How to Diet Down NOW

I set a goal of losing 15 pounds between August 16 and September 24, approximately 6 weeks.
I want to lose fat and gain muscle.
In the first week (16-22) I lost only 1 pound, trying to figure out what are correct exercises and foods.
In the past 10 days I’ve lost 3.5 pounds
If I maintain my current workout regimen and Diet, I am near-certain I can accomplish my goal of 195 (and perhaps a little more) in 3 weeks.
I have heard you should not lose more than 2 pounds a week unless you are obese;
So my question is, would it be unhealthy for me to continue onto this goal?
If I do lose 10lbs+ in the next 22 days, is that too much?
My ultimate goal is to get down to the 185-190 range and have a six pack but that is a little farther off I know., lol

FYI: I work out at the gym 5-6 days a week, and try to remain semi-active on the days I don’t make it to the gym. At the gym I usually do about 10 min cardio, 10 min weight machines, and continue switching back and forth til Ive worked out for about 50 to 100 min I have been raising the protein in my diet, and lowering the sugar. I eat 4-5 small meals a day, and have cut out soda, alcohol and all high-cholesterol foods completely. I have been getting 6-7.5 hours of sleep most nights which is slightly above my normal patterns. Additionally, for the most part of the last few years my weight has been in the 200-208 range. I was briefly under 200 last year, when my job was outdoors and kept me very active. Finally the most weight I have ever lost in 6 weeks was 11 pounds when I was 15 and on a basketball team that required a great deal of running. I think I went from about 182 to 171.

Well i think you need to worry more about where to find the cheapest Forklift.

I’m very confused. We’re supposed to be lowering our daughter’s cholesterol but the nutritionist said coconut can be included in her diet. Yet it’s very high in saturated fat. Is it good or bad for cholesterol?

You need to evaluate your daughter’s cholesterol numbers from people that know what they are talking about, not a doctor or nutritionist that is using typical medical numbers.

Saturated fat from the Diet does NOT contribute to high cholesterol, if the saturated fat is a natural product. Your daughter’s total cholesterol numbers should be in the range of 240 to 270. Did the cholesterol test you are using to base the numbers on include a break down of the LDL numbers into the pattern A and pattern B? If not, you need to get those numbers before jumping to conclusions the cholesterol numbers are good or bad.

Coconut is one of the best foods you can eat. It is 92% saturated fats. Please know that ALL FATS IN NATURE are made up of the three categories of fat: saturated, monounsaturated, and polyunsaturated fatty acids along with a glycerol molecule. Coconut has about 50% lauric acid in it that nourishes the thyroid gland. It has about 8% caprylic acid and 7% capric acid. These fatty acids contribute to anti-bacterial, anti-vital, and anti-fungal qualities.

Only about 15% of the cholesterol in your body comes from the diet. The rest is made by your liver. ALL of your steroid hormones are made from cholesterol. Cholesterol is NOT a FAT ! ! ! It is a form of an alcohol with a fatty acid coupling capability that transports fatty acids through the body.

Cholesterol is the basis for ALL those steroid hormones and bile.

Avoiding saturated fat is a stupid idea that drug companies have promoted to increase sales of their stupid statin drugs that are damaging people everywhere. Eating coconut oil is not going to have an effect on the cholesterol because your liver makes that determination based on infections in the body. If you reduce cholesterol in your diet, your liver just makes more to compensate.

The oils to avoid are: Soybean, Canola, Cottonseed, Corn oils! ! ! The proper amount of oils to eat are: 60% monounsaturated (olive oil); 30% saturated fats from real butter made from cows that eat grass and is unpasteurized and coconut oils; 10% polyunsaturated fats from nuts and seeds - like flax seeds, etc., not bottled oil.

