexic behaviors, but has not lost significant weight, etc)
-compulsive overeating: defined by a continual urge to eat, despite not feeling hungry; compulsive overeating is characterized, like binge eating disorder, by an addiction to food
-binge eating disorder: characterized by periods of binging in which the individual is not hungry, but lacks control over his/her eating habits and consumes large amounts of food in a short period of time
There are many different eating disorders, but the five main eating disorders are:
-anorexia: defined by insufficient calorie intake, weight loss and refusal to maintain normal bodyweight, disturbance in the way that the person views his/her body and fear of weight gain
-bulimia: defined by a pattern of binging (consuming excessive amounts of food in a short period of time) and compensating for a binge, usually by purging, but also through other methods such as laxatives, diuretics, excessive exercise and fasting
-eating disorder not otherwise specified (EDNOS): an eating disorder which involves many of the symptoms of bulimia or anorexia but is atypical to that disorder (i.e. the person may have anorexic behaviors, but has not lost significant weight, etc)
-compulsive overeating: defined by a continual urge to eat, despite not feeling hungry; compulsive overeating is characterized, like binge eating disorder, by an addiction to food
-binge eating disorder: characterized by periods of binging in which the individual is not hungry, but lacks control over his/her eating habits and consumes large amounts of food in a short period of time
What is the difference between non purging bulimia and anorexia?
Q. And what is the difference between purge type anorexia and bulimia?
I thought if you throw up what you eat, it's bulimia, and if you starve, it's anorexia?
I thought if you throw up what you eat, it's bulimia, and if you starve, it's anorexia?
A. Actually, the other person is totally wrong. Non-purging bulimia (which I've recently been told I might have---I've just started ED treatment) is where you binge and then compensate for the binge by excessively exercising OR fasting/extreme calorie restriction. Those behaviors are meant to compensate for the binge. Binge Eating Disorder (not an actual DSM-IV-TR recognized diagnosis) is defined as binge eating with NO compensatory behaviors. Anorexia Nervosa Binge-Purge type is defined as meeting DSM-IV-TR criteria for Anorexia Nervosa (including a refusal to maintain a minimally acceptable weight aka having a BMI at or below 18.5) AND having binge/purge patters. The binging can be primary, meaning that it is the main ED behavior, or it can be secondary to the extreme restriction that characterizes Anorexia Nervosa as a whole. Unlike Anorexia patients, Bulimia patients typically are of a normal weight or slightly overweight. Anorexia patients are underweight (severely underweight). Thus, to sum it all up, BED and non-purging bulimia are two COMPLETELY different things. Not to be overly critical here, but I'd expect someone w/ Bulimia to KNOW what Bulimia IS and what it is NOT.
***Also, some Anorexia patients purge after eating even the tiniest amounts of food. Many of them do this w/out exhibiting binging behaviors.***
***I forgot to address the other part of your question. I apologize. With Bulimia, the patient binge eats whereas Anorexia patients who purge do not necessarily (and often do not) binge. That is to say, both Bulimia and Anorexia patients can purge but binging is the behavior that fits into the Bulimia diagnostic picture. Again, though, Anorexia patients CAN binge & purge, but as long as they are underweight and refuse to maintain a minimally acceptable weight & fit enough of the DSM-IV-TR diagnostic criteria for Anorexia Nervosa, they will be diagnosed with Anorexia rather than Bulimia.***
***Also, some Anorexia patients purge after eating even the tiniest amounts of food. Many of them do this w/out exhibiting binging behaviors.***
***I forgot to address the other part of your question. I apologize. With Bulimia, the patient binge eats whereas Anorexia patients who purge do not necessarily (and often do not) binge. That is to say, both Bulimia and Anorexia patients can purge but binging is the behavior that fits into the Bulimia diagnostic picture. Again, though, Anorexia patients CAN binge & purge, but as long as they are underweight and refuse to maintain a minimally acceptable weight & fit enough of the DSM-IV-TR diagnostic criteria for Anorexia Nervosa, they will be diagnosed with Anorexia rather than Bulimia.***
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