Do you want to lose weight? If yes then enter here: (OP)
I am making this thread to help and motivate the brothers and sisters who want to lose weight.. I realize many of you actually want to pack on some pounds so this isn't for you..
enter the food you are having and don't exceed it in caloric intake..
Now I wouldn't advise losing more than a pound a week but some of you might opt for two. Please be mindful that even though your body will breakdown your fat reserves to make up for the deficit it will also breakdown muscle and I won't get into the biochem of that perhaps one of those who newly entered medical school can wow us by listing their fatty acid synthesis and breakdown cycle but we are not interested in that for the purposes of this thread unless you really want to be convinced, know that your body on daily basis has to use energy to filter your waste, detoxify you and pump your tissues full of O2 amongst thousands of other physiological and biochemical pathways..
so to cut down all the mumbo jumbo this is about all you need a diary:
So you wake up and document what you have had I'd also advise a food scale for those of you awful at guesstimating with a single serving is but if you are not then you just put down everything and calculate:
for instance today I had 225 calories for breakfast broken down to:
One English Muffin 120 calories
one Pastrami slice 30 calories
one slice of american cheese 55 calories
one coffee with coffee mate 20 calories
taking the total to 225 for breakfast
Dinner (or lunch) depending on your perspective I had
1/4 cup white beans with tomato sauce 198 calories
Indian fried rice 221 calories
taking my dinner total to 419 calories for a total of 644 consumed
the last meal of the day I'll probably have cereal but you get the picture my daily caloric intake doesn't exceed 1200 (and as I said you can determine that using the scale above) so I have 556 calories left on my scale which I guess I can also have a snack a banana or something if I want..
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so if you want to carry on this thread at the end of the week you can report your energy level and weight loss (or not)
Turkey breast and chicken breast do miracles. Sobhanalh also Turkey is a bird and Allah give the children of Israel a kind of bird to eat but they left it for the worse.
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Few months ago I felt I was too fat and need to reduce my weight. But I didn't do hard diet. Just rearrange the foods I would eat, such as reduce fat and carbohydrat, ate more vegetables and fruits.
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Salam alaykum
I think there are many effective ways of losing weight. The hard part is not so much to shed weight as it is to keep it off once you have lost it, because your body is designed to gain back any lost weight.
This is something more and more people are realising little by little alhamdulillah. Restrained eating is not the best answer to this huge challenge. In my opinion, listening to your body and to the hunger signals it sends you is the best method. It is the natural one and the only one (in my opinion) that can be followed for a lifetime.
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I wish losing weight was an instant process. You have to wait a very long time before you see the results and it's hard to keep going to the gym and cutting down on the food you love for something you don't see instantly or straight away. Perseverance, patience, will-power - and a strong mind is what we need!
Pain and hardships allow you to grow spiritually Alhamdulilah so smile when a so called calamity befalls upon you.
Alhamdulilah Allah swt is the greatest.
Re: Do you want to lose weight? If yes then enter here:
meat - it will make you feel satiated faster
yogurt - it is also a good way to feel satiated. take it instead of bread. (A little meat, a little cooked vegetables, a little yogurt, eaten with a spoon - without bread)
cooked vegetables - very good when eaten without bread. I don't like them so much without meat and / or yogurt.
fruit & fruit juice (sugar free) - they lower appetite. Many times when I have fruit on a regular basis, i've seen that I don't get hungry as much
bread & other carbohydrates - should be eaten sparingly - these not only make you gain weight but also increase the apetite.
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format_quote Originally Posted by Fighting Nafs
I wish losing weight was an instant process. You have to wait a very long time before you see the results and it's hard to keep going to the gym and cutting down on the food you love for something you don't see instantly or straight away. Perseverance, patience, will-power - and a strong mind is what we need!
It is true but if you lose just 1/2 a pound a week, you'll lose 26 pounds in a year.
To lose half a pound per week, you need to reduce (or burn off) 1750 calories per week or 250 calories per day. You can burn off that much by walking for about 45 minutes. That not only helps you burn off the calories but also helps you build muscle. If you have more muscle and less fat, you look thinner.
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format_quote Originally Posted by Dreamin
It is true but if you lose just 1/2 a pound a week, you'll lose 26 pounds in a year.
To lose half a pound per week, you need to reduce (or burn off) 1750 calories per week or 250 calories per day. You can burn off that much by walking for about 45 minutes. That not only helps you burn off the calories but also helps you build muscle. If you have more muscle and less fat, you look thinner.
Sister Dreamin, that's true. I've come up with a brilliant idea of parking 30mins away from my workplace so that forces me to walk, go to gym 3 times a week, once a month swimming (or more depending on availability of time etc). I think walking everyday is something that will help me in sha Allah. I feel much better already :-) Alhamdulilah.
Pain and hardships allow you to grow spiritually Alhamdulilah so smile when a so called calamity befalls upon you.
Alhamdulilah Allah swt is the greatest.
Pain and hardships allow you to grow spiritually Alhamdulilah so smile when a so called calamity befalls upon you.
Alhamdulilah Allah swt is the greatest.
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Losing weight needs motivation and self-descipline. Staying motivated is the hard part but can be done when you have support from others. We can keep each other motivated here.
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15 kg down and feeling great, I am still a little way from my goal weight : ) One thing that helps not only your weight but also overall wellbeing and energy is walking in nature. A daily walk is a superb way to refresh yourself.
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