good luck to you

I just had a baby 3 months ago, he weighed 9 pounds 13 ounces.. I have some well a lot of baby fat that I need to lose I used to weigh 160 pounds before the pregnancy I’m 5′ 10" and I would like to get back to that weight, Cause right I’m topping the scale at 200 **Ouch** I want to be healthy again but I need to know what kinds of food/drinks are healthy to eat/drink to lose weight. Right now for breakfast I have 2 scrambled eggs with lightly buttered toast (promise butter) with a cup of coffee caffeinated.. Lunch I have steamed mixed veggies with red wine and vinegar flavoring and a turkey sandwich, Dinner would be either pasta or something like a hamburger n cheese sandwich.. But that diet really isn’t working for me. I heard that green tea helps in lowering your cholesterol Is this true?????
Please I need some answers because i want to be healthy once again, thanks
Well the most important thing for losing weight is exercise. Modifying your diet will not have as much of an impact on weight as being active. But as far as food goes, here goes my break-down.

Breakfast: Props on the protein, eggs are good for you but you should consider taking out the butter. Although eggs are high in protein they also have cholesterol and when you add in the butter it is too much for one meal. You should really include RAW vegetables in your breakfast and DEFINITELY drink Calcium-rich foods. I don’t necessarily like milk because I’m a big believer that cow or goat milk isn’t good for you but wherever you can get calcium from would be great. I’m assuming you’re breast-feeding.

Lunch:Steamed veggies are great but like I said, nothing beats raw vegetables. When veggies (or any food) are steamed most of the nutrients leave in the water because the vegetable is hypertonic with nutrients which will leave when a hypotonic solution (like water) is introduced. As opposed to most people’s beliefs, red wine IS good for you but make sure it’s not every day and very small amounts (again I’m assuming you’re breast-feeding). Turkey sandwich is good but get all-grain bread, white bread is not the best and try to avoid mayo.

Dinner: You may want to re-assign the meal. Although you are eating ok, you wanna focus on the babies nutrients. And for sure stay away from pasta if you wanna lose weight. You could eat a yogurt with fruits and nuts. This will give you LOTS of protein and normal floura that your intestines need to better digest food.

Your eating is not far off but I would consider taking vitamins just in case. You need to include raw vegetables and fruits in your diet. Also have more protein and calcium included for the baby. I would go to a Dietitian and see what they say. What I mentioned is only a baseline, you could always modify it to fit what you need. I wish you the best of luck and congratulations on your new baby!

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I am a 22 year old male and have been on a statin for about a year for high cholesterol (hereditary). I have always had a tough time losing weight since I can’t work out for long periods of time (heat condition), but I would like to try and lower my calorie intake and hope that helps. I am quite muscular and athletic, but I have always had belly/chest fat that I want gone. In addition to lowering my calorie intake, I was thinking of adding a few vitamins and supplements that would seem to help my health.

Omega 3: about 1200mg - 1800mg per day
Calcium: 1000mg per day
Vitamin B12: 500mcg - 1,000mcg per day
Fiber: about 35g per day
Vitamin D (I don’t get much sun): 1,000IU per day
In addition, I have a multivitamin that I would be taking daily.

I am trying to help my heart by losing weight and lowering cholesterol. I also like the alternative health benefits of the things I listed. I would like to know if the daily dosages that I listed were reasonable, and if there is anything else I should add to the list (or take away). Thank you!

That all looks fine, although everything is at the upper end of what is acceptable. I wouldn’t take any more of those than you’ve specified. The only one that can really be toxic is the Vitamin D. The symptoms of vitamin D toxicity are being thirsty, going to the toilet a lot, being nervous, being itchy, and symptoms of having high blood calcium levels - bony pain, abdominal pain, renal stones, low mood. You could quite reasonably halve or quarter that level of vitamin D and still be healthy, in fact, 200-300IU would be better than 1000IU.

The other thing to say, is that you could think about taking this regimen just for 1-2 weeks, then if you adjust your Diet so that it is healthy and balance, you should get all the vitamins you need from your diet. You don’t really need to take any supplements if you eat well. The way vitamins are in food is actually a better way for them to be absorbed.

One more thing to add, is that if you are very overweight (BMI 35+) you might think about whether you would consider having surgery to reduce the size of your stomach or to reduce absorption. Although there are some side effects and risks of such surgery, the risks are actually less than the risks of being very obese. You could look on the internet under ‘bariatric surgery’ or ask your doctor about this as a possibility.

I have been experience most of the symptoms listed below since 2005 to present the symptoms come and go, with new symptoms as well. I have tried to go to various Drs. and have gotten dismissed every time, I have been told that there is noting wrong with me and im just too young to be sick, they didn’t care to find out what’s wrong with me. I have had high cholesterol (169 LDL ) since 2006 and I have been dismissed as well saying that I’m too young watch your diet and you will be fine. Recently I found out that my cholesterol was still very high (220 LDL) and was found to have calcium build up in my coronary artery. Again I went to various cardiologist for it and their first response to me was your too young and we cant do anything for you now, and I was giving Zocor for my cholesterol. I took it for 2 weeks and stopped taking after it worsen my ED issue, then I took it upon my self to lower my cholesterol without the pill … since then I have lost about 35 pound in the last 2 months with daily work out and Diet , my cholesterol has lowered but I’m still experiencing unusually symptoms.. I was also found a swollen lymph nodes in my groin right side since 2006 seems come and go. no one knows what it is there and why it keep going an coming back, I have realized however that every time I have taken antibiotics or NADs that the growth gets smaller but as soon as I’m off the medication it grows back every time. I do feel like I’m slowly dyeing and no one can help me and try to figure what is wrong with me, I have gotten dismissed by so many Dr.’s just because they can’t figure out what’s causing all these problems and don’t have to time to listen Just recently I have been losing the hair in my legs but only from the knees down ( I am a very hairy male).
Also I have been also experiencing ED since 2005 it comes and goes and recently it has gotten worse to the point when i ejaculate its only drips and noting want to come out. My urine stared to be weak urine flow stops and go while I’m urinating. Again i have consulted Drs. about this and have gotten Viagra prescription and have been told that i am too young to be having ED. I DON’T WANT VIAGRA, I WANT KNOW I HAVE ED BEFORE ITS TOO LATE.
I have gotten dismissed when asked about running tests on me. I do need some answers and I would very much appreciate any help.

 Numbness feet fell cold and hurt after walking or working out
 Pain in feet is numb ice cold, throbbing pain.
 Rare chest pains(stabbing) in middle of chest ( didn’t have this for over a year now)
 Fatigue
 Weakness, tired all the time
 Back in June of 2007 constant fever of over 104-105 lasted for over a week with spiting up, green mucus with black clumps, me been small amounts of blood
 Excessive sweat, soak towels of sweat, had to lay on towel to absorb excessive sweats at night while sleeping ( I don’t exprinace this any more, it stoped over a year ago )
 Mild muscle pain
 Body was hot but feet were incredibly cold ice cold and sweating
 Bad migraines mostly on right side of head pain in eyes down to neck and tenses up, on daily basis 4 Advil liquid gels goes away ( I don’t get them any more )
 Swollen lymph node on right side groin
 lost of sexual interest/ may have erectile dysfunction / gets depressed/ get anxious
 mood swings
 Has had pneumonia and bronchitis
 Has had malaria 4 times (last time was 16)
 Was paralyzed at 4/5 years of age for about a month no one knows why (may have been wrong meds)
 family history of diabetes /high blood pressure/high cholesterol/ stroke/ heart attack/ some kind of back or liver cancer/
 when I walks on feet thy feel tired like he’s been walking all day, no pain when walking but they do hurt
 2001 lower back pain that lasted about a week and couldn’t move pain level was 10 could not move got x-rays went to several dr . They did not know what it was
 Burn Pitts unsafe water, food and hazardous fumes from the burn pit there.
 Water may have high levels of sodium

I’m not a doctor but if I were, I’d never answer this question or any other on the site without seeing you in person and discussing this. So, that said, make an appointment and go see a real doctor. You are worth it.

so my dad has high cholestrol and high blood pressure and today he came home with 3 pounds of red meat and told me if i can cook it for him for fathers day and im like no hes been in a Diet for almost 3 monthhs and i dont want him to loose it already and the first week of next month hes going to the doctor to check if it lowered
so should i cook the red meat for him? its cause now i feel bad i said no
and is there anything i could put in it to lower how much cholestrol there is like limon?

Please keep in mind that it is easy to get obsessive over numbers – I tend to, but it is more important to get into a healthy life style that helps to keeps cholesterol levels in balance. Remember, cholesterol is as much about your genetics as it is about what you do. Therefore, use these numbers as they were intended – as guidelines. I find it equally helpful to look at trends. For instance, my cholesterol level used to be as high as 280. Over the course of 10 years, I managed to get it down to 194. In the process, I checked it at least once per year, while I improved my lifestyle.

Total cholesterol level should be 135 - 200 mg/dL.

LDL cholesterol ( bad cholesterol ) should be less than 130 mg/dL.

HDL cholesterol ( good cholesterol ) should be greater than 30 mg/dL. Raising HDL cholesterol was not a priority until a few years ago. Most studies had focused on how lowering LDL cholesterol that can reduce the risk or coronary heart disease. But in the past few years, researchers have identified that HDL acted as an independent factor and was also critical in the overall health of your heart.

The ratio of Total cholesterol / HDL cholesterol should be 4.0 – 6.0 (for males) and 3.7 – 5.7 (for females). This ratio is an important indicator of health. Since LDL cholesterol can damage your arteries and HDL cholesterol helps your arteries, this ratio is a good indicator of the potential of cholesterol, in general, to help or hurt your arteries. Additionally, there are separate guidelines for male and female – recognizing the inherent differences in women’s and men’s bodies.
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I have an LDL cholesterol of 232.Following a healthy diet and an exercise of 2 hours every day for 4 days a week,how much can i lower my ldl and how quickly?i am a male,23 years old and my weight is normal.also there are no other medical problems.

OMG Are you sure that’s your LDL and not your total cholesterol?? That’s extremely and dangerously high if that’s your LDLs.

When my cholesterol first shot up, i was determined that i would do whatever i could to cut it down, and as quickly as possible. I cut out red meat completely, i cut out starchy vegetables like potatoes, corn, hominy and stuff like that. I started eating tons of oatmeal and whole grain breads and making changes like not eating white rice, and switching to brown rice. Much healthier for you in the long run. Avoid white breads, things with white flour in them and eating more chicken and fish. But avoid almost everything that’s fried. Once in a while it’s ok to eat something fried, but you want it fried in olive oil, rather than corn or vegetable oil, because they are higher in the bad fats and lower in the good fats. Olive oil has the unsaturated fats and the mono and poly unsaturated fats that do your body good. When making something that requires oil, substitute for olive oil. They even have olive oil out now that has very little taste, so you don’t even notice the difference.

Besides eating lots of oatmeal and whole-grain foods, you can also remove the skin from your chicken and eat chicken either baked or roasted or cooked in a skillet with no oil, instead using a small amount of water and some white wine or cooking wine, along with herbs to season up the meat. Believe me, it’s a lot better for you, and it’s very tasty.

Eat a lot of raw vegetables or steamed vegetables. They have more nutrients that way and they will also help lower cholesterol. They now sell packets of vegetables that you can keep in your freezer and then microwave them when you’re ready to eat them and they are absolutely delicious. Make sure you read the labels, though, because some products are misleading.

Watch the kind of margarine that you use, some are better than others with their amounts of fats and cholesterol.

Just following those things and the exercise can lower your total cholesterol significantly in as little as 3-6 months. I know mine dropped drastically in 3 months just following some of those Diet tips, and i can’t even exercise because of a serious issue with my back.

I made a studyguide, but I don’t know some of the answers? Most of it is just definitions…Here’s a Copy of it:

Health and Healthy Life Long Behaviors:
Health Literacy:
Health Triangle:
-A.
-B.
-C.
Factors that influence your health:
1.
2.
3.
Reliable Sources for health information:
Skills for Effective Communication and Conflict Resolution:
1. 1.
2.2.
3.3.
4.
5 steps to successful decision- making skills:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Long Term and Short Tem goals:
Steps to accomplish goals:
Terms:
Prevention:
Heredity:
Environment:
Culture:
Advocacy:

Physical Fitness:
Steps to take before, during, and after physical activity:
R.I.C.E.: Rest. Ice. Compression. Elevation.
F.I.T.T.:
5 elements of fitness:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
BMI:
Factors that influence BMI:
3 Tests to measure your body fat and muscle ratios:
BMR: Basil Metabolic Rate
Terms:
Dehydration:
Hypothermia:
Frostbite:
Dislocation:
Fractures:
Muscle strains:
Sedentary Lifestyle:

Nutrition:
Simple Carbohydrates:
Complex Carbohydrates:
Benefits of a high fiber Diet:
A.Lowers cholesterol level
B.HDL and LDL
C.Prevent Constipation
D.Controls Diabetes
E.Prevents Heart Disease
Carbohydrates are converted into glucose to be used by the body for energy
After eating, glucose levels will rise
Food Pyramid:
A.Fats (you should eat less of these)
B.Milk and dairy
C.Fruits and vegetables
D.Breads and grains (you should eat more of these)
E.Meat and protein
Complete protein: has all 20 amino acids
Incomplete protein: missing 9 amino acids
One pound of fat is equal to 3500 calories
Another name for fat is Lipids
3 eating disorders:
A.Annorexia
B.Bulimia
C.Over- eating
Proteins = 4 calories
Carbohydrates = 4 calories
Fat = 9 calories
Six Main Nutrients:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Terms:
Anemia: low on iron
High Blood Pressure: Blood contracts hard
Sodium: salt
Protein functions:
Calcium Functions:
Lactose Intolerant: allergic to milk
Obesity: way over weight
Saturated Fats: come from plants and is liquid at room temperature
Unsaturated Fats:
Transfats: hydrogenated fats
Hydrogenation:

Sexual Health:
Male
Testes:
Scrotum:
Sperm Cells:
Semen:
Vas Deferens:
Ejaculation:
Testosterone:
Prostrate Gland:
Hernia:
Jock Itch:
Sterility:

Female
Ovum:
Fallopian Tubes:
Uterus:
Cervix:
Vaginal- birth Control:
Menstruation:
Estrogen:
Mammogram:
Pap Smear:
Endometriosis:
Infertility:

Abstinence:
Condums:
Barrier Methods of Birth Control:
Horomonal Methods of Birth Conrol:
Spermicidal:

AIDS:
HIV:
HPV (Human Papilloma Virus):
Trichomaniasis:
Chlamydia:
Gonorrhea:
Syphilis:
Vaginitis:
Pubic Lice:

Tobacco, Alcohol, and Drugs:
Nicotine:
Nicotine Substitutes:
Tar:
Smokeless Tobacco:
Mainstream Smoke:
Sidestream Smoke (second hand smoke):
Carcinogens:
Emphysema:
Bronchitis:

Binge Drinking:
Alcohol Poisening:
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome:
Depressant:
Cirrosis:
Alcohol Abuse:
Synergistic Effect:
DUI:
BAC:
Detoxification:
Sobriety:

5 Categories of Drugs:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Methamphetamine:
Hallucinogens:
Barbituates:
Inhalants:
Marijuana:
Designer Drugs:
Ecstacy:
Anabolic-androgenic Steroids:
Club Drugs:

Emotional Health:
Suicide Warnings: FACT:
-Feelings
-Actions
-Changes
-Threats
Myths associated with suicide:
Steps to prevent suicide:
-ask
-call 911
-get an adults involved
-talk to somebody together

CPR:
ABCs of CPR:
Chain of survival: Call 911 and request an AED (Automated External Defibrillator)
Ratio of compressions to breath: 30/2 Thirty to Two

Looks like you got a study guide in class, dont know the answers, and are too lazy to look it up yourself. Sad thing is, you could have used a dictionary or your text to find all the answers in less time than it took you to type all that in